The SC DHfK Leipzig was founded in 1954 as a sports club of the Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur (German University for Physical Culture).

[2] In addition, it won the EHF Champions League in the 1965/1966 season and defeated Budapest Honvéd in the final on 22 April 1966 (16:14).

In 1975, the authorities decided to dissolve the handball section and transfer all the players to another club in the city, SC Leipzig.

On 30 June 1993, the handball department was re-established at SC DHfK.

In June 1995, due to financial problems, the handball division was disbanded again.