Handball Club Baník Karviná or HCB Karviná is a Czech professional handball club based in Karviná, Czech Republic. Baník Karviná is one of the most successful handball clubs in the country, having won the Chance Extraliga thirteen times.
History The club was founded in 1952. HCB Karviná win the first title in 1968 in Czechoslovak second league and 1972 win in Czechoslovak first league. Club played in EHF Champions League in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and EHF Cup in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2019 and 2020. The club has won the Czech Handball Extraliga twelve times, of which the last time was in 2022. The club competed in EHF Champions League and EHF Cup on several occasions.
Crest, colours, supporters
Club crest
Kit manufacturers
PeriodKit manufacturer – 2013 Kempa 2013 – 2016 Umbro 2016 – 2022 Kempa 2022 – present Puma
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Management
PositionName President Michal Brůna General Manager Marek Michalisko PR and Marketing Manager Věra Murínová Marketing Manager Michal Králiček Youth manager Zdeněk Jelínek
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2024–25 seasonhttps://www.hcb-karvina.cz/soupiska.asp
HCB KarvináGoalkeepers 1 Petr Mokroš 22 Vojtěch Košťálek 66 Ondřej Mira Left Wingers 31 Ondřej Skalický 33 Petr Široký Right Wingers 27 Denis Harabiš (vrchní lízač prdelí) 74 Pavel Bajer Line Players 23 Jan Užek 38 Matěj Nantl 96 Václav Franc
Central Backs 13 Vojtěch Prašivka 19 Jonáš Patzel 21 Patrik Fulnek Left Backs 10 Václav Košťálek 15 Vojtěch Patzel 30 Dominik Solák 34 Daniel Křístek Right Backs 7 Illia Blyzniuk
Technical staff Head coach: Michal Brůna Fitness coach: Boris Aspridis Physiotherapist: Daniel Jaroš Masseur: David Hála Club doctor: Dr. Ľubomír Pacanovský
Transfers
Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining
Leaving Illia Blyzniuk (RB) to Saint-Raphaël Var Handballhttps://www.lnh.fr/lnh/news/illia-blyzniuk-rejoint-saint-raphael-var-handball-pour-deux-prochaines-saisons
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2024–25 seasonJoining Illia Blyzniuk (RB) from HC Motor Zaporizhzhiahttps://www.hcb-karvina.cz/clanek.asp?id=Illia-Blyzniuk-se-stava-novou-posilou-Baniku-Karvina-3299 Maksymilian Surdyk (RB) from Górnik Zabrzehttps://www.hcb-karvina.cz/clanek.asp?id=Maksymilian-Surdyk-novym-hracem-Baniku-Karvina-3300 Vojtěch Patzel (LB) from VfL Lübeck-Schwartau Daniel Křístek (LB) from HC Dukla Prague Pavel Bajer (RW) from HC Zubří
Leaving Dušan Živanov (RB) to RK Konjuh Jan Plaček (RW) to MHK Karviná Adam Ptáčník (LB) to SKKP Handball Brno David Růža (CB) to SHC Maloměřice Brno Ondřej Pavlík (LP) Matěj Brychlec (GK) on loan at KH Kopřivnice Maksymilian Surdyk (RB) on loan at SKP Frýdek-Místek
Transfers for the 2023–24 seasonJoining Dušan Živanov (RB) from SKKP Handball Brno Václav Košťálek (LB) from SKH Polanka Ondřej Pavlík (LP) from SKH Polanka
