HC Dukla Prague

HC Dukla Prague (Czech: HC Dukla Praha) is a handball club from Prague, Czech Republic, that plays in the Chance Extraliga.

Prague
Location of HC Dukla Prague
HC Dukla Praha
Full nameHandball Club Dukla Praha
Short nameDukla Praha
Founded1948 (1948)
ArenaHala Ruzyně
Capacity300
Head coachMichal Tonar
LeagueChance Extraliga
Club colours   
Website
Official site

History

Originally it was a part of a Czechoslovak army sports club supporting several different sports teams, including football, which was founded in 1948 as ATK Praha and later renamed Dukla Prague. The handball team of Dukla Praha was the most successful Czechoslovak handball team. They won the Czechoslovak handball league 28 times, and the Czech handball championship three times after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. In 1957, 1963 and 1984 they won the European Champions' Cup (now EHF Champions League) and in 1967 and 1968 they finished in the finals. In 1982 they reached the final of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. In 1963 they were awarded the team trophy of the Czechoslovak Sportsperson of the Year.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season[1]
HC Dukla Praha

Technical staff

Transfers

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Previous squads

Accomplishments

    • EHF Champions League:
    •  Gold: 1957, 1963, 1984,
    •  Silver: 1967, 1968,
    •  Bronze: 1962, 1966, 1980, 1985,
    • Czech Handball Extraliga:
    •  Gold: 1994, 2011, 2017,
    •  Silver: 1996, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2016,
    •  Bronze: 1997, 1999, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2018,
    • Czechoslovakia Handball League:
    •  Gold: 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992,
    •  Silver: 1960, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1981,
    •  Bronze: 1971, 1975, 1989,

European record

European Cup and Champions League

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1956–57
Winners
Quarter-finals Dinamo București 24–19 x 24–19
Semi-finals HG Kopenhagen 25–18 x 25–18
Finals Örebro SK 21–13
1962–63
Winners
Round of 16 THW Kiel 18–12 x 18–12
Quarter-finals SC DHfK Leipzig 21–11 9–14 30–25
Semi-finals Frisch Auf Göppingen 24–14 9–7 33–21
Finals Dinamo București 15–13
1983–84
Winners
Round 2 Vlug en Lenig Geleen 33–18 23–20 56–38
Quarter-finals TV Zofingen 18–15 25–23 43–38
Semi-finals VfL Gummersbach 18–17 14–14 32–31
Finals RK Metaloplastika 21–17 17–21 38–38
(4-2 Pen.)

EHF ranking

As of 19/2/2023[2]
RankTeamPoints
36 Nærbø IL149
37 PAUC Handball144
38 IK Sävehof143
39 HC Dukla Prague143
40 CS Minaur Baia Mare140
41 IFK Kristianstad137
42 BM Logroño La Rioja133

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

SeasonsCoachCountry
2021– Michal Tonar

References

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