SC Magdeburg

SC Magdeburg
Full name	Sportclub Magdeburg e. V.
Short name	SCM
Founded	1 March 1955 (1955-03-01)
Arena	GETEC Arena
Capacity	8,000
President	Dirk Roswandowicz
Head coach	Bennet Wiegert
League	Handball-Bundesliga
2022–23	2nd of 18
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

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. 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.

Magdeburg

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Location of the club

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 twice (2001, 2022), 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).

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
SC Aufbau Magdeburg	1955–1965
SC Magdeburg	1965–present

Kit manufacturers

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

Kits

HOME
2003–05	2011–13	2014–15	2015–16	2017–18	2019–20	2021–

AWAY
2011–13	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20

THIRD
2017–18	2019–20

Sports Hall information

Home ground: GETEC Arena

• Name: – GETEC Arena
• City: – Magdeburg
• Capacity: – 8,000
• Address: – Berliner Chaussee 32, 39114 Magdeburg, Germany

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season

Goalkeepers

• 01 Sergey Hernández
• 80 Nikola Portner
• 00 Mikael Aggefors

Left Wingers

• 06 Matthias Musche
• 22 Lukas Mertens

Right Wingers

• 11 Daniel Pettersson
• 17 Tim Hornke

Line Players

• 02 Lucas Meister
• 23 Magnus Saugstrup
• 54 Oscar Bergendahl

Left Backs

• 03 Piotr Chrapkowski
• 20 Philipp Weber
• 34 Michael Damgaard

Centre Backs

• 07 Felix Claar
• 10 Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson
• 13 Janus Daði Smárason
• 24 Christian O'Sullivan

Right Backs

• 14 Ómar Ingi Magnússon
• 21 Albin Lagergren

Technical staff

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

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

• Joachim Lyng Als (LW) (from GOG Håndbold) ?
• Tim Zechel (P) (from HC Erlangen)

Leaving

• Mikael Aggefors (GK) (retires)
• Piotr Chrapkowski (LB) (to ?)
• Janus Daði Smárason (CB) (to SC Pick Szeged)
• Lucas Meister (P) (to Kadetten Schaffhausen)
• Georg Löwen (P) (to HSG Wetzlar)

Previous squads

2020–2021 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
2	Croatia	Željko Musa	(1986-01-08) 8 January 1986	Line Player
3	Poland	Piotr Chrapkowski	(1988-03-24) 24 March 1988	Left Back
6	Germany	Matthias Musche	(1992-07-18) 18 July 1992	Left Winger
8	Germany	Christoph Steinert	(1990-01-18) 18 January 1990	Right Back
11	Sweden	Daniel Pettersson	(1992-05-06) 6 May 1992	Right Winger
12	Sweden	Tobias Thulin	(1995-07-05) 5 July 1995	Goalkeeper
16	Denmark	Jannick Green	(1988-09-29) 29 September 1988	Goalkeeper
17	Germany	Tim Hornke	(1990-08-04) 4 August 1990	Right Winger
21	Norway	Magnus Gullerud	(1991-11-13) 13 November 1991	Line Player
22	Germany	Lukas Mertens	(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996	Left Winger
23	Iceland	Ómar Ingi Magnússon	(1997-03-12) 12 March 1997	Right Back
24	Norway	Christian O'Sullivan	(1991-08-22) 22 August 1991	Central Back
25	Slovenia	Marko Bezjak	(1986-06-26) 26 June 1986	Central Back
34	Denmark	Michael Damgaard	(1990-03-18) 18 March 1990	Left Back
95	Germany	Moritz Preuss	(1995-02-22) 22 February 1995	Line Player

