# SC DHfK Leipzig Handball

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.

## Crest, colours, supporters
### Kit manufacturers

| Period | Kit manufacturer |
| 0000–2017 | Hummel |
| 2017–2020 | Puma |
| 2020–present | Craft |

### Kits

HOME :
| 2014–16 | 2016–17 | 2018–20 | Craft 2020–21 | Craft 2021–22 |
AWAY :
| 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | Craft 2020–21 | Craft 2021–22 |
THIRD :
* 2016–17

## Sports hall information

* Name: – Arena Leipzig
* City: – Leipzig
* Capacity: – 8000
* Address: – Am Sportforum 2 04105 Leipzig, Germany

## Accomplishments

* EHF Champions League:
** Gold: 1966
* GDR Championship (Oberliga):
** Gold: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1976, 1979
** Silver: 1969
* GDR Cup (FDGB-Pokal):
** Gold: 1971, 1972, 1982
* 2. Handball-Bundesliga:
** Gold: 2015

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2024–25 season
SC DHfK Leipzig Handball :
Goalkeepers
01 Domenico Ebner
12 Kristian Sæverås
Left wingers
11 Lukas Binder
00 Nils Greilich
Right wingers
08 Lukas Krzikalla
Line players
24 Moritz Preuss
00 Luka Rogan
Left backs
13 Matěj Klíma
14 Marko Mamić
00 Friedrich Schmitt
Centre Backs
04 Andri Rúnarsson
05 Simon Ernst
07 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 2025–26 season

## Previous squads

2012–2013 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Czech Republic | Michael Galia | (1972-10-02) 2 October 1972 (age 52) | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Germany | Martin Müller | (1990-05-09) 9 May 1990 (age 34) | Left Back |
| 3 | Germany | Ole Dietzmann | (1989-03-20) 20 March 1989 (age 35) | Right Back |
| 4 | Germany | Max Emanuel | (1994-08-26) 26 August 1994 (age 30) | Right Back |
| 6 | Germany | Ulrich Streitenberger | (1982-04-06) 6 April 1982 (age 42) | Left Winger |
| 8 | Germany | Lucas Krzikalla | (1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 31) | Right Winger |
| 9 | Germany | Steve Baumgärtel | (1984-02-25) 25 February 1984 (age 41) | Right Back |
| 10 | Germany | Thomas Oehlrich | (1984-08-05) 5 August 1984 (age 40) | Line Player |
| 11 | Germany | Lukas Binder | (1992-06-30) 30 June 1992 (age 32) | Left Winger |
| 17 | Germany | René Boese | (1984-02-28) 28 February 1984 (age 41) | Right Winger |
| 18 | Germany | Eric Jacob | (1987-04-05) 5 April 1987 (age 37) | Left Back |
| 21 | Germany | Till Riehn | (1986-07-01) 1 July 1986 (age 38) | Central Back |
| 22 | Hungary | Gabor Pulay | (1970-06-15) 15 June 1970 (age 54) | Goalkeeper |
| 24 | Germany | Oliver Krechel | (1990-11-24) 24 November 1990 (age 34) | Goalkeeper |
| 29 | Czech Republic | Pavel Prokopec | (1980-01-10) 10 January 1980 (age 45) | Left Back |
| 30 | Romania | Cristian Telehuz | (1979-09-29) 29 September 1979 (age 45) | Line Player |
| 43 | Germany | Alexander Feld | (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 (age 31) | Central Back |
| 55 | Germany | Rico Göde | (1982-04-13) 13 April 1982 (age 42) | Line Player |

## EHF ranking

    As of 8 April 2022
| 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

* 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 |
| 2010–2013 | Uwe Jungandreas |
| 2013 | Michael Biegler |
| 2013 | André Haber |
| 2013–2017 | Christian Prokop |
| 2017 | André Haber |
| 2018 | Michael Biegler |
| 2018– | André Haber |