HC Erlangen is a

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

club from

Erlangen Erlangen (; , ) is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt (former administrative district Erlangen), and with 119,810 inhabitants (as of 30 September 2024), it is the smalle ...

, Germany. They currently compete in the

Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 to 2012, the league was sponsored by Toyota and was officially called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. In 2012 the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) became t ...

History

HC Erlangen was made as a merger between HG Erlangen and CSG Erlangen. In the 2000/2001 season, both HG Erlangen and CSG Erlangen played in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga, but CSG Erlangen had to drop out due to a licensing problem, so the club decided to merge with its neighbor, HG Erlangen. The new club was formed and was named HC Erlangen. They reached the

DHB-Pokal The DHB-Pokal (English: German Handball Federation Cup) is an elimination handball tournament held annually in Germany. It is the second most important handball national title in the country after the Handball-Bundesliga championship. DHB-Pokal ...

FINAL4 in 2022, but lost their semi-final match against

SC Magdeburg 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, ...

30—22.

Accomplishments

* 2. Handball-Bundesliga: **: 2016

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Kits

Sports hall information

*Name: –

Arena Nürnberger Versicherung The Arena Nürnberger Versicherung (originally known as the Nuremberg Arena) is a multi-use indoor arena that is located in Nuremberg, Germany. It can host sports matches, including those of tennis, ice hockey, handball, and basketball, as well ...

*City: –

Nürnberg Nuremberg (, ; ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the largest city in Franconia, the second-largest city in the German state of Bavaria, and its 544,414 (2023) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest city in Germany. ...

*Capacity: – 8308 *Address: – Kurt-Leucht-Weg 11, 90471

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2024–25 season''

Technical staff

* Head Coach: Johannes Sellin * Assistant Coach: * Assistant Coach:

Ólafur Stefánsson Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson (born 3 July 1973) is an Icelandic former handball player who, for many years was the captain of the Iceland men's national handball team but announced his international retirement after the 2012 London Olympics. H ...

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2024–25 season'' ;Joining * Khalifa Ghedbane (GK) ''(from

RK Eurofarm Pelister RK Eurofarm Pelister () is a Macedonian handball club from Bitola. They currently compete in the Macedonian Handball Super League, Macedonian Super League and EHF Champions League. History The original team was the first handball club in Macedon ...

)'' * Manuel Zehnder (LB) ''(return from loan at

ThSV Eisenach ThSV Eisenach is a German handball club from Eisenach, Germany, that plays in the Handball-Bundesliga. They were promoted in the 2022-23 season. The team has previously been known as BSG Motor Eisenach. History BSG Motor Eisenach - 1954-1991 BSG ...

)'' *

Marek Nissen Marek is the West Slavic (Czech, Polish and Slovak) masculine equivalent of Marcus, Marc or Mark. The name may refer to: * Marek (given name) * Marek (surname) * Marek, the pseudonym of Bulgarian communist Stanke Dimitrov (1889–1944) * The tit ...

(LB) ''(from TuS N-Lübbecke)'' * Sander Øverjordet (CB) (from

KIF Kolding KIF Kolding is a professional handball club based in Kolding, Denmark who competes in the Danish Handball League. KIF Kolding has won the Danish Handball League, Danish Handball Championship a record 14 times. It is a part of the broader sports ...

) *

Maciej Gębala Maciej Gębala (born 10 January 1994) is a Polish handball player for HC Erlangen in Germany and the Polish national team. He competed at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship and at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 201 ...

(P) ''(from

SC DHfK Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig e. V. ''(Sportclub Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur Leipzig e. V.)'' is a sports club in Leipzig, Germany. It was established in 1954 as a competitive sports club, initially under the name ''SC Wissenschaft DHfK Leipzig'', ...

)'' *

Tobias Wagner Tobias Wagner (born 26 March 1995) is an Austrian handball player for HC Erlangen and the Austrian national team. He participated at the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship. In 2016 he won the ÖHB-Cup and the Handball Liga Austria ...

(P) ''(from

Bregenz Handball Bregenz Handball is a professional handball club from Bregenz, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria. History Bregenz Handball was founded in 1946 at the divisions of SC Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz. The team initially played ...

)'' ;Leaving *

Bertram Obling Bertram Obling (born 26 September 1995) is a Danish handball player for VfL Gummersbach. Achievements * Swedish Handball League **''Winner:'' 2021 * Swedish Handball Cup **''Winner:'' 2022 * Danish Handball Cup **''Runner-up:'' 2018 ;Individ ...

(GK) ''(to

VfL Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach is a professional handball club from the German city of Gummersbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. Currently, VfL Gummersbach competes in the Handball-Bundesliga and the DHB-Pokal. The club has seen great success, especially from the ...

