HC Up Rostock

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HC Up Rostock
HC Empor Rostock Logo.svg
Full name Handball club Empor Rostock
Abbreviation (s) HCE
Founded 1946
Club colors Blue yellow
Hall OSPA Arena , Rostock , Rostock City
Hall
Places 1050
4631
president Tobias Woitendorf
Trainer Till Wiechers
league 3rd league
2018/19
rank 1st place
Website www.hcempor.de
home
Away
Greatest successes
National GDR champions (men)
1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1987
DDR champions (women)
1966, 1967, 1989,
GDR cup winners (men)
1980, 1981, 1985, 1986 , 1987, 1988, 1989 tournament championship winners ( men)
1973
GDR cup winners (women)
1988, 1989
International European Cup Winner Cup Winner
1982
Club European Champion
1982
European Cup Finalist
1979

The handball club Empor Rostock is a handball club from Rostock .

As " SC Empor " (7) or BSG Empor Rostock (3), the club was the most successful handball club in the GDR with a total of ten championship titles and seven cup wins . The SC Empor was also one club European champion and one European cup winner. The SC Empor was the record cup winner and together with the SC Magdeburg also the record champions of the GDR. Empor was the only club that played in the GDR Oberliga in all seasons (from its founding in 1955) and one of five clubs that was always represented in the single-track Oberliga (since 1964). Empor Rostock occupies second place behind SC Magdeburg in the eternal table of the single-track GDR league.

With 17 national titles, Empor Rostock was one of the most successful indoor handball clubs at national level and is still on par with VfL Gummersbach (12 champions, 5 cup winners) behind THW Kiel (20 champions, 11 cup winners, 7 × Supercup winners).

The first men's team currently plays ( 2019/20 season ) in the 3rd division .

history

The beginnings of handball in Rostock

The venue of the HC Empor Rostock: The city hall

One year after the end of the Second World War , the first Rostock handball team developed, which could also keep up with others on a national level. Paul-Friedrich Reder (called Fiete Reder ), who played handball in Rostock before the war, formed a team from his former teammates and friends. The team was called Rostock-West and dominated handball in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the following years . The players immediately won the national championship title on the large field . In the 1947 and 1948 seasons they were unbeaten at the state level and won the national championship titles by a large margin, over their pursuers.

Winning the national championship title in 1948 on the field entitles them to participate in the East Zone Championship , the championship of the Soviet-occupied zone of Germany, which went into the GDR Championship and later the GDR Oberliga . This championship was held as a competition in the knockout system with ten teams, the national champions. Rostock West reached the final, but lost against the team of the ZSG Schuhmetro Weißenfels with 7:12 in Leipzig in front of 40,000 spectators.

In the same year, the youth teams achieved their first successes. The youth team, trained by Paul-Friedrich Reder, who also played for the men, became youth field handball champions.

In 1949, the team from Rostock West completely transferred to BSG Motor Neptun , which was later renamed Anker Rostock (1950) and BSG Motor Rostock . At the same time, championships in indoor handball were held for the first time in the same year. BSG Motor won both the indoor title and the title on the large field at the state level. In the following national tournaments, the runner-up title in field handball was played out as a league with a simple round, i.e. H. each team plays once against each other, and third place in the hall is won.

A year later, the team was also second on the field and won the bronze medal in the hall with a 9: 4 in the game for third place against Magdeburg. In 1951 the bronze medal was won again in the hall. Participation in the finals was only prevented by a drawing of lots in the semi-finals against SV Deutsche Volkspolizei Halle , which was 6: 6 after regular playing time and extra time.

The first national titles

After a very weak season in 1952 , the Rostock handball team won their first championship title. After the second place in the GDR field handball league, the final of the GDR indoor handball championship in Berlin's Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle was won by a 5: 2 against the Volkspolizei Halle. At that time, many BSG Motor Rostock players were also active in the GDR national team, and so it came about that Motor became the dominant team at national level in the following years.

In 1954 the second national title was celebrated in the hall. After the games against Dynamo Halle and Progress Forst were won in the preliminary round group A , the Rostockers also won the final in Berlin against Lokomotive Gera 13: 4.

