Alpla HC Hard is a handball club from Hard, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria.

Alpla HC Hard
Full nameAlpla Handball Club Hard
Nickname(s)Die Roten Teufel
Short nameHC Hard
Founded1986; 38 years ago (1986)
ArenaSporthalle am See, Hard
Capacity2,400
Head coachHannes Jón Jónsson
LeagueHandball Liga Austria
2017–182nd
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Website
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Location of Alpla HC Hard
Hard
Hard
Location of Alpla HC Hard

History

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In 1986, the handball division was separated from the ATSV Hard club, and subsequently the independent club HC 86 Hard was founded. Under the guidance of coach Zoltán Balogh, HC Hard reached the Austrian top flight in the 1997/98 season. In the 2002/03 season, HC Hard won the Austrian Championship for the first time under the guidance of coach Frank Bergemann. In the 2004/05 season, the club won its first victory in the Austrian Cup. The club moved to its new home in the Sporthalle am See[1] in 2005. The club won the championship 7 times in total (2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021), the cup 4 times (2005, 2008, 2014, 2018) and the Super Cup 5 times (2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021). In 2007/08, HC Hard reached the final of the EHF Challenge Cup, but won the final against Romanian UCM Sport Reșița with a score of 54:47 on aggregate.[2]

Crest, colours, supporters

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Naming history

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Name Period
HC Alpla Hard −2002
Alpla HC Hard 2002–2004
HC Superfund Hard 2004–2007
Alpla HC Hard 2007–present

Club crest

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Kits

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Sports Hall information

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Home hall: Sporthalle am See


Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2022–23 season[3]
Alpla HC Hard

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Previous Squads

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EHF ranking

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As of 29/09/2022[4]
Rank Team Points
49   Balatonfüredi KSE 103
50   TTH Holstebro 100
51   BM Granollers 100
52   Alpla HC Hard 98
53   AHC Potaissa Turda 97
54   MOL-Tatabánya KC 94
55   Frisch Auf Göppingen 91

Former club members

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Notable former players

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Former coaches

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Seasons Coach Country
1999–2000 Niels Möller  
2000–2005 Frank Bergemann  
2005–2007 Goran Zivkovic  
2007–2008 Gerald Gabl  
2008–2010 Zbigniew Tłuczyński  
2010–2016 Markus Burger  
2016–2018 Petr Hrachovec  
2018–2020 Klaus Gärtner  
2020–2021 Mario Bjeliš  
2021– Hannes Jón Jónsson  

References

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  1. ^ "Hard Sport Freizeit Strandbad Minigolf Eisplatz Sportanlage Sporthalle Veranstaltungsräume Vorarlberg Österreich: Sporthalle am See". Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2022-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Handball: HC Hard steht im Finale des Challenge Cups > Kleine Zeitung". Archived from the original on 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Kampfmannschaft Alpla HC Hard – Erste Mannschaft".
  4. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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