HC Dukla Prague

HC Dukla Praha
Full nameHandball Club Dukla Praha
Short nameDukla Praha
Founded1948 (1948)
ArenaSport Center Řepy
Capacity400
Head coachDaniel Kubeš
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 2024-25 season[1]
HC Dukla Praha

Technical staff

  • Head Coach: Czech Republic Daniel Kubeš
  • Physiotherapist: Czech Republic Jiří Neumann
  • Responsible Manager: Czech Republic Jiří Pokorný

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, 2018,2025
    • 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 København 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]
Rank Team Points
36 Norway Nærbø IL 149
37 France PAUC Handball 144
38 Sweden IK Sävehof 143
39 Czech Republic HC Dukla Prague 143
40 Romania CS Minaur Baia Mare 140
41 Sweden IFK Kristianstad 137
42 Spain BM Logroño La Rioja 133

Former club members

Notable former players

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

Former coaches

Seasons Coach Country
2021-2024 Michal Tonar Czech Republic
2024- Daniel Kubeš Czech Republic

References

  1. ^ "Soupiska – HC Dukla Praha | oficiální webové stránky". Archived from the original on 2023-02-23. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  2. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".