SC DHfK Leipzig Handball is a German handball team from Leipzig, Germany, that plays in the Handball-Bundesliga. It was one of the strongest GDR clubs in late 1950s and 1960s.
History The SC DHfK Leipzig 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 EHF Champions League 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 Handball-Bundesliga in the 2015–2016 season.
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Sports hall information
Name: – Arena Leipzig City: – Leipzig Capacity: – 8000 Address: – Am Sportforum 2 04105 Leipzig, Germany
Accomplishments EHF Champions League: : 1966 GDR Championship (Oberliga): : 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1976, 1979 : 1969 GDR Cup (FDGB-Pokal): Gold: 1971, 1972, 1982 2. Handball-Bundesliga: : 2015
Team Current squad Squad for the 2024–25 season
SC DHfK Leipzig HandballGoalkeepers 1 Domenico Ebner 12 Kristian Sæverås Left wingers 11 Lukas Binder Nils Greilich Right wingers 8 Lukas Krzikalla Line players 24 Moritz Preuss Luka Rogan
Left backs 13 Matěj Klíma 14 Marko Mamić Friedrich Schmitt Centre Backs 4 Andri Rúnarsson 5 Simon Ernst 7 Luca Witzke Right backs 32 Franz Semper 73 Viggó Kristjánsson
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 2026–27 season
Joining Anadin Suljaković (GK) from HSG Wetzlar Finn Schroven (RB) from TSV Bayer Dormagen Tim Maximilian Hertzfeld (LP) from Dessau-Roßlauer HV Fritz-Leon Haake (CB) from Dessau-Roßlauer HV Anton Voss (RW) back from loan at HC Elbflorenz Dresden
Leaving Marko Mamić (LB) to RK Zagreb Tomáš Piroch (RB) to HSG Wetzlar Domenico Ebner (GK) to TBV Lemgo Adam Lönn (LB) to Lugi HF William Bogojevic (LB) to S.L. Benfica Ahmed Khairy (CB) to Al Ahly Simon Ernst (CB) Lucas Krzikalla (RW) to Münchner Panther
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Tomáš Mrkva (GK) from THW Kiel Tomáš Piroch (RB) from Wisła Płock Ahmed Khairy (CB) from Al Ahly Adam Lönn (LB) from Pays d'Aix Université Club Blær Hinriksson (CB) from UMF Afturelding Dean Bombač (CB) from Győri ETO-UNI FKC
Leaving Andri Már Rúnarsson (CB) to HC Erlangen Kristian Sæverås (GK) to Frisch Auf Göppingen Luca Witzke (CB) to SG Flensburg-Handewitt Stephan Seitz (RB) to ThSV Eisenach Anton Voss (RW) on loan at HC Elbflorenz Dresden
Previous squads 2012–2013 TeamShirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Michael Galia Goalkeeper 2 Martin Müller Left Back 3 Ole Dietzmann Right Back 4 Max Emanuel Right Back 6 Ulrich Streitenberger Left Winger 8 Lucas Krzikalla Right Winger 9 Steve Baumgärtel Right Back 10 Thomas Oehlrich Line Player 11 Lukas Binder Left Winger 17 René Boese Right Winger 18 Eric Jacob Left Back 21 Till Riehn Central Back 22 Gabor Pulay Goalkeeper 24 Oliver Krechel Goalkeeper 29 Pavel Prokopec Left Back 30 Cristian Telehuz Line Player 43 Alexander Feld Central Back 55 Rico Göde Line Player
EHF ranking
Rank Team Points153 RK Spačva Vinkovci26154 KH Kastrioti25155 Pallamano Conversano25156 SC DHfK Leipzig Handball25157 Cassano Magnago25158 RD Slovan25159 HF Karlskrona24
Former club members Notable former players
Joel Birlehm (2019–2022) Simon Ernst (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 (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–) Mohamed El-Tayar (2022–) Joël Abati (2011) Viggó Kristjánsson (2019, 2022–) Aivis Jurdžs (2015–2019) Kristian Sæverås (2020–2025) Henrik Ruud Tovås (2013–2015) Maciej Gębala (2018–) Igor Lyovshin (2013) Goran Stojanović (2011) Alen Milosevic (2013–2022) Miloš Putera (2015–2019) Tobias Rivesjö (2016–2018) Oskar Sunnefeldt (2021–)
Former coaches Seasons Coach Country 2010–2013 Uwe Jungandreas 2013 Michael Biegler 2013 André Haber 2013–2017 Christian Prokop 2017 André Haber 2018 Michael Biegler 2018– André Haber
Notes a. SC Leipzig
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