Leaving Michal Folwarczný (LW) to TJ Cement Hranice Šimon Klus (CB) to TJ Cement Hranice Matěj Pelák (LB) to TJ Cement Hranice Zdenek Čadra (RB) to KH Kopřivnice Šimon Siročák (CB) to SKH Polanka
Transfers for the 2022–23 seasonJoining Martin Galia (GK) from Górnik Zabrze Adam Ptáčník (LB) from TJ Sokol Nové Veselí Jonáš Patzel (CB) from HSG Nordhorn-Lingen Zdenek Čadra (RB) from KH Kopřivnice Jan Plaček (RW) from TJ Cement Hranice
Leaving Jan Sobol (RW) (retires) Nemanja Marjanović (GK) to RK Dinamo Pančevo Jiří Tabara (GK) to MHK Karviná Vojtěch Patzel (CB) to VfL Lübeck-Schwartau Slavomír Mlotek (CB) to SKP Frýdek-Místek Kristián Galia (LP) to HC ROBE Zubří Artur Urbański (RB)
Transfers for the 2021–22 seasonJoining Jan Sobol (RW) from Dijon Métropole Handball Patrik Fulnek (CB) from KH Kopřivnice Denis Harabiš (RW) from HC Dukla Prague
Leaving Jakub Flajsar (CB) to TJ Sokol Nové Veselí Miroslav Nedoma (RW) to Mecklenburger Stiere Schwerin Jan Plaček (RW) to TJ Cement Hranice Yury Gromyko (LP)
Transfers for the 2020–21 seasonJoining Vojtěch Patzel (CB) from HC Dukla Prague Slavomír Mlotek (CB) from Dessau-Roßlauer HV Jakub Flajsar (CB) from TJ Sokol Nové Veselí
Leaving Roman Chosik (LB) (retires) Marek Monczka (LB) to Stal Mielec Jan Zbránek (LW) to TJ Cement Hranice Radim Chudoba (LB) to SKP Frýdek-Místek
Transfers for the 2019–20 seasonJoining Artur Urbański (RB) from Piotrkowianin Piotrków Trybunalski Yury Gromyko (LP) from Górnik Zabrze Ondřej Skalický (LW) from TJ Sokol Nové Veselí Václav Franc (LP) from HK Lovosice
Leaving Tymoteusz Piątek (LP) to HS Biel Jan Mucha (LB) to TJ Cement Hranice
Transfers for the 2018–19 seasonJoining Radim Chudoba (LB) from MŠK Považská Bystrica Ivan Stojanovič (LB) from RK Vogošća
Leaving Tomáš Mlotek (LB) to TJ Cement Hranice Slavomír Mlotek (CB) to Dessau-Roßlauer HV
Transfers for the 2017–18 seasonJoining Nemanja Marjanović (GK) from Sarrebourg Moselle-Sud Handball Michal Brůna (LB) from Pogoń Szczecin Tymoteusz Piątek (LP) from Górnik Zabrze Matěj Nantl (LB) from Tatran Litovel Jan Zbránek (LW) from Tatran Litovel
Leaving Lukáš Frančík (LW) to Górnik Zabrze Przemysław Witkowski (GK) to Górnik Zabrze Libor Hanisch (LP) to Dessau-Roßlauer HV
Previous squads 2021–2022 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Petr Mokroš Goalkeeper 6 Miroslav Halama Right Winger 7 Artur Urbański Right Back 11 Nicolas Noworyta Line Player 15 Vojtěch Patzel Central Back 16 Nemanja Marjanović Goalkeeper 20 Slavomír Mlotek Central Back 21 Patrik Fulnek Central Back 23 Jan Užek Line Player 24 Matěj Pelák Left Back 26 Jiří Tabara Goalkeeper 27 Denis Harabiš Right Winger 30 Dominik Solák Left Back 31 Ondřej Skalický Left Winger 32 Kosta Petrović Line Player 33 Petr Široký Left Winger 38 Matěj Nantl Left Back 44 Jan Sobol Right Winger 69 Kristián Galia Line Player 77 David Růža Central Back 96 Václav Franc Line Player
