HC Dukla Prague
Czech handball club
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HC Dukla Prague (Czech: HC Dukla Praha) is a handball club from Prague, Czech Republic, that plays in the Chance Extraliga.
Prague
Location of HC Dukla Prague
FullnameHandball Club Dukla Praha
ShortnameDukla Praha
Founded1948
ArenaSport Center Řepy
| HC Dukla Praha | |
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| Full name | Handball Club Dukla Praha |
| Short name | Dukla Praha |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Arena | Sport Center Řepy |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Head coach | Daniel Kubeš |
| League | Chance Extraliga |
| Club colours | |
| Website Official site | |
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
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           2011–13 |
    2013–15 |
    2015–16 |
    2016–18 | ||||||||||||
| AWAY | |||||||||||||||
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    2014–15 |
    2015–16 |
    2016–18 | |||||||||||||
| THIRD | |||||||||||||||
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2015–16 | |||||||||||||||
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2025-26 season[1]
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Technical staff
- Head Coach:
Daniel Kubeš - Responsible Manager: Jiří Pokorný
- Physiotherapist: Jiří Neumann
- Team Doctor: Vítězslav Ježek
Transfers
- Transfers for the 2025–26 season
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Accomplishments
- EHF Champions League:
Gold: 1957, 1963, 1984,
Silver: 1967, 1968,
Bronze: 1962, 1966, 1980, 1985,
- EHF Cup:
- Bronze: 1990
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1956–57 Winners |
Quarter-finals |  Dinamo București |
24–19 | x | 24–19 |
| Semi-finals |  HG København |
25–18 | x | 25–18 | |
| Finals |  Örebro SK |
21–13 | |||
| 1962–63 Winners |
Round of 16 |  THW Kiel |
18–12 | x | 18–12 |
| Quarter-finals |  SC DHfK Leipzig |
21–11 | 9–14 | 30–25 | |
| Semi-finals | Frisch Auf Göppingen |
24–14 | 9–7 | 33–21 | |
| Finals | Dinamo București |
15–13 | |||
| 1983–84 Winners |
Round 2 |  Vlug en Lenig Geleen |
33–18 | 23–20 | 56–38 |
| Quarter-finals |  TV Zofingen |
18–15 | 25–23 | 43–38 | |
| Semi-finals | VfL Gummersbach |
18–17 | 14–14 | 32–31 | |
| Finals |  RK Metaloplastika |
21–17 | 17–21 | 38–38 (4-2 Pen.) |
EHF ranking
- As of 19/2/2023[3]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 36 |  Nærbø IL | 149 |
| 37 |  PAUC Handball | 144 |
| 38 | IK Sävehof | 143 |
| 39 |  HC Dukla Prague | 143 |
| 40 | CS Minaur Baia Mare | 140 |
| 41 | IFK Kristianstad | 137 |
| 42 |  BM Logroño La Rioja | 133 |
Former club members
Notable former players
- Michal Barda (1979–1987)
- Tomáš Bartek (1977–1988)
- Petr Baumruk (1981–1990)
- Roman Bečvář (1986–1992)
- Ladislav Beneš (1962–1979)
- Milan Berka (1998–2000)
- Bohumil Cepák (1970–1972)
- Bedřich Ciner (1960–1962)
- Václav Duda (1959–1975)
- Václav Eret (1950–1951)
- Jan Filip (1991–1997, 1998–1999)
- Miroslav Frank (1981–1983)
- Vladimír Haber (1969–1971)
- Rudolf Havlík (1956–1973)
- František Heřman (1958–1960)
- Radek Horák (2007–2012)
- Petr Hrubý (1996–2004)
- Jiří Hynek (2002–2005)
- Petr Házl (1991–1995)
- Vladimír Jarý (1968–1970)
- Filip Jícha (2000–2003)
- Karel Jindřichovský (1986–1994)
- Jiří Kavan (1966–1979)
- Matěj Klíma (2016–2021)
- Jaroslav Konečný (1964–1966)
- Bedřich König (1951–1976)
- Jiří Kotrč (1978–1990, 1994–1996)
- Milan Kotrč (2007–2017)
- Martin Kovář (1997–1999)
- Jindřich Krepindl (1968–1970)
- Daniel Kubeš (1996–2001)
- Jan Landa (2005–2011)
- Martin Lehocký (2006–2013)
- Jiří Liška (1971–1984)
- Vojtěch Mareš (1959–1971)
- Pavel Mikeš (1970–1972)
- Dieudonné Mubenzem (2014–2018)
- Radek Musil (1995–2001)
- Karel Nocar (1998–1999, 2002–2003)
- Jan Novák (1981–1990)
- Zdeněk Pešl (1951–1953)
- Bohumír Prokop (1987–1992, 1996–1997)
- Jaroslav Provazník (1957–1958)
- Jaroslav Rážek (1961–1971)
- Ivan Satrapa (1965–1980)
- Martin Šetlík (1992–1994)
- Zdeněk Škára (1973–1974)
- Jaroslav Škarvan (1964–1978)
- Miloš Slabý (1989–2000)
- Libor Sovadina (1986–1990)
- Oldřich Spáčil (1952–1962)
- Jan Stehlík (2005–2009)
- František Štika (1976–1984)
- Jan Štochl (2002–2005)
- Petr Štochl (2000–2001)
- Václav Straka (2007–2008)
- Jakub Sviták (2010–)
- Michal Tonar (1988–1990)
- Zdeněk Vaněk (1987–1992)
- Jan Větrovec (2003–2006)
- Jiří Vícha (1950–1985)
- Jiří Vítek (1996–1999)
- Václav Vraný (2004–2007)
Milan Brestovanský (1979–1981)- Peter Dávid (1986–1988)
- Milan Folta (1987–1988)
- Anton Frolo (1957–1959)
- Rudolf Horváth (1966–1968)
- Peter Kakaščík (1990–1991)
- Maroš Kolpak (1993–1995)
- Peter Mesiarik (1982–1984)
- Richard Štochl (2001)
- Martin Putinec Půta
Former coaches
| Seasons | Coach | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-2024 | Michal Tonar | |
| 2024- | Daniel Kubeš | |