HSG Graz

HSG Graz
Full name	HSG Holding Graz
Founded	1997 (1997)
Arena	Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz
Capacity	3,000
Head coach	Spyros Balomenos
League	HLA Meisterliga
Club colours
Website Official site

HSG Graz is a handball club from Graz, Austria. They currently compete in the HLA Meisterliga.

The current name of the club is HSG Holding Graz due to sponsorship reasons.

Graz

Location of HSG Graz

History

The club was founded in 1997. They were promoted to the first division for the first time in 2002, but for financial reasons they voluntarily agreed to be relegated to the second division in 2003. In 2017, they finished second in the ÖHB Cup and won the second division, the HLA Challenge League, thus being promoted back to the first division, the HLA Meisterliga.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

AWAY
2017–20	2022–23	2023–24

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season

HSG Holding Graz

Goalkeepers 01 Felix Buchgraber 12 Thomas Eichberger 16 Maximilian Kolouch Left Wingers 14 Markus Höfer 15 Paul Offner 27 Martin Ernet Right Wingers 13 Theodor Schweighofer 19 Paul Rosenberger 20 Thomas Scherr Line Players 10 Maximilian Kelich 29 Lukas Schweighofer 31 Julian Schöpf Left Backs 23 Nemanja Beloš 35 Jura Egon Juranić 93 Borjan Damjanoski Central Backs 06 Jakob Rosenberger 30 Kilian Schranz 32 Matic Kotar 33 Leonhard Schweighofer Right Backs 07 Matej Galina 24 Florian Schimmel 25 Simon Sonnleitner 77 Jurij Jensterle

Technical staff

• Head coach: Spyros Balomenos
• Assistant coach: Goran Pajičić
• Goalkeeping coach: Amel Kocic
• Coach: Anna Fötsch-Schweighofer

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Joining

Leaving

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2025–26 season
Joining Matic Kotar (CB) from Bregenz Handball Jura Egon Juranić (LB) from SC Ferlach Maximilian Kelich (LP) from HIB Handball Graz Jakob Rosenberger (CB) from HIB Handball Graz Paul Rosenberger (RW) from HIB Handball Graz Simon Sonnleitner (RB) from HIB Handball Graz Leaving Jovo Budović (GK) to HSG Bärnbach/Köflach Ramon Raschid (LP) (retires) József Albek (LB) to Athinaikos H.C.

Transfers for the 2024–25 season
Joining Nemanja Beloš (LB) back from loan at Al Arabi SC Leaving Nemanja Beloš (LB) on loan at Al Arabi SC

Accomplishments

• Austrian Cup (ÖHB-Cup)
  •  Silver: 2017

Former club members

Notable former players

The list includes players who have played at least once for their national team or spent at least 10 years with the team.

Goalkeepers

• Leon Bergmann (2020–2023)
• Thomas Eichberger (2011–2020, 2024–)

Line players

• Lukas Schweighofer (2003–2018, 2023–)

Left backs

• József Albek (2017–2025)
• Nemanja Beloš (2017–)
• Daniel Dicker (2011–2013, 2018–2020)
• Aleš Pajovič (2015–2018)

Right backs

• Srđan Predragović (2023–2024)

External links

• Official website
• HSG Graz on Facebook
• HSG Graz on Instagram
• HSG Graz at Handball Base