HC Linz AG is a handball club from Linz, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria.
History
The club was founded in 1972. It was promoted to the top division in 1974 and has been in the top division continuously since then. They became Austrian champions seven times (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1995 and 1996) and won the Austrian Cup four times (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997). In the 1993/94 season, the club reached the final of the EHF Cup.
In the 2023-24 season they won their first championship since 1996.
Crest, colours, supporters
Kits
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Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2023–24 seasonhttps://www.hclinz.at/teams/hla-team/
HC Linz AGGoalkeepers 16 David Zwicklhuber 61 Florian Kaiper Left Wingers 5 Christian Kislinger 33 Elmar Böhm 77 Elias Derdak Right Wingers 23 Silas Wiesinger Line Players 13 Jakob Kropf 92 Jadranko Stojanović 99 Dejan Golubović
Left Backs 7 Mislav Grgić 11 Leon Ghent 39 Arnad Hamzić Central Backs 6 Sinisa Sironjic 24 Moritz Bachmann 26 Lucijan Fižuleto 49 Ajdin Alkic 66 Daniel Röthig Right Backs 34 Nicolas Paulnsteiner
Technical staff Head coach: Milan Vunjak Assistant coach: Manuel Gierlinger Fitness coach: Matthias Papke Physiotherapist: Franz Kainz Physiotherapist: Christoph Eisner Club doctor: Dr. Franz Gaderer
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Omer Mehmedović (CB) from RK Eurofarm Pelister Tarik Velić (RB) from RK Gorenje Velenje Filip Jaszai (RW) from HSC Wels
Leaving Pavle Petrović (RB) to HSG Bärnbach/Köflachhttps://www.hla.at/component/content/article/1692-pavle-petrovic-spielt-nun-fuer-die-lipizzanerheimat?catid=92&Itemid=437 Andrei Klimavets (LB) to Cesson Rennes MHBhttps://www.cesson-handball.com/pro/actualites/andrei-klimavets-rejoint-les-irreductibles Clemens Möstl (LB) to Füchse Berlin Nils Moser (RW) to Union St. Pöltenhttps://www.facebook.com/SPORTUNIONDieFalken/photos/-nils-moser-ist-zurück-bei-den-falken-nach-einem-extrem-starken-und-erfolgreiche/1600557135404049/ Fabian Palan (RW) to HSC Wels
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Aliaksei Kishou (GK) from Handball Tirolhttps://www.hclinz.at/2025/06/12/neu-im-team-aliaksei-kishou/ Pavle Petrović (RB) from RK Eurofarm Pelisterhttps://www.slobodenpecat.mk/en/bosanskiot-bek-pavle-petrovikj-kje-go-napushti-eurofarm-pelister/ Nils Moser (RW) from Union St. Pölten Fabian Palan (RW) from ASKÖ HC Neue Heimat
Leaving Florian Kaiper (GK) to Jags Vöslau Moritz Bachmann (CB) to Jags Vöslau
Transfers for the 2023–24 seasonJoining Florian Kaiper (GK) from SG Handball West Wienhttps://handball-westwien.at/kaiper-paulnsteiner-und-derdak-wechseln-nach-linz/ Nicolas Paulnsteiner (RB) from SG Handball West Wien Elias Derdak (RW) from SG Handball West Wien Jadranko Stojanović (LP) from Alpla HC Hard Mislav Grgić (LB) from TSV Bayer Dormagen Arnad Hamzić (LB) from GRK Tikveš Dejan Golubović (LP) from SK Keplinger-Traun
Leaving Alexander Hermann (LB) (retires)https://www.hclinz.at/2023/06/20/breaking-bad-news-alex-hermann-beendet-seine-karriere/ Maximilian Hermann (RB) (retires)https://www.hclinz.at/2023/04/25/max-hermann-beendet-seine-karriere/ Markus Bokesch (GK) (retires) Dejan Babić (LP) to Alpla HC Hard Tine Gartner (RW) to Union Handballklub Krems Tobias Cvetko (LB) to Beşiktaş JK
Titles
Handball Liga Austria Winner (8) : 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2024 Austrian Cup Winner (4) : 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 EHF Cup Finalist: 1994
European record EHF Cup and EHF European League SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate1993–94 Finalist 1/16 Beşiktaş JK 24–9 32–21 56–30 1/8 AEL Limassol wo. 1/4 Budapesti Elektromos SE 24–19 22–23 46–42 1/2 Steaua București 21–21 38–23 59–44 Finals CB Alzira Avidesa 22–21 19–23 41–44
EHF ranking
Rank Team Points177 Chekhovskiye Medvedi16178 Handball Meran16179 ThSV Eisenach16180 HC Linz AG16181 CSM Constanța16182 roomz JAGS Vöslau16183 Csurgói KK15
Former club members
Notable former players
Dominik Ascherbauer (2008–2021) Damir Djukic (2004–2005) Sebastian Feichtinger (1997–2008) Patrick Fölser (1998–2000) Manuel Gierlinger (1991–2003) Alexander Hermann (2008–2012, 2022–2023) Maximilian Hermann (2008–2011, 2020–2023) Ewald Humenberger (1986–1996, 2000–2008) Antonio Juric (2015–2020) Florian Kaiper (2023–) Klemens Kainmüller (1990–2005, 2013–2018, 2019) Werner Lint (2001–2007) Manuel Papsch (2002–2016) Srđan Predragović (2017–2018, 2019) Zsolt Kontra (1986–1990) Zygfryd Kuchta (1976–1979) Andrzej Szymczak (1976–1980) Saša Barišić-Jaman (2012–2013)
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