SC Magdeburg

SC Magdeburg
Full nameSportclub Magdeburg e. V.
Short nameSCM
Founded1 March 1955 (1955-03-01)
ArenaGETEC Arena
Capacity8,000[1]
PresidentDirk Roswandowicz[2]
Head coachBennet Wiegert
LeagueHandball-Bundesliga
2024–252nd of 18
Club colours   
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Home
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Away
Website
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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 1978, 1981, 2002, 2023 and 2025, the EHF European League in 1999, 2001, 2007, 2021 and the IHF Men's Super Globe in 2021, 2022 and 2023.[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]

Location of the club
Magdeburg
Magdeburg
Location of the club

History

SC Aufbau Magdeburg was founded in July 1955.[5] From 1958 they played in the DDR-Oberliga. In the beginning they competed with their rivals ESV Lok Südost Magdeburg to be the biggest club in East Germany.

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.[6] In 1991, SC Magdeburg won the last East German championship before being promoted to the Handball-Bundesliga after the fall of the Berlin Wall. In the 1990's the club was largely a midtable team. In the 1997-98 season they finished 3rd, which marked the rise to the top of German handball. They signed top European players such as Stefan Kretzschmar in 1996, Joël Abati and Guéric Kervadec in 1997, and Ólafur Stefánsson in 1998. They also brought in Alfreð Gíslason as the head coach. The team won the Handball-Bundesliga for the first time in2001. Since then they have won it two additional times in 2022 and 2024. They have also won the DHB-Pokal twice (1996, 2016) and the DHB-Supercup twice (1996, 2001). The club has also won the EHF Champions League five times (1978, 1981, 2002, 2023, 2025), 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).[7][8]

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name[9] Period
SC Aufbau Magdeburg 1955–1965
SC Magdeburg 1965–present

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer
– 2005 United States Nike
2005–2020 Germany Kempa
2020–present Denmark Hummel

Kits

Sports Hall information

Home ground: GETEC Arena

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season[12]

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

Retired numbers

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

Accomplishments

Domestic

  • Handball-Bundesliga:
    •  Gold: 2001, 2022, 2024
    •  Silver: 2023, 2025
  • DHB-Pokal:
    •  Gold: 1996, 2016, 2024
    •  Silver: 2002, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023
  • 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

European record

European Cup and Champions League

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

EHF Cup and EHF European League

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

EHF ranking

As of 18 June 2023[14]
Rank Team Points
1 Spain FC Barcelona Handbol 560
2 Germany SC Magdeburg 502
3 Germany THW Kiel 483
4 Poland Vive Kielce 483
5 Hungary Veszprém KC 471
6 France Paris Saint-Germain Handball 462
7 Germany Füchse Berlin (handball) 422

