SC DHfK Leipzig Handball

SC DHfK Leipzig Handball is a German handball team from Leipzig, Germany, that plays in the Handball-Bundesliga. It was one of the strongest GDR clubs in late 1950s and 1960s.

SC DHfK Leipzig Handball
Full name	Sportclub Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur Leipzig
Founded	September 20, 1954 (1954-09-20)
Arena	Arena Leipzig
Capacity	8,000
President	Bernd Merbitz
Head coach	André Haber
League	Handball-Bundesliga
2025–26	18th of 18 (relegated)
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Leipzig

Location of SC DHfK Leipzig Handball

History

The SC DHfK Leipzig was founded in 1954 as a sports club of the Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur (German University for Physical Culture). During the time in the GDR, the club's handball section won six national championships (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966) and won the GDR Cup twice. In addition, it won the EHF Champions League in the 1965/1966 season and defeated Budapest Honvéd in the final on 22 April 1966 (16:14). In 1975, the authorities decided to dissolve the handball section and transfer all the players to another club in the city, SC Leipzig. On 30 June 1993, the handball department was re-established at SC DHfK. In June 1995, due to financial problems, the handball division was disbanded again. Finally, in 2007, the DHfK handball section was revived for the third time at the lowest level of German handball. It returned to the Handball-Bundesliga in the 2015–2016 season.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
0000–2017	Hummel
2017–2020	Puma
2020–present	Craft

Kits

HOME
2014–16	2016–17	2018–20	Craft 2020–21	Craft 2021–22

AWAY
2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	Craft 2020–21	Craft 2021–22

THIRD
2016–17

Sports hall information

Home hall: Arena Leipzig

• Name: – Arena Leipzig
• City: – Leipzig
• Capacity: – 8000
• Address: – Am Sportforum 2 04105 Leipzig, Germany

Accomplishments

• EHF Champions League:
  •  Gold: 1966
• GDR Championship (Oberliga):
  •  Gold: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1976^a, 1979^a
  •  Silver: 1969^a
• GDR Cup (FDGB-Pokal):
  • Gold: 1971, 1972, 1982^a
• 2. Handball-Bundesliga:
  •  Gold: 2015

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

SC DHfK Leipzig Handball
Goalkeepers 01 Domenico Ebner 12 Kristian Sæverås Left wingers 11 Lukas Binder 00 Nils Greilich Right wingers 08 Lukas Krzikalla Line players 24 Moritz Preuss 00 Luka Rogan Left backs 13 Matěj Klíma 14 Marko Mamić 00 Friedrich Schmitt Centre Backs 04 Andri Rúnarsson 05 Simon Ernst 07 Luca Witzke Right backs 32 Franz Semper 73 Viggó Kristjánsson

Technical staff

• Head coach: André Haber
• Assistant coach: Miloš Putera
• Athletic Trainer: Hagen Pietrek
• Physiotherapist: Leon Brettschneider
• Club doctor: Dr. Pierre Hepp

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

• Tomáš Mrkva (GK) from THW Kiel
• Tomáš Piroch (RB) from Wisła Płock
• Ahmed Khairy (CB) from Al Ahly
• Adam Lönn (LB) from Pays d'Aix Université Club
• Blaer Hinriksson (CB) from UMF Afturelding
• Dean Bombač (CB) from Győri ETO-UNI FKC

Leaving

• Andri Már Rúnarsson (CB) to HC Erlangen
• Kristian Sæverås (GK) to Frisch Auf Göppingen
• Luca Witzke (CB) to SG Flensburg-Handewitt
• Stephan Seitz (RB) to ThSV Eisenach

Previous squads

2012–2013 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Czech Republic	Michael Galia	(1972-10-02) 2 October 1972	Goalkeeper
2	Germany	Martin Müller	(1990-05-09) 9 May 1990	Left Back
3	Germany	Ole Dietzmann	(1989-03-20) 20 March 1989	Right Back
4	Germany	Max Emanuel	(1994-08-26) 26 August 1994	Right Back
6	Germany	Ulrich Streitenberger	(1982-04-06) 6 April 1982	Left Winger
8	Germany	Lucas Krzikalla	(1994-01-14) 14 January 1994	Right Winger
9	Germany	Steve Baumgärtel	(1984-02-25) 25 February 1984	Right Back
10	Germany	Thomas Oehlrich	(1984-08-05) 5 August 1984	Line Player
11	Germany	Lukas Binder	(1992-06-30) 30 June 1992	Left Winger
17	Germany	René Boese	(1984-02-28) 28 February 1984	Right Winger
18	Germany	Eric Jacob	(1987-04-05) 5 April 1987	Left Back
21	Germany	Till Riehn	(1986-07-01) 1 July 1986	Central Back
22	Hungary	Gabor Pulay	(1970-06-15) 15 June 1970	Goalkeeper
24	Germany	Oliver Krechel	(1990-11-24) 24 November 1990	Goalkeeper
29	Czech Republic	Pavel Prokopec	(1980-01-10) 10 January 1980	Left Back
30	Romania	Cristian Telehuz	(1979-09-29) 29 September 1979	Line Player
43	Germany	Alexander Feld	(1993-06-15) 15 June 1993	Central Back
55	Germany	Rico Göde	(1982-04-13) 13 April 1982	Line Player

EHF ranking

As of 5 December 2025

Rank	Team	Points
153	RK Spačva Vinkovci	26
154	KH Kastrioti	25
155	Pallamano Conversano	25
156	SC DHfK Leipzig Handball	25
157	Cassano Magnago	25
158	RD Slovan	25
159	HF Karlskrona	24

Former club members

Notable former players

• Joel Birlehm (2019–2022)
• Simon Ernst (2021–)
• Rico Göde (2012–2014)
• Benjamin Herth (2016)
• Klaus Franke (1959–1971)
• Maximilian Janke (2015–2021)
• Yves Kunkel (2017–2018)
• Philipp Müller (2019–2021)
• Niclas Pieczkowski (2016–2021)
• Andreas Rojewski (2016–2019)
• Bastian Roscheck (2013–2021)
• Franz Semper (2013–2020)
• Christoph Steinert (2015–2017)
• Hans-Joachim Ursinus (1963–1974)
• Jens Vortmann (2016–2020)
• Luca Witzke (2019–)
• Philipp Weber (2013–2016, 2017–2021)
• Juan Pablo Fernández (2009–2010)
• Raul Santos (2018–2020)
• Šime Ivić (2021–)
• Lovro Jotić (2021–)
• Marko Mamić (2019–)
• Marino Marić (2022–)
• Pavel Prokopec (2012–2014)
• René Villadsen (2018–2019)
• Patrick Wiesmach (2018–)
• Mohamed El-Tayar (2022–)
• Joël Abati (2011)
• Viggó Kristjánsson (2019, 2022–)
• Aivis Jurdžs (2015–2019)
• Kristian Sæverås (2020–2025)
• Henrik Ruud Tovås (2013–2015)
• Maciej Gębala (2018–)
• Igor Lyovshin (2013)
• Goran Stojanović (2011)
• Alen Milosevic (2013–2022)
• Miloš Putera (2015–2019)
• Tobias Rivesjö (2016–2018)
• Oskar Sunnefeldt (2021–)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2010–2013	Uwe Jungandreas
2013	Michael Biegler
2013	André Haber
2013–2017	Christian Prokop
2017	André Haber
2018	Michael Biegler
2018–	André Haber

Notes

a.^^^^ SC Leipzig

External links

• Official website