SC Magdeburg

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SC Magdeburg

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]

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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
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Home
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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

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

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– 2005 United States Nike
2005–2020 Germany Kempa
2020–present Denmark Hummel
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Kits

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Sports Hall information

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Home ground: GETEC Arena

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season[9]

Technical staff

  • Head Coach: Germany Bennet Wiegert
  • Assistant Coach: Germany Yves Grafenhorst
  • Athletic Trainer: Germany Daniel Müller

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Previous squads

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Retired numbers

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Nationality Player Position Tenure
25SloveniaMarko BezjakCentre Back2013–2023
31PolandBartosz JureckiLine Player2006–2015
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Accomplishments

Domestic

International

European record

European Cup and Champions League

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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
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EHF Cup and EHF European League

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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
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EHF ranking

As of 18 June 2023[10]
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Rank Team Points
1Spain FC Barcelona Handbol560
2Germany SC Magdeburg502
3Germany THW Kiel483
4Poland Vive Kielce483
5Hungary Veszprém KC471
6France Paris Saint-Germain Handball462
7Germany Füchse Berlin (handball)422
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Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

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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
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References

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