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Union Handballklub Krems

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Förthof UHK Krems
Full nameFörthof Union Handballklub Krems
Short nameUHK
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
ArenaSporthalle Krems, Krems an der Donau
Capacity1,500
PresidentBernhard Lackner
Head coachIbish Thaqi
LeagueHandball Liga Austria
Club colours   
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Home
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Away
Website
Official site

Förthof UHK Krems is a professional handball club from Krems an der Donau, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria.

Location of Union Handballklub Krems
Krems an der Donau
Krems an der Donau
Location of Union Handballklub Krems

History

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In 1947 the UHK Krems was founded as the handball section of Union Krems. It has always been in the Austrian First Division since the 2002/2003 season. They won the championship 5 times (1973, 1975, 1977, 2019, 2022), they were cup winners 5 times (1973, 1975, 1978, 2010, 2019).

Crest, colours, supporters

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Club crest

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Kit manufacturers

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Period Kit manufacturer
– 2014 Germany Puma
2014 – 2021 Denmark Hummel
2021 – present Germany Puma

Kits

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Sports Hall information

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Home hall: Sporthalle Krems

Management

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Position Name
President Austria Bernhard Lackner
Vice-president Austria Josef Nussbaum
Honorary President Austria Hans Penz
Member Of The Board Austria Alois Autherith
Member Of The Board Austria Christoph Hofbauer
Member Of The Board Austria Gudrun Kanzler

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2022–23 season[1]
Förthof UHK Krems

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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  • Handball Liga Austria
    • Winner (5) : 1973, 1975, 1977, 2019, 2022
  • Austrian Cup
    • Winner (5) : 1979, 1980, 1984, 2010, 2019

In the 1978/79, 1979/80 and 1983/84 seasons, the UHK Krems was automatically Austrian Cup winner as runner-up in the championship and qualified for the international cup winner competition.

EHF ranking

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As of 1/12/2022[6]
Rank Team Points
124 Estonia HC Tallinn 41
125 Belgium HC Visé BM 41
126 Lithuania Dragūnas Klaipėda 41
127 Austria Union Handballklub Krems 40
128 Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange 39
129 Romania CSA Steaua București 37
130 Hungary Gyöngyösi KK 25

Former club members

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Notable former players

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Former coaches

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Seasons Coach Country
2006–2007 István Gulyás Hungary
2007–2013 István Szilágyi Hungary
2013–2016 Ivica Belas AustriaCroatia
2016– Ibish Thaqi Austria

References

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  1. ^ https://uhk-krems.com/kader/meisterliga/#kader
  2. ^ https://uhk-krems.com/allgemein/daniel-dicker-kommt-zum-uhk/
  3. ^ https://uhk-krems.com/allgemein/julian-pratschner-wechselt-zum-uhk/
  4. ^ https://www.noen.at/sport/noe-sportmix/handball-jakob-jochmann-der-doktor-gleitet-in-die-handball-pension-krems-redaktionsfeed-handball-jakob-jochmann-ruecktritt-karriereende-redaktion-312598747
  5. ^ https://www.noen.at/sport/baden/handball-kremser-posch-wechselt-nach-bad-voeslau-bad-voeslau-redaktionsfeed-handball-fabian-posch-transfer-uhk-krems-jags-bad-voeslau-thomas-schartel-redaktion-315292604
  6. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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