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:
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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

Transfers

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Joining
Leaving

Previous squads

Accomplishments

European record

European Cup and Champions League

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1956–57
Winners
Quarter-finals Dinamo București24–19x24–19
Semi-finals HG Kopenhagen25–18x25–18
Finals Örebro SK21–13
1962–63
Winners
Round of 16 THW Kiel18–12x18–12
Quarter-finals SC DHfK Leipzig21–119–1430–25
Semi-finals Frisch Auf Göppingen24–149–733–21
Finals Dinamo București15–13
1983–84
Winners
Round 2 Vlug en Lenig Geleen33–1823–2056–38
Quarter-finals TV Zofingen18–1525–2343–38
Semi-finals VfL Gummersbach18–1714–1432–31
Finals RK Metaloplastika21–1717–2138–38
(4-2 Pen.)

EHF ranking

[2]

Rank Team Points
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

Notes and References

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