SC Leipzig

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The Sportclub Leipzig was a performance center that was created in July 1963 through the merger of SC Rotation Leipzig and SC Lokomotive Leipzig . At the end of 1965, the SC Leipzig was restructured, in whose sections from now on only Olympic sports should be looked after. Among other things, the table tennis section was outsourced; she joined the BSG Lokomotive Leipzig-Mitte .

The task of the SC Leipzig in the base-oriented GDR sports system was mainly to carry out team sports, while the neighboring SC DHfK Leipzig primarily promoted individual sports . Both sports clubs existed independently of each other.

After the SC Leipzig was dissolved in 1993, many of its former sections moved to other Leipzig clubs such as VfB Leipzig or SC DHfK Leipzig . With the insolvency of VfB Leipzig in 2000 at the latest, independent clubs with an individual profile such as HC Leipzig and the volleyball club VV Leipzig emerged .

Handball section

Field handball

The field handball team from SC Lokomotive Leipzig was taken over by SC Leipzig. Both women and men fought in the SC Leipzig, and the men won the championship title in 1965 and the women in 1967. The section was triggered in 1967 because field handball league games were discontinued in the GDR after this season.

Women

history

The 1963 season, which the Leipzig handball players had started in the SC Lokomotive Leipzig, they ended in the SC Leipzig and missed the participation in the final of the German championship as second in the second season. However, they played a game for third place against the runner-up in the first season. In this game they were defeated by SC Empor Rostock 7-3. In the following season, the team from SC Leipzig secured victory in the relay in the second season ahead of SC DHfK Leipzig and thus qualified for the final. There the Leipziger were subject to the SC Empor Rostock and had to be content with second place.

In the 1965 season, the Leipzig women finished third in the second season and thus missed the final. In the following season they took second place in the second season behind the BSG Progress Weissenfels . The 1967 season was held as a "cup round". In the group stage, SC Leipzig and SG Dynamo Leipzig prevailed. In the quarter-finals the Leipzig women prevailed against the BSG Halloren Halle and in the semifinals against the BSG Progress Weissenfels. In the final, they met SC Empor Rostock and were able to prevail with just 11:10 and secure the German championship.

successes
  • German champion: 1967

Men

history

As with the women, the men started the 1963 season as part of SC Lokomotive Leipzig and ended the season as part of SC Leipzig. The team finished second behind SC Dynamo Berlin in the first season and thus missed the qualification for the final of the GDR championship. In the following season they again missed the final because they finished second behind the ASK Vorwärts Berlin in the second season. In the 1965 season, the handball players of SC Leipzig secured the relay victory in season 1 before the ASK Vorwärts Berlin and qualified for the final of the German championship and for the single-track GDR league in 1966. Met in the Heinz Steyer Stadium in Dresden the Leipziger in the final on the SC Dynamo Berlin. With a 19:15 success, the Leipzigers secured the GDR championship title in field handball.

As a defending champion you could not build on the good performance of the previous year in the single-track GDR Oberliga in 1966 and only finished fourth at the end of the season. In addition, they ended up behind local rivals SC DHfK Leipzig , who finished the season in third place. In the last field handball season you had to be satisfied with fourth place again.

successes
  • German champion: 1965

Indoor handball

As in field handball, SC Leipzig took over the indoor handball department of SC Lokomotive Leipzig. Both the women's team and the men's team celebrated great successes. After the dissolution of the SC Leipzig, the women joined the VfB Leipzig . In contrast, the men joined the SC DHfK Leipzig , where they revived the former handball section.

Women

history

The handball team missed the final of the German championship in their first season in 1963/64 because they finished second in Season II behind the defending champion BSG Progress Weissenfels . This placement qualified for the newly founded GDR league. In the first GDR league season, Leipzig secured the championship title unbeaten from SC Empor Rostock . Behind the SC Empor Rostock they missed the title defense in the 1965/66 season. As DDR Master were allowed to Leipzig in the 1965/66 season also at the European Cup champions take part. With the first participation you reached the final and met last year's winner HG Copenhagen . After defeating the Danes 7: 6 in the first leg in Copenhagen , SC Leipzig secured the European Cup in the second leg with a 10: 5 victory. Thus SC Leipzig is the first German team to win this title.

