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 (2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021), the cup 4 times (2005, 2008, 2014, 2018) and the Super Cup 5 times (2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021). 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
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| HC Alpla Hard | −2002 |
| Alpla HC Hard | 2002–2004 |
| HC Superfund Hard | 2004–2007 |
| Alpla HC Hard | 2007–present |
Club crest
Kits
| HOME | |||||
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    2019–20 |
 2023–24 |
  2024–25 | |||
| AWAY | |||||
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 2018-19 |
 2019–20 | ||||
Sports Hall information
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2022–23 season
Goalkeepers 16 Emanuel Baldauf 20 Benjamin Edionwe 32 Golub Doknić Left Wingers 5 Manuel Maier 7 Luca Raschle Right Wingers 18 Paul Schwärzler 38 Lennio Sgonc Line Players 29 Lukas Schweighofer 92 Jadranko Stojanović Central Backs 19 Nico Schnabl 24 Linus Weber 31 Sigtryggur Daði Rúnarsson Left Backs 3 Karolis Antanavičius 6 Dominik Schmid 13 Frederic Wüstner 15 Valentin Mischi 37 Ivan Horvat Right Backs 8 Nikola Stevanovic 28 Srđan Predragović
Alpla HC Hard
Technical staff
- Head coach: Spyros Balomenos
- Assistant coach: Benjamin Trautvetter
- Fitness coach: Stefan Jäger
- Masseur: Martin Maier
- Club Doctor: Dr. Michael Fink
Transfers
- Transfers for the 2026–27 season
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Transfer History
Joining Tryggvi Jónsson (LB) from Fram Reykjavík Martin Manaskov (LB) from GRK Tikveš Caspar Mosblech (LP) from TSV Bayer Dormagen Nico Sager (LW) from SC Ferlach Marc-Andre Haunold (LB) from ASV Hamm-Westfalen Leaving Karolis Antanavičius (LB) to GWD Minden Ivan Horvat (CB) to HSG Bärnbach/Köflach Nico Schnabl (CB) to TuS Ferndorf Samuel Wendel (LW) (retires)
Transfers for the 2025–26 season
Joining Nikola Stevanovic (RB) from AEK Athens Frederic Wüstner (LB) from TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen Sigtryggur Daði Rúnarsson (CB) from Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja Leaving Thomas Hurich (GK) (retires) Manuel Schmid (CB) (retires) Robin Kritzinger (RW) to Bregenz Handball
Transfers for the 2022–23 season
Previous Squads
| 2020–2021 Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Austria | Thomas Hurich | 6 April 1992 | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Austria | Konrad Wurst | 30 January 1998 | Right Back |
| 5 | Austria | Manuel Maier | 17 May 1998 | Left Winger |
| 6 | Austria | Dominik Schmid | 7 September 1989 | Left Back |
| 7 | Switzerland Austria | Luca Raschle | 6 November 1990 | Left Winger |
| 8 | Austria | Manuel Schmid | 5 November 1993 | Central Back |
| 9 | Austria | Boris Zivkovic | 2 May 1992 | Right Back |
| 11 | Croatia | Marijan Maric | 8 February 1996 | Left Back |
| 15 | Slovenia | Nejc Zmavc | 6 September 1990 | Line Player |
| 18 | Austria | Paul Schwärzler | 7 May 2000 | Right Winger |
| 22 | Austria | Robin Kritzinger | 18 December 2001 | Right Winger |
| 23 | Serbia | Marko Krsmančić | 2 December 1989 | Central Back |
| 27 | Austria | Thomas Weber | 7 June 1987 | Left Winger |
| 28 | Austria | Lukas Schweighofer | 29 December 1992 | Line Player |
| 32 | Montenegro Austria | Golub Doknić | 16 April 1982 | Goalkeeper |
| 37 | Croatia | Ivan Horvat | 17 February 1993 | Left Back |
| 2013–2014 Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Austria | Thomas Huemer | 29 April 1976 | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Croatia | Krešimir Kozina | 25 June 1990 | Line Player |
| 6 | Austria | Dominik Schmid | 7 September 1989 | Left Back |
| 7 | Switzerland Austria | Luca Raschle | 6 November 1990 | Left Winger |
| 8 | Austria | Dominik Wetzel | 16 June 1989 | Line Player |