2015–2016 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
2	Croatia	Željko Musa	(1986-01-08) 8 January 1986	Line Player
5	GermanyPoland	Andreas Rojewski	(1985-08-20) 20 August 1985	Right Back
6	Germany	Matthias Musche	(1992-07-18) 18 July 1992	Left Winger
10	Netherlands	Fabian van Olphen	(1981-03-30) 30 March 1981	Left Back
12	Germany	Philip Ambrosius	(1993-05-28) 28 May 1993	Goalkeeper
13	Slovenia	Jure Natek	(1982-03-30) 30 March 1982	Right Back
14	Denmark	Jacob Bagersted	(1987-03-25) 25 March 1987	Line Player
15	Germany	Yves Grafenhorst	(1984-03-15) 15 March 1984	Left Winger
16	Denmark	Jannick Green	(1988-09-29) 29 September 1988	Goalkeeper
21	Germany	Dario Quenstedt	(1989-09-22) 22 September 1989	Goalkeeper
22	Germany	Andre Czech	(1996-05-17) 17 May 1996	Right Winger
24	Germany	Michael Haaß	(1983-12-12) 12 December 1983	Central Back
25	Slovenia	Marko Bezjak	(1986-06-26) 26 June 1986	Central Back
26	Poland	Maciej Gębala	(1994-01-10) 10 January 1994	Line Player
27	Poland	Tomasz Gębala	(1995-11-23) 23 November 1995	Left Back
28	Austria	Robert Weber	(1985-11-25) 25 November 1985	Right Winger
29	Germany	Alexander Saul	(1995-10-06) 6 October 1995	Right Back
30	Germany	Vincent Sohmann	(1995-08-10) 10 August 1995	Left Winger
33	Germany	Jens Schöngarth	(1988-12-07) 7 December 1988	Right Back
34	Denmark	Michael Damgaard	(1990-03-18) 18 March 1990	Left Back
42	Serbia	Nemanja Zelenović	(1990-02-27) 27 February 1990	Right Back
50	Germany	Finn Lemke	(1992-04-30) 30 April 1992	Left Back

2006–2007 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Germany	Johannes Bitter	(1982-09-02) 2 September 1982	Goalkeeper
2	Germany	Karsten Kommoss	(1981-01-27) 27 January 1981	Right Winger
3	Lithuania	Valdas Novickis	(1986-02-22) 22 February 1986	Central Back
4	Germany	Oliver Roggisch	(1978-08-25) 25 August 1978	Line Player
5	GermanyPoland	Andreas Rojewski	(1985-08-20) 20 August 1985	Right Back
6	Poland	Grzegorz Tkaczyk	(1980-02-23) 23 February 1980	Central Back
7	Germany	Erik Göthel	(1973-10-14) 14 October 1973	Right Winger
8	Poland	Karol Bielecki	(1982-01-23) 23 January 1982	Left Back
9	Germany	Kevin Jahn	(1985-09-02) 2 September 1985	Line Player
10	Netherlands	Fabian van Olphen	(1981-03-30) 30 March 1981	Left Back
11	Germany	Christian Sprenger	(1983-04-06) 6 April 1983	Right Winger
12	Germany	Silvio Heinevetter	(1984-10-21) 21 October 1984	Goalkeeper
13	Germany	Christoph Theuerkauf	(1984-10-13) 13 October 1984	Line Player
14	Germany	Steffen Stiebler	(1971-04-26) 26 April 1971	Left Back
15	Germany	Yves Grafenhorst	(1984-03-15) 15 March 1984	Left Winger
16	Germany	Alexander Hübe	(1983-04-22) 22 April 1983	Goalkeeper
17	Germany	Marc Hohenberg	(1985-03-03) 3 March 1985	Right Winger
18	Germany	Niklas Kupfer	(1986-03-15) 15 March 1986	Left Winger
19	France	Joël Abati	(1970-04-25) 25 April 1970	Right Winger
20	Russia	Oleg Kuleshov	(1974-04-15) 15 April 1974	Central Back
31	Poland	Bartosz Jurecki	(1979-01-31) 31 January 1979	Line Player
73	Germany	Stefan Kretzschmar	(1973-02-17) 17 February 1973	Left Winger

2001–2002 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Denmark	Sune Agerschou	(1974-03-10) 10 March 1974	Goalkeeper
2	Germany	Martin Ziemer	(1983-04-14) 14 April 1983	Goalkeeper
3	Germany	Bennet Wiegert	(1982-01-25) 25 January 1982	Left Back
4	Germany	Maik Machulla	(1977-01-09) 9 January 1977	Central Back
5	Germany	Robert Lux	(1981-01-29) 29 January 1981	Left Back
6	Germany	Stefan Kloppe	(1982-02-21) 21 February 1982	Central Back
7	Germany	Christian Schöne	(1981-02-23) 23 February 1981	Right Winger
8	Iceland	Ólafur Stefánsson	(1973-07-03) 3 July 1973	Right Back
9	France	Guéric Kervadec	(1972-01-09) 9 January 1972	Line Player
10	Serbia	Nenad Peruničić	(1971-05-01) 1 May 1971	Left Back
12	Germany	Andreas Stange	(1981-02-26) 26 February 1981	Goalkeeper
13	Germany	Sven Liesegang	(1969-07-01) 1 July 1969	Right Back
14	Germany	Steffen Stiebler	(1971-04-26) 26 April 1971	Left Back
15	Germany	Ronny Liesche	(1979-03-16) 16 March 1979	Left Winger
16	France	Christian Gaudin	(1967-01-26) 26 January 1967	Goalkeeper
17	Russia	Stanislav Kulinchenko	(1971-04-19) 19 April 1971	Central Back
19	France	Joël Abati	(1970-04-25) 25 April 1970	Right Winger
20	Russia	Oleg Kuleshov	(1974-04-15) 15 April 1974	Central Back
23	Germany	Uwe Mäuer	(1971-11-02) 2 November 1971	Line Player
73	Germany	Stefan Kretzschmar	(1973-02-17) 17 February 1973	Left Winger

