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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]

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
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Away
Website
Official site
Location of the club
Magdeburg
Magdeburg
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Location of the club

History

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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

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Naming history

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

Kit manufacturers

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Period Kit manufacturer
– 2005   Nike
2005–2020   Kempa
2020–present   Hummel

Kits

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Sports Hall information

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Home ground: GETEC Arena

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2024–25 season[9]

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Previous squads

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Retired numbers

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

Accomplishments

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Domestic

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  • Handball-Bundesliga:
  • DHB-Pokal:
  • DHB-Supercup:
    •   Gold: 1996, 2001
    •   Silver: 2022, 2024
  • Oberliga: 10
    •   Gold: 1970, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991
    •   Silver: 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1989
  • FDGB-Pokal:
    •   Gold: 1977, 1978, 1984, 1990

International

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European record

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European Cup and Champions League

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

EHF Cup and EHF European League

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

EHF ranking

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

Former club members

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Notable former players

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Former coaches

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

References

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  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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