The Handball Liga Austria (HLA) is the professional handball league of Austria.

Handball Liga Austria
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022–23 Handball Liga Austria
SportHandball
Founded1961
No. of teams10
CountryAustria
ConfederationEHF
Most recent
champion(s)
Union Krems (5)
(2021–22)
Most titlesBregenz Handball
(9 titles)
International cup(s)EHF Cup
EHF Challenge Cup
Official websitehttp://www.hla.at/

Competition format

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The season begins with a regular season between the ten teams. The first five teams qualify for a first playoff round, while the last five play a play-down round. At the end of this second round, the five teams of the playoff round and the top three teams of the play-down round play elimination rounds. The last two play a relegation round.

2017–18 Season participants

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The following ten clubs compete in the Handball Liga Austria during the 2016–17 season.

Team City Arena
Alpla HC Hard Hard Sporthalle am See
Bregenz Handball Bregenz Handball-Arena Rieden Vorkloster
Handball Tirol Schwaz Osthalle Schwaz
Handballclub Fivers Margareten Vienna Sporthalle Margareten
HC Bruck Bruck an der Mur Hannes-Bammer-Sporthalle
HC Linz AG Linz Sport-Neue Mittelschule Linz Kleinmünchen
Moser Medical UHK Krems Krems an der Donau Sport • Halle • Krems
SC Ferlach Ferlach Ballspielhalle Ferlach
SG Handball West Wien Maria Enzersdorf BSFZ Südstadt
HSG Graz Graz Raiffeisen Sportpark Graz

Handball Liga Austria past champions

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Club Titles Year
1. Bregenz Handball 9 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
2. HC Linz AG 7 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1995, 1996
3. Alpla HC Hard 7 2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021
4. ATSE Waagner Biro Graz 6 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990
5. SG Handball West Wien 5 1966, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993
6. HSG Raiffeisen Bärnbach/Köflach 5 1974, 1976, 1983, 1999, 2000
7. UHK Krems 5 1973, 1975, 1977, 2019, 2022
8. Rapid Wien 4 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967
9. UHC Salzburg 3 1968, 1969, 1972
10. HC Fivers Margareten 3 2011, 2016, 2018
11. HC Bruck 2 1997, 1998
12. ATSV Linz 1 1961
13. WAT Atzgersdorf 1 1962
14. Union Edelweiß Linz 1 1970
15. Salzburger AK 1914 1 1971
16. Union Raika Stockerau 1 1986

EHF coefficient ranking

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For season 2017–2018, see footnote[1]

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References

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