# SG Handball West Wien

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

## History

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.

## Crest, colours, supporters
### Kits

HOME :
* 2011–13
AWAY :
* 2011–12

## Management

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

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2022–23 season
SG Handball West Wien :
Goalkeepers
03 Constantin Möstl
16 Florian Kaiper
Left Wingers
09 Matthias Wegerer
18 Bernhard Huber
Right Wingers
05 Elias Derdak
13 Franko Lastro
32 Gabriel Kofler
Line Players
28 Wilhelm Jelinek
35 Clemens Meleschnig
97 Samuel Kofler
Central Backs
06 Markus Mahr
10 Elias Kofler
11 Paul Pfeifer
91 Andreas Dräger
Left Backs
33 Moritz Mittendorfer
67 Fabian Bryslawski
99 Marko Katic
Right Backs
23 Nicolas Paulnsteiner :

### Technical staff

* Head Coach: Michael Draca
* Assistant Coach: Sandro Uvodić
* Athletic Trainer: Nick Haasmann
* Physiotherapist: Pia Panzenböck
* Physiotherapist: Julia Sladek

### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2022–23 season

## Previous Squads

2020–2021 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Croatia | Sandro Uvodić | (1981-07-13) 13 July 1981 (age 43) | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Austria | Philipp Seitz | (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 27) | Left Back |
| 3 | Austria | Constantin Möstl | (2000-04-01) 1 April 2000 (age 24) | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Austria | Markus Mahr | (2000-11-03) 3 November 2000 (age 24) | Central Back |
| 7 | Austria | Matthias Führer | (1994-03-19) 19 March 1994 (age 30) | Right Winger |
| 9 | Austria | Matthias Wegerer | (2001-08-17) 17 August 2001 (age 23) | Left Winger |
| 10 | Austria | Elias Kofler | (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000 (age 24) | Central Back |
| 11 | Austria | Paul Pfeifer | (2001-03-08) 8 March 2001 (age 23) | Central Back |
| 16 | Austria | Florian Kaiper | (1995-05-26) 26 May 1995 (age 29) | Goalkeeper |
| 22 | Austria | Julian Schiffleitner | (1994-12-27) 27 December 1994 (age 30) | Right Back |
| 28 | Austria | Wilhelm Jelinek | (1994-03-17) 17 March 1994 (age 30) | Line Player |
| 29 | Austria | Julian Pratschner | (1996-12-29) 29 December 1996 (age 28) | Left Winger |
| 33 | Austria | Moritz Mittendorfer | (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 28) | Left Back |
| 44 | Austria | Julian Ranftl | (1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 (age 28) | Right Winger |
| 50 | Austria | Marko Katic | (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 23) | Left Back |
| 75 | Austria | Felix Fuchs | (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 26) | Right Winger |
| 91 | Austria | Andreas Dräger | (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 23) | Central Back |
| 97 | Austria | Samuel Kofler | (1997-05-19) 19 May 1997 (age 27) | Line Player |
2017–2018 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Croatia | Sandro Uvodić | (1981-07-13) 13 July 1981 (age 43) | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Austria | Philipp Seitz | (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 27) | Left Back |
| 7 | Austria | Matthias Führer | (1994-03-19) 19 March 1994 (age 30) | Right Winger |
| 13 | Iceland | Ólafur Bjarki Ragnarsson | (1988-07-12) 12 July 1988 (age 36) | Central Back |
| 16 | Austria | Florian Kaiper | (1995-05-26) 26 May 1995 (age 29) | Goalkeeper |
| 18 | Austria | Christoph Meleschnig | (1997-10-07) 7 October 1997 (age 27) | Left Winger |
| 19 | Austria | Philipp Rabenseifer | (1996-08-03) 3 August 1996 (age 28) | Line Player |
| 20 | Austria | Sebastian Frimmel | (1995-12-18) 18 December 1995 (age 29) | Left Winger |
| 21 | Hungary | Gábor Hajdú | (1989-10-20) 20 October 1989 (age 35) | Left Back |
| 22 | Austria | Julian Schiffleitner | (1994-12-27) 27 December 1994 (age 30) | Right Back |
| 24 | Austria | Mladan Jovanovic | (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 28) | Central Back |
| 28 | Austria | Wilhelm Jelinek | (1994-03-17) 17 March 1994 (age 30) | Line Player |
| 29 | Austria | Julian Pratschner | (1996-12-29) 29 December 1996 (age 28) | Left Winger |
| 32 | Austria | Oliver Kaufmann | (1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 (age 27) | Goalkeeper |
| 33 | Austria | Moritz Mittendorfer | (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 28) | Left Back |
| 44 | Austria | Julian Ranftl | (1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 (age 28) | Right Winger |
| 73 | Iceland | Viggó Kristjánsson | (1993-12-09) 9 December 1993 (age 31) | Right Back |
| 75 | Austria | Felix Fuchs | (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 26) | Right Winger |

## Titles

The club has won the following:

### Austrian Championship

* Winner (5) : 1966, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993

### Austrian Cup

* Winner (2) : 1992, 1993

### EHF Champions League

* Semifinalist: 1994

## EHF ranking

    As of 1/12/2022
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 142 | AC Diomidis Argous | 34 |
| 143 | Parnassos Strovolou | 34 |
| 144 | RK Poreč | 33 |
| 145 | SG Handball West Wien | 32 |
| 146 | RK Sloga Doboj | 32 |
| 147 | RK Dubrava | 32 |
| 148 | HC Donbas Donetsk | 32 |

## Former club members
### Notable former players

* Janko Božović (2001–2006)
* Andreas Dittert (1983–1991)
* Christoph Edelmüller (1992-2004, 2005–2008)
* Patrick Fölser (2011–2014)
* Sebastian Frimmel (2013–2018)
* Matthias Führer (2004–2021)
* Alexander Hermann (2012–2015)
* Wilhelm Jelinek (2005–)
* Jakob Jochmann (2014–2017)
* Florian Kaiper (2004–2023)
* Marko Katic (2012–)
* Roland Knabl (2008–2011)
* Elias Kofler (2018–)
* Nikola Marinovic (2002–2005)
* Thomas Menzl (1979–1988)
* Werner Möstl (1981-2006, 2008–2010, 2015)
* Dean Pomorisac (2010–2011)
* Fabian Posch (2014–2016)
* Julian Pratschner (2014-2022)
* Julian Ranftl (2013–2022)
* Julian Schiffleitner (2014–2022)
* Philipp Seitz (2015–2021)
* Ibish Thaqi (2000–2001)
* Markus Wagesreiter (2012–2016)
* Konrad Wilczynski (1992-2002, 2011–2014)
* Erwin Feuchtmann (2016–2017)
* Patricio Martínez Chávez (2009–2012)
* Duje Miljak (2014–2016)
* Sandro Uvodić (2012–2021)
* Gábor Hajdú (2016–2018)
* Guðmundur Hólmar Helgason (2018-2020)
* Hannes Jón Jónsson (2015–2016)
* Viggó Kristjánsson (2017-2019)
* Ólafur Bjarki Ragnarsson (2017–2019)
* Jānis Pavlovičs (2012-2013)
* Augustas Strazdas (2011–2016)
* Vladimir Osmajić (2004–2006)
* Igor Butulija (2001–2006)

### Former coaches

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