# HC Dukla Prague

HC Dukla Prague (Czech: HC Dukla Praha) is a handball club from Prague, Czech Republic, that plays in the Chance Extraliga.

## 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

HOME :
| 2011–13 | 2013–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–18 |
AWAY :
| 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–18 |
THIRD :
* 2015–16

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2022–23 season
HC Dukla Praha :
Goalkeepers
01 Daniel Grabemann
12 Jakub Votava
24 Tomáš Petržala
Left Wingers
04 Jakub Zelenka
06 Jiří Vojtela
25 Jiří Rakouský
Right Wingers
18 akub Krušberský
19 Marek Šebesta
Line Players
22 Jiří Dokoupil
31 Tomáš Turek
36 Matúš Moravčík
Central Backs
09 Jakub Sviták
11 Filip Březina
14 Lukáš Melich
23 Daniel Křístek
37 Martin Rakouský
Left Backs
08 Adam Antolík
13 Jan Bolehovský
28 Marek Hlinka
35 Martin Březina
Right Backs
17 Jakub Rumian
91 David Šůstek :

### Technical staff

* Head Coach: Michal Tonar

### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2022–23 season

## Previous squads

2016–2017 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Czech Republic | Daniel Rangl | (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 (age 36) | Goalkeeper |
| 8 | Czech Republic | Ondřej Šimunek | (1992-05-17) 17 May 1992 (age 32) | Line Player |
| 9 | Czech Republic | Jakub Sviták | (1991-05-10) 10 May 1991 (age 33) | Central Back |
| 10 | Czech Republic | Daniel Kývala | (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 28) | Left Back |
| 11 | Czech Republic | Filip Brezina | (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 (age 28) | Central Back |
| 13 | Czech Republic | Matěj Klíma | (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 25) | Left Back |
| 14 | Czech Republic | David Krouský | (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 27) | Left Winger |
| 15 | Czech Republic | Milan Kotrč | (1988-05-23) 23 May 1988 (age 36) | Left Winger |
| 16 | Czech Republic | Ondřej Zavázal | (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27) | Goalkeeper |
| 19 | Czech Republic | Vít Reichl | (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 (age 31) | Line Player |
| 22 | Czech Republic | Dieudonné Mubenzem | (1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 28) | Right Back |
| 23 | Slovakia | Tibor Tribus | (1996-11-19) 19 November 1996 (age 28) | Left Back |
| 24 | Czech Republic | Tomáš Petržala | (1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 38) | Goalkeeper |
| 25 | Czech Republic | Štěpán Jeníček | (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 30) | Right Winger |
| 27 | Czech Republic | Jan Chmelík | (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 27) | Right Winger |
| 30 | Czech Republic | Jiří Šmíd | (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 26) | Left Back |
| 32 | Czech Republic | Jan Syřínek | (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 (age 32) | Right Back |
| 33 | Slovakia | Mojmír Hlavatý | (1995-11-12) 12 November 1995 (age 29) | Line Player |
| 45 | Czech Republic | Jan Brabec | (1980-10-01) 1 October 1980 (age 44) | Line Player |
| 77 | Czech Republic | Jakub Kastner | (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 34) | Right Winger |
| 91 | Czech Republic | David Šůstek | (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 33) | Right Back |
2010–2011 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Czech Republic | Daniel Rangl | (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 (age 36) | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Czech Republic | Radek Horák | (1986-06-17) 17 June 1986 (age 38) | Left Back |
| 4 | Czech Republic | Jan Landa | (1986-05-10) 10 May 1986 (age 38) | Left Back |
| 5 | Czech Republic | Jakub Kern | (1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 (age 35) | Left Back |
| 7 | Czech Republic | Zdeněk Polášek | (1988-02-11) 11 February 1988 (age 36) | Left Back |
| 9 | Czech Republic | Jakub Sviták | (1991-05-10) 10 May 1991 (age 33) | Central Back |
| 11 | Czech Republic | Radek Mráz | (1988-11-08) 8 November 1988 (age 36) | Right Back |
| 12 | Czech Republic | Tomáš Suchý | (1990-02-21) 21 February 1990 (age 34) | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Czech Republic | Kamil Piskac | (1978-10-04) 4 October 1978 (age 46) | Line Player |
| 15 | Czech Republic | Milan Kotrč | (1988-05-23) 23 May 1988 (age 36) | Left Winger |
| 18 | Czech Republic | Petr Rams | (1983-07-22) 22 July 1983 (age 41) | Right Back |
| 20 | Czech Republic | Daniel Kriso | (1983-09-02) 2 September 1983 (age 41) | Line Player |
| 21 | Czech Republic | Štepán Krůpa | (1989-03-14) 14 March 1989 (age 35) | Left Back |
| 22 | Czech Republic | Jakub Kastner | (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 34) | Right Winger |
| 24 | Czech Republic | Tomáš Petržala | (1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 38) | Goalkeeper |
| 26 | Czech Republic | Jan Tesař | (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 34) | Line Player |
| 33 | Czech Republic | Martin Lehocký | (1987-01-17) 17 January 1987 (age 38) | Left Winger |
| 38 | Czech Republic | David Šůstek | (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 33) | Right Back |

## 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,
** 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 |
| 1956–57 Winners | Semi-finals | HG Kopenhagen | 25–18 | x | 25–18 |
| 1956–57 Winners | Finals | Örebro SK | 21–13 |
| 1962–63 Winners | Round of 16 | THW Kiel | 18–12 | x | 18–12 |
| 1962–63 Winners | Quarter-finals | SC DHfK Leipzig | 21–11 | 9–14 | 30–25 |
| 1962–63 Winners | Semi-finals | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 24–14 | 9–7 | 33–21 |
| 1962–63 Winners | Finals | Dinamo București | 15–13 |
| 1983–84 Winners | Round 2 | Vlug en Lenig Geleen | 33–18 | 23–20 | 56–38 |
| 1983–84 Winners | Quarter-finals | TV Zofingen | 18–15 | 25–23 | 43–38 |
| 1983–84 Winners | Semi-finals | VfL Gummersbach | 18–17 | 14–14 | 32–31 |
| 1983–84 Winners | Finals | RK Metaloplastika | 21–17 | 17–21 | 38–38 (4-2 Pen.) |

### EHF ranking

    As of 19/2/2023
| 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)

### Former coaches

| Seasons | Coach | Country |
| 2021– | Michal Tonar | |