SC Magdeburg | |
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Full name | Sportclub Magdeburg e.V. |
Short name | SCM |
Founded | 1 March 1955 |
Arena | GETEC Arena |
Capacity | 7,000 |
President | Dirk Roswandowicz |
Head coach | Geir Sveinsson |
League | Handball-Bundesliga |
2015–16 | 8th |
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Website Official site |
SC Magdeburg is a German multi-sports club located in the city of Magdeburg, which offers athletics, canoeing, gymnastics, rowing, swimming and handball. Historically, the club has also had a water polo section as well as a football section that was separated as 1. FC Magdeburg in 1965. The club is most famous for its handball team which has won the Champions League and preceding competitions three times, as well as the Cup Winners' Cup twice and EHF Cup twice. The club also won the East German handball championship ten times from 1970 to 1991. The handball side is the only team to have won the all titles in East Germany and the unified country after 1990.