SC DHfK Leipzig Handball is a German

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team from

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, Germany, that plays in the

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. It was one of the strongest GDR clubs in late 1950s and 1960s.

History

The

SC DHfK Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig e. V. ''(Sportclub Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur Leipzig e. V.)'' is a sports club in Leipzig, Germany. Until the closure of the sports university DHfK, the club was part of the DHfK. Established was the club in 1954 as ...

was founded in 1954 as a sports club of the ''Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur'' (German University for Physical Culture). During the time in the GDR, the club's handball section won six national championships (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966) and won the GDR Cup twice. In addition, it won the

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in the 1965/1966 season and defeated Budapest Honvéd in the final on 22 April 1966 (16:14). In 1975, the authorities decided to dissolve the handball section and transfer all the players to another club in the city, SC Leipzig. On 30 June 1993, the handball department was re-established at SC DHfK. In June 1995, due to financial problems, the handball division was disbanded again. Finally, in 2007, the DHfK handball section was revived for the third time at the lowest level of German handball. It returned to the

in the 2015–2016 season.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Kits

Sports hall information

*Name: –

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*City: –

*Capacity: – 8000 *Address: – Am Sportforum 2 04105

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Accomplishments

: ** :

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

* GDR Championship (Oberliga): 6 ** : 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1976, 1979 ** : 1969 * GDR Cup (FDGB-Pokal): 2 ** Simple gold cup

Gold: 1971, 1972, 1982 * 2. Handball-Bundesliga: 1 **: 2015

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season''

Technical staff

* Head Coach: André Haber * Assistant Coach: Miloš Putera * Athletic Trainer: Hagen Pietrek * Physiotherapist: Leon Brettschneider * Club Doctor: Dr. Pierre Hepp

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2023–24 season'' ;Joining * Moritz Strosack (RW) (from

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) * Domenico Ebner (GK) (from

TSV Hannover-Burgdorf TSV Hannover-Burgdorf is a handball club from Hannover, Germany, and is competing in the Handball-Bundesliga. History The team is known as DIE RECKEN. The origins of the club lie with the sports association Freie Turnerschaft Burgdorf, which ...

) ;Leaving * Patrick Wiesmach (RW) (to

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) *

Mohamed El-Tayar Mohamed 'Assam El-Tayar ( ar, محمد عصام الطيار; born 7 April 1996) is an Egyptian handball player for SC DHfK Leipzig Handball and the Egyptian national team. He studies Energy and renewable energy at Faculty of engineering Ain S ...

(GK) (to ?)

Previous squads

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

* Joel Birlehm (2019–2022) *

Simon Ernst Simon Ernst (born 2 April 1994) is a German handball player, currently playing for SC DHfK Leipzig Handball and the German national team. Achievements * European Championship: **: 2016 Individual awards *2015 Men's Junior World Handball Champi ...

(2021–) * Rico Göde (2012–2014) * Benjamin Herth (2016) * Klaus Franke (1959–1971) * Maximilian Janke (2015–2021) * Yves Kunkel (2017–2018) * Philipp Müller (2019–2021) * Niclas Pieczkowski (2016–2021) * Andreas Rojewski (2016–2019) * Bastian Roscheck (2013–2021) *

Franz Semper Franz Semper (born 5 July 1997) is a German handball player for SC DHfK Leipzig and the German national team. He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 26th event h ...

(2013–2020) * Christoph Steinert (2015–2017) * Hans-Joachim Ursinus (1963–1974) * Jens Vortmann (2016–2020) * Luca Witzke (2019–) * Philipp Weber (2013–2016, 2017–2021) * Juan Pablo Fernández (2009–2010) * Raul Santos (2018–2020) * Šime Ivić (2021–) * Lovro Jotić (2021–) * Marko Mamić (2019–) * Marino Marić (2022–) * Pavel Prokopec (2012–2014) * René Villadsen (2018–2019) * Patrick Wiesmach (2018–) *

(2022–) * Joël Abati (2011) * Viggó Kristjánsson (2019, 2022–) *

Aivis Jurdžs Aivis Jurdžs (born 24 August 1983) is a Latvian handball player for Tenax Dobele and the Latvia men's national handball team, Latvian national team. He represented Latvia at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship. References External l ...

(2015–2019) * Kristian Sæverås (2020–) * Henrik Ruud Tovås (2013–2015) *

Maciej Gębala Maciej Gębala (born 10 January 1994) is a Polish handball player for SC DHfK Leipzig and the Polish national team. He competed at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship and at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship. Private life H ...

(2018–) * Igor Lyovshin (2013) *

Goran Stojanović Goran Stojanović (born 24 February 1977) is a Montenegrin-Qatari handball player for the Al Rayyan and the Qatar. Club career After starting out at his hometown club Mornar Bar, Stojanović played for Crvena zvezda (2000–2002), Lovćen (2002 ...

(2011) * Alen Milosevic (2013–2022) * Miloš Putera (2015–2019) * Tobias Rivesjö (2016–2018) * Oskar Sunnefeldt (2021–)

Former coaches

Notes

:a. SC Leipzig

References

External links

Official website
German handball clubs Sport in Leipzig Handball clubs established in 1954 1954 establishments in Germany Handball-Bundesliga {{Handball-club-stub