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

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

Location of HC Dukla Prague
Prague
Prague
Location of HC Dukla Prague

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 Romania Dinamo București 24–19 x 24–19
Semi-finals Denmark HG Kopenhagen 25–18 x 25–18
Finals Sweden Örebro SK 21–13
1962–63
Winners
Round of 16 Germany THW Kiel 18–12 x 18–12
Quarter-finals East Germany SC DHfK Leipzig 21–11 9–14 30–25
Semi-finals Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen 24–14 9–7 33–21
Finals Romania Dinamo București 15–13
1983–84
Winners
Round 2 Netherlands Vlug en Lenig Geleen 33–18 23–20 56–38
Quarter-finals Switzerland TV Zofingen 18–15 25–23 43–38
Semi-finals Germany VfL Gummersbach 18–17 14–14 32–31
Finals Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia RK Metaloplastika 21–17 17–21 38–38
(4-2 Pen.)

EHF ranking

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

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

SeasonsCoachCountry
2021– Michal Tonar Czech Republic

References

  1. http://hcduklapraha.cz/dukla-a/soupiska/
  2. "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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