SG Handball West Wien

SG Handball West Wien
Full nameSpielgemeinschaft Handball West Wien
Nickname(s)Grünen
Short nameWest Wien
Founded1946; 78 years ago (1946)
ArenaBSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf
Capacity1,200
PresidentFerdinand Hager
Head coachMichael Draca
LeagueHandball Liga Austria
Club colours   
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Team colours
Team colours
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Home
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Away
Website
Official site

SG Handball West Wien is a handball club from Wien, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria.

Location of SG Handball West Wien
Wien
Wien
Location of SG Handball West Wien

History

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In 1946, police lieutenant colonel Herndlm West Wien founded the club. They won the championship 6 times (1968, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2023), they were cup winners 2 times (1991, 1992). The club's greatest international success was fourth place in the EHF Champions League in the 1993/94 season.

In March 2023, manager Conny Wilczynski announced the club's withdrawal from professional handball for the coming season for economic reasons.[1]

Crest, colours, supporters

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Kits

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Management

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Position Name
Executive Director Austria Konrad Wilczynski
Sport Director Austria Roland Marouschek
Member Of The Board Austria Roland Schlinger

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2022–23 season[2]
SG Handball West Wien

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Previous Squads

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Titles

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The club has won the following:

Austrian Championship
  • Winner (5) : 1966, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993
Austrian Cup
  • Winner (2) : 1992, 1993
EHF Champions League

EHF ranking

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As of 1/12/2022[3]
Rank Team Points
142 Greece AC Diomidis Argous 34
143 Cyprus Parnassos Strovolou 34
144 Croatia RK Poreč 33
145 Austria SG Handball West Wien 32
146 Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Sloga Doboj 32
147 Croatia RK Dubrava 32
148 Ukraine HC Donbas Donetsk 32

Former club members

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Notable former players

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Former coaches

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Seasons Coach Country
2008–2011 Gerald Grabner Austria
2011–2013 Romas Magelinskas LithuaniaAustria
2013–2015 Erlingur Richardsson Iceland
2015–2019 Hannes Jón Jónsson Iceland
2019–2020 Roland Marouschek Austria
2020– Michael Draca Austria

References

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  1. ^ "West Vienna withdraws surprisingly". sport ORF.at. March 22, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  2. ^ https://handball-westwien.at/teams/g7/ [bare URL]
  3. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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