Graz gladiators
| Graz gladiators | |||
| Basic data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Surname | Sportunion Graz Gladiators - 1st Lacrosse Club Graz | ||
| Seat | Graz , Austria | ||
| founding | August 2004 | ||
| Colours | green white | ||
| president | Bernhard Reinisch | ||
| Website | www.graz-gladiators.com | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach | Stefan Kropsch (men), Katharina Bierbacher-Voss (women) | ||
| Venue | Viktor Franz Platz | ||
| Places | nb | ||
| league | Danube Lacrosse League / Czech-Austrian Lacrosse League | ||
| 2018 | 4th place / 4th place | ||
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The Graz Gladiators are a lacrosse club from Graz . The club started its club activities in August 2004 .
With seven national championships in women's lacrosse, they are the dominant women's team in the Austrian lacrosse league. The men's team is growing from year to year and is one of the best teams in Austria. In the 2011 season the Graz team was the only team to beat the champions from Vienna.
Leagues
The gentlemen of the Graz Gladiators take part in the Danube Lacrosse League (DLL) together with the Vienna Monarchs , Bratislava Tricksters, Lacrosse Klub Olimpija Ljubljana and Budapest Blax.
In the 2019 season, the women will play in the Austrian Lacrosse League against the Vienna Cherokees and the Vienna Monarchs .
Tournaments
In addition to the games in the league, the Graz Gladiators take part in several international tournaments in Germany, Hungary, Croatia and the Czech Republic.
Achievements and titles
championship
- Women: 7 × Austrian champions: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2nd place in 2015 and 2016, 3rd place in 2017, 4th place in 2018 (Czech-Austrian league)
- Men: 4th place 2008, 5th place 2009, 4th place 2010, 2nd place 2011-2016, 3rd place 2017, 4th place 2018
Tournaments
- Men: 3rd place Passau Open 2014, 1st place FallBall 2016, 1st place Kernöl Trophy 2016 a. 2017
- Women: 4th place New Years Cup 2018, 1st place Passau Open 2018, 3rd place Austrian Lacrosse Open 2018, 6th place Champions Cup Ghent 2018 (incl. Top scorer)