In the 1966/67 season, the SC Leipzig could not prevail again against the SC Empor Rostock . By winning the European Cup last year, the team was also allowed to take part in the 1966/67 European Cup. The Leipzig women made it to the final again and met Žalgiris Kaunas from the Soviet Union. In contrast to last year, the final was played in just one game. The Leipzig women just lost this game 7: 8 and thus missed defending their title.

In the 1967/68 season, SC Leipzig was able to secure the GDR championship title in indoor handball for the second time in its history in front of the defending champions SC Empor Rostock . With this title win the dominance of the Leipzig women began. Only in the 1973/74 season did the title go to a team other than SC Leipzig. This season they finished second behind TSC Berlin . In the European Champions Cup, the Leipzigers were able to reach the final in 1970, 1972 and 1974. In 1970 they lost to Spartak Kiev 7: 9. Two years later, the club from the Soviet Union was again the opponent of the Leipzig women, and by an 8:12 defeat they missed the second win of the European Cup. Also in the 1973/74 season , the Leipzig women met Spartak Kiev and were able to take revenge. With a 12:10 victory, the Leipzig women secured their second title in this competition.

In 1969 the DHV small field cup was held, where the Leipzig women and TSC Berlin were able to qualify for the knockout phase in group B. After a win against SC Empor Rostock , the Leipzig women were in the final and met their group opponent TSC Berlin. The Leipzig women secured the title with a 9-3 victory. In the 1970/71 season, the FDGB Cup was held for the first time , in which initially no GDR Oberliga teams were allowed to participate. The SC Leipzig took part in the competition with its second representative, which could qualify for the final round. SC Leipzig was able to defeat all other teams in the final round and thus secured the first FDGB Cup. After the SC Leipzig II did not qualify for the FDGB Cup 1971/72, they were able to qualify for the FDGB Cup a year later. After the team had survived the preliminary round, they were able to win all the games in the final round, which was played in Waren (Müritz) , and thus secured the championship title for the second time.

In the 1974/75 and 1975/76 season, the SC Leipzig secured the GDR championship titles No. 8 and 9. In 1975, a DHV Cup was held for the second and last time, and he served in the 1975/76 season Bridging the preparation time for the 1975 World Cup. In the south season, SC Leipzig and SC Magdeburg prevailed. After the Leipzig team had defeated SC Empor Rostock in the semifinals, they faced SC Magdeburg in the final, and the handball players from SC Leipzig were defeated by the Magdeburg team 18:13. In the 1976/77 season, TSC Berlin was able to become champions again, and SC Leipzig had to be content with second place. This season, however, the Leipzig women reached the final of the European Cup for the sixth and last time. As in the last three finals, the Leipzig women met Spartak Kiev , and after a 7:15 defeat, the Leipzig women had to admit defeat to the club from the Soviet Union for the third time.

In the 1977/78 season, the Leipzig women again secured the GDR championship title. With this championship title, Leipzig's dominance came to an end. In eleven seasons, SC Leipzig secured nine championships with players like Waltraud Kretzschmar , Petra Uhlig and Hannelore Zober . This season, SC Leipzig also took part in the European Cup Winners' Cup, because the cup winner TSC Berlin took part in the European Cup as champions and SC Leipzig was appointed as the representative. In the second edition of this competition, the Leipzig reached the finals and met in Budapest in the final on Ferencváros Budapest . With a 17:18 defeat, the Leipzig women missed winning the title.

