Competition format
The season begins with a regular season between the ten teams. The first five teams qualify for a first playoff round, while the last five play a play-down round. At the end of this second round, the five teams of the playoff round and the top three teams of the play-down round play elimination rounds. The last two play a relegation round.2017/18 Season participants
The following ten clubs compete in the Handball Liga Austria during the 2016–17 season.Handball Liga Austria past champions
* 1961 : ATSV Linz * 1962 : WAT Atzgersdorf * 1963 : Rapid Wien * 1964 : Rapid Wien (2) * 1965 : Rapid Wien (3) * 1966 : Union West Wien * 1967 : Rapid Wien (4) * 1968 : UHC Salzburg * 1969 : UHC Salzburg (2) * 1970 : Union Edelweiß Linz * 1971 : Salzburger AK 1914 * 1972 : UHC Salzburg (3) * 1973 : Union Krems * 1974 : Oberglas Bärnbach * 1975 : Union Krems (2) * 1976 : Oberglas Bärnbach (2) * 1977 : Union Krems (3) * 1978 : ASKÖ Linz SBL * 1979 : ASKÖ Linz SBL (2) * 1980 : ASKÖ Linz SBL (3) * 1981 : ASKÖ Linz SBL (4) * 1982 : Raika Köflach (3) * 1983 : ATSE Waagner Biro Graz * 1984 : ATSE Waagner Biro Graz (2) * 1985 : ATSE Waagner Biro Graz (3) * 1986 : Union Raika Stockerau * 1987 : ATSE Waagner Biro Graz (4) * 1988 : ATSE Waagner Biro Graz (5) * 1989 : UHK Volksbank Wien (2) * 1990 : ATSE Waagner Biro Graz (6) * 1991 : UHK Volksbank Wien (3) * 1992 : UHK Volksbank Wien (4) * 1993 : UHK Volksbank Wien (5) * 1994 : ASKÖ Linz SBL (5) * 1995 : ASKÖ Linz SBL (6) * 1996 : ASKÖ Linz SBL (7) * 1997 : HC Sparkasse Bruck * 1998 : HC Sparkasse Bruck (2) * 1999 : HSG Raiff. Bärnbach/Köflach (4) * 2000 : HSG Raiff. Bärnbach/Köflach (5) * 2001 : jet2web Bregenz * 2002 : jet2web Bregenz (2) * 2003 : Alpla HC Hard * 2004 : A1 Bregenz (3) * 2005 : A1 Bregenz (4) * 2006 : A1 Bregenz (5) * 2007 : A1 Bregenz (6) * 2008 : A1 Bregenz (7) * 2009 : A1 Bregenz (8) * 2010 : A1 Bregenz (9) * 2011 : HC Fivers Margareten * 2012 : Alpla HC Hard (2) * 2013 : Alpla HC Hard (3) * 2014 : Alpla HC Hard (4) * 2015 : Alpla HC Hard (5) * 2016 : HC Fivers Margareten (2) * 2017 : Alpla HC Hard (6) * 2018 : HC Fivers Margareten (3) * 2019 : UHK Krems (4) * 2020 : No Champion (COVID-19 pandemic) * 2021 : Alpla HC Hard (7) * 2022 : UHK Krems (5)EHF coefficient ranking
For season 2017–2018, see footnoteExternal links
References
{{EHF leagues Handball Liga Austria