SC DHfK Leipzig Handball

SC DHfK Leipzig Handball
Full nameSportclub Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur Leipzig
Founded1954 (1954)
ArenaArena Leipzig
Capacity8,000
PresidentBernd Merbitz
Head coachAndré Haber
LeagueHandball-Bundesliga
2024–2513th of 18
Club colours   
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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.

Leipzig
Location of SC DHfK Leipzig Handball

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)[1] and won the GDR Cup twice.[2] 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.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer
–2017 Hummel
2017–2020 Puma
2020–present Craft

Kits

Sports hall information

Accomplishments

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season[3]
SC DHfK Leipzig Handball

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 2025–26 season

Previous squads

EHF ranking

As of 8 April 2022[4]
Rank Team Points
135 RK Partizan 35
136 US Dunkerque HB 35
137 IK Dicken 35
138 SC DHfK Leipzig Handball 35
139 Mors-Thy Håndbold 35
140 Olympiacos 34
141 A.C. PAOK 34

Former club members

Notable former players

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

References

  1. ^ Laube, Volkmar; Schröder, Torsten. Tore, Triumphe, Titel - Handballhochburg Magdeburg. Die Geschichte des Magdeburger Handballs. Die grossen Erfolge des SC Magdeburg. Super-Handball-Statistik.
  2. ^ "East Germany - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Mannschaft".
  4. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".