2017–2018 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Petr Mokroš Goalkeeper 2 Michal Vaněk Right Winger 3 Michal Brůna Central Back 4 Jaroslav Fulneček Line Player 5 Marek Monczka Left Back 7 Jan Pindej Line Player 8 Jakub Kraina Left Winger 10 Tymoteusz Piątek Line Player 12 Jan Juráš Goalkeeper 13 Jan Plaček Right Winger 16 Nemanja Marjanović Goalkeeper 18 Marek Drzyzga Left Winger 19 Adam Wozniak Line Player 20 Slavomír Mlotek Central Back 23 Jan Užek Line Player 24 Dominik Solák Left Back 26 Jiří Tabara Goalkeeper 31 Tomáš Mlotek Left Back 38 Matěj Nantl Left Back 62 Jan Zbránek Left Winger 66 Miroslav Nedoma Right Winger 88 Jiří Užek Left Back
2006–2007 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Tomáš Mrkva Goalkeeper 2 Tomas Bednarik Line Player 3 Robert Plšek Left Back 5 Kamil Heinz Right Back 11 Andriy Kuzo Right Back 14 Tomáš Heinz Left Winger 16 Nemanja Marjanović Goalkeeper 17 Veljko Inđić Line Player 18 Ondřej Zdráhala Central Back 19 Jan Sobol Right Winger 20 Ondřej Šulc Right Back 22 Rostislav Brůna Left Back 23 Michal Mrozek Left Winger 24 Radek Kružík Left Back 25 Radek Bajgar Central Back 27 Jan Szymon Left Winger 28 Josef Pour Goalkeeper 29 Jiří Kubis Right Winger 30 Jaroslav Dyba Left Back 32 Roman Požárek Line Player 33 Rostislav Baďura Goalkeeper 69 Julius Kornan Central Back 86 Miroslav Rachač Left Back
2001–2002 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Benjamin Liszok Goalkeeper 2 Tomas Bednarik Line Player 3 Michal Brůna Central Back 4 Roman Konečný Left Winger 5 Kamil Heinz Right Back 6 Pavel Prokopec Left Back 7 Andrej Titkov Line Player 8 Pavel Horák Left Back 9 Tomáš Laclavik Left Winger 10 Roman Farář Line Player 11 Luděk Drobek Right Back 12 Miloš Slabý Goalkeeper 13 René Vasek Right Winger 14 Tomáš Heinz Left Winger 15 Alexander Radčenko Central Back 16 Martin Galia Goalkeeper 17 David Juříček Line Player 18 Martin Toms Right Winger 19 Jan Sobol Right Winger 20 Jakub Szymanski Central Back 21 Radek Krzyzecki Goalkeeper
Accomplishments
Czech Handball Extraliga: (13): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2018, 2022, 2024 (4): 1997, 1998, 2019, 2023 (3): 1994, 1996, 2012 Czechoslovakia Handball League: (2): 1968, 1972, (4): 1967, 1987, 1990, 1992, (5): 1969, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1991,
European record
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate1972–73 EHF Champions League R1 Sporting Lisbon24–1116–1540–26 EHF Champions League R2 and now Partizan Bjelovar16–1013–2229–32 1996–97 EHF Cup 1/16 HC Nes Ziona31–1926–2057–39 EHF Cup 1/8 SG Flensburg-Handewitt21–2118–2639–47 1997–98 EHF Cup 1/16 A.C Xini Athens33–1931–2464–43 EHF Cup 1/8 Sandefjord TIF24–1921–2645–45 EHF Cup 1/4 CSKA Moscow29–2320–3049–53 1998–99 EHF Cup 1/16 HB Dudelange32–1822–1554–33 EHF Cup 1/8 Schachtroj Donetsk26–2421–2147–45 EHF Cup1/4 CBM de Valladolid24–3437–3461–68 2000–01EHF Champions League R2 Steaua Bucuresti29–1834–2963–47 2000–01 EHF Champions League Group D Portland San Antonio30–3325–354rd EHF Champions League Group D IL Runar Sandefjord34–2625–27 EHF Champions League Group D and now Lovcen Centinje29–2927–31 2001–02 EHF Champions League