HC Erlangen
German handball club
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HC Erlangen is a handball club from Erlangen, Germany. They currently compete in the Handball-Bundesliga.
Erlangen
Location of HC Erlangen
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| Full name | Handballclub Erlangen e. V. | ||
| Short name | HCE | ||
| Founded | 2001 | ||
| Arena | PSD Bank Nürnberg Arena | ||
| Capacity | 8,308 | ||
| Head coach | Johannes Sellin | ||
| League | Handball-Bundesliga | ||
| 2024–25 | 15th of 18 | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
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 FINAL4 in 2022, but lost their semi-final match against SC Magdeburg 30—22.
Accomplishments
- 2. Handball-Bundesliga:
Gold: 2016
Crest, colours, supporters
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Sports hall information
- Name: – PSD Bank Nürnberg Arena
- City: – Nuremberg
- Capacity: – 8308
- Address: – Kurt-Leucht-Weg 11, 90471 Nürnberg, Germany
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2024–25 season[1]
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Technical staff
- Head Coach:
Johannes Sellin - Assistant Coach:
Ólafur Stefánsson
Transfers
- Transfers for the 2025–26 season
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Transfer History
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Previous squads
| 2018–2019 Team | ||||
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| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 3 |  Germany | Nicolai Theilinger | 9 February 1992 | Right Back |
| 5 | Germany | Johannes Sellin | 31 December 1990 | Right Winger |
| 9 |  Norway | Petter Øverby | 26 March 1992 | Line Player |
| 12 |  Slovenia | Gorazd Škof | 11 July 1977 | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Germany | Michael Haaß | 12 December 1983 | Central Back |
| 15 |  Russia | Sergey Gorpishin | 31 August 1997 | Line Player |
| 17 | Germany | Benedikt Kellner | 28 August 1998 | Central Back |
| 20 | Germany | Nico Büdel | 8 December 1989 | Central Back |
| 21 | Germany | Christopher Bissel | 3 September 1995 | Left Winger |
| 22 | Germany | Dominik Mappes | 25 December 1994 | Central Back |
| 24 | Germany | Martin Murawski | 14 September 1994 | Left Winger |
| 25 | Germany | Jan Schäffer | 3 May 1990 | Line Player |
| 26 | Germany | Michael Haßferter | 6 October 1995 | Goalkeeper |
| 29 | Germany | Nikolas Katsigiannis | 17 September 1982 | Goalkeeper |
| 33 | Germany | Nikolai Link | 2 April 1990 | Left Back |
| 36 | Germany | Florian von Gruchalla | 13 June 1989 | Right Winger |
| 44 | Germany | Christoph Steinert | 18 January 1990 | Central Back |
| 46 | Germany | Jonas Thümmler | 21 August 1993 | Line Player |
| 71 | Germany | Andreas Schröder | 26 August 1991 | Left Back |
EHF ranking
- As of 5 December 2025[4]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 193 | HBC CSKA Moscow | 12 |
| 194 | HC Erlangen | 12 |
| 195 |  HC Tallinn | 12 |
| 196 |  Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 12 |
| 197 | Dynamo Viktor | 11 |
| 198 |  SKA Minsk | 11 |
| 199 |  Afturelding | 11 |
Former club members
Notable former players
- Nico Büdel (2017–)
- Steffen Fäth (2020–)
- Sebastian Firnhaber (2019–)
- Michael Haaß (2016–2020)
- Nikolas Katsigiannis (2014–2015, 2016–2020)
- Carsten Lichtlein (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 (2003–2007)
- Martin Ziemer (2020–)
Ariel Panzer (2004)
David Szlezak (1999–2001)
Šime Ivić (2019–2021)- Stanko Sabljić (2014–2015)
Pavel Horák (2015–2017)- Jan Štochl (2013–2016)
Kim Sonne-Hansen (2022–)
Sergo Datukashvili (1998–1999)- Sigurbergur Sveinsson (2014–2015)
Iso Sluijters (2011)
Petter Øverby (2018–2022)
Sergey Gorpishin (2017–2019)- Igor Lyovshin (2016–2017)
Uroš Bundalo (2016–2017)- Klemen Ferlin (2020–)
- Patrik Leban (2021–)
- Gorazd Škof (2017–2019)
Isaías Guardiola (2016–2018)
Martin Straňovský (2014–2018)- Csaba Szücs (2002–2008)
Marcus Enström (2017–2018)- Simon Jeppsson (2020–)
- Hampus Olsson (2020–)
- Tobias Rivesjö (2015–2016)
Oleksandr Hladun (2001–2002)
Former coaches
| Seasons | Coach |
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| 2007–2015 | Frank Bergemann |
| 2015–2017 | Robert Andersson |
| 2017–2020 | Aðalsteinn Eyjólfsson |
| 2020 | Rolf Brack |
| 2020–2022 | Michael Haaß |
| 2022–2024 | Raúl Alonso |
| 2024–2025 | Martin Schwalb |
| 2025– | Johannes Sellin |
