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Countries | Austria |
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Confederation | EHF |
Founded | 1961 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | Level 1 |
International cup(s) |
EHF Cup EHF Challenge Cup |
Current champions | Handballclub Fivers Margareten |
Most championships | Bregenz Handball (9 titles) |
Website | http://www.hla.at/ |
The Handball Liga Austria (HLA) is the name of the professional handball league of Austria.
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.
The following 10 clubs compete in the Handball Liga Austria during the 2016–17 season.