Handball Tirol
Austrian handball club
Handball Tirol
Full nameSparkasse Schwaz Handball Tirol
Short nameHT
Founded2013; 13 years ago (2013)
ArenaOsthalle Schwaz
Capacity1,000
PresidentKlaus Hauser
Head coachChristoph Jauernik
LeagueHLA Meisterliga
Club colours   
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Team colours
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Home
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Away
Website
Official site

Handball Tirol is a handball club from Schwaz, Austria. They currently compete in the HLA Meisterliga.

The current name of the club is Sparkasse Schwaz Handball Tirol due to sponsorship reasons.

Location of Handball Tirol
Schwaz
Schwaz
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Location of Handball Tirol

History

In May 2013, ULZ Schwaz and HIT Innsbruck merged to form Handball Tirol.[1] In the 2013/14 season, the first team, led by Erwin Gierlinger, finished 7th in the HLA Meisterliga. They became silver medalists in the ÖHB Cup in 2021/22 and 2023/24. In 2024/25, the team won the ÖHB Cup, securing its first title since its founding.[2] The team also won the HLA Supercup in August 2025.[3]

Crest, colours, supporters

Club crest

  • Old Logo (-2020)
    Old Logo
    (-2020)

Kits

Management

Position Name
President Austria Klaus Hauser
Sport Director Austria Thomas Lintner

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season[4]
Handball Tirol

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Germany Christoph Jauernik
  • Assistant coach: Germany Benjamin Riemann
  • Fitness coach: Austria Hannes Danler
  • Physiotherapist: Austria Pooya Poostchi
  • Club doctor: Austria Dr. Albin Kulhanek

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Transfer History

Accomplishments

  • Austrian Cup (ÖHB-Cup)
    •  Gold: 2025
    •  Silver: 2022, 2024
  • Austrian Super Cup (HLA Supercup)
    •  Gold: 2025

EHF ranking

As of 23/10/2025[7]
Rank Team Points
139 Romania CSA Steaua București 29
140 Cyprus Parnassos Strovolou 28
141 Sweden HK Malmö 28
142 Austria Handball Tirol 27
143 Montenegro RK Budvanska rivijera 27
144 North Macedonia GRK Tikveš 27
145 Iceland ÍBV 27

Former club members

Notable former players

The list includes players who have played at least once for their national team or spent at least 10 years with the team.

Goalkeepers

  • Austria Christian Aigner (2013–2015)
  • Belarus Aliaksei Kishou (2015–2018, 2020–2025)
  • Lithuania Aistis Pažemeckas (2016–2018)

Right wingers

Left wingers

  • Austria Manuel Gierlinger (2013–2014)
  • Austria Alexander Wanitschek (2013–2025)

Line players

Left backs

Central backs

Right backs

  • Austria Armin Hochleitner (2013–2021)
  • Austria Thomas Kandolf (2013–2018, 2023–)

Former coaches

Seasons Coach Country
2013–2014 Erwin Gierlinger Austria
2014–2015 Krešimir Maraković Croatia
2015–2018 Raúl Alonso Spain
2018–2021 Frank Bergemann Germany
2022 Gerald Zeiner Austria
2022 Klaus Hagleitner Austria
2023– Christoph Jauernik Germany

References

  1. ^ dos. "HANDBALL TIROL Info-Veranstaltung". www.ulz-schwaz.at (in German). Archived from the original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  2. ^ https://www.handball-tirol.at/post/die-adler-sind-cupsieger-2025
  3. ^ https://www.handball-tirol.at/post/adler-gewinnen-druck-at-hla-supercup-2025
  4. ^ "Team (All)". Handball Tirol (in German). Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  5. ^ https://www.hclinz.at/2025/06/12/neu-im-team-aliaksei-kishou/
  6. ^ https://www.tt.com/artikel/30909191/kapitaen-wanitschek-verabschiedet-sich-was-man-alles-mitnimmt-ist-unbezahlbar
  7. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball". eurotopteam.com.
  • Official website
  • Handball Tirol on Facebook
  • Handball Tirol on Instagram
  • Handball Tirol at Handball Base
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