HC Dukla Prague explained

Clubname:	HC Dukla Praha
Fullname:	Handball Club Dukla Praha
Short Name:	Dukla Praha
Ground:	Hala Ruzyně
Capacity:	300
Manager:	Michal Tonar
League:	Chance Extraliga
Website:	https://hcduklapraha.cz
Colour1:	670813
Colour2:	yellow

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

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]

Technical staff

Head Coach: Michal Tonar

Transfers

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Joining

Matúš Moravčík (LP) from HáO TJ Slovan Modra
Jiří Dokoupil (LP) from HC Zubří
Tomáš Turek (LP) from TJ JM Chodov Praha
Adam Antolík (LB) from ŠK Zemplín Trebišov

Leaving

Adam Zeman (LP) (retires)
Zdeněk Ježek (LP) to O2xyworld HBC Jičín
Jan Blecha (LW) to EHV Aue
Martin Maleček (RW) to TJ JM Chodov Praha

Previous squads

40x40px 2016–2017 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1			24 October 1988	Goalkeeper
8			17 May 1992	Line Player
9			10 May 1991	Central Back
10			4 August 1996	Left Back
11			27 December 1996	Central Back
13			24 March 1999	Left Back
14			15 November 1997	Left Winger
15			23 May 1988	Left Winger
16			23 September 1997	Goalkeeper
19			15 June 1993	Line Player
22			22 March 1996	Right Back
23			19 November 1996	Left Back
24			12 May 1986	Goalkeeper
25			14 February 1994	Right Winger
27			2 December 1997	Right Winger
30			16 January 1999	Left Back
32			24 April 1992	Right Back
33			12 November 1995	Line Player
45			1 October 1980	Line Player
77			15 January 1991	Right Winger
91			6 December 1991	Right Back

40x40px 2010–2011 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1			24 October 1988	Goalkeeper
3			17 June 1986	Left Back
4			10 May 1986	Left Back
5			1 August 1989	Left Back
7			11 February 1988	Left Back
9			10 May 1991	Central Back
11			8 November 1988	Right Back
12			21 February 1990	Goalkeeper
13			4 October 1978	Line Player
15			23 May 1988	Left Winger
18			22 July 1983	Right Back
20			2 September 1983	Line Player
21			14 March 1989	Left Back
22			15 January 1991	Right Winger
24			12 May 1986	Goalkeeper
26			3 September 1990	Line Player
33			17 January 1987	Left Winger
38			6 December 1991	Right Back

Accomplishments

- EHF Champions League

- : 1957, 1963, 1984,
- : 1967, 1968,
- : 1962, 1966, 1980, 1985,
- EHF Cup

- : 1990
- Czech Handball Extraliga

- : 1994, 2011, 2017,
- : 1996, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2016,
- : 1997, 1999, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2018,
- Czechoslovakia Handball League

- : 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,
- : 1960, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1981,
- : 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

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Rank	Team	Points
36	Nærbø IL	149
37	PAUC Handball	144
38	IK Sävehof	143
39	HC Dukla Prague	143
40	CS Minaur Baia Mare	140
41	IFK Kristianstad	137
42	BM Logroño La Rioja	133

Former club members

Notable former players

Michal Barda (1979–1987)
Tomáš Bartek (1977–1988)
Petr Baumruk (1981–1990)
Roman Bečvář (1986–1992)
Ladislav Beneš (1962–1979)
Milan Berka (1998–2000)
Bohumil Cepák (1970–1972)
Bedřich Ciner (1960–1962)
Václav Duda (1959–1975)
Václav Eret (1950–1951)
Jan Filip (1991–1997, 1998–1999)
Miroslav Frank (1981–1983)
Vladimír Haber (1969–1971)
Rudolf Havlík (1956–1973)
František Heřman (1958–1960)
Radek Horák (2007–2012)
Petr Hrubý (1996–2004)
Jiří Hynek (2002–2005)
Petr Házl (1991–1995)
Vladimír Jarý (1968–1970)
Filip Jícha (2000–2003)
Karel Jindřichovský (1986–1994)
Jiří Kavan (1966–1979)
Matěj Klíma (2016–2021)
Jaroslav Konečný (1964–1966)
Bedřich König (1951–1976)
Jiří Kotrč (1978–1990, 1994–1996)
Milan Kotrč (2007–2017)
Martin Kovář (1997–1999)
Jindřich Krepindl (1968–1970)
Daniel Kubeš (1996–2001)
Jan Landa (2005–2011)
Martin Lehocký (2006–2013)
Jiří Liška (1971–1984)
Vojtěch Mareš (1959–1971)
Pavel Mikeš (1970–1972)
Dieudonné Mubenzem (2014–2018)
Radek Musil (1995–2001)
Karel Nocar (1998–1999, 2002–2003)
Jan Novák (1981–1990)
Zdeněk Pešl (1951–1953)
Bohumír Prokop (1987–1992, 1996–1997)
Jaroslav Provazník (1957–1958)
Jaroslav Rážek (1961–1971)
Ivan Satrapa (1965–1980)
Martin Šetlík (1992–1994)
Zdeněk Škára (1973–1974)
Jaroslav Škarvan (1964–1978)
Miloš Slabý (1989–2000)
Libor Sovadina (1986–1990)
Oldřich Spáčil (1952–1962)
Jan Stehlík (2005–2009)
František Štika (1976–1984)
Jan Štochl (2002–2005)
Petr Štochl (2000–2001)
Václav Straka (2007–2008)
Jakub Sviták (2010–)
Michal Tonar (1988–1990)
Zdeněk Vaněk (1987–1992)
Jan Větrovec (2003–2006)
Jiří Vícha (1950–1985)
Jiří Vítek (1996–1999)
Václav Vraný (2004–2007)
Milan Brestovanský (1979–1981)
Peter Dávid (1986–1988)
Milan Folta (1987–1988)
Anton Frolo (1957–1959)
Rudolf Horváth (1966–1968)
Peter Kakaščík (1990–1991)
Maroš Kolpak (1993–1995)
Peter Mesiarik (1982–1984)
Richard Štochl (2001)