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SC Magdeburg is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 multi-sports club located in the city of Magdeburg
Magdeburg
Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....

, which offers athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...

, canoeing
Canoeing
Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....

, gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...

, rowing
Sport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 and team handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

. Historically, the club has also had a water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

 section as well as a football section that was separated that as 1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club playing in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:Football has been played in Magdeburg since the end of the 19th century. On 15 June 1896 SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg was founded, a club that had its best days before World War II, when it participated...

 in 1965. The club is most famous for its handball team which has won the Champions League
EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...

 and preceding competitions three times, as well as the Cup Winners' Cup
EHF Cup Winner's Cup
The EHF Cup Winners' Cup is the official competition for men's and women's clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and takes place every year. From 2012/13 the men's competition will be merged with EHF Cup to EHF European Cup. -Winners:-By Country:...

 twice and EHF Cup
EHF Cup
The EHF Cup is an official competition for men's handball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. From 2012/13 it will be merged with EHF Cup Winners' Cup to EHF European 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.

Team handball

  • Oberliga (East German National Championship): 10
    • Winners 1970, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991
    • Runners-up 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1989

  • Handball-Bundesliga: 1
    • Winners 2001

  • FDGB-Pokal (East German national cup): 4
    • Winners 1977, 1978, 1984, 1990

  • DHB-Pokal
    DHB-Pokal
    The DHB-Pokal is an elimination handball tournament held annually. It is the second most important national title in German handball after the Bundesliga championship.- DHB-Pokal Champions :- Finals :...

    : 1
    • Winners 1996
    • Runners-up 2002

  • German SuperCup: 2
    • Winners 1996, 2001

  • EHF Champions League
    EHF Champions League
    The EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...

    : 3
    • Winners 1978, 1981, 2002

  • EHF Cup Winner's Cup
    EHF Cup Winner's Cup
    The EHF Cup Winners' Cup is the official competition for men's and women's clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and takes place every year. From 2012/13 the men's competition will be merged with EHF Cup to EHF European Cup. -Winners:-By Country:...

    : 0
    • Runners-up 1977, 1979

  • EHF Cup
    EHF Cup
    The EHF Cup is an official competition for men's handball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. From 2012/13 it will be merged with EHF Cup Winners' Cup to EHF European Cup....

    : 3
    • Winners 1999, 2001, 2007
    • Runners-up 2005

  • European Club Championship: 3
    • Winners 1981, 2001, 2002
    • Runners-up 1999, 2005

  • IHF Super Globe: 0
    • Runners-up 2002
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