The 1955 season was the most successful season in Rostock handball to date. It was the first and only time that the handball players won the field and indoor title double . In the final of the indoor championship, Motor Rostock and Dynamo Halle faced each other. After a long game of tight play, the coastal handball players won 14:11. Dynamo Halle wanted to take revenge for this defeat in the final of the full-field handball championship. This final was in Karl-Marx-Stadt in front of 25,000 spectators, in the home stadium of BSG Motor, the Rostock motor sports field, the Rostockers played their home games in front of 8,000 to 10,000 spectators, between the two season winners of the major league. However, Dynamo Halle did not succeed in taking revenge, they also lost this final, this time at 12:18. In the same year the SC Empor Rostock was founded.

Training of SC Empor Rostock in the new Marienehener sports hall, 1958

The fourth indoor title in a row was won in 1956 with a 25:17 final victory over Motor Eisenach . On April 1, 1956, the BSG Motor teams were incorporated into the SC Empor in order to obtain better training opportunities, to work more performance-oriented and to advance handball in the Hanseatic city through top teams. In addition, the team received a completely new hall through the transfer. The former hall of the Rostock fish combine in Marienehe, today the Fiete-Reder-Halle, was converted into a sports hall with training rooms and a training hall that was nationally and internationally up to date. Before that, the home games were played in the Güstrow sports hall or in a smaller Rostock sports hall.

The last national title for the time being for the men was won in the 1956/57 season. In the season of the indoor handball championship they finished second with equal points with ZSK Vorwärts Berlin . Due to the equality of points, a decision game had to be scheduled to determine the finalist for the GDR handball championship. The playoff was just won by Empor with 16:15. The final opponent was BSG Motor Eisenach , the winner of the second season. Despite a 5: 9 deficit at the break, the game was won by 17:15, making it the fifth indoor title in a row. In 1958 the team reached the final on the large field. This game was also played against BSG Motor Eisenach. However, the Eisenacher successfully returned the favor for the 1957 defeat in the hall. They won the game by 18:15.

In the years to come it was a little quiet around the Rostock men's handball. Neither the finals in field nor in indoor handball were reached. It wasn't until 1967 that a medal was won again. In the single-track GDR field handball league, they came in third behind SC Magdeburg and SC DHfK Leipzig . It was the last time a championship was held on the field.

Further titles and international successes

In 1965 the single-track GDR league was introduced in indoor handball. Up here too, in the first few years, it could not go beyond third place.

The women's team of SC Empor won the indoor championship in 1966 and 1967 and the national titles on the field in 1964, 1965 and 1966, thus compensating for the “lull” among men. In contrast to the men, the women were never able to achieve international success, but took part in the 1968 European Cup final .

It wasn't until 1968 that the men's title was won again. With 3 points ahead of SC Dynamo Berlin they won the GDR championship. The 7th title in the hall followed in the 1972/73 season. With a lead of 6 points over Berlin, Empor won the title superiorly.

Since the introduction of the international competitions of the EHF , both the men's and women's teams from Empor have been extremely successful representatives of the German Handball Association ( DHV ). After the men's final defeat in the 1978 European Cup , the first international success followed in 1982 in the European Cup Winners' Cup . In addition, the EHF European Club Championship was held in the Rostock town hall. In front of 4,000 spectators, the SC Empor secured the victory against the European championship champions . 1983 then followed another final participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup , but they lost to SKA Minsk .

Development since 1990

From 1991 to 1993 the club was a member of the Handball Bundesliga . In the 2nd handball Bundesliga Empor was able to achieve single-digit table placements for a few years. From the 1997/99 season onwards, Empor occupied double-digit positions in the table at the end of the season. On February 25, 1999, the handball department was separated from the main club SC Empor Rostock for economic reasons and has been called the Handball-Club Empor Rostock ever since . In 2002 the successful women’s team, including all junior women’s teams, was spun off from HC Empor for financial reasons. They joined PSV Rostock . In 2003 the men were relegated from the 2nd handball league to the regional league. In 2005 they rose again and reached a single-digit position in the 2nd Bundesliga.

