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 and 2021 and the IHF Men's Super Globe in 2021, 2022 and 2023. 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.

Location of the club
Location of the club

History

SC Aufbau Magdeburg was founded in July 1955. 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. 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 in 2001 and the year after they won the Champions League. Since then they have won the German Championship 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).

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

NamePeriod
SC Aufbau Magdeburg1955–1965
SC Magdeburg1965–present

Kit manufacturers

PeriodKit manufacturer
– 2005United States Nike
2005–2020Germany Kempa
2020–presentDenmark Hummel

Kits

HOME
2003–052011–132014–152015–162017–182019–202021–
AWAY
2011–132014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–20
THIRD
2017–182019–20

Sports Hall information

Home ground: GETEC Arena

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season

Goalkeepers 01 Spain Sergey Hernández 12 Croatia Matej Mandić 80 Switzerland Nikola Portner Left Wingers 06 Germany Matthias Musche 22 Germany Lukas Mertens 25 Norway Sebastian Barthold Right Wingers 11 Sweden Daniel Pettersson 17 Germany Tim Hornke Line Players 09 Germany Tim Zechel 23 Denmark Magnus Saugstrup 54 Sweden Oscar BergendahlLeft Backs 19 Iceland Elvar Örn Jónsson 20 Germany Philipp Weber Centre Backs 07 Sweden Felix Claar 08 Switzerland Manuel Zehnder 10 Iceland Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson 24 Norway Christian O'Sullivan Right Backs 14 Iceland Ómar Ingi Magnússon 21 Sweden Albin Lagergren

Technical staff

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

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Joining Croatia Dominik Kuzmanović (GK) from Germany VfL Gummersbach Spain Antonio Serradilla (LB) from Germany TVB Stuttgart Denmark Oskar Vind Rasmussen (RW) from Denmark GOG HåndboldLeaving Spain Sergey Hernández (GK) to Spain FC Barcelona Norway Sebastian Barthold (LW) to Denmark Mors-Thy Håndbold Switzerland Manuel Zehnder (CB) to Denmark GOG Håndbold Germany Tim Hornke (RW) (retires) Germany Tim Zechel (LP) to Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Switzerland Nikola Portner (GK) (to ?)

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2025–26 season
Joining Norway Sebastian Barthold (LW) from Denmark Aalborg Handbold Iceland Elvar Örn Jónsson (LB) from Germany MT Melsungen Croatia Matej Mandić (GK) from Croatia RK Zagreb Leaving Denmark Michael Damgaard (LB) to Denmark HØJ Elite Spain Antonio Serradilla (LB) to Germany TVB Stuttgart Sweden Isak Persson (RW) to Sweden HK Malmö
Joining Norway Sebastian Barthold (LW) from Denmark Aalborg Handbold Iceland Elvar Örn Jónsson (LB) from Germany MT Melsungen Croatia Matej Mandić (GK) from Croatia RK ZagrebLeaving Denmark Michael Damgaard (LB) to Denmark HØJ Elite Spain Antonio Serradilla (LB) to Germany TVB Stuttgart Sweden Isak Persson (RW) to Sweden HK Malmö

