SC Magdeburg

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SC Magdeburg
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Full nameSportclub Magdeburg e. V.
Short nameSCM
Founded1 March 1955;69 years ago (1955-03-01)
Arena GETEC Arena
Capacity8,000 [1]
PresidentDirk Roswandowicz [2]
Head coach Bennet Wiegert
League Handball-Bundesliga
2023–24 1st of 18
Club colours  
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Home
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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]

Contents

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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 Magdeburg1955–1965
SC Magdeburg1965–present

Kit manufacturers

PeriodKit manufacturer
– 2005 Flag of the United States.svg Nike
2005–2020 Flag of Germany.svg Kempa
2020–present Flag of Denmark.svg Hummel

Kits

Sports Hall information

Home ground: GETEC Arena GETEC Arena Magdeburg.jpg
Home ground: GETEC Arena

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season [9]

Technical staff

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season
Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Previous squads

Retired numbers

N°NationalityPlayerPositionTenure
25 Flag of Slovenia.svg Marko Bezjak Centre Back2013–2023
31 Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Jurecki Line Player2006–2015

Accomplishments

Domestic

International

European record

European Cup and Champions League

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1977–78
Gold medal blank.svg Winners		Round 2 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Partizan Bjelovar 33–2321–2854–51
Quarter-finals Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dukla Prague 25–2022–2247–42
Semi-finals Flag of Hungary.svg Bp. Honvéd 19–1722–2141–38
Finals Flag of Poland.svg Śląsk Wrocław 28–22
1980–81
Gold medal blank.svg Winners		Round 1 Flag of Austria.svg ASKÖ Linz 35–1830–2165–39
Round 2 Flag of Germany.svg VfL Gummersbach 19–1216–1635–28
Quarter-finals Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dukla Prague 23–2019–1742–37
Semi-finals Flag of Sweden.svg Lugi HF 26–2020–1846–38
Finals Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg RD Slovan 29–1823–2552–43
2001–02
Gold medal blank.svg Winners		Group stage
(Group D)		 Flag of Hungary.svg Fotex KC Veszprém 25–2220–242nd
Flag of France.svg S.O. Chambéry 31–2326–26
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Vardar Vatrost. Skopje 33–1927–27
Quarter-finals Flag of Slovenia.svg RK Celje 29–3128–2557–56
Semi-finals Flag of Denmark.svg KIF Kolding 29–1928–2557–44
Finals Flag of Hungary.svg Fotex KC Veszprém 30–2521–2351–48

EHF Cup and EHF European League

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1998–99
Gold medal blank.svg Winners		1/16 Flag of Romania.svg Steaua București 26–1630–2156–37
1/8 Flag of France.svg S.O. Chambéry 22–1725–2747–44
1/4 Flag of Croatia.svg RK Split 26–2019–1445–34
1/2 Flag of Germany.svg TBV Lemgo 22–1922–2344–42
Finals Flag of Spain.svg BM Valladolid 33–2221–2554–47
2000–01
Gold medal blank.svg Winners		Round 3 Flag of Slovenia.svg RK Prevent Slovenj Gradec 26–2225–2351–45
Round 4 Flag of Ukraine.svg ZTR Zaporizhzhia 29–2122–2351–44
Quarter-finals Flag of Germany.svg TBV Lemgo 23–2628–2251–48
Semi-finals Flag of Spain.svg CD Bidasoa 32–2417–2349–47
Finals Flag of Croatia.svg RK Metković 23–2228–1851–40
2006–07
Gold medal blank.svg Winners		Round 3 Flag of Belarus.svg BGUFK Minsk 37–2631–2368–49
Round 4 Flag of Germany.svg SG Kronau/Östringen 39–2634–3873–64
Quarter-finals Flag of Denmark.svg FCK Håndbold 35–2739–3574–62
Semi-finals Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grasshopper – Club Zürich 32–2427–2659–50
Finals Flag of Spain.svg BM Aragón 31–2830–3061–58
2020–21
Gold medal blank.svg Winners		Group stage
(Group C)		 Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow 37–3035–271st
Flag of France.svg Montpellier HB 10–032–30
Flag of Turkey.svg Beşiktaş JK 41–2241–23
Flag of Sweden.svg Alingsås HK 36–2129–30
Flag of Croatia.svg RK Nexe Našice 28–2332–24
Round of 16 Flag of North Macedonia.svg RK Eurofarm Pelister 35–2432–2468–54
Quarter-finals Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Kristianstad 39–3134–2858–52
Semi-final (F4) Flag of Poland.svg Orlen Wisła Płock 30–29
Final (F4) Flag of Germany.svg Füchse Berlin 28–25

EHF ranking

As of 18 June 2023 [10]
RankTeamPoints
1 Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona Handbol 560
2 Flag of Germany.svg SC Magdeburg502
3 Flag of Germany.svg THW Kiel 483
4 Flag of Poland.svg Vive Kielce 483
5 Flag of Hungary.svg Veszprém KC 471
6 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain Handball 462
7 Flag of Germany.svg Füchse Berlin (handball) 422

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

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

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References

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  2. ↑ "News - SC Magdeburg Handball" (in German). scm-handball.de. 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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