After taking second place in the 1978/79 season, SC Leipzig had to be satisfied with the fourth and thus the worst placement in the club's history that season. After only coming in fifth in the season ..., the 1982/83 season saw an upswing. Behind the ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt and the SC Magdeburg , the Leipzig women took third place. In the FDGB Cup of the season, in which GDR Oberliga teams have also been allowed to participate since 1977, the Leipzig team reached the finals, where they won all games and thus became GDR Cup winners for the first time. In the following season, the Leipzig women fought for the title and secured it due to the better goal difference compared to SC Magdeburg. This season, the Leipzig player Kerstin Nindel secured the top scorer's crown with 111 goals.

In the following season they finished second behind the unbeaten champions ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt and qualified for the IHF Cup of the coming season. While they did not get beyond fourth place in the GDR league again, the Leipzig women were able to cause a stir in the 1985/86 IHF Cup . After defeating the Bulgarian club VIF Georgi Dimitrov in the quarterfinals , they reached the final after exciting semi-finals against Družstevník Topoľníky from Czechoslovakia . In the final first leg in Debrecen , the team lost against Debreceni MVSC with 22:16. In the local sports hall Brüderstraße in Leipzig , the SCL was able to win the game with 25:15 and thus make up for the defeat from the first leg. After the ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt, the Leipzig women secured the IHF Cup as the second team.

In the 1986/87 season, the handball players of SC Leipzig were again GDR runner-up behind the dominant ASK forward Frankfurt . Due to their placement in the GDR Oberliga last year, SC Leipzig was set for the finals of the FDGB Cup and won 4 out of 5 games there. He also secured the FDGB Cup for the second and last time. In the following season, the championship was only decided on the last match day between the SCL and the ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt. Before the last day of the match, the SCL only led because of the better goal difference in front of the Frankfurt women. On the last day of the match, these two teams met each other, and with a close 22:21 away win, the SCL secured their 12th championship.

In the two seasons 1988/89 and 1989/90 the SC Leipzig had to be content with the runner-up behind the SC Empor Rostock and the ASK Forward Frankfurt . The 1990/91 season is still counted as the GDR season, but it was no longer played in the GDR Oberliga, but in the first division. The SC Leipzig was able to secure the 13th GDR championship title in front of the BFV Frankfurt / Oder , the successor to the ASK Vorwärts. With this 13th championship title, SC Leipzig is the record champion in GDR indoor handball. If you include the two GDR championship titles of the "predecessor clubs" BSG Rotation Leipzig-Mitte and SC Lokomotive Leipzig , there are even 15 championship titles.

In the 1991/92 season , SC Leipzig started in the handball Bundesliga , which was held once in two seasons. In the season south, the Leipzig team took second place behind TV Lützellinden and thus qualified for the playoffs and the single-track handball Bundesliga. In the playoffs they were eliminated in the quarterfinals against BFV Frankfurt. This season, the people of Leipzig were also allowed to take part in the IHF Cup and were able to surprise them there. As in 1986, they reached the final and met TJ Tempo Partizánske from Czechoslovakia. The Leipzig women won the two finals and won the IHF Cup for the second time.

In the single-track handball league, the Leipzig women took third place in the 1992/93 season behind TV Lützellinden and TuS Walle Bremen . After this season, the SC Leipzig was dissolved and the handball players joined the newly founded VfB Leipzig .

successes
Well-known players

Men

history

In the first season of 1963/64 they landed in the second season behind the SC DHfK Leipzig and thus missed the final of the German championship. With second place they qualified for the newly founded single-track GDR league. Until the 1966/67 season, the Leipzig team always ended up behind local rivals SC DHfK Leipzig. It was not until the 1967/68 season that SC Leipzig was able to place itself ahead of its local rivals, because SC Leipzig was in third place and SC DHfK was fourth.

