HC Empor Rostock is a team handball club from Rostock, Germany.
Empor Rostock was one of the most successful team handball clubs of the GDR, winning both the GDR Championship and GDR Pokal on seven occasions and the European Club Championship and EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 1982.
History The team was founded in 1946 as a part of broader sportsclub SC Empor Rostock, one year after the second World War. It was the first Rostock based team, that could compete at a national level.
When Germany reunified, the team joined the Handball-Bundesliga, where they played for 1991 to 1993.
On 25 February 1999 the handball club separated from SC Empor Rostock and became Handball-Club Empor Rostock.
In 2002 the women's team was separated from HC Empor for economic reasons and became PSV Rostock.
Crest, colours, supporters
Kits
AWAY
Current squad NO.NAMENATIONALITYPOSITION1Marco StangeTW16Oliver MayerTW20Oliver SchröderTW2Carsten GranschowRR, RA3Martin WaschulRL4Matthias StruckRR, RA5Robert KählkeRA, RR6Jens DethloffKM7Stefan JähnkeRM, RR8Torsten SchilkRR, RA9Dennis LeissinkLA, RM10Uwe KalskiRM, LA11Max BaldaufRA18Marvin NarteyRL22Ludek DrobekRL49Christian SchwartzKM72Lars RabenhorstRL
Honours Men 10x DDR Champion Indoor Handball: 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1987 Field Handball: 1955 9x DDR Vice Champion Indoor Handball: 1970, 1980, 1981, 1982 Field Handball: 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1958 7x DDR Cup Winner 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 Champion's League Finalist 1979 Cup Winner's Cup 1982 Cup Winner's Cup Finalist 1983 European Club Championship 1982 Team of the Year (GDR) 1961 Bundesliga 1991-1993
Women 6x Champion Indoor Handball: 1966, 1967, 1989 Field Handball: 1964, 1965, 1966
External links Official website
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