Thüringer HC

Thüringer HC
Full name	Thüringer Handball Club Erfurt-Bad Langensalza e. V
Short name	Thüringer HC
Founded	2000
Arena	Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen
Capacity	2,018
President	Karsten Döring
Head coach	Herbert Müller
League	HBL
2023–24	HBL, 3rd
Home Away
Website Official site

Thüringer HC

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Location of Thüringer HC

Thüringer Handball Club Erfurt-Bad Langensalza e. V is a German professional women's handball team from the Thuringian cities of Erfurt, Bad Langensalza and Nordhausen. The club has its seat in Erfurt and plays the home matches in the Salza-Halle in Bad Langensalza and the Wiedigsburghalle in Nordhausen. They compete in the Handball-Bundesliga Frauen, the top division in Germany.

The team won the European League title in 2025, which marks the club's first European trophy. ^[1]

Rosalie – the official mascot of Thüringer HC

Kits

HOME
2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–18	2020–

AWAY
2014–15	2015–16	2016–18

Honours

• Handball-Bundesliga Frauen :
  • Winners (7): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
• DHB-Pokal :
  • Winners (3): 2011, 2013, 2019
• EHF European League :
  • Winners (1): 2025
• EHF Challenge Cup :
  • Finalists (1): 2009

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season

Goalkeepers 01 Christina Lövgren Hallberg 00 Laura Kuske Wingers LW 22 Rikke Hoffbeck Petersen 26 Anna Szabó RW 06 Nathalie Hendrikse 00 Lotta Heider Line players 03 Sharon Nooitmeer 57 Josefine Huber 00 Luca Faragó

Back players LB 14 Anika Niederwieser 29 Johanna Reichert 00 Giulia Guarieiro 00 Dilayla Alarslan CB 23 Natsuki Aizawa 59 Csenge Kuczora RB 08 Julie Holm 00 Jana Scheib

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season:

Joining Jana Scheib (RB) (from TuS Metzingen) Laura Kuske (GK) (from Buxtehuder SV) Lotta Heider (RW) (from Buxtehuder SV) Giulia Guarieiro (LB) (from BM Granollers) Dilayla Alarslan (LB) (from own youth) Luca Faragó (LP) (on loan from Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE)

Leaving Dinah Eckerle (GK) (retires) Kathrin Pichlmeier (RB) (retires) Kerstin Kündig (CB) (to GC Amicitia Zürich) Ida Gullberg (RW) (to HØJ Elite)

Notable former players

• Anja Althaus (2012–2014)
• Emily Bölk (2018–2020)
• Dinah Eckerle (2009–2018, 2023–2025)
• Ann-Cathrin Giegerich (2018–2020)
• Ina Großmann (2018–2021)
• Svenja Huber (2013–2016)
• Anne Hubinger (2017–2019)
• Jana Krause (2013–2020)
• Saskia Lang (2017–2019)
• Annika Lott (2022–2024)
• Franziska Mietzner (2013–2015)
• Ewgenija Minevskaja (2005–2013)
• Alexandra Mazzucco (2017–2020)
• Nina Müller (2018–2019)
• Nadja Nadgornaja (2010–2015)
• Meike Schmelzer (2014–2021)
• Alicia Stolle (2018–2020)
• Nora Reiche (2010–2012)
• Jennifer Rode (2021–2024)
• Isabell Roch (2006–2008)
• Nicole Roth (2022–2024)
• Johanna Stockschläder (2022–2024)
• Kerstin Wohlbold (2010–2021)
• Willemijn Karsten (2011–2012)
• Pearl van der Wissel (2010–2011)
• Danick Snelder (2010–2016)
• Martine Smeets (2013–2015)
• Anouk van de Wiel (2015–2017)
• Anouk Nieuwenweg (2020)
• Rinka Duijndam (2021–2022)
• Beate Scheffknecht (2015–2022)
• Petra Blazek (2020–2022)
• Katrin Engel (2011–2017)
• Sonja Frey (2012–2016, 2022–2024)
• Mikaela Mässing (2019–2020)
• Emma Ekenman-Fernis (2020–2022)
• Vilma Matthijs Holmberg (2022–2024)
• Irma Schjött (2022–2023)
• Crina Pintea (2015–2017)
• Eliza Buceschi (2015–2016)
• Melinda Geiger (2012)
• Iveta Korešová (2013–2021)
• Markéta Jeřábková (2020–2021)
• Dominika Zachová (2021–2023)
• Macarena Aguilar (2016–2018)
• Alexandrina Cabral (2013–2014)
• Almudena Rodriguez (2019–2020)
• Szimonetta Planéta (2016–2017)
• Krisztina Triscsuk (2018–2019)
• Luca Szekerczés (2021–2022)
• Mie Augustesen (2012–2013)
• Annika Meyer (2021–2022)
• Nikoline Lundgreen (2022–2023)
• Petra Popluhárová (2010–2015)
• Lýdia Jakubisová (2011–2022)
• Manon Houette (2016–2017)
• Audrey Deroin (2015–2016)
• Patricia Batista da Silva (2017–2018)
• Idalina Mesquita (2010–2012)
• Anika Niederwieser (2016–2018, 2021–)
• Ana Gros (2012–2013)
• Marie Davidsen (2019–2021)
• Yuliya Snopova (2014–2015)
• Katarina Tomašević (2012–2013)
• Yuki Tanabe (2021–2024)
• Lamprini Tsàkalou (2021–2022)
• Mariana Lopes (2019–2021)
• Ines Khouildi (2020–2022)
• Aslı İskit (2020–2022)
• Kerstin Kündig (2020–2022, 2023–2025)
• Jovana Sazdovska (2018–2020)

