Talent Plzeň

Talent Plzeň
Full nameHázená Plzeň s.r.o.
Founded1953; 71 years ago (1953)
ArenaMěstská hala Plzeň, Plzeň
Capacity1,350
PresidentPavel Drobil
Head coachPetr Štochl
LeagueChance Extraliga
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Home
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
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Away
Website
Official site

Talent Plzeň is a professional handball club from Plzeň, Czech Republic, that plays in the Chance Extraliga.

Location of Talent Plzeň
Plzeň
Plzeň
Location of Talent Plzeň

History

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The club was founded in 1953. Talent Plzeň win the first title in 1974 in Czechoslovak Handball League. The club was doing well in the 1998 and 1999, when won Czech Handball Extraleague.TJ Lokomotiva Plzeň and SSK Talent Plzeň affiliated in 2010. The club has been doing well in recent season, because the club won Czech Handball Extraliga 5 times and 2 times finished at 2nd place.

Crest, colours, supporters

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Club crest

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Kits

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Management

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Position Name
Club Director: Czech Republic Pavel Drobil
Technical Director Czech Republic Josef Kadlec

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2022–23 season[1]
Talent Plzeň

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Previous squads

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Accomplishments

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  • Czechoslovakia Handball League:
    •  Gold: 1974
    •  Silver: 1955, 1956, 1958, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1984,
    •  Bronze: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966,

European Records

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate:
1974–75 EHF Champions League R2 Norway Refstad IL Oslo 21–16 20–16 41–32
EHF Champions League Quarterfinals Romania Steua Bucuresti 16–16 7–20 23–36
1984–85 EHF Champions League R1 Belgium Initia Hasselt 16–13 12–14 28–27
EHF Champions League R2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and now Serbia RK Metaloplastika 26–28 18–36 44–64
1998–99 EHF Champions League 1/16 North Macedonia RK Pelister Bitola 30–22 27–30 57–52
EHF Champions League Group D Slovenia Celje Pivovarna Lasko 21–27 22–38

4rd

EHF Champions League Group D Spain Portland San Antonio 26–32 22–28
EHF Champions League Group D Sweden Redbergslids Göteborg 18–25 20–29
2014–15 EHF Cup R1 Italy SSV Bozen Loacker 26–26 24–17 50–43
EHF Cup R2 Russia Permskie medvedi 23–25 25–30 48–55
2015–16 EHF Cup R2 Croatia RK Porec 27–24 27–25 54–49
EHF Cup R3 Denmark Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 28–31 23–35 51–66
2016–17 EHF Cup R2 Denmark KIF Kolding Kobenhavn 20–31 23–38 43–69
2017–18 EHF Cup R1 Greece Olympiacos S.F.P. 21–21 29–18 50–39
EHF Cup R2 Spain Helvetia Anaitasuna 23–30 26–40 49–70
2018–19 EHF Cup R1 United Kingdom Glasgow HC 39–12 30–12 69–24
EHF Cup R2 Romania HC Dobrogea Sud Constanta 23–29 21–28 44–57
2019–20 EHF Cup R1 Iceland Haukar Handball 26–25 25–20 51–45
EHF Cup R2 Israel Hapoel Ashdod 32–23 26–21 58–44
EHF Cup R3 Denmark TTH Holstebro 25–30 21–37 46–67

EHF ranking

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As of 14/12/2022[2]
Rank Team Points
73 Portugal Águas Santas 84
74 Finland Riihimäki Cocks 84
75 Russia Dinamo Viktor Stavropol 83
76 Czech Republic Talent Plzeň 82
77 Poland Górnik Zabrze 78
78 Kosovo KH Besa Famgas 77
79 Serbia RK Vojvodina 77

Former club members

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Notable former players

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References

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  1. ^ "Talent Plzeň".
  2. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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