)'' *

Simon Jeppsson Simon Jeppsson (born 15 July 1995) is a Swedish handball player for Kolstad Håndball and the Swedish national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 25th ev ...

(LB) ''(to

Kolstad Håndball Kolstad Håndball is a Norwegian professional handball club based in Trondheim, that compete in top division of Norwegian handball, the REMA 1000-ligaen (men's handball), REMA 1000-ligaen. Their home grounds is the Kolstad Arena and Trondheim Spek ...

)'' * Lutz Heiny (LB) ''(to TuS N-Lübbecke)'' * Manuel Zehnder (CB) ''(to

)'' *

Veit Mävers Veit is a personal name. Notable people with the name include: Surname *David Veit (1771–1814) was a German doctor and writer, brother of Simon Veit * Gustav Veit (1824–1903), German gynecologist and obstetrician * Johann Veit (1852–1917), ...

(CB) ''(to ?)'' * Mads Peter Lønborg (RW) ''(to Aarhus HC)'' * Tim Zechel (P) ''(to

)'' :''Transfers for the 2025–26 season'' ;Joining *

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(P) ''(return from loan

)'' ;Leaving

Previous squads

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

* Nico Büdel (2017–) *

Steffen Fäth Steffen Fäth (born 4 April 1990) is a German handball player for HSG Goldstein/Schwanheim and the German national team. He was part of the German team that won the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship Career Fäth made his senior debut f ...

(2020–) * Sebastian Firnhaber (2019–) * Michael Haaß (2016–2020) * Nikolas Katsigiannis (2014–2015, 2016–2020) *

Carsten Lichtlein Carsten Lichtlein (born 4 November 1980) is a former German handball player and goalkeeper. He is a 2007 World Men's Handball Championship, World champion from 2007 with the Germany men's national handball team, German national team, a 2004 Europ ...

(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 Steffen Weinhold (born 19 July 1986) is a German former professional handball player for THW Kiel. In 2016 he was part of the German team that won the European Championship. In 2021 he announced the end of his time in the German national team. H ...

(2003–2007) * Martin Ziemer (2020–) * Ariel Panzer (2004) * David Szlezak (1999–2001) * Šime Ivić (2019–2021) *

Stanko Sabljić Stanko or Stańko () is a variation of the Slavic masculine given name Stanislav. Nicknames in . Notable people with the name include: Given name: * Stanko Abadžić (born 1952), Croatian photographer and photojournalist * Stanko Barać (born 1986 ...

(2014–2015) * Pavel Horák (2015–2017) * Jan Štochl (2013–2016) * Kim Sonne-Hansen (2022–) * Sergo Datukashvili (1998–1999) * Sigurbergur Sveinsson (2014–2015) *

Iso Sluijters Iso Sluijters (born 24 July 1990) is a Dutch handball player for GC Amicitia Zürich and the Dutch national team. He represented the Netherlands at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Champi ...

(2011) * Petter Øverby (2018–2022) * Sergey Gorpishin (2017–2019) * Igor Lyovshin (2016–2017) *

Uroš Bundalo Uroš Bundalo (born 29 April 1989) is a professional Slovenian former handball player. Career Bundalo started his career at RD Slovan. In 2011 he joined league rivals RK Koper, where he played until 2013. He then joined Belarussian HC Dinamo ...

(2016–2017) *

Klemen Ferlin Klemen Ferlin (born 26 June 1989) is a Slovenian handball player who plays for KS Kielce and the Slovenia national team. Ferlin represented Slovenia at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship. References External links * * * Kleme ...

(2020–) * Patrik Leban (2021–) *

Gorazd Škof Gorazd Škof (born 11 July 1977) is a retired Slovenian handball player and current handball coach. He made a total of 188 appearances for Slovenia and represented the team in several major tournaments, including the 2016 Summer Olympics ...

(2017–2019) *

Isaías Guardiola Isaías Guardiola Villaplana (born 1 October 1984, in Petrer) is a Spanish handballer who plays for TBV Lemgo and the Spanish national team. He is a twin brother of Gedeón Guardiola Gedeón Guardiola Villaplana (born 1 October 1984) is a ...

(2016–2018) * Martin Straňovský (2014–2018) * Csaba Szücs (2002–2008) * Marcus Enström (2017–2018) *

(2020–) * Hampus Olsson (2020–) * Tobias Rivesjö (2015–2016) * Oleksandr Hladun (2001–2002)

Former coaches

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hc Erlangen Handball clubs in Germany Handball-Bundesliga Erlangen Handball clubs established in 2001 2001 establishments in Germany Sport in Middle Franconia