GC Amicitia Zürich was a Swiss team handball club from Zürich, that played in the Swiss Handball League.
History
The club was founded on August 23, 2010, by the merger of the handball clubs ZMC Amicitia Zürich and Grasshopper Club Zürich. The name Amicitia is of Latin origin and means friendship. The team won the Swiss Cup in 2022 after defeating Pfadi Winterthur 30:28 after extra time in the final.https://www.handball.ch/de/news/2022/final-triumph-nach-verlaengerung-gc-amicitia-ist-cupsieger-202122/ The team lost 32-25 to the Kadetten Schaffhausen team in the 2022 Super Cup final.
The club has filed for bankruptcy on June 25, 2025, and was confirmed bankrupt on June 30, 2025.
Crest, colours, supporters
Kits
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Sports Hall information
Arena: - Saalsporthalle City: - Zürich Capacity: - 2500 Address: - Giesshübelstrasse 41, 8045 Zürich, Switzerland
Management
PositionName President Philip Hohl Vice President Walter Müller Sports Director Gábor Vass
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2024–25 season
GC Amicitia ZürichGoalkeepers 1 Arne Fuchs 16 Viachaslau Saldatsenka 31 Tim Müller Left Wingers 15 Gion Hayer 22 Noah Grau Right Wingers 5 Lukas Osterwalder 9 Martin Popovski 24 David Poloz Line Players 4 Igor Čagalj 21 Marc Bader 23 Luigj Quni
Central Backs 13 David Flajsar 17 Jann Bamert 32 Flurin Platz 87 Janus Lapajne Left Backs 7 Yann Thümena 27 Jorn Smits Right Backs 11 Iso Sluijters
Technical staff Head coach: Werner Bösch Assistant coach: Simon Schild Goalkeeping coach: Tobias Wipf Physiotherapist: Marc van Welie Physiotherapist: Dimitrios Zacharakis Club doctor: Andreas Platz
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Sven Ehrig (RW) from TTH Holstebro
Leaving Arne Fuchs (GK) to SC Ferlach
Transfer history
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining
Leaving Martin Popovski (RW) to HSC Suhr Aarauhttps://hscsuhraarau.ch/medienmitteilungen/detailview/article/131676/eyJlIjoiMjQ5OSIsInR5cGUiOiJzcGVjaWFsIiwidGltZSI6IjIwMjUtMDEtMDFfXzIwMjUtMTItMzEiLCJpIjo1fQ== Viachaslau Saldatsenka (GK) to RK Vojvodinahttps://rukometnizurnal.com/vjaceslav-saldatsenka-u-vojvodini/ Markus Stegefelt (LB) to CSM Bucureștihttps://www.news.ro/sport/handbal-masculin-markus-stegefelt-este-noul-jucator-al-echipei-csm-bucuresti-1922402317522025071322101237 Janus Lapajne (CB) to Kazma SC Marc Bader (LP) to HC Kriens-Luzern
Transfers for the 2024–25 seasonJoining Jorn Smits (LB) from Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold Arne Fuchs (GK) from TUSEM Essen David Flajsar (CB) from TJ Sokol Nové Veselí Noah Grau (LW) from TV Endingen Markus Stegefelt (LB) from IF Hallbyhttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/gc-amicitia-zuerich-verpflichtet-stegefelt-1096258
Leaving Ante Kaleb (CB) Paul Bar (GK) Roman Bachmann (GK) Adrian Blättler (LW) Mael Tobler-Larocque (LB) Filip Maros (CB)
Accomplishments
Swiss Handball Cup: : 2022
Swiss SuperCup: : 2022
EHF ranking
Rank Team Points129 Ostrów Wielkopolski34130 RK Sloga33131 HSC Suhr Aarau32132 GC Amicitia Zürich32133 Granitas-Karys Kaunas31134 HV. KRAS/Volendam31135 Beykoz BLD SK31
Former club members
Notable former players
Goalkeepers Flavio Wick (2015–2017) Nikola Marinovic (2019–2022) Viachaslau Saldatsenka (2022–)
Right wingers Severin Ramseier (2011–2012, 2014–2016) Martin Popovski (2020–)
Left wingers Adrian Blättler (2021–2024)
Line players Lukas Laube (2022–2023) Iwan Ursic (2013–2014) Tomer Bodenheimer (2021–2022) Luigj Quni (2020–) Filip Arsenovski (2023)
Left backs Luka Maros (2011–2013) Hleb Harbuz (2022–2023) Anton Prakapenia (2021–2022) Tim Sartisson (2017–2020) Goran Bogunović (2013–2014) Marko Matić (2020–2021) Ólafur Guðmundsson (2022–2023) Stevan Vujović (2015) Jorn Smits (2024–)
Central backs Albin Alili (2018–2021) Mehdi Ben Romdhane (2021–2022) Ante Kaleb (2023–2024) Jakub Szymanski (2019–2021) Matias Helt Jepsen (2015–2017) Gábor Császár (2021–2022)
Right backs Jorge Pabán (2020–2021) Tomáš Řezníček (2020–2022) Iso Sluijters (2021–2025)
References
External links
GC Amicitia Zürich at Handball Base