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.

SC DHfK Leipzig Handball
Full nameSportclub Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur Leipzig
Founded1954; 70 years ago (1954)
ArenaArena Leipzig
Capacity8,000
PresidentBernd Merbitz
Head coachAndré Haber
LeagueHandball-Bundesliga
2023–248th of 18
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Website
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Location of SC DHfK Leipzig Handball
Leipzig
Leipzig
Location of SC DHfK Leipzig Handball

History

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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

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Kit manufacturers

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

Kits

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Sports hall information

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Home hall: Arena Leipzig

Accomplishments

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Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2024–25 season[1]
SC DHfK Leipzig Handball

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Previous squads

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EHF ranking

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As of 8 April 2022[2]
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

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Notable former players

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Former coaches

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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

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a.^ ^ ^ ^ SC Leipzig

References

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  1. ^ "Mannschaft".
  2. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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