R1 Granitas Kaunas32–2023–2055–40 EHF Champions League R2 TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen38–2736–2574–52 EHF Champions League Group C C.BM. Ademar Leon29–2725–313rd EHF Champions League Group C Celje Pivovarna Lasko31–3221–31 EHF Champions League Group C CSKA Moscow33–2531–32 2002–03 EHF Champions League R2 MSK Povazská Bystrica31–2536–2267–47 EHF Champions League Group C Prule 67 Ljubljana29–3634–274rd EHF Champions League Group C Montpellier HB23–2630–32 EHF Champions League Group C Chehovski Medvedi35–2723–40 2003–04EHF Champions League Group H RK Metkovic38–2725–283rd EHF Champions League Group H Chambery Savoie HB28–3626–34 EHF Champions League Group H Pfadi Winterthur34–3129–38 2004–05 EHF Champions League Group H RK Metkovic30–2524–243rd EHF Champions League Group H SG Flensburg-Handewitt27–3924–32 EHF Champions League Group H Tatran Prešov29–3225–22 2005–06 EHF Champions League Group H SG Flensburg-Handewitt22–2828–353rd EHF Champions League Group H Paris Handball26–2618–21 EHF Champions League Group H HC Granitas Kaunas31–2635–28 2006–07 EHF Champions League Group E CS HCM Constanta31–3429–294rd EHF Champions League Group E THW Kiel26–5025–44 EHF Champions League Group E GOG Svenborg TGI Gudme32–3732–45 2007–08 EHF Champions LeagueGroup A FC Barcelona20–3525–434rd EHF Champions League Group A US Ivry Handball26–2722–32 EHF Champions League Group A Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan22–2225–32 2009–10EHF Cup R1 HB Dudelange32–2127–2459–45EHF Cup R2 UCM Sport Resita29–2832–4061–68 2010–11EHF Cup Winners' Cup R3 RK Maribor Branik28–3322–2850–61 2011–12EHF Cup Winners' Cup R3 SG Flensburg-Handewitt23–3718–3741–74 2018–19EHF Cup R2 HC Prolet 6226–2232–2558–47R3 Balatonfüredi KSE33–3429–3262–66 2019–20EHF Challenge Cup R2 Holon Yuvalim HC31–2632–2963–55R3 RK Železničar 194933–2828–3061–58L16 Madeira Andebol SAD33–2727–3060–57QF HC Dukla Prague——Cancelled 2020–21EHF European Cup R2 SC kelag Ferlach——Cancelled 2021–22EHF European Cup R2 İzmir BSB SK32–2632–2564–51 R3 Sabbianco A. Famagusta33–2229–2462–46 L16 HSC Suhr Aarau23–2728–3051–57 2022–23EHF European Cup R2 Rahoveci32–2933–2965–58R3 Gračanica22–1833–2755–45L16 Dinamo Pančevo30–2226–3156–53QF Runar Sandefjord31–3425–2856–62 2023–24EHF European Cup R2 Fivers32–2632–3664–62R3 RK Leotar28–2128–2756–48L16 CSA Steaua București29–2927–2856–57 2024–25EHF European League QR RK Izviđač33–2226–3259–54Group G MOL-Tatabánya KC31–3127–283rd SG Flensburg-Handewitt31–4133–36 MRK Sesvete32–2923–38 2025–26EHF European League QR RK Partizan26–3027–3153–61EHF European CupR2 RK Dinamo Pančevo33–2527–2960–54R3 Handball Tirol43–2533–4076–65L16 Balatonfüredi KSE30–2828–2758–55QF RK Izviđač34–2931–3665–65 (6–7 p)
EHF ranking
Rank Team Points41 HC Motor Zaporizhzhia10942 HT Tatran Prešov10843 Frisch Auf Göppingen10844 HCB Karviná10845 Beşiktaş JK9746 Ystads IF9747 MOL Tatabánya KC91
Former club members
Notable former players
Goalkeepers Rostislav Baďura (1991–1992, 2004–2006)