Former club members

Notable former players

  • Germany Johannes Bitter (2003–2007)
  • Germany Fabian Böhm (2006–2010)
  • Germany Henning Fritz (1988–2001)
  • Germany Erik Göthel (1994–2001, 2006–2007)
  • Germany Yves Grafenhorst (1997–2017)
  • Germany Michael Haaß (2013–2016)
  • Germany Silvio Heinevetter (2005–2009)
  • Germany Tim Hornke (2010–2014, 2019–)
  • Germany Maximilian Janke (2008–2015)
  • Germany Stephan Just (2003–2005)
  • Germany Stefan Kneer (2012–2014)
  • Germany Thomas Knorr (2013–2014)
  • Germany Stefan Kretzschmar (1996–2007)
  • Germany Jens Kürbis (1991–1995)
  • Germany Sven Lakenmacher (1987–1990)
  • Germany Wolfgang Lakenmacher (1967–1977)
  • Germany Finn Lemke (2015–2017)
  • Germany Maik Machulla (1991–2001)
  • Germany Lukas Mertens (2017–)
  • Germany Matthias Musche (2011–)
  • Germany Jürgen Müller (2008–2010)
  • Germany Moritz Preuss (2019–2022)
  • Germany Peter Pysall (1974–1990, 1992–1993)
  • Germany Dario Quenstedt (2000–2011)
  • Germany Tobias Reichmann (2008–2009)
  • Germany Markus Richwien (2005–2006)
  • Germany Oliver Roggisch (2005–2007)
  • Germany Jürgen Rohde (1967–1973)
  • GermanyPoland Andreas Rojewski (2001–2016)
  • Germany Moritz Schäpsmeier (2012–2013)
  • Germany Gunar Schimrock (1977–1997)
  • Germany Erik Schmidt (2019–2020)
  • Germany Christian Schöne (1996–2005)
  • Germany Jens Schöngarth (2016)
  • Germany Christian Sprenger (1998–2009)
  • Germany Christoph Steinert (2007–2010, 2019–2021)
  • Germany Steffen Stiebler (1989–2009)
  • Germany Christoph Theuerkauf (2003–2010)
  • Germany Philipp Weber (2003–2013, 2021–)
  • Germany Bennet Wiegert (1989–2004, 2007–2013)
  • Germany Martin Ziemer (2000–2004)
  • Austria Robert Weber (2009–2019)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Doborac (2010–2012)
  • Chile Marco Oneto (2013–2014)
  • Croatia Željko Musa (2015–2021)
  • Denmark Sune Agerschou (2001–2002)
  • Denmark Kristian Asmussen (2012–2013)
  • Denmark Jacob Bagersted (2014–2017)
  • Denmark Mads Christiansen (2016–2019)
  • Denmark Michael Damgaard (2015–2025)
  • Denmark Jannick Green (2014–2022)
  • Denmark Mike Jensen (2021–2023)
  • Denmark Magnus Saugstrup (2021-)
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Damien Kabengele (2007–2010)
  • France Joël Abati (1997–2007)
  • France Christian Gaudin (1999–2003)
  • France Guéric Kervadec (1997–2002)
  • Greece Alexandros Vasilakis (2007–2009)
  • Hungary Zsolt Balogh (2010–2011)
  • Iceland Arnór Atlason (2004–2006)
  • Iceland Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (2011–2013)
  • Iceland Einar Hólmgeirsson (2012)
  • Iceland Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson (2020–)
  • Iceland Ómar Ingi Magnússon (2020–)
  • Iceland Sigfús Sigurðsson (2002–2006)
  • Iceland Ólafur Stefánsson (1998–2003)
  • Iceland Elvar Örn Jónsson (2025-)
  • Lithuania Almantas Savonis (1998–1999)
  • Lithuania Valdas Novickis (2006–2007)
  • LithuaniaGermany Vigindas Petkevičius (1991–1999)
  • Montenegro Vladan Lipovina (2022-2023)
  • Netherlands Gerrie Eijlers (2009–2014)
  • Netherlands Kay Smits (2020, 2021–2023)
  • Netherlands Fabian van Olphen (2006–2017)
  • Norway Magnus Gullerud (2020–2022)
  • Norway Espen Lie Hansen (2014–2015)
  • Norway Nicolay Hauge (2008–2011)
  • Norway Ole Erevik (2007–2008)
  • Norway Christian O'Sullivan (2016–)
  • Norway Stian Tønnesen (2007–2013)
  • Norway Sebastian Barthold (2025-)
  • Poland Karol Bielecki (2004–2007)
  • Poland Piotr Chrapkowski (2017–2024)
  • Poland Maciej Dmytruszyński (2005–2006)
  • Poland Maciej Gębala (2013–2016)
  • Poland Tomasz Gębala (2013–2016)
  • Poland Bartosz Jurecki (2006–2015)
  • Poland Tomasz Lebiedzinski (1995–1999)
  • Poland Grzegorz Tkaczyk (2002–2007)
  • Romania Rareș Jurcă (2002–2003)
  • Romania Robert Licu (1993–1998, 2003–2004)
  • Russia Vyacheslav Atavin (1997–2000)
  • Russia Gleb Kalarash (2017–2018)
  • Russia Vassili Koudinov (2000–2001)
  • Russia Oleg Kuleshov (1999–2007)
  • Russia Stanislav Kulinchenko (2001)
  • Russia Yuri Nesterov (2005)
  • Slovenia Marko Bezjak (2013–2023)
  • Slovenia Jure Natek (2010–2016)
  • Slovenia Aleš Pajovič (2011–2013)
  • SloveniaNorth Macedonia Renato Vugrinec (2004–2006)
  • North Macedonia Filip Kuzmanovski (2019-2020)
  • Spain Carlos Molina (2017–2019)
  • Spain Ignacio Plaza Jiménez (2018–2019)
  • Spain Sergey Hernández (2023-)
  • Spain Antonio Serradilla (2024-2025)
  • Serbia Nenad Peruničić (2001–2004)
  • Serbia Nemanja Zelenović (2015–2018)
  • Switzerland Nikola Portner (2022–)
  • Switzerland Lucas Meister (2022–2024)
  • Switzerland Manuel Zehnder (2024-)
  • Sweden Albin Lagergren (2018–2020, 2023-)
  • Sweden Daniel Pettersson (2016–)
  • Sweden Tobias Thulin (2019–2021)
  • Sweden Oscar Bergendahl (2023-)
  • Sweden Felix Claar (2023-)
  • Sweden Isak Persson (2024-2025)

Former coaches

Seasons Coach Country
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

References

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  4. ^ "Abteilungen - SC Magdeburg e. V." (in German). sc-magdeburg.de. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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  8. ^ "Magdeburg shock Barça and claim first Super Globe trophy". International Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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