Handball Liga Austria
The Handball Liga Austria is the name of the professional handball league of Austria.
Competition Format
The season begins with a regular season between the ten teams. The first five teams qualifies for a first play-off round, while the last five plays a play-down round. At the end of this second round, the five teams of the play-off round and the top three teams of the play-down round plays elimination rounds. The last two plays a relegation round.2017/18 Season participants
The following 10 clubs compete in the Handball Liga Austria during the 2016–17 season.| Team | City | Arena |
| Alpla HC Hard | Hard | :de:Sporthalle am See|Sporthalle am See |
| Bregenz Handball | Bregenz | :de:Sporthalle Rieden-Vorkloster|Handball-Arena Rieden Vorkloster |
| Handball Tirol | Schwaz | Osthalle Schwaz |
| Handballclub Fivers Margareten | Vienna | Sporthalle Margareten |
| HC Bruck | Bruck an der Mur | Hannes-Bammer-Sporthalle |
| HC Linz AG | Linz | Sport-Neue Mittelschule Linz Kleinmünchen |
| Moser Medical UHK Krems | Krems an der Donau | Sport • Halle • Krems |
| SC Ferlach | Ferlach | Ballspielhalle Ferlach |
| SG Handball West Wien | Maria Enzersdorf | BSFZ Südstadt |
| HSG Graz | Graz | ? |
Handball Liga Austria past champions
- 1961 : ATSV Linz
- 1962 : WAT Atzgersdorf
- 1963 : Rapid Wien
- 1964 : Rapid Wien
- 1965 : Rapid Wien
- 1966 : Union West Wien
- 1967 : Rapid Wien
- 1968 : UHC Salzburg
- 1969 : UHC Salzburg
- 1970 : Union Edelweiß Linz
- 1971 : Salzburger AK 1914
- 1972 : UHC Salzburg
- 1973 : Union Krems
- 1974 : Oberglas Bärnbach
- 1975 : Union Krems
- 1976 : Oberglas Bärnbach
- 1977 : Union Krems
- 1978 : ASKÖ Linz SBL
- 1979 : ASKÖ Linz SBL
- 1980 : ASKÖ Linz SBL
- 1981 : ASKÖ Linz SBL
- 1982 : Raika Köflach
- 1983 : ATSE Waagner Biro Graz
- 1984 : ATSE Waagner Biro Graz
- 1985 : ATSE Waagner Biro Graz
- 1986 : Union Raika Stockerau
- 1987 : ATSE Waagner Biro Graz
- 1988 : ATSE Waagner Biro Graz
- 1989 : UHK Volksbank Wien
- 1990 : ATSE Waagner Biro Graz
- 1991 : UHK Volksbank Wien
- 1992 : UHK Volksbank Wien
- 1993 : UHK Volksbank Wien
- 1994 : ASKÖ Linz SBL
- 1995 : ASKÖ Linz SBL
- 1996 : ASKÖ Linz SBL
- 1997 : HC Sparkasse Bruck
- 1998 : HC Sparkasse Bruck
- 1999 : HSG Raiff. Bärnbach/Köflach
- 2000 : HSG Raiff. Bärnbach/Köflach
- 2001 : jet2web Bregenz
- 2002 : jet2web Bregenz
- 2003 : Alpla HC Hard
- 2004 : A1 Bregenz
- 2005 : A1 Bregenz
- 2006 : A1 Bregenz
- 2007 : A1 Bregenz
- 2008 : A1 Bregenz
- 2009 : A1 Bregenz
- 2010 : A1 Bregenz
- 2011 : HC Fivers Margareten
- 2012 : Alpla HC Hard
- 2013 : Alpla HC Hard
- 2014 : Alpla HC Hard
- 2015 : Alpla HC Hard
- 2016 : HC Fivers Margareten
- 2017 : Alpla HC Hard
- 2018 : HC Fivers Margareten
| Club | Titles | Year | |
| 1. | Bregenz Handball | 9 | 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| 2. | HC Linz AG | 7 | 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| 3. | ATSE Waagner Biro Graz | 6 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990 |
| Alpla HC Hard | 6 | 2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 | |
| 5. | SG Handball West Wien | 5 | 1966, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| HSG Raiffeisen Bärnbach/Köflach | 5 | 1974, 1976, 1983, 1999, 2000 | |
| 7. | Rapid Wien | 4 | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 |
| 8. | UHC Salzburg | 3 | 1968, 1969, 1972 |
| UHK Krems | 3 | 1973, 1975, 1977 | |
| HC Fivers Margareten | 3 | 2011, 2016, 2018 | |
| 11. | HC Bruck | 2 | 1997, 1998 |
| 12. | ATSV Linz | 1 | 1961 |
| WAT Atzgersdorf | 1 | 1962 | |
| Union Edelweiß Linz | 1 | 1970 | |
| Salzburger AK 1914 | 1 | 1971 | |
| Union Raika Stockerau | 1 | 1986 |
EHF coefficient ranking
- 23. Lotto Eredivisie
- 24. Süper Ligi
- 25. Handball Liga Austria
- 26. A1 Ethniki
- 27. Olís deildin