Previous squads

2020–2021 Team
Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition
2CroatiaŽeljko Musa(1986-01-08)8 January 1986(age 40)Line Player
3PolandPiotr Chrapkowski(1988-03-24)24 March 1988(age 38)Left Back
6GermanyMatthias Musche(1992-07-18)18 July 1992(age 33)Left Winger
8GermanyChristoph Steinert(1990-01-18)18 January 1990(age 36)Right Back
11SwedenDaniel Pettersson(1992-05-06)6 May 1992(age 33)Right Winger
12SwedenTobias Thulin(1995-07-05)5 July 1995(age 30)Goalkeeper
16DenmarkJannick Green(1988-09-29)29 September 1988(age 37)Goalkeeper
17GermanyTim Hornke(1990-08-04)4 August 1990(age 35)Right Winger
21NorwayMagnus Gullerud(1991-11-13)13 November 1991(age 34)Line Player
22GermanyLukas Mertens(1996-06-22)22 June 1996(age 29)Left Winger
23IcelandÓmar Ingi Magnússon(1997-03-12)12 March 1997(age 29)Right Back
24NorwayChristian O'Sullivan(1991-08-22)22 August 1991(age 34)Central Back
25SloveniaMarko Bezjak(1986-06-26)26 June 1986(age 39)Central Back
34DenmarkMichael Damgaard(1990-03-18)18 March 1990(age 36)Left Back
95GermanyMoritz Preuss(1995-02-22)22 February 1995(age 31)Line Player
2015–2016 Team
Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition
2CroatiaŽeljko Musa(1986-01-08)8 January 1986(age 40)Line Player
5GermanyPolandAndreas Rojewski(1985-08-20)20 August 1985(age 40)Right Back
6GermanyMatthias Musche(1992-07-18)18 July 1992(age 33)Left Winger
10NetherlandsFabian van Olphen(1981-03-30)30 March 1981(age 45)Left Back
12GermanyPhilip Ambrosius(1993-05-28)28 May 1993(age 32)Goalkeeper
13SloveniaJure Natek(1982-03-30)30 March 1982(age 44)Right Back
14DenmarkJacob Bagersted(1987-03-25)25 March 1987(age 39)Line Player
15GermanyYves Grafenhorst(1984-03-15)15 March 1984(age 42)Left Winger
16DenmarkJannick Green(1988-09-29)29 September 1988(age 37)Goalkeeper
21GermanyDario Quenstedt(1989-09-22)22 September 1989(age 36)Goalkeeper
22GermanyAndre Czech(1996-05-17)17 May 1996(age 29)Right Winger
24GermanyMichael Haaß(1983-12-12)12 December 1983(age 42)Central Back
25SloveniaMarko Bezjak(1986-06-26)26 June 1986(age 39)Central Back
26PolandMaciej Gębala(1994-01-10)10 January 1994(age 32)Line Player
27PolandTomasz Gębala(1995-11-23)23 November 1995(age 30)Left Back
28AustriaRobert Weber(1985-11-25)25 November 1985(age 40)Right Winger
29GermanyAlexander Saul(1995-10-06)6 October 1995(age 30)Right Back
30GermanyVincent Sohmann(1995-08-10)10 August 1995(age 30)Left Winger
33GermanyJens Schöngarth(1988-12-07)7 December 1988(age 37)Right Back
34DenmarkMichael Damgaard(1990-03-18)18 March 1990(age 36)Left Back
42SerbiaNemanja Zelenović(1990-02-27)27 February 1990(age 36)Right Back
50GermanyFinn Lemke(1992-04-30)30 April 1992(age 33)Left Back
2006–2007 Team
Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition
1GermanyJohannes Bitter(1982-09-02)2 September 1982(age 43)Goalkeeper
2GermanyKarsten Kommoss(1981-01-27)27 January 1981(age 45)Right Winger
3LithuaniaValdas Novickis(1986-02-22)22 February 1986(age 40)Central Back
4GermanyOliver Roggisch(1978-08-25)25 August 1978(age 47)Line Player
5GermanyPolandAndreas Rojewski(1985-08-20)20 August 1985(age 40)Right Back
6PolandGrzegorz Tkaczyk(1980-02-23)23 February 1980(age 46)Central Back
7GermanyErik Göthel(1973-10-14)14 October 1973(age 52)Right Winger
8PolandKarol Bielecki(1982-01-23)23 January 1982(age 44)Left Back
9GermanyKevin Jahn(1985-09-02)2 September 1985(age 40)Line Player
10NetherlandsFabian van Olphen(1981-03-30)30 March 1981(age 45)Left Back
11GermanyChristian Sprenger(1983-04-06)6 April 1983(age 43)Right Winger
12GermanySilvio Heinevetter(1984-10-21)21 October 1984(age 41)Goalkeeper
13GermanyChristoph Theuerkauf(1984-10-13)13 October 1984(age 41)Line Player
14GermanySteffen Stiebler(1971-04-26)26 April 1971(age 54)Left Back
15GermanyYves Grafenhorst(1984-03-15)15 March 1984(age 42)Left Winger
16GermanyAlexander Hübe(1983-04-22)22 April 1983(age 42)Goalkeeper
17GermanyMarc Hohenberg(1985-03-03)3 March 1985(age 41)Right Winger
18GermanyNiklas Kupfer(1986-03-15)15 March 1986(age 40)Left Winger
19FranceJoël Abati(1970-04-25)25 April 1970(age 55)Right Winger
