HC Leipzig is a women's
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 based in
Leipzig
Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...
,
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 ...
. They play in
Handball-Bundesliga Frauen and are often competing in the
EHF Women's Champions League
The EHF Women's Champions League is the competition for the top women's team handball, handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of ...
, the now defunct
EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup, which merged with the
Women's EHF Cup
The Women's EHF European League is an annual competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It is organized by the European Handball Federation, EHF. It is currently the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the ...
and are internationally regarded as one of the best
German women's handball clubs.
Kits
Honours
Domestic competitions
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Handball-Bundesliga Frauen:
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Champions (6): 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010
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German Cup:
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Winners (7): 1996, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2016
*German Supercup:
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Winners (1): 2008
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DDR-Oberliga
The DDR-Oberliga (English: ''East German Premier League'' or ''GDR Premier League'') was the top-level association football league in East Germany.
Overview
Following World War II, separate sports competitions emerged in the Allied-occupied G ...
:
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Champions (15): 1953, 1957, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1991
*FDGB-Pokal:
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Winners (3): 1971, 1983, 1987
European competitions
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EHF Women's Champions League
The EHF Women's Champions League is the competition for the top women's team handball, handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of ...
:
**

Winners (2): 1966, 1974
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''Runners-Up (4):'' 1967, 1970, 1972, 1977
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EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup:
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''Runners-Up (2):'' 1978, 1997
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Women's EHF Cup
The Women's EHF European League is an annual competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It is organized by the European Handball Federation, EHF. It is currently the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the ...
:
**

Winners (2): 1986, 1992
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''Runners-Up (1):'' 2009
European record
Team
Current squad
:''Squad for the 2021–22 season''
Goalkeeper
* 16 Anna Kröber
* 26 Annabell Krüeger
Fields
* 2 Pauline Uhlmann
* 3 Lara Seidel
* 7 Julia Weise
* 10 Emely Theilig
* 14 Hanna Ferber-Rahnhöfer
* 20 Sharleen Greschner
* 22 Emily Glimm
* 23 Tyra Bessert
* 24 Lotta Röpcke
* 25 Lilli Röpcke
* 33 Christin Conrad
* 36 Stefanie Hummel
* 35 Jacqueline Hummel
* 41 Wiebke Meyer
* 99 Nina Reißberg
Technical Staff
* Club Manager: Torsten Brunnquell
* Head Coach: Fabian Kunze
* Assistant Coach: Philip Brommann
* Goalkeeping Coach: Wieland Schmidt
* Physiotherapist: Sophie Höpfner
''Squad for the 2017–18 season''
;Goalkeeper
* 12 Helen Keller
* 16 Anna Kröber
* 28 Anja Kreitzick
;Fields
* 2 Pauline Uhrmann
* 3 Anna Ansorge
* 5 Isabell Hurst
* 6 Celina Matthey
* 7
Julia Weise
* 8 Beatrix Kerestely
* 9 Antonia Herzig
* 10 Emely Thellig
* 13 Anna Lena Plate
* 15 Johanna Schierbok
* 17 Lea Guderian
* 20 Sharleen Greschner
* 22 Lucie-Marie Kretzschmar
* 23 Francisca Buth
* 25 Lilli Röpcke
* 27 Leonie Rauschenbach
Technical staff
* Club Manager: Kay-Sven Hähner
* Head Coach: Norman Rentsch
* Assistant Coach: Max Berthold
* Goalkeeping Coach: Wieland Schmidt
* Fitness and Athletics Coach: Isabelle Kellmann
* Physiotherapist: Christian Markus
* Physiotherapist: Danilo Menge
* Team Doctor: Dr. Gotthard Knoll
Notable former players
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Natalie Augsburg
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Nora Reiche
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Ulrike Stange
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Katja Schülke
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Luisa Schulze
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Susann Müller
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Anne Müller
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Katja Langkeit
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Nina Müller
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Grit Jurack
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Anne Hubinger
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Saskia Lang
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Franziska Mietzner
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Shenia Minevskaja
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Sara Eriksson
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Sara Holmgren
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Karolina Kudlacz
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Karolina Szwed
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Debbie Bont
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Maura Visser
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Jessy Kramer
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Rikke Nielsen
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Louise Lyksborg
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Chana Masson
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Idalina Borges Mesquita
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Else Marthe Sörlie Lybekk
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Renate Urne
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Ionica Munteanu
References
External links
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Women's handball clubs in Germany
Sport in Leipzig
Handball clubs established in 1893
Women's handball in Germany
1893 establishments in Germany
SC Leipzig
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