HCB Karviná

Handball Club Baník Karviná or HCB Karviná is a Czech professional handball club based in Karviná, Czech Republic. Baník Karviná is one of the most successful handball clubs in the country, having won the Chance Extraliga twelve times.

History
The club was founded in 1952. HCB Karviná win the first title in 1968 in Czechoslovak second league and 1972 win in Czechoslovak first league. Club played in EHF Champions League in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and EHF Cup in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2019 and 2020. The club has won the Czech Handball Extraliga twelve times, of which the last time was in 2022. The club competed in EHF Champions League and EHF Cup on several occasions.

Current squad

 * Squad for the 2023–24 season

Technical staff

 * Head coach: 🇨🇿 Michal Brůna
 * Fitness coach: 🇨🇿 Dominik Lukács
 * Physiotherapist: 🇨🇿 Daniel Jaroš
 * Masseur: 🇨🇿 David Hála
 * Club doctor: 🇨🇿 Dr. Ľubomír Pacanovský

Transfers

 * Transfers for the 2023–24 season


 * Joining [[File:Arrow-up.png]]
 * 🇷🇸 Dušan Živanov (RB) from 🇨🇿 SKKP Handball Brno
 * 🇨🇿 Václav Košťálek (LB) from 🇨🇿 SKH Polanka
 * 🇨🇿 Ondřej Pavlík (LP) from 🇨🇿 SKH Polanka


 * Leaving [[File:Arrow-down.gif]]
 * 🇨🇿 Michal Folwarczný (LW) to 🇨🇿 TJ Cement Hranice
 * 🇨🇿 Šimon Klus (CB) to 🇨🇿 TJ Cement Hranice
 * 🇨🇿 Matěj Pelák (LB) to 🇨🇿 TJ Cement Hranice
 * 🇨🇿 Zdenek Čadra (RB) to 🇨🇿 KH Kopřivnice
 * 🇨🇿 Šimon Siročák (CB) to 🇨🇿 SKH Polanka

Accomplishments

 * Czech Handball Extraliga:
 * (12): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2018, 2022
 * (3): 1997, 1998, 2019,
 * (3): 1994, 1996, 2012
 * Czechoslovakia Handball League:
 * (2): 1968, 1972,
 * (4): 1967, 1987, 1990, 1992,
 * (5): 1969, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1991,

Notable former players

 * 🇨🇿 František Brůna (1961–1976)
 * 🇨🇿 Michal Brůna (2000–2002, 2003–2004, 2017–2020)
 * 🇨🇿 Luděk Drobek (1993–2004)
 * 🇨🇿 Martin Galia (1997–2003, 2022–)
 * 🇨🇿 Richard Hladký (1994–1996)
 * 🇨🇿 Pavel Horák (1996–2006)
 * 🇨🇿 David Juříček (1992–2003)
 * 🇨🇿 Arnošt Klimčík (1964–1977)
 * 🇨🇿 Tomáš Mrkva (2006–2010)
 * 🇨🇿 Vojtěch Patzel (2020–2022)
 * 🇨🇿 Martin Prachař (1997–2006)
 * 🇨🇿 Pavel Prokopec (2000–2004)
 * 🇨🇿 Alexander Radčenko (1999–2003)
 * 🇨🇿 Miloš Slabý (2000–2004)
 * 🇨🇿 Jan Sobol (2001–2007, 2021–2022)
 * 🇨🇿 Ondřej Šulc (2006–2010)
 * 🇨🇿 Jakub Szymanski (2001–2006)
 * 🇨🇿 Marek Vančo (2009–2016)
 * 🇨🇿 Ondřej Zdráhala (2002–2007)
 * 🇵🇱 Krzysztof Łyżwa (2009–2011)
 * 🇵🇱 Przemysław Witkowski (2016–2017)
 * 🇷🇸 Veljko Inđić (2006–2008)
 * 🇷🇸 Nemanja Marjanović (2005–2008, 2017–2022)
 * 🇸🇰 Miloš Putera (2004–2006)