Head coach history

Herbert Müller

(2010–present)

European record

EHF Champions League

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2011-12	Champions League	Group Matches (Group A)	ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica	23–27	35–25	4th place
			FC Midtjylland Håndbold	21–27	20–23
			Byåsen HE	28–28	22–23
2012-13	Champions League	Group Matches (Group D)	Zvezda Zvenigorod	20–23	24–31	3rd place
			ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica	24–20	15–23
			Viborg HK	34–30	29–26
2013-14	Champions League	Group Matches (Group A)	Győri Audi ETO KC	25–33	22–29	2nd place
			Hypo Niederösterreich	34–25	23–29
			HCM Baia Mare	36–29	19–20
		Main Round (Group 1)	HC Vardar	24–24	25–31	3rd place
			FC Midtjylland Håndbold	26–24	20–26
			IK Sävehof	30–25	32–26
2014-15	Champions League	Group Matches (Group B)	ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica	22–27	14–23	3rd place
			HC Vardar	21–20	21–26
			RK Podravka Koprivnica	33–20	32–28
		Main Round (Group 1)	Dinamo Volgograd	30–33	30–30	4th place
			HC Leipzig	27–23	34–25
			RK Krim	33–21	26–23
		Quarterfinals	Larvik HK	26–29	18–36	44–65
2015-16	Champions League	Group Matches (Group B)	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	27–30	28–32	3rd place
			Fleury Loiret HB	27–27	21–27
			RK Podravka Koprivnica	29–19	27–21
		Main Round (Group 1)	Rostov-Don	28–32	24–30	6th place
			Larvik HK	20–28	19–28
			HCM Baia Mare	23–25	27–38
2016-17	Champions League	Group Matches (Group A)	ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica	26–32	19–28	3rd place
			Metz Handball	28–25	18–25
			Glassverket IF	24–16	33–27
		Main Round (Group 1)	HC Vardar	29–31	26–36	5th place
			FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	29–29	24–32
			HC Astrakhanochka	34–22	24–26
2017-18	Champions League	Qualification Tournament	CB Atlético Guardés	31–21
		Qualification Tournament	H 65 Höör	33–24
		Group Matches (Group C)	HC Vardar	21–29	21–29	3rd place
			FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	25–29	25–28
			Larvik HK	22–25	31–27
		Main Round (Group 2)	Metz Handball	29–31	29–35	6th place
			ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica	24–25	21–29
			SG BBM Bietigheim	28–26	34–21
2018-19	Champions League	Group Matches (Group C)	Győri ETO KC	22–38	28–31	3rd place
			RK Krim Ljubljana	26–26	20–27
			RK Podravka Koprivnica	26–28	31–23
		Main Round (Group 2)	CSM București	30–38	23–23	6th place
			Vipers Kristiansand	21–29	24–31
			Ferencvárosi TC	32–35	29–30

EHF European League

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2019–20	EHF Cup	Round 2	Byåsen HE	29–25	29–24	58–49
		Round 3	HC Astrakhanochka	30–25	25–28	55–53
		Group Matches (Group A)	DHK Baník Most	40–24	35–27	1st place
			Kastamonu GSK	27–24	30–24
			DVSC Schaeffler	26–23	26–19
		Quarterfinals	Podravka Vegeta	23–27	28–34	51–61
2020–21	EHF European League	Qualification Round 2	WAT Atzgersdorf	39–24	42–21	81–45
		Qualification Round 3	HSG Blomberg-Lippe	27–31	30–20	57–51
		Group Matches (Group C)	CS Minaur Baia Mare	0–10	10–0	4th place
			Astrakhanochka	22–29	0–10
			Storhamar Handball Elite	41–36	30–32
2021–22	EHF European League	Qualification Round 2	Molde Elite	32–35	28–26	60–61
2022–23	EHF European League	Qualification Round 2	Chambray Touraine	31–28	27–24	58–52
		Qualification Round 3	IK Sävehof	30–22	35–30	65–52
		Group Matches (Group C)	Paris 92	28–24	25–26	1st place
			SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea	38–31	32–32
			Váci NKSE	31–21	34–28
		Quarter-finals	Sola HK	27–24	35–35	62–59
		Semi-final (F4)	Ikast Håndbold	26–31
		Third-place match	Borussia Dortmund	23–28
2023–24	EHF European League	Group Matches (Group B)	HC Dunărea Brăila	32–28	23–33	2nd place
			Chambray Touraine Handball	29–22	32–25
			RK Lokomotiva Zagreb	29–17	28–21
		Quarter-finals	Storhamar Håndball Elite	35–39	26–33	61–72
2024–25 Winner	EHF European League	Qualification Round 3	Váci NKSE	34–22	34–29	68–51
		Group Matches (Group A)	HC Dunărea Brăila	38–28	22–26	2nd place
			CB Elche	27–26	28–27
			Larvik HK	43–35	25–38
		Quarter-finals	SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea	35–29	30–32	65–61
		Semi-final (F4)	Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Handball	35–29
		Final (F4)	Ikast Håndbold	34–32

EHF Challenge Cup

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2008–09	Challenge Cup	Round 3	Zeeman Vastgoed SWE	35–23	36–24	71–47
		Last 16	OF Nea Ionia	31–29	26–25	57–54
		Quarterfinals	ORK Vrnjacka Banja	35–32	28–27	63–59
		Semifinals	Izmir BSB SK	34–28	27–32	61–60
		Finals	Nîmes	25–30	22–26	47–56

References

1. Willemsen, Eric (4 May 2025). "Thüringer beat Ikast in dramatic final for their first European trophy". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 5 May 2025.

External links

• Official site
• Thüringer HC on Facebook