Austrian handball championship 2003/04
The 43rd season of the Austrian handball championship began in August 2003 and ended in May 2004. The reigning champions of the 2002/03 season, Alpla HC Hard , could not defend their title.
Associations of the HLA 2003/04 |
Handball League Austria
Ten teams are represented in the top division, the HLA. The championship was divided into several phases. In the main round, all teams played a simple round trip against each opponent. After that, the league was divided into two groups.
The first eight teams played in a further round-trip round to make it into the HLA final, while the last two teams had to fight against the best four teams in the second division to stay in the league.
Basic pass HLA
| society | R. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | A1 Bregenz | 18th | 13 | 3 | 2 | 507: 450 | +57 | 29 |
| 2. | Alpla HC Hard (M) | 18th | 11 | 3 | 4th | 479: 430 | +49 | 25th |
| 3. | Wolfhose West Vienna | 18th | 10 | 0 | 8th | 465: 449 | +16 | 20th |
| 4th | HC Linz AG | 18th | 10 | 0 | 8th | 470: 461 | +9 | 20th |
| 5. | HC Telekom Vienna WAT Margareten | 18th | 8th | 3 | 7th | 500: 494 | +6 | 19th |
| 6th | UHC Goldmann Druck Tulln | 18th | 7th | 3 | 8th | 471: 471 | 0 | 17th |
| 7th | HIT medicent Innsbruck | 18th | 8th | 1 | 9 | 512: 509 | +3 | 17th |
| 8th. | UHK Krems | 18th | 8th | 1 | 9 | 507: 490 | +17 | 17th |
| 9. | HSG Raiffeisen Bärnbach / Köflach | 18th | 6th | 0 | 12 | 439: 497 | −58 | 12 |
| 10. | UHC Gänserndorf | 18th | 2 | 0 | 16 | 417: 516 | −99 | 4th |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Master playoff | |
| Relegation playoff | |
| (M) | Last season champions |
Master playoff
| society | R. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | A1 Bregenz | 14th | 12 | 0 | 2 | 400: 343 | +57 | 31 |
| 2. | Wolfhose West Vienna | 14th | 8th | 0 | 6th | 367: 375 | −8 | 21st |
| 3. | Alpla HC Hard (M) | 14th | 7th | 0 | 7th | 372: 352 | +20 | 20th |
| 4th | UHK Krems | 14th | 10 | 0 | 4th | 371: 340 | +31 | 20th |
| 5. | HC Linz AG | 14th | 5 | 1 | 8th | 331: 342 | −11 | 15th |
| 6th | HC Telekom Vienna WAT Margareten | 14th | 4th | 0 | 10 | 373: 394 | −21 | 11 |
| 7th | HIT medicent Innsbruck | 14th | 5 | 0 | 9 | 382: 408 | −26 | 11 |
| 8th. | UHC Goldmann Druck Tulln | 14th | 4th | 1 | 9 | 341: 383 | −42 | 11 |
HLA Final (Best of three)
| society | Gates | society | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 Bregenz | 36:21 | Wolfhose West Vienna | |
| Wolfhose West Vienna | 22:25 | A1 Bregenz |
HLA final score
| society | |
|---|---|
| 1. | A1 Bregenz |
| 2. | Wolfhose West Vienna |
| 3. | Alpla HC Hard (M) |
| 4th | UHK Krems |
| 5. | HC Linz AG |
| 6th | HC Telekom Vienna WAT Margareten |
| 7th | HIT medicent Innsbruck |
| 8th. | UHC Goldmann Druck Tulln |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| EHF Champions League | |
| (M) | Last season champions |