HC Dukla Prague

(Redirected from HC Dukla Praha)

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

HC Dukla Praha
Full nameHandball Club Dukla Praha
Short nameDukla Praha
Founded1948; 78 years ago (1948)
ArenaSport Center Řepy
Capacity400
Head coachDaniel Kubeš
LeagueChance Extraliga
Club colours   
Website
Official site
Location of HC Dukla Prague
Prague
Prague
Location of HC Dukla Prague

History

edit

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.[1] 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.[2][3][4] 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.[5]

Crest, colours, supporters

edit

Kits

edit

Team

edit

Current squad

edit
Squad for the 2025-26 season[6]
HC Dukla Praha

Technical staff

edit
  • Head Coach: Czech Republic Daniel Kubeš
  • Responsible Manager: Czech Republic Jiří Pokorný
  • Physiotherapist: Czech Republic Jiří Neumann
  • Team Doctor: Czech Republic Vítězslav Ježek

Transfers

edit
Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Accomplishments

edit
    • 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

edit

European Cup and Champions League

edit
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

edit
As of 19/2/2023[8]
RankTeamPoints
36Norway Nærbø IL149
37France PAUC Handball144
38Sweden IK Sävehof143
39Czech Republic HC Dukla Prague143
40Romania CS Minaur Baia Mare140
41Sweden IFK Kristianstad137
42Spain BM Logroño La Rioja133

Former club members

edit

Notable former players

edit

Former coaches

edit
SeasonsCoachCountry
2021-2024 Michal Tonar Czech Republic
2024- Daniel Kubeš Czech Republic

References

edit
  1. "HISTORIE KLUBU" [Club history] (in Czech). HC Dukla Prague. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  2. 1957 European Cup - todor66
  3. 1963 European Cup - todor66
  4. European Cup 1984 edition - Todor66
  5. Vícha, Jiří; Velíšek, Jaroslav (1973). Házená je můj život (in Czech). Prague: Český svaz házené. p. 46.
  6. "Soupiska – HC Dukla Praha | oficiální webové stránky". Archived from the original on 2023-02-23. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  7. https://hcduklapraha.cz/2025/07/13/martin-brezina-je-novou-posilou-prazske-dukly/
  8. "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
edit