| HC Empor Rostock | |||
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| Full name | Handballclub Empor Rostock | ||
| Founded | 1946 / unified 11 November 1954 [1] | ||
| Arena | Stadthalle Rostock and Sporthalle Marienehe | ||
| President | Thomas Schneider | ||
| Head coach | Maik Handschke | ||
| League | 3. Liga | ||
| 2023-24 | 2nd | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
HC Empor Rostock is a team handball club from Rostock, Germany.
Empor Rostock was one of the most successful team handball clubs of the GDR, winning both the GDR Championship and GDR Pokal on 7 occations and the European Club Championship and EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 1982. [2]
The team was founded in 1946 as a part of broader sportsclub SC Empor Rostock, one year after the 2nd World War. It was the first Rostock based team, that could compete at a national level. [3]
When Germany reunified, the team joined the Handball-Bundesliga, where they played for 1991 to 1993.
On 25 February 1999 the handball club seperated from SC Empor Rostock and became Handball-Club Empor Rostock.
In 2002 the women's team was separated from HC Empor for economic reasons and became PSV Rostock.
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