Schweriner SC

SSC Palmberg Schwerin
Full name	Schweriner SC
Founded	1957
Ground	Palmberg Arena; (Capacity: 2,200)
Manager	Felix Koslowski
League	German Volleyball League
2016–17	1st
Website	Club home page
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Schweriner SC, also known as SSC Schwerin, is a German professional sports club based in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is mostly known for its women's volleyball department which plays in the German Volleyball League having won it many times.^[1]

Women's volleyball

The team has won many titles including the National Championship and Cup of East Germany, the National Championship (Bundesliga) and Cup of Germany, the CEV Champions League and the CEV Cup Winners Cup (now called CEV Cup).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:^[4]

SC Traktor Schwerin (1957–1991)
Schweriner SC and SSC Schwerin (1991–2016)
SSC Palmberg Schwerin (2016–present)

Honours

National competitions

East German Championship: 7

1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984

East German Cup: 4

1981, 1982, 1988, 1990

German Championship: 11

1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017

German Cup: 5

2001, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013

International competitions

CEV Champions League: 1

1977–78

Cup Winners Cup: 1

1974–75

Team squad

Season 2018–2019, as of May 2019.^[5]^[6]

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Gréta Szakmáry	Outside Hitter	1.86	71	(1991-12-31) 31 December 1991 (age 32)
2	Maren Fromm	Outside Hitter	1.84	68	(1986-07-10) 10 July 1986 (age 37)
3	Ralina Doshkova	Opposite	1.88	69	(1995-06-07) 7 June 1995 (age 29)
4	Anna Pogany	Libero	1.68	61	(1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 29)
5	Tessa Polder	Middle Blocker	1.89	76	(1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 26)
6	Jennifer Geerties	Outside Hitter	1.86	66	(1994-04-05) 5 April 1994 (age 30)
7	Britt Bongaerts	Setter	1.85	68	(1996-11-03) 3 November 1996 (age 27)
8	Kimberly Drewniok	Opposite	1.88	73	(1997-08-11) 11 August 1997 (age 26)
9	Nanaka Sakamoto	Outside Hitter	1.76	62	(1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 (age 27)
10	Denise Hanke	Setter	1.83	76	(1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 34)
11	Beta Dumancic	Middle Blocker	1.90	80	(1991-03-26) 26 March 1991 (age 33)
12	Lauren Barfield	Middle Blocker	1.96	89	(1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 (age 34)
13	Adams McKenzie	Outside Spiker	1.90	78	(1992-02-13) 13 February 1992 (age 32)
14	Elisa Lohmann	Libero	1.75	61	(1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 25)
16	Marie Schölzel	Middle Blocker	1.93	70	(1997-08-01) 1 August 1997 (age 26)
18	Lea Ambrosius	Middle Blocker	1.89	79	(2000-05-22) 22 May 2000 (age 24)
Coach: Felix Koslowski