HSG Graz is a handball club from Graz, Austria. They currently compete in the HLA Meisterliga.
The current name of the club is HSG Holding Graz due to sponsorship reasons.
History
The club was founded in 1997. They were promoted to the first division for the first time in 2002, but for financial reasons they voluntarily agreed to be relegated to the second division in 2003. In 2017, they finished second in the ÖHB Cup and won the second division, the HLA Challenge League, thus being promoted back to the first division, the HLA Meisterliga.
Crest, colours, supporters
Kits
AWAY
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2025–26 seasonhttps://hsggraz.at/spieler/
HSG Holding GrazGoalkeepers 1 Felix Buchgraber 12 Thomas Eichberger 16 Maximilian Kolouch Left Wingers 14 Markus Höfer 15 Paul Offner 27 Martin Ernet Right Wingers 13 Theodor Schweighofer 19 Paul Rosenberger 20 Thomas Scherr Line Players 10 Maximilian Kelich 29 Lukas Schweighofer 31 Julian Schöpf
Left Backs 23 Nemanja Beloš 35 Jura Egon Juranić 93 Borjan Damjanoski Central Backs 6 Jakob Rosenberger 30 Kilian Schranz 32 Matic Kotar 33 Leonhard Schweighofer Right Backs 7 Matej Galina 24 Florian Schimmel 25 Simon Sonnleitner 77 Jurij Jensterle
Technical staff Head coach: Spyros Balomenos Assistant coach: Goran Pajičić Goalkeeping coach: Amel Kocic Coach: Anna Fötsch-Schweighofer
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Martin Breg (RW) from BT Füchsehttps://hsggraz.at/2026/07/09/martin-breg-wechselt-zur-hsg-holding-graz/
Leaving Matej Galina (RB) to SC Ferlach Borjan Damjanoski (LB) to BT Füchse Maximilian Kelich (LP) to BT Füchse Jakob Rosenberger (CB) to HIB Handball Graz Theodor Schweighofer (RW) (retires) Florian Schimmel (RB) (retires)
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Matic Kotar (CB) from Bregenz Handball Jura Egon Juranić (LB) from SC Ferlach Maximilian Kelich (LP) from HIB Handball Graz Jakob Rosenberger (CB) from HIB Handball Graz Paul Rosenberger (RW) from HIB Handball Graz Simon Sonnleitner (RB) from HIB Handball Graz
Leaving Jovo Budović (GK) to HSG Bärnbach/Köflach Ramon Raschid (LP) (retires) József Albek (LB) to Athinaikos H.C.https://www.krone.at/3803244
Transfers for the 2024–25 seasonJoining Nemanja Beloš (LB) back from loan at Al Arabi SC
Leaving Nemanja Beloš (LB) on loan at Al Arabi SChttps://hsggraz.at/2025/05/14/nemanja-belos-verlasst-die-hsg-holding-graz-leihweise-bis-saisonende/
Accomplishments
Austrian Cup (ÖHB-Cup) : 2017
Former club members
Notable former players The list includes players who have played at least once for their national team or spent at least 10 years with the team.
Goalkeepers Leon Bergmann (2020–2023) Thomas Eichberger (2011–2020, 2024–)
Right wingers
Left wingers
Line players Lukas Schweighofer (2003–2018, 2023–)
Left backs József Albek (2017–2025) Nemanja Beloš (2017–) Daniel Dicker (2011–2013, 2018–2020) Aleš Pajovič (2015–2018)
Central backs
Right backs Srđan Predragović (2023–2024)
References
External links
HSG Graz at Handball Base