2000–2001 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Germany	Henning Fritz	(1974-09-21) 21 September 1974	Goalkeeper
3	Germany	Bennet Wiegert	(1982-01-25) 25 January 1982	Left Back
4	Germany	Maik Machulla	(1977-01-09) 9 January 1977	Central Back
5	Germany	Robert Lux	(1981-01-29) 29 January 1981	Left Back
6	Germany	Stefan Kloppe	(1982-02-21) 21 February 1982	Central Back
7	Germany	Christian Schöne	(1981-02-23) 23 February 1981	Right Winger
8	Iceland	Ólafur Stefánsson	(1973-07-03) 3 July 1973	Right Back
9	France	Guéric Kervadec	(1972-01-09) 9 January 1972	Line Player
10	Russia	Vassili Koudinov	(1969-02-17) 17 February 1969	Left Back
11	Germany	Erik Göthel	(1973-10-14) 14 October 1973	Right Winger
13	Germany	Sven Liesegang	(1969-07-01) 1 July 1969	Right Back
14	Germany	Steffen Stiebler	(1971-04-26) 26 April 1971	Left Back
15	Germany	Ronny Liesche	(1979-03-16) 16 March 1979	Left Winger
16	France	Christian Gaudin	(1967-01-26) 26 January 1967	Goalkeeper
19	France	Joël Abati	(1970-04-25) 25 April 1970	Right Winger
20	Russia	Oleg Kuleshov	(1974-04-15) 15 April 1974	Central Back
22	Germany	Michael Jahns	(1976-12-06) 6 December 1976	Left Back
23	Germany	Uwe Mäuer	(1971-11-02) 2 November 1971	Line Player
73	Germany	Stefan Kretzschmar	(1973-02-17) 17 February 1973	Left Winger

1998–1999 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Germany	Henning Fritz	(1974-09-21) 21 September 1974	Goalkeeper
2	Russia	Vyacheslav Atavin	(1967-02-04) 4 February 1967	Left Back
3	LithuaniaGermany	Vigindas Petkevičius	(1970-11-30) 30 November 1970	Central Back
4	Germany	Maik Machulla	(1977-01-09) 9 January 1977	Central Back
8	Iceland	Ólafur Stefánsson	(1973-07-03) 3 July 1973	Right Back
9	France	Guéric Kervadec	(1972-01-09) 9 January 1972	Line Player
11	Germany	Erik Göthel	(1973-10-14) 14 October 1973	Right Winger
12	Lithuania	Almantas Savonis	(1970-01-06) 6 January 1970	Goalkeeper
13	Germany	Sven Liesegang	(1969-07-01) 1 July 1969	Right Back
14	Germany	Steffen Stiebler	(1971-04-26) 26 April 1971	Left Back
15	Poland	Tomasz Lebiedzinski	(1966-04-19) 19 April 1966	Left Back
19	France	Joël Abati	(1970-04-25) 25 April 1970	Right Winger
23	Germany	Uwe Mäuer	(1971-11-02) 2 November 1971	Line Player
73	Germany	Stefan Kretzschmar	(1973-02-17) 17 February 1973	Left Winger

Retired numbers

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

Accomplishments

Domestic

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

• EHF Champions League:
  •  Gold: 1978, 1981, 2002, 2023
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
  •  Silver: 1977, 1979
• EHF Cup / EHF European League:
  •  Gold: 1999, 2001, 2007, 2021
  •  Silver: 2005, 2022
• EHF Super Cup:
  •  Gold: 1981, 2001, 2002
  •  Silver: 1999, 2005
• IHF Super Globe:
  •  Gold: 2021, 2022, 2023
  •  Silver: 2002

European record

European Cup and Champions League

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

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

As of 18 June 2023

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

Notable former players

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

Former coaches

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

External links

• Official website