Alpla HC Hard


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

History

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 in 2005. The club won the championship 7 times in total, the cup 4 times and the Super Cup 5 times. 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.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

NamePeriod
HC Alpla Hard−2002
Alpla HC Hard2002–2004
HC Superfund Hard2004–2007
Alpla HC Hard2007–present

Club crest

Kits

Sports Hall information

  • Arena: – Sporthalle am See
  • City: – Hard
  • Capacity: – 2400
  • Address: – Seestraße 60, 6971 Hard, Austria

    Team

Current squad

Technical staff

;Joining
;Leaving
  • Karolis Antanavičius to GWD Minden
  • Ivan Horvat to HSG Bärnbach/Köflach
  • Nico Schnabl to TuS Ferndorf

    Transfer History

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

;Joining

  • Previous Squads

EHF ranking

RankTeamPoints
167

Former club members

Notable former players