In the spring of 2008, the HC Empor Rostock gaming operating company had debts and liabilities of 375,000 euros . The club was denied the Bundesliga license in the first instance due to the high debts. A premature independent withdrawal of the license documents by the club management, as it was considered, was no longer possible. The DHL statutes do not permit such a withdrawal, which would result in eligibility to play in the regional league. Due to the license refusal, HC Empor should play in the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania regional league for the next season.

However, the association filed an objection to the license refusal because, according to the association, a way was found to pay off the debt. The objection was granted on June 3rd and conditions were imposed on the association, for example: B. to pay the outstanding player salaries and pay off the debts. After fulfilling these conditions, HC Empor received the game permit for the 2nd Bundesliga.

In addition, several top performers left the team. Rasmus Gersch went to Ahlener SG , Matthias Struck moved to Eintracht Hildesheim , Bernard Latchimy to SV Alfeld . Marco Stange, Marvin Nartey and Nicolai Hansen also left Empor. Stefan Jähnke ended his professional career.

Game against TV Emsdetten

After 12 seasons in the first two-track, then from 2011 single-track 2nd handball Bundesliga, Empor ended the 2016/17 season , with a clear gap to the non-relegation places, bottom of the table.

At the beginning of 2019 the club had around 340 members, 190 of whom are active players in the youth, amateur and professional teams.

Greatest successes

Men's

Ladies

League affiliation

Seasonal balances since 1991/92

season Division space Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
1991/92 1. BL North 10 26th 11 0 15th 0474: 0543 −69 22:30
1992/93 1st BL 17th 34 11 2 21st 0657: 0738 −81 24:44
1993/94 2. BL North 06th 34 16 4th 14th 0762: 0714 48 36:32
1994/95 2. BL North 04th 34 22nd 2 10 0782: 0731 51 46:22
1995/96 2. BL North 04th 34 21st 4th 09 0778: 0705 73 46:22
1996/97 2. BL North 03 34 26th 3 05 0829: 0704 125 55:13
1997/98 2. BL North 03 34 21st 2 11 0895: 0795 100 44:24
1998/99 2. BL North 14th 33 12 1 21st 0745: 0818 −73 25:43
1999/00 2. BL North 11 32 12 3 17th 0798: 0802 −4 27:37
2000/01 2. BL North 16 32 08th 6th 18th 0761: 0815 −54 22:42
2001/02 2. BL North 15th 38 12 4th 20th 0819: 0884 −65 28:44
2002/03 2. BL North 16 34 09 1 24 0887: 0992 −105 19:49
2003/04 RL northeast 02 20th 26th 1 03 1006: 0685 321 53: 07
2004/05 RL northeast 01 30th 29 0 01 1042: 0715 337 58: 02
2005/06 2. BL North 08th 38 19th 3 16 1067: 1068 −1 41:35
2006/07 2. BL North 13 34 12 7th 15th 0872: 0899 −27 31:37
2007/08 2. BL North 15th 34 11 3 20th 0946: 0977 −31 25:43
2008/09 2. BL North 14th 34 10 1 23 0969: 1086 −117 21:47
2009/10 2. BL North 05 32 18th 1 13 0970: 0935 35 37:27
2010/11 2. BL North 09 32 16 3 13 0921: 0918 3 35:29
2011/12 2nd BL 16 38 13 3 22nd 1071: 1156 −85 29:47
2012/13 2nd BL 06th 36 18th 3 15th 1054: 1032 +22 39:33
2013/14 2nd BL 15th 36 12 5 19th 0997: 1075 −78 29:43
2014/15 2nd BL 12 38 16 4th 18th 1038: 1084 −46 36:40
2015/16 2nd BL 16 40 13 4th 23 1011: 1068 −57 30:50
2016/17 2nd BL 20th 38 4th 2 32 0958: 1122 −164 10:66
2017/18 3rd BL 12 28 9 2 17th 0704: 0735 −31 20:36
2018/19 3rd BL 1 30th 24 2 4th 0822: 0707 +115 50:10
Ascent
descent

European Cup appearances

HC Empor Rostock played a total of 57 games in European cups. There were 33 wins, 21 defeats and 2 draws. the goal difference is 1230: 1091.