| 9 | Austria | Boris Zivkovic | 2 May 1992 | Right Back |
| 11 | Austria | Michael Jochum | 8 November 1985 | Left Winger |
| 13 | Serbia Austria | Marko Tanasković | 6 June 1985 | Right Back |
| 16 | Austria | Martin Kalischnig | 8 June 1986 | Goalkeeper |
| 18 | Austria | Bernd Friede | 18 February 1980 | Central Back |
| 19 | Austria | Rene Pascal Rigas | 19 March 1990 | Right Winger |
| 21 | Austria | Michael Knauth | 7 January 1983 | Right Winger |
| 23 | Serbia | Marko Krsmančić | 2 December 1989 | Central Back |
| 26 | Austria | Lukas Herburger | 19 December 1994 | Line Player |
| 27 | Austria | Thomas Weber | 7 June 1987 | Left Winger |
| 28 | Austria | Gerald Zeiner | 28 June 1988 | Central Back |
| 32 | Montenegro Austria | Golub Doknić | 16 April 1982 | Goalkeeper |
| 2007–2008 Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Austria | Thomas Huemer | 29 April 1976 | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Austria | Christoph Jochum | 19 July 1987 | Left Winger |
| 3 | Austria | Christian Grebien | 18 March 1979 | Line Player |
| 4 | Austria | Alexander Kathrein | 14 May 1983 | Left Winger |
| 5 | Poland | Damian Moszczynski | 20 January 1980 | Left Back |
| 6 | Austria | Dominik Schmid | 7 September 1989 | Left Back |
| 10 | Austria | Wolfgang Fürstler | 5 January 1989 | Left Back |
| 11 | Austria | Michael Jochum | 8 November 1985 | Left Winger |
| 12 | Austria | Jürgen Suppanschitz | 11 March 1986 | Goalkeeper |
| 14 | Latvia | Margots Valkovskis | 30 September 1976 | Line Player |
| 16 | Austria | Simon Wallner | 3 October 1989 | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Austria | Stefan Watzl | 20 November 1981 | Central Back |
| 18 | Austria | Bernd Friede | 18 February 1980 | Central Back |
| 19 | Austria | Rene Pascal Rigas | 19 March 1990 | Right Winger |
| 20 | Germany | Björn Navarin | 20 September 1975 | Left Back |
| 22 | Poland | Damian Wleklak | 28 February 1976 | Central Back |
| 27 | Austria | Stefan Klement | 4 June 1979 | Right Back |
| 33 | Germany | Markus Pregler | 6 November 1971 | Line Player |
| 77 | Austria | Robert Weber | 25 November 1985 | Right Winger |
EHF ranking
- As of 5/12/2025
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 167 | HC Baki | 21 |
| 168 | TTH Holstebro | 21 |
| 169 | Stjarnan | 20 |
| 170 | Alpla HC Hard | 20 |
| 171 | MRK Čakovec | 19 |
| 172 | HC Meshkov Brest | 19 |
| 173 | JD Techniek Hurry-Up | 19 |
Former club members
Notable former players
- Harald Beilschmied (2000–2001)
- Daniel Dicker (2014–2018)
- Wolfgang Filzwieser (2002–2007)
- Bernd Friede (1999–2008, 2010–2014)
- Guido Graf (1998–2002)
- Lukas Herburger (2011–2018)
- Maximilian Hermann (2018–2020)
- Michael Knauth (2008–2018)
- Roland Schlinger (2014–2017)
- Dominik Schmid (2008–2014, 2015–)
- Lukas Schweighofer (2018–)
- Nikola Stevanovic (2022–)
- Ibish Thaqi (2006–2007)
- Markus Wagesreiter (2005–2007)
- Robert Weber (2004–2008)
- Frederic Wüstner (2012–2018, 2022–)
- Gerald Zeiner (2013–2020)
- Boris Zivkovic (2011–2021)
- Srđan Predragović (2021–)
- Ivan Horvat (2018–)
- Bruno Kozina (2019–2020)
- Krešimir Kozina (2013–2015)
- Sigtryggur Daði Rúnarsson (2022–)
- Mārtiņs Lībergs (2003–2005)
- Risto Arnaudovski (2017–2019)
- Golub Doknić (2011–)
- Damian Wleklak (2007–2009)
- Stanislav Kulinchenko (2004–2007)
- Marko Krsmančić (2011–2015, 2020–2021)
- Mitar Markez (2014–2015)
- Luca Raschle (2009–)
Former coaches
| Seasons | Coach | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | Niels Möller | |
| 2000–2005 | Frank Bergemann | |
| 2005–2007 | Goran Zivkovic | |
| 2007–2008 | Gerald Gabl | |
| 2008–2010 | Zbigniew Tłuczyński | |
| 2010–2016 | Markus Burger | |
| 2016–2018 | Petr Hrachovec | |
| 2018–2020 | Klaus Gärtner | |
| 2020–2021 | Mario Bjeliš | |
| 2021–2026 | Hannes Jón Jónsson | |
| 2026– | Spyros Balomenos |
