HC Erlangen

HC Erlangen
HC Erlangen
Full name	Handballclub Erlangen e. V.
Short name	HCE
Founded	2001; 23 years ago
Arena	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung
Capacity	8,308
Head coach	Vacant
League	Handball-Bundesliga
2022–23	13th of 18
Club colours
Home	Away
	Website ; Official site

HC Erlangen is a handball club from Erlangen, Germany. They currently compete in the Handball-Bundesliga.

Erlangen

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Location of HC Erlangen

History[edit]

In the 2000/2001 season, both HG Erlangen and CSG Erlangen played in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga, but this season CSG Erlangen dropped out due to a licensing problem, so the club decided to merge with its neighbor, HG Erlangen, which is already in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga. The new club was formed and was named HC Erlangen. They reached the DHB-Pokal FINAL4 in 2022, but lost their semi-final match against SC Magdeburg 30—22.

Accomplishments[edit]

2. Handball-Bundesliga:
- Gold: 2016

Crest, colours, supporters[edit]

Kit manufacturers[edit]

Period	Kit manufacturer
0000–2015	Adidas
2015–2018	Hummel
2018–2021	Kempa
2021–present	Adidas

Kits[edit]

HOME
2010–11	2011–12	2015–16	2017–18	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22

AWAY
2011–12	2016–17	2018–19	2019–20	2021–22

THIRD
2019–20

Sports hall information[edit]

Name: – Arena Nürnberger Versicherung
City: – Nürnberg
Capacity: – 8308
Address: – Kurt-Leucht-Weg 11, 90471 Nürnberg, Germany

Team[edit]

Current squad[edit]

Squad for the 2023–24 season^[1]

HC Erlangen

Goalkeepers

16 Bertram Obling
22 Klemen Ferlin

Left wingers

07 Yannik Bialowas
21 Christopher Bissel

Right wingers

03 Mads Peter Lønborg
67 Hampus Olsson

Line players

18 Sebastian Firnhaber
96 Tim Zechel
99 Stefan Bauer

Left backs

28 Jonathan Svensson
33 Nikolai Link
42 Simon Jeppsson

Centre Backs

10 Veit Mävers
20 Niko Büdel

Right backs

04 Stephan Seitz
27 Antonio Metzner
44 Christoph Steinert

Technical staff[edit]

Head Coach: Vacant
Assistant Coach:
Assistant Coach: Ólafur Stefánsson

Transfers[edit]

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

Khalifa Ghedbane (GK) (from RK Eurofarm Pelister)
Manuel Zehnder (LB) (return from loan at ThSV Eisenach)
Maciej Gębala (P) (from SC DHfK Leipzig)

Leaving

Lutz Heiny (LB) (to TuS N-Lübbecke)
Simon Jeppsson (LB) (to HØJ Elite) ?
Bertram Obling (GK) (to VfL Gummersbach)
Veit Mävers (CB) (to ?)
Tim Zechel (P) (to SC Magdeburg)

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

Justin Kurch (P) (return from loan ThSV Eisenach)

Leaving

Previous squads[edit]

2018–2019 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
3	Germany	Nicolai Theilinger	(1992-02-09) 9 February 1992 (age 32)	Right Back
5	Germany	Johannes Sellin	(1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 (age 33)	Right Winger
9	Norway	Petter Øverby	(1992-03-26) 26 March 1992 (age 32)	Line Player
12	Slovenia	Gorazd Škof	(1977-07-11) 11 July 1977 (age 46)	Goalkeeper
13	Germany	Michael Haaß	(1983-12-12) 12 December 1983 (age 40)	Central Back
15	Russia	Sergey Gorpishin	(1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 26)	Line Player
17	Germany	Benedikt Kellner	(1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 25)	Central Back
20	Germany	Nico Büdel	(1989-12-08) 8 December 1989 (age 34)	Central Back
21	Germany	Christopher Bissel	(1995-09-03) 3 September 1995 (age 28)	Left Winger
22	Germany	Dominik Mappes	(1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 (age 29)	Central Back
24	Germany	Martin Murawski	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 29)	Left Winger
25	Germany	Jan Schäffer	(1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 33)	Line Player
26	Germany	Michael Haßferter	(1995-10-06) 6 October 1995 (age 28)	Goalkeeper
29	Germany	Nikolas Katsigiannis	(1982-09-17) 17 September 1982 (age 41)	Goalkeeper
33	Germany	Nikolai Link	(1990-04-02) 2 April 1990 (age 34)	Left Back
36	Germany	Florian von Gruchalla	(1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 (age 34)	Right Winger
44	Germany	Christoph Steinert	(1990-01-18) 18 January 1990 (age 34)	Central Back
46	Germany	Jonas Thümmler	(1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 (age 30)	Line Player
71	Germany	Andreas Schröder	(1991-08-26) 26 August 1991 (age 32)	Left Back

EHF ranking[edit]

As of 9 December 2021^[2]

Rank	Team	Points
179	Antalyaspor AS	20
180	SCM Politehnica Timișoara	20
181	HC Erlangen	20
182	SPR Tarnów	19
183	MRK Sesvete	19
184	TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen	19
185	SønderjyskE Håndbold	18

Former club members[edit]

Notable former players[edit]

Nico Büdel (2017–)
Steffen Fäth (2020–)
Sebastian Firnhaber (2019–)
Michael Haaß (2016–2020)
Nikolas Katsigiannis (2014–2015, 2016–2020)
Carsten Lichtlein (2019–2020)
Nikolai Link (2012–)
Antonio Metzner (2019–)
Sebastian Preiß (1997–2001, 2013–2016)
Ole Rahmel (2013–2017)
Johannes Sellin (2017–)
Christoph Steinert (2017–2019, 2021–)
Nicolai Theilinger (2015–2019)
Steffen Weinhold (2003–2007)
Martin Ziemer (2020–)
Ariel Panzer (2004)
David Szlezak (1999–2001)
Šime Ivić (2019–2021)
Stanko Sabljić (2014–2015)
Pavel Horák (2015–2017)
Jan Štochl (2013–2016)
Kim Sonne-Hansen (2022–)
Sergo Datukashvili (1998–1999)
Sigurbergur Sveinsson (2014–2015)
Iso Sluijters (2011)
Petter Øverby (2018–2022)
Sergey Gorpishin (2017–2019)
Igor Lyovshin (2016–2017)
Uroš Bundalo (2016–2017)
Klemen Ferlin (2020–)
Patrik Leban (2021–)
Gorazd Škof (2017–2019)
Isaías Guardiola (2016–2018)
Martin Straňovský (2014–2018)
Csaba Szücs (2002–2008)
Marcus Enström (2017–2018)
Simon Jeppsson (2020–)
Hampus Olsson (2020–)
Tobias Rivesjö (2015–2016)
Oleksandr Hladun (2001–2002)

Former coaches[edit]

Seasons	Coach	Country
2007–2015	Frank Bergemann
2015–2017	Robert Andersson
2017–2020	Aðalsteinn Eyjólfsson
2020	Rolf Brack
2020–2022	Michael Haaß
2022–	Raúl Alonso

References[edit]

External links[edit]

[1] "Team".

[2] "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

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v t e Handball-Bundesliga
2023–24 teams	HBW Balingen-Weilstetten Bergischer HC Füchse Berlin ThSV Eisenach HC Erlangen Frisch Auf Göppingen VfL Gummersbach HSV Hamburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt TSV Hannover-Burgdorf THW Kiel SC DHfK Leipzig TBV Lemgo SC Magdeburg MT Melsungen TVB Stuttgart Rhein-Neckar Löwen HSG Wetzlar
Seasons	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25