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  
WebsiteOfficial 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 2025-26 season[1]
HC Dukla Praha

Technical staff

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

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

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
1956–57WinnersQuarter-finals RomaniaDinamo București24–19 x 24–19
Semi-finals DenmarkHG København25–18 x 25–18
Finals SwedenÖrebro SK21–13
1962–63WinnersRound of 16 GermanyTHW Kiel18–12 x 18–12
Quarter-finals East GermanySC DHfK Leipzig21–11 9–14 30–25
Semi-finals GermanyFrisch Auf Göppingen24–14 9–7 33–21
Finals RomaniaDinamo București15–13
1983–84WinnersRound 2 NetherlandsVlug en Lenig Geleen33–18 23–20 56–38
Quarter-finals SwitzerlandTV Zofingen18–15 25–23 43–38
Semi-finals GermanyVfL Gummersbach18–17 14–14 32–31
Finals Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaRK Metaloplastika21–17 17–21 38–38 (4-2 Pen.)

EHF ranking

As of 19/2/2023[3]
RankTeamPoints
36NorwayNærbø IL149
37FrancePAUC Handball144
38SwedenIK Sävehof143
39Czech RepublicHC Dukla Prague143
40RomaniaCS Minaur Baia Mare140
41SwedenIFK Kristianstad137
42SpainBM Logroño La Rioja133

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

SeasonsCoachCountry
2021-2024 Michal TonarCzech Republic
2024- Daniel KubešCzech Republic

References