In the 1968/69 season, SC Leipzig fought with SC Dynamo Berlin for the GDR championship title. The Leipziger took second place only because of the worse goal difference and missed the championship title. In the two following seasons, the SCL could not build on the performance of the 1968/69 season. In contrast, the 1971/72 season went better, and the Leipziger were able to secure their first GDR championship title unbeaten. As East German champions, they would have qualified for the European Champion's Cup in the 1972/73 season. There the Leipzig reached the semi-finals and were eliminated from the Soviet team and later title holder MAI Moscow . In the league, Leipzig clearly missed defending their title as fourth.

After you could not intervene in the title race in the 1973/74 season and only finished sixth, they made fifth place in the main round in the following season and qualified for the championship round. In this round, the Leipzigers took third place, so that they also took third place in the final bill. After the season, following the base system of GDR sports, the decision was made that in future only one Leipzig team should play in the league. As a result of this decision, the handball section of the SC DHfK Leipzig was integrated into the SC Leipzig and one of the most successful handball sections disappeared from the map.

The newly formed Leipzig team, which now consisted of the best players from both clubs, won their second GDR championship title in the 1975/76 season after finishing second in the main round. In the 1976/77 European Cup , they could not cause a sensation again. In the first round, the Leipzig team met CSKA Moscow and were eliminated from the cup against the eventual finalists. In the league, the Leipzig team disappointed and only finished seventh in the main round and had to go into the relegation round. In the end, the Leipzigers were able to assert themselves sovereignly and keep the class.

In the following period, the SCL always landed in the top five until the end of the GDR Oberliga. After taking third place in the 1977/78 season, the Leipzig team secured their third and last GDR championship title in front of SC Magdeburg in the 1978/79 season. With the championship title they should actually have been allowed to take part in the 1979/80 European Cup , but due to the 1980 Olympic Games , like teams from Poland, Romania and the Soviet Union, they did not take part in the competition. In the league, the team did not get past fourth place after the championship title. There were a total of three players at the 1980 Olympic Games, and the GDR team won the handball tournament and thus the Olympic gold medal.

In the 1980/81 and 1981/82 seasons, the team finished third and fourth, respectively. In the FDGB-Pokal 1981/82 the Leipziger reached the finals and won all games of the finals. This is the first and only time that Leipzig has secured the FDGB Cup. In the following season, the team took part in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1982/83 . In the quarterfinals, the Leipzig team was eliminated from the competition against the Hungarian club Volán Szeged . In the league, the Leipziger took third place. Until the 1990/91 season, the Leipzig team always occupied places between third and fifth place.

With fourth place in the 1990/91 season, SC Leipzig qualified for the one-time, double-track handball Bundesliga 1991/92 . In the season south they only finished ninth and thus did not qualify for the next season of the handball Bundesliga , which was again played on a single track. In the 1992/93 season they were sorted into the South Season in the 2nd Bundesliga . There they took eleventh place and could only keep the class because VfL Günzburg and TuS 04 Kaiserslautern-Dansenberg voluntarily withdrew from the 2nd Bundesliga. After the season, the SC Leipzig was dissolved, and the men's team joined the former local rivals SC DHfK Leipzig , where they revived the sport of handball.

successes
Known players

Football section

history

season league space S. U N Gates Points FDGB Cup
1963/64 DDR-Oberliga 3. 12  8th 6th 34:27 32:20 final
1964/65 DDR-Oberliga 4th 12  6th 8th 53:34 30:22 Quarter finals
1965/66 DDR-Oberliga 3. 13  2  11 50:41 28:24 Round of 16

The amalgamation of the SC Rotation Leipzig and the SC Lokomotive Leipzig resulted in major changes in top Leipzig football. The supposed best players of the two soccer teams became part of the SC Leipzig soccer team. The remaining players were assigned to the revived predecessor of SC Lokomotive Leipzig, BSG Chemie Leipzig . For this reason, the team from BSG Chemie Leipzig is also called the “rest of Leipzig”.

