Förthof UHK Krems is a professional handball club from Krems an der Donau, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria.
History
In 1947 the UHK Krems was founded as the handball section of Union Krems. It has always been in the Austrian First Division since the 2002/2003 season. They won the championship 6 times (1973, 1975, 1977, 2019, 2022, 2025), they were cup winners 5 times (1973, 1975, 1978, 2010, 2019).
Crest, colours, supporters
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Kit manufacturers
PeriodKit manufacturer – 2014 Puma 2014 – 2021 Hummel 2021 – present Puma
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Sports Hall information
Arena: – Sporthalle Krems City: – Krems an der Donau Capacity: – 1500 Address: – Strandbadstraße 3, 3500 Krems an der Donau, Austria
Management
PositionName President Bernhard Lackner Vice-president Josef Nussbaum Honorary President Hans Penz Member Of The Board Alois Autherith Member Of The Board Christoph Hofbauer Member Of The Board Gudrun Kanzler
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2022–23 season
Förthof UHK KremsGoalkeepers 22 Lukas Domevscek 36 Samuel Fabry 40 Thomas Eichberger Left Wingers 6 Jonathan Provin 10 Tobias Auss 12 Fabian Hellerschmid 29 Julian Pratschner Right Wingers 11 Matthias Führer 14 Benedikt Rudischer 17 Stephan Wiesbauer 26 Jakob Schwanzer Line Players 2 Yannick Beron 15 Kenan Hasecic 20 Sinan Alkic
Central Backs 7 Moritz Schobert 8 Marko Simek 23 Mario Lippitsch Left Backs 4 Lukas Nikolic 5 Romas Kirveliavičius 21 Gábor Hajdú 24 Daniel Dicker 28 Sebastian Feichtinger 32 Paul Hofmann Right Backs 9 Rudolf Bobaš
Technical staff Head coach: Ibish Thaqi Assistant coach: Jörg Merten Physiotherapist: Claudia Nachtnebel
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Jonas Myreng Elverhøy (LB) from Kristiansand Topphåndball Maxim Schalles (RW) from TV Großwallstadt Christoph Barta (RW) from Jags Vöslau
Leaving Thies Bergemann (RW) to TuS N-Lübbecke Domen Knez (LB) to HSG Bärnbach/Köflach Marc Gaydusek (RW) to BT Füchse Tobias Auss (LW) to UHC Eggenburg Tilen Pausits (CB) to TSG Altenhagen-Heepen
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Domen Knez (LB) from HSG Bärnbach/Köflach Robin Granlund (LB) from Bergischer HChttps://handballpapst.de/hla-meisterliga/uhk-verpflichtet-finnischen-nationalteamspieler-robin-granlund/
Leaving Samuel Fabry (GK) to UHC Hollabrunn
Transfers for the 2022–23 seasonJoining Thomas Eichberger (GK) from ThSV Eisenach Daniel Dicker (LB) from ThSV Eisenach Julian Pratschner (LW) from WAT Fünfhaus
Leaving Jakob Jochmann (CB) (retires) Fabian Posch (LP) to JAGS Vöslau Igor Vuckovic (LB) to TV 08 Willstätt Gašper Hrastnik (RB) to RD Ribnica
Previous Squads 2021–2022 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 3 Jakob Jochmann Central Back 4 Lukas Nikolic Left Back 5 Romas Kirveliavičius Left Back 8 Marko Simek Central Back 9 Rudolf Bobaš Right Back 10 Tobias Auss Left Winger 11 Matthias Führer Right Winger 14 Fabian Posch Line Player 15 Kenan Hasecic Line Player 17 Stephan Wiesbauer Right Winger 20 Igor Vuckovic Left Back 21 Gábor Hajdú Left Back 22 Lukas Domevscek Goalkeeper 23 Mario Lippitsch Central Back 24 Benedikt Rudischer Right Winger 26 Jakob Schwanzer Right Winger 28 Sebastian Feichtinger Left Back 36 Samuel Fabry Goalkeeper 77 Gašper Hrastnik Right Back
2008–2009 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 5 Bernhard Grabner Line Player 6 Ivica Belas Central Back 7 Mario Osimitz Right Winger 8 Pavel Hrachovec Left Winger 11 Gerald Zeiner Left Winger 15 Kristof Vizvary Left Back 16 Bernhard Binder Goalkeeper 17 Tobias Schopf Left Winger 18 Ibish Thaqi Central Back 19 Patrik Lachmann Right Winger 20 Christoph Svoboda Right Back 21 Daniel Kottan Left Back 22 Georg Chalupa Left Back 23 Peter Marek Right Back 25 Rados Pesic Right Back 30 Werner Lint Line Player 61 Wolfgang Filzwieser Goalkeeper
Titles
Handball Liga Austria Winner (6) : 1973, 1975, 1977, 2019, 2022, 2025 Austrian Cup Winner (5) : 1979, 1980, 1984, 2010, 2019
In the 1978/79, 1979/80 and 1983/84 seasons, the UHK Krems was automatically Austrian Cup winner as runner-up in the championship and qualified for the international cup winner competition.
EHF ranking
Rank Team Points71 Anorthosis Famagusta7272 Haukar7273 MRK Krka7274 Union Handballklub Krems7175 SKKP Brno7076 Chrobry Głogów6977 Raimond Sassari67
Former club members
Notable former players
Ivica Belas (2008–2016) Daniel Dicker (2022–) Thomas Eichberger (2022–) Sebastian Feichtinger (2021–) Wolfgang Filzwieser (2008–2013) Jakob Jochmann (2017–2022) Thomas Kandolf (2018–2020) Romas Kirveliavičius (2021–) Werner Lint (2008–2014) Christoph Neuhold (2013–2016) Fabian Posch (2016–2022) Julian Pratschner (2022–) Tobias Schopf (2005–2018) Ibish Thaqi (2005–2006, 2007-2009) Kristof Vizvary (2008–2013, 2014-2016) Gerald Zeiner (2005–2009) Ivan Vukas (2009–2011) Gábor Hajdú (2018–) Norbert Visy (2009–2018) Gerdas Babarskas (2012–2015) Petar Angelov (2018) Vlatko Mitkov (2012–2018) Aleksandar Glendža (2020) Michal Shejbal (2012–2016, 2018-2020)
Former coaches Seasons Coach Country 2006–2007 István Gulyás 2007–2013 István Szilágyi 2013–2016 Ivica Belas 2016– Ibish Thaqi
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