SG Handball West Wien is a handball club from Wien, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria.
History
In 1946, police lieutenant colonel Herndl founded the club. They won the championship 6 times (1968, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2023), they were cup winners 2 times (1991, 1992). The club's greatest international success was fourth place in the EHF Champions League in the 1993/94 season.
In March 2023, manager Conny Wilczynski announced the club's withdrawal from professional handball for the coming season for economic reasons.
Crest, colours, supporters
Kits
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Management
PositionName Executive Director Konrad Wilczynski Sport Director Roland Marouschek Member Of The Board Roland Schlinger
Team Current squad
Squad for the 2022–23 season
SG Handball West WienGoalkeepers 3 Constantin Möstl 16 Florian Kaiper Left Wingers 9 Matthias Wegerer 18 Bernhard Huber Right Wingers 5 Elias Derdak 13 Franko Lastro 32 Gabriel Kofler Line Players 28 Wilhelm Jelinek 35 Clemens Meleschnig 97 Samuel Kofler
Central Backs 6 Markus Mahr 10 Elias Kofler 11 Paul Pfeifer 91 Andreas Dräger Left Backs 33 Moritz Mittendorfer 67 Fabian Bryslawski 99 Marko Katic Right Backs 23 Nicolas Paulnsteiner
Technical staff Head Coach: Michael Draca Assistant Coach: Sandro Uvodić Athletic Trainer: Nick Haasmann Physiotherapist: Pia Panzenböck Physiotherapist: Julia Sladek
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining
Leaving
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining
Leaving Predrag Mijatović (GK) to RK Dinamo Pančevo Felix Bernkop-Schnürch (LW) to Füchse Berlin Benjamin Edionwe (GK) (retires) Elias Derdak (RW) (retires) Clemens Meleschnig (LP) to BT Füchse
Transfers for the 2024–25 seasonJoining Predrag Mijatović (GK) from Pays d'Aix Université Club Benjamin Edionwe (GK) from TV Steffisburg Elias Derdak (RW) from HC Linz AG Felix Bernkop-Schnürch (LW) from WAT Fünfhaus Jonas Kofler (LP) from WAT Fünfhaus
Leaving Fabian Bryslawski (LB) to HC Linz AG
Transfers for the 2022–23 seasonJoining Gabriel Kofler (RW) from WAT Fünfhaus
Leaving Julian Ranftl (RW) to HSG Nordhorn-Lingen Julian Schiffleitner (RB) to BT Füchse Julian Pratschner (LW) to WAT Fünfhaus
Previous Squads 2020–2021 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Sandro Uvodić Goalkeeper 2 Philipp Seitz Left Back 3 Constantin Möstl Goalkeeper 6 Markus Mahr Central Back 7 Matthias Führer Right Winger 9 Matthias Wegerer Left Winger 10 Elias Kofler Central Back 11 Paul Pfeifer Central Back 16 Florian Kaiper Goalkeeper 22 Julian Schiffleitner Right Back 28 Wilhelm Jelinek Line Player 29 Julian Pratschner Left Winger 33 Moritz Mittendorfer Left Back 44 Julian Ranftl Right Winger 50 Marko Katic Left Back 75 Felix Fuchs Right Winger 91 Andreas Dräger Central Back 97 Samuel Kofler Line Player
2017–2018 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Sandro Uvodić Goalkeeper 2 Philipp Seitz Left Back 7 Matthias Führer Right Winger 13 Ólafur Bjarki Ragnarsson Central Back 16 Florian Kaiper Goalkeeper 18 Christoph Meleschnig Left Winger 19 Philipp Rabenseifer Line Player 20 Sebastian Frimmel Left Winger 21 Gábor Hajdú Left Back 22 Julian Schiffleitner Right Back 24 Mladan Jovanovic Central Back 28 Wilhelm Jelinek Line Player 29 Julian Pratschner Left Winger 32 Oliver Kaufmann Goalkeeper 33 Moritz Mittendorfer Left Back 44 Julian Ranftl Right Winger 73 Viggó Kristjánsson Right Back 75 Felix Fuchs Right Winger
Titles The club has won the following:
Austrian Championship Winner (5) : 1966, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993
Austrian Cup Winner (2) : 1992, 1993
EHF Champions League Semifinalist: 1994
EHF ranking
Rank Team Points142 AC Diomidis Argous34143 Parnassos Strovolou34144 RK Poreč33145 SG Handball West Wien32146 RK Sloga Doboj32147 RK Dubrava32148 HC Donbas Donetsk32
Former club members
Notable former players
Janko Božović (2001–2006) Andreas Dittert (1983–1991) Christoph Edelmüller (1992-2004, 2005–2008) Patrick Fölser (2011–2014) Sebastian Frimmel (2013–2018) Matthias Führer (2004–2021) Alexander Hermann (2012–2015) Wilhelm Jelinek (2005–) Jakob Jochmann (2014–2017) Florian Kaiper (2004–2023) Marko Katic (2012–) Roland Knabl (2008–2011) Elias Kofler (2018–) Nikola Marinovic (2002–2005) Thomas Menzl (1979–1988) Werner Möstl (1981-2006, 2008–2010, 2015) Dean Pomorisac (2010–2011) Fabian Posch (2014–2016) Julian Pratschner (2014-2022) Julian Ranftl (2013–2022) Julian Schiffleitner (2014–2022) Philipp Seitz (2015–2021) Ibish Thaqi (2000–2001) Markus Wagesreiter (2012–2016) Konrad Wilczynski (1992-2002, 2011–2014) Erwin Feuchtmann (2016–2017) Patricio Martínez Chávez (2009–2012) Duje Miljak (2014–2016) Sandro Uvodić (2012–2021) Gábor Hajdú (2016–2018) Guðmundur Hólmar Helgason (2018-2020) Hannes Jón Jónsson (2015–2016) Viggó Kristjánsson (2017-2019) Ólafur Bjarki Ragnarsson (2017–2019) Jānis Pavlovičs (2012-2013) Augustas Strazdas (2011–2016) Vladimir Osmajić (2004–2006) Igor Butulija (2001–2006)
Former coaches Seasons Coach Country 2008–2011 Gerald Grabner 2011–2013 Romas Magelinskas 2013–2015 Erlingur Richardsson 2015–2019 Hannes Jón Jónsson 2019–2020 Roland Marouschek 2020– Michael Draca
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