In the first season of 1963/64 , the SC Leipzig took third place in the GDR league , but still could not meet expectations. Because the “rest of Leipzig” surprisingly secured the championship title. In the FDGB Cup 1963/64 they reached the final with a 3-2 win in extra time and met SC Aufbau Magdeburg there . In the Paul Greifzu Stadium in Dessau, the Leipzig team lost 2: 3.

In the second season, the SC Leipzig took fourth place in the GDR league and was thus only one place behind the BSG Chemie Leipzig , which took third place. In the FDGB Cup, the Leipzig team were eliminated from the competition in the quarterfinals after a 3-1 defeat against SC Motor Jena . In the 1965/66 season there were again major changes in GDR football because the football sections were spun off from the GDR's sports clubs and founded their own football clubs. For SC Leipzig this had the effect that the soccer section founded a soccer club with 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig on January 20, 1966 . In the GDR league, 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig took third place, and in the FDGB Cup, the team was eliminated in the round of 16 against 1. FC Magdeburg .

Known players

Hockey section

history

SC Leipzig took over the successful hockey section from SC Rotation Leipzig , which won a total of eight German championship titles. The SC Leipzig was able to build on the successes. In their first year of membership, both women and men won indoor hockey championships. In 1965 the women again won the German indoor hockey championship. The men only won the indoor hockey championship in 1968, and a year later they won the championship in field hockey. The field hockey championship title is the last hockey title of the SC Leipzig, because the section dissolved in 1969. The children and youth teams were integrated into the hockey section of the BSG Rotation Leipzig-Südost.

successes

Women

  • GDR champions in indoor hockey: 1963, 1965

Men

  • GDR champion in field hockey: 1969
  • GDR champions in indoor hockey: 1963, 1968

GDR national team

Women

  • Renate Grabo - 4 international matches (1957–1958)
  • Edith Licht - 3 international matches (1955–1957)
  • Traudel Stoltze - 2 international matches (1958)
  • Renate Winker - 6 international matches (1955-1958)

Men

  • Lothar Beyer - 1 international match (1956)
  • Reiner Hanschke - 10 international matches (1962–1965)
  • Rüdiger Kasch - 15 international matches (1968–1973)
  • Adolf Krause - 51 international matches (1956–1966)
  • Dietmar Krause - 1 international match (1964)
  • Gerhard Krieger - 28 international matches (1967–1973)
  • Heinrich Kruse - 15 international matches (1956–1963)
  • Lothar Lippert - 79 international matches (1959–1968)
  • Dieter Lorenz - 2 international matches (1969)
  • Frank Mäusert - 14 international matches (1957–1964)
  • Günter Oehmichen - 2 international matches (1955–1956)
  • Klaus-Dieter Schaltonat - 23 international matches (1969–1976)
  • Horst Sender - 17 international matches (1954–1957)
  • Axel Thieme - 78 international matches (1959–1968)
  • Rolf Thieme - 65 international matches (1968–1981)
  • Klaus Vetter - 83 international matches (1964–1977)
  • Werner Wiedersich - 13 international matches (1969–1974)

Volleyball section

SC Leipzig inherited the successful volleyball section from SC Rotation Leipzig , and SC Leipzig was also able to build on the successful period. The women won the GDR championship title three times and the FDGB cup once. With a total of 19 championship titles, SC Leipzig is the record champions among men. The men also won the FDGB Cup three times and the European Champion 's Cup once . After the end of the SC Leipzig, the volleyball players joined the VfB Leipzig in 1998 .

Women

successes

Well-known players

Men

successes

Known players

Further sections

Sporting successes

Judo

  • GDR men's team champion: 1977

Epee fencing

  • GDR men's team champion: 1977

Foil fencing

  • GDR women's team champions: 1973, 1974, 1978

Well-known athletes

Web links

Commons : SC Leipzig  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DTS magazine , 1965/24 West issue p. 15.
  2. ↑ German Hockey Yearbook 2012/13, p. 391, Sportverlag Schmidt & Dreisilker, Sindelfingen, ISBN 978-3-920842-01-1