20RussiaOleg Kuleshov(1974-04-15)15 April 1974(age 52)Central Back
31PolandBartosz Jurecki(1979-01-31)31 January 1979(age 47)Line Player
73GermanyStefan Kretzschmar(1973-02-17)17 February 1973(age 53)Left Winger
2001–2002 Team
Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition
1DenmarkSune Agerschou(1974-03-10)10 March 1974(age 52)Goalkeeper
2GermanyMartin Ziemer(1983-04-14)14 April 1983(age 43)Goalkeeper
3GermanyBennet Wiegert(1982-01-25)25 January 1982(age 44)Left Back
4GermanyMaik Machulla(1977-01-09)9 January 1977(age 49)Central Back
5GermanyRobert Lux(1981-01-29)29 January 1981(age 45)Left Back
6GermanyStefan Kloppe(1982-02-21)21 February 1982(age 44)Central Back
7GermanyChristian Schöne(1981-02-23)23 February 1981(age 45)Right Winger
8IcelandÓlafur Stefánsson(1973-07-03)3 July 1973(age 52)Right Back
9FranceGuéric Kervadec(1972-01-09)9 January 1972(age 54)Line Player
10SerbiaNenad Peruničić(1971-05-01)1 May 1971(age 54)Left Back
12GermanyAndreas Stange(1981-02-26)26 February 1981(age 45)Goalkeeper
13GermanySven Liesegang(1969-07-01)1 July 1969(age 56)Right Back
14GermanySteffen Stiebler(1971-04-26)26 April 1971(age 54)Left Back
15GermanyRonny Liesche(1979-03-16)16 March 1979(age 47)Left Winger
16FranceChristian Gaudin(1967-01-26)26 January 1967(age 59)Goalkeeper
17RussiaStanislav Kulinchenko(1971-04-19)19 April 1971(age 55)Central Back
19FranceJoël Abati(1970-04-25)25 April 1970(age 55)Right Winger
20RussiaOleg Kuleshov(1974-04-15)15 April 1974(age 52)Central Back
23GermanyUwe Mäuer(1971-11-02)2 November 1971(age 54)Line Player
73GermanyStefan Kretzschmar(1973-02-17)17 February 1973(age 53)Left Winger
2000–2001 Team
Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition
1GermanyHenning Fritz(1974-09-21)21 September 1974(age 51)Goalkeeper
3GermanyBennet Wiegert(1982-01-25)25 January 1982(age 44)Left Back
4GermanyMaik Machulla(1977-01-09)9 January 1977(age 49)Central Back
5GermanyRobert Lux(1981-01-29)29 January 1981(age 45)Left Back
6GermanyStefan Kloppe(1982-02-21)21 February 1982(age 44)Central Back
7GermanyChristian Schöne(1981-02-23)23 February 1981(age 45)Right Winger
8IcelandÓlafur Stefánsson(1973-07-03)3 July 1973(age 52)Right Back
9FranceGuéric Kervadec(1972-01-09)9 January 1972(age 54)Line Player
10RussiaVassili Koudinov(1969-02-17)17 February 1969(age 57)Left Back
11GermanyErik Göthel(1973-10-14)14 October 1973(age 52)Right Winger
13GermanySven Liesegang(1969-07-01)1 July 1969(age 56)Right Back
14GermanySteffen Stiebler(1971-04-26)26 April 1971(age 54)Left Back
15GermanyRonny Liesche(1979-03-16)16 March 1979(age 47)Left Winger
16FranceChristian Gaudin(1967-01-26)26 January 1967(age 59)Goalkeeper
19FranceJoël Abati(1970-04-25)25 April 1970(age 55)Right Winger
20RussiaOleg Kuleshov(1974-04-15)15 April 1974(age 52)Central Back
22GermanyMichael Jahns(1976-12-06)6 December 1976(age 49)Left Back
23GermanyUwe Mäuer(1971-11-02)2 November 1971(age 54)Line Player
73GermanyStefan Kretzschmar(1973-02-17)17 February 1973(age 53)Left Winger
1998–1999 Team
Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition
1GermanyHenning Fritz(1974-09-21)21 September 1974(age 51)Goalkeeper
2RussiaVyacheslav Atavin(1967-02-04)4 February 1967(age 59)Left Back
3LithuaniaGermanyVigindas Petkevičius(1970-11-30)30 November 1970(age 55)Central Back
4GermanyMaik Machulla(1977-01-09)9 January 1977(age 49)Central Back
8IcelandÓlafur Stefánsson(1973-07-03)3 July 1973(age 52)Right Back
9FranceGuéric Kervadec(1972-01-09)9 January 1972(age 54)Line Player
11GermanyErik Göthel(1973-10-14)14 October 1973(age 52)Right Winger
12LithuaniaAlmantas Savonis(1970-01-06)6 January 1970(age 56)Goalkeeper
13GermanySven Liesegang(1969-07-01)1 July 1969(age 56)Right Back
14GermanySteffen Stiebler(1971-04-26)26 April 1971(age 54)Left Back
15PolandTomasz Lebiedzinski(1966-04-19)19 April 1966(age 60)Left Back
19FranceJoël Abati(1970-04-25)25 April 1970(age 55)Right Winger
23GermanyUwe Mäuer(1971-11-02)2 November 1971(age 54)Line Player
73GermanyStefan Kretzschmar(1973-02-17)17 February 1973(age 53)Left Winger