German national players at Empor

Frank-Michael Wahl at the away game in the IHF Cup of the SC Empor in Berlin on January 15, 1983

All German national players (mostly DHV games) who played at Empor Rostock in the course of their careers are listed.

player International matches
Gates
Including for an
all-German
team

Gates
Hans Beier 41 0 6th
Wolfgang Böhme 192 538 0
Georg Bolichev 9 5 0
Rüdiger Borchardt 154 692 15th 25th
Hermann Dowe 1 0 0
Udo Dreyer 21st 25th 0
Christian Feldbinder 5 8th 5 8th
Heinz Flach 1 0 0
Heiko Ganschow 4th 5 0
Reiner Ganschow 206 754 0
Gerhard Gernhöfer 93 117 0
Matthias Hahn 104 241 49 116
Hans-Georg Jaunich 16 16 0
Gert Kösterke 12 8th 0
Gert Langhoff 20th 28 0
Holger Langhoff 55 35 0
Klaus Langhoff 144 171 0
Christian Langner 13 17th 0
Klaus-Dieter Matz 75 212 5 19th
Günter Mundt 20th 46 3 4th
Wolfgang Niescher 47 70 0
Klaus Prüsse 30th 0 0
Paul-Friedrich Reder 1 0 0
Jürgen Rohde 28 1 0
Holger Schneider 93 197 43 98
Frank Seydel 3 3 0
Tilo shrub 16 23 0
Hartmut Stubbe 19th 42 0
Frank-Michael Wahl 344 1412 30th 74
Michael Wegner 11 12 0
Helmut Wilk 35 30th 0
Mario will 4th 3 0

Current

Team meeting during the game against TV Emsdetten

Current situation

As a relegated from the 2nd division, Empor also faced relegation problems in the 3rd division in the 2017/18 season . With three points ahead of a relegation zone, the class could finally be held. In the 2018/19 season, however , Empor is playing for a top position and participation in the relegation games for promotion to the 2nd division under a new coach. After 18 match days, Empor is two points ahead of first place in the table.

First team season 2019/20

No. Surname nationality position Year of birth
1 Robert Wetzel GermanyGermany TW 1990
6th Janos Steidtmann GermanyGermany RA 1996
7th Leon Witte GermanyGermany RM 1995
8th Jonas Ottsen GermanyGermany RL 1993
10 Stefan Wilhelm GermanyGermany KM / RM 1996
11 Maximilian Sagittarius GermanyGermany KM 1998
12 Leon Mehler GermanyGermany TW 1999
14th Dennis Mehler GermanyGermany KM 2000
15th Tim Völzke GermanyGermany RM / RL 1989
17th Nick Witte GermanyGermany LA 1995
20th Philip Asmussen GermanyGermany RR 1996
23 Fabian Haasmann GermanyGermany RL 1999
24 Jakub Zbořil Czech RepublicCzech Republic LA 1995
25th Jaris Tobeler GermanyGermany RA 2000
28 Felix Mehrkens GermanyGermany RM 1994
31 Dimitri Mitrea LuxembourgLuxembourg RA 2000
33 Robin Breitenfeldt GermanyGermany RM 1998
34 Per Oke Kohnagel GermanyGermany RM 1994
41 Ole Diringer GermanyGermany RR 1995

Web links

Commons : HC Empor Rostock  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

literature

  • Horst Baumann; Hubertus Hartlieb: The Rostock Seven: a foray into the Rostock men's handball history . Redieck & Schade, 2006, ISBN 3-934116-50-7 , p. 175 .

Individual evidence

  1. www.bundesligainfo.de: HC Empor Rostock , accessed on December 12, 2012
  2. a b Ostsee-Zeitung : Ostsee-Zeitung of May 27, 2008, page 9: "At HC Up there are signs of rescue". Retrieved May 26, 2008 .
  3. http://www.hcempor.de/verein/ accessed on February 7, 2019
  4. http://www.hcempor.de/dritte-liga/tabelle/ accessed on February 7, 2019