SC Magdeburg

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SC Magdeburg
Full nameSportclub Magdeburg e. V.
Short nameSCM
Founded1 March 1955; 69 years ago (1955-03-01)
ArenaGETEC Arena
Capacity8,000[1]
PresidentDirk Roswandowicz[2]
Head coachBennet Wiegert
LeagueHandball-Bundesliga
2023–241st of 18
Club colours   
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Home
Team colours
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Away
Website
Official site

The SC Magdeburg is a professional handball club from Magdeburg, Germany. The team plays in the highest German league, the Handball-Bundesliga and regularly in highest international competitions. They won the EHF Champions League in 2002 and 2023, the EHF European League in 1999, 2001, 2007, 2021 and the IHF Men's Super Globe in 2021 and 2022.[3] The governing body of the handball club is a professional multi-sports club and has also departments for: canoe sprint, athletics, rowing, swimming and gymnastics.[4]

Location of the club
Magdeburg
Magdeburg
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Location of the club

History

During the East German era, the club won 10 national handball championships (1970, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991) and won the East German Cup four times. In 1991, SC Magdeburg won the last East German championship before being promoted to the Handball-Bundesliga. The team won the Handball-Bundesliga three times (2001, 2022, 2024), the DHB-Pokal twice (1996, 2016) and the DHB-Supercup twice (1996, 2001). The club has also won the EHF Champions League four times (1978, 1981, 2002, 2023), the EHF European League four times (1999, 2001, 2007, 2021), the EHF Super Cup three times (1981, 2001, 2002,) and the IHF Super Globe twice (2021, 2022).[5]

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name[6] Period
SC Aufbau Magdeburg 1955–1965
SC Magdeburg 1965–present

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer
– 2005 United States Nike
2005–2020 Germany Kempa
2020–present Denmark Hummel

Kits

Sports Hall information

Home ground: GETEC Arena

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season[9]

Technical staff

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Previous squads

Retired numbers

N° Nationality Player Position Tenure
25 Slovenia Marko Bezjak Centre Back 2013–2023
31 Poland Bartosz Jurecki Line Player 2006–2015

Accomplishments

Domestic

International

European record

European Cup and Champions League

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1977–78
Winners 		Round 2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Bjelovar 33–23 21–28 54–51
Quarter-finals Czech Republic Dukla Prague 25–20 22–22 47–42
Semi-finals Hungary Bp. Honvéd 19–17 22–21 41–38
Finals Poland Śląsk Wrocław 28–22
1980–81
Winners 		Round 1 Austria ASKÖ Linz 35–18 30–21 65–39
Round 2 Germany VfL Gummersbach 19–12 16–16 35–28
Quarter-finals Czech Republic Dukla Prague 23–20 19–17 42–37
Semi-finals Sweden Lugi HF 26–20 20–18 46–38
Finals Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia RD Slovan 29–18 23–25 52–43
2001–02
Winners 		Group stage
(Group D) 		Hungary Fotex KC Veszprém 25–22 20–24 2nd
France S.O. Chambéry 31–23 26–26
North Macedonia Vardar Vatrost. Skopje 33–19 27–27
Quarter-finals Slovenia RK Celje 29–31 28–25 57–56
Semi-finals Denmark KIF Kolding 29–19 28–25 57–44
Finals Hungary Fotex KC Veszprém 30–25 21–23 51–48

EHF Cup and EHF European League

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1998–99
Winners 		1/16 Romania Steaua București 26–16 30–21 56–37
1/8 France S.O. Chambéry 22–17 25–27 47–44
1/4 Croatia RK Split 26–20 19–14 45–34
1/2 Germany TBV Lemgo 22–19 22–23 44–42
Finals Spain BM Valladolid 33–22 21–25 54–47
2000–01
Winners 		Round 3 Slovenia RK Prevent Slovenj Gradec 26–22 25–23 51–45
Round 4 Ukraine ZTR Zaporizhzhia 29–21 22–23 51–44
Quarter-finals Germany TBV Lemgo 23–26 28–22 51–48
Semi-finals Spain CD Bidasoa 32–24 17–23 49–47
Finals Croatia RK Metković 23–22 28–18 51–40
2006–07
Winners 		Round 3 Belarus BGUFK Minsk 37–26 31–23 68–49
Round 4 Germany SG Kronau/Östringen 39–26 34–38 73–64
Quarter-finals Denmark FCK Håndbold 35–27 39–35 74–62
Semi-finals Switzerland Grasshopper – Club Zürich 32–24 27–26 59–50
Finals Spain BM Aragón 31–28 30–30 61–58
2020–21
Winners 		Group stage
(Group C) 		Russia CSKA Moscow 37–30 35–27 1st
France Montpellier HB 10–0 32–30
Turkey Beşiktaş JK 41–22 41–23
Sweden Alingsås HK 36–21 29–30
Croatia RK Nexe Našice 28–23 32–24
Round of 16 North Macedonia RK Eurofarm Pelister 35–24 32–24 68–54
Quarter-finals Sweden IFK Kristianstad 39–31 34–28 58–52
Semi-final (F4) Poland Orlen Wisła Płock 30–29
Final (F4) Germany Füchse Berlin 28–25

EHF ranking

As of 18 June 2023[10]
Rank Team Points
1 Spain FC Barcelona Handbol 560
2 Germany SC Magdeburg 502
3 Germany THW Kiel 483
4 Poland Vive Kielce 483
5 Hungary Veszprém KC 471
6 France Paris Saint-Germain Handball 462
7 Germany Füchse Berlin (handball) 422

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

Seasons Coach Country
1991–1993 Hartmut Krüger Germany
1993–1994 Ingolf Wiegert Germany
1994–1999 Lothar Doering Germany
1999 Peter Rost Germany
1999–2006 Alfreð Gíslason Iceland
2006 Ghiță Licu Romania
2006–2007 Bogdan Wenta PolandGermany
2007–2008 Helmut Kurrat Germany
2008–2009 Michael Biegler Germany
2010 Sven Liesegang Germany
2010–2013 Frank Carstens Germany
2013–2014 Uwe Jungandreas Germany
2014–2015 Geir Sveinsson Iceland
2015– Bennet Wiegert Germany

References

  1. ^ "GETEC Arena". handball-base.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  2. ^ "News - SC Magdeburg Handball" (in German). scm-handball.de. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ^ "SC Magdeburg - Club profile". handball-world.news. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Abteilungen - SC Magdeburg e. V." (in German). sc-magdeburg.de. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Sportclub Magdeburg - Handball". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Unsere Historie - SC Magdeburg Handball" (in German). scm-handball.de. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Getec Arena Magdeburg". eventtravel.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  8. ^ "SC Magdeburg". liquimoly-hbl.de. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Unser Team 2022/23" (in German). scm-handball.de. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  10. ^ "European handball team ranking". eurotopteam.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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