Retired numbers

NationalityPlayerPositionTenure
25SloveniaMarko BezjakCentre Back2013–2023
31PolandBartosz JureckiLine Player2006–2015

Accomplishments

Domestic

International

European record

European Cup and Champions League

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1977–78 WinnersRound 2Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Bjelovar33–2321–2854–51
Quarter-finalsCzech Republic Dukla Prague25–2022–2247–42
Semi-finalsHungary Bp. Honvéd19–1722–2141–38
FinalsPoland Śląsk Wrocław28–22
1980–81 WinnersRound 1Austria ASKÖ Linz35–1830–2165–39
Round 2Germany VfL Gummersbach19–1216–1635–28
Quarter-finalsCzech Republic Dukla Prague23–2019–1742–37
Semi-finalsSweden Lugi HF26–2020–1846–38
FinalsSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia RD Slovan29–1823–2552–43
2001–02 WinnersGroup stage (Group D)Hungary Fotex KC Veszprém25–2220–242nd
France S.O. Chambéry31–2326–26
North Macedonia Vardar Vatrost. Skopje33–1927–27
Quarter-finalsSlovenia RK Celje29–3128–2557–56
Semi-finalsDenmark KIF Kolding29–1928–2557–44
FinalsHungary Fotex KC Veszprém30–2521–2351–48
2022–23 WinnersGroup stage (Group A)Romania Dinamo București34–3330–282nd
Croatia PPD Zagreb35–2531–25
France Paris Saint-Germain22–2937–33
Poland Orlen Wisła Płock33–2724–25
Hungary Telekom Veszprém32–2535–35
Denmark GOG Håndbold36–3432–33
Portugal FC Porto41–3631–31
Quarter-finalsPoland Orlen Wisła Płock30–2822–2252–50
Semi-finalsSpain Barça40–39
FinalsPoland KS Iskra Kielce30–29
2024–25 WinnersGroup stage (Group B)Hungary OTP Bank - Pick Szeged31–2429–314th
Norway Kolstad Håndball33–2527–31
Denmark Aalborg Håndbold32–3133–33
Poland Industria Kielce26–2729–25
France HBC Nantes28–3228–29
Spain Barça28–2326–32
Croatia RK Zagreb36–2418–22
PlayoffsRomania CS Dinamo București35–2930–2665–55
Quarter-finalsHungary Telekom Veszprém26–2628–2754–53
Semi-finalsSpain Barça31–30
FinalsGermany Füchse Berlin32–26

EHF Cup and EHF European League

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1998–99 Winners1/16Romania Steaua București26–1630–2156–37
1/8France S.O. Chambéry22–1725–2747–44
1/4Croatia RK Split26–2019–1445–34
1/2Germany TBV Lemgo22–1922–2344–42
FinalsSpain BM Valladolid33–2221–2554–47
2000–01 WinnersRound 3Slovenia RK Prevent Slovenj Gradec26–2225–2351–45
Round 4Ukraine ZTR Zaporizhzhia29–2122–2351–44
Quarter-finalsGermany TBV Lemgo23–2628–2251–48
Semi-finalsSpain CD Bidasoa32–2417–2349–47
FinalsCroatia RK Metković23–2228–1851–40
2006–07 WinnersRound 3Belarus BGUFK Minsk37–2631–2368–49
Round 4Germany SG Kronau/Östringen39–2634–3873–64
Quarter-finalsDenmark FCK Håndbold35–2739–3574–62
Semi-finalsSwitzerland Grasshopper – Club Zürich32–2427–2659–50
FinalsSpain BM Aragón31–2830–3061–58
2020–21 WinnersGroup stage (Group C)Russia CSKA Moscow37–3035–271st
France Montpellier HB10–032–30
Turkey Beşiktaş JK41–2241–23
Sweden Alingsås HK36–2129–30
Croatia RK Nexe Našice28–2332–24
Round of 16North Macedonia RK Eurofarm Pelister35–2432–2468–54
Quarter-finalsSweden IFK Kristianstad39–3134–2858–52
Semi-final (F4)Poland Orlen Wisła Płock30–29
Final (F4)Germany Füchse Berlin28–25

EHF ranking

As of 25 September 2025

RankTeamPoints
1Germany SC Magdeburg687
2Spain FC Barcelona Handbol652
3Germany Füchse Berlin610
4Hungary Veszprém KC519
5Denmark Aalborg Håndbold513
6Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt511
7France HBC Nantes493

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

SeasonsCoachCountry
1991–1993Hartmut KrügerGermany
1993–1994Ingolf WiegertGermany
1994–1999Lothar DoeringGermany
1999Peter RostGermany
1999–2006Alfreð GíslasonIceland
2006Ghiță LicuRomania
2006–2007Bogdan WentaPolandGermany
2007–2008Helmut KurratGermany
2008–2009Michael BieglerGermany
2010Sven LiesegangGermany
2010–2013Frank CarstensGermany
2013–2014Uwe JungandreasGermany
2014–2015Geir SveinssonIceland
2015–Bennet WiegertGermany

Youth Handball

The SC Magdeburg has 2 Teams in the German Jugendbudesliga one being the A-Juniors and one the B-Juniors. The SCM is the first one to win the German Championship of the B-Junior Bundesliga as it was founded in the season 2024/25.

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