SC DHfK Leipzig Handball

SC DHfK Leipzig Handball
Full nameSportclub Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur Leipzig
FoundedSeptember 20, 1954 (1954-09-20)
ArenaArena Leipzig
Capacity8,000
PresidentBernd Merbitz
Head coachAndré Haber
LeagueHandball-Bundesliga
2025–2618th of 18 (relegated)
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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.

Location of SC DHfK Leipzig Handball
Leipzig
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).[1] During the time in the GDR, the club's handball section won six national championships (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966)[2] and won the GDR Cup twice.[3] 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).[4] 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.[5]

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer
–2017 Denmark Hummel
2017–2020 Germany Puma
2020–present Sweden Craft

Kits

Sports hall information

Home hall: Arena Leipzig

Accomplishments

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season[6]
SC DHfK Leipzig Handball

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Germany André Haber
  • Assistant coach: Slovakia Miloš Putera
  • Athletic Trainer: Germany Hagen Pietrek
  • Physiotherapist: Germany Leon Brettschneider
  • Club doctor: Germany Dr. Pierre Hepp

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Transfer History

Previous squads

EHF ranking

As of 5 December 2025[20]
RankTeamPoints
153Croatia RK Spačva Vinkovci26
154Kosovo KH Kastrioti25
155Italy Pallamano Conversano25
156Germany SC DHfK Leipzig Handball25
157Italy Cassano Magnago25
158Slovenia RD Slovan25
159Sweden HF Karlskrona24

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

SeasonsCoachCountry
2010–2013 Uwe Jungandreas Germany
2013 Michael Biegler Germany
2013 André Haber Germany
2013–2017 Christian Prokop Germany
2017 André Haber Germany
2018 Michael Biegler Germany
2018– André Haber Germany

Notes

a.^^^^ SC Leipzig

References

  1. ↑ "Geschichte" (in German). SC DHfK Leipzig. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Laube, Volkmar; Schröder, Torsten. Tore, Triumphe, Titel - Handballhochburg Magdeburg. Die Geschichte des Magdeburger Handballs. Die grossen Erfolge des SC Magdeburg. Super-Handball-Statistik.
  3. ↑ "East Germany - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. ↑ European Cup 1966 edition - todor66
  5. ↑ "Saison 2015/16" (in German). SC DHfK Leipzig. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Mannschaft".
  7. ↑ https://www.sportschau.de/regional/mdr/mdr-suljakovic-wird-ebner-nachfolger-im-dhfk-tor-100.html
  8. ↑ https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/rk-zagreb-doveo-kljucnog-hrvatskog-reprezentativca/2796421.aspx
  9. ↑ https://www.hsg-wetzlar.de/news/detail/tomas-piroch-unterschreibt-bei-der-hsg-wetzlar
  10. ↑ https://www.lz.de/sport/24217347_Der-Kastelic-Nachfolger-beim-TBV-steht-fest-Ebner-folgt-seiner-Freundin-nach-Lippe.html
  11. ↑ https://handbollskanalen.se/handbollsligan-herr/adam-lonn-vander-hem-till-lugi/
  12. ↑ "Tomas Mrkva setzt seine Karriere ab nächster Saison in Leipzig fort". 5 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "SC DHFK Leipzig verpflichtet tschechischen Handball-Nationalspieler".
  14. ↑ "Leipzig's handball players bring in Egyptian international".
  15. ↑ "Handball: SC DHFK Leipzig trifft zwei Personalentscheidungen".
  16. ↑ https://www.handball-world.news/artikel/mit-erfahrung-zum-klassenerhalt-leipzig-verpflichtet-neuen-mittelmann-1173659
  17. ↑ https://www.hc-erlangen.de/aktuelles/detailansicht/1740-hc-erlangen-verpflichtet-spielmacher-aus-leipzig.html#!news
  18. ↑ "Handball: Frisch Auf Göppingen bestätigt Torhüter-Verpflichtung".
  19. ↑ "Neuer Verein von Luca Witzke in der Handball-Bundesliga bestätigt".
  20. ↑ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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