GC Amicitia Zürich (men's handball)

GC Amicitia Zürich
Full nameGrasshopper Club Amicitia Zürich
Short nameGCA
Founded2010 (2010)
ArenaSaalsporthalle, Zürich
Capacity2,500
PresidentPhilip Hohl
Head coachWerner Bösch
LeagueQuickline Handball League
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Home
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Away
Website
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GC Amicitia Zürich is a Swiss team handball club from Zürich, that plays in the Quickline Handball League.

Location of GC Amicitia Zürich
Zürich
Zürich
Location of GC Amicitia Zürich

History

The club was founded on August 23, 2010, by the merger of the handball clubs ZMC Amicitia Zürich and Grasshopper Club Zürich. The name Amicitia is of Latin origin and means friendship. The team won the Swiss Cup in 2022 after defeating Pfadi Winterthur 30:28 after extra time in the final.[1] The team lost 32-25 to the Kadetten Schaffhausen team in the 2022 Super Cup final.

The club has filed for bankruptcy on June 25, 2025, and was confirmed bankrupt on June 30, 2025.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Saalsporthalle

Management

Position Name
President Switzerland Philip Hohl
Vice President Switzerland Walter Müller
Sports Director Hungary Gábor Vass

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season[3]
GC Amicitia Zürich

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Austria Werner Bösch
  • Assistant coach: Switzerland Simon Schild
  • Goalkeeping coach: Switzerland Tobias Wipf
  • Physiotherapist: Netherlands Marc van Welie
  • Physiotherapist: Greece Dimitrios Zacharakis
  • Club doctor: Switzerland Andreas Platz

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Transfer history

Accomplishments

  • Swiss Handball Cup:
    •  Gold: 2022
  • Swiss SuperCup:
    •  Silver: 2022

EHF ranking

As of 29/6/2024[6]
Rank Team Points
106 Belarus HC Meshkov Brest 38
107 Finland BK-46 38
108 France Limoges Handball 38
109 Switzerland GC Amicitia Zürich 38
110 Hungary Balatonfüredi KSE 37
111 Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Leotar 36
112 Faroe Islands Vestmanna ÍF 36

Former club members

Notable former players

Goalkeepers

Right wingers

Left wingers

  • Switzerland Adrian Blättler (2021–2024)

Line players

Left backs

Central backs

Right backs

References

  1. ^ https://www.handball.ch/de/news/2022/final-triumph-nach-verlaengerung-gc-amicitia-ist-cupsieger-202122/
  2. ^ "Saalsporthalle - Stadt Zürich". www.stadt-zuerich.ch.
  3. ^ "Kader". GC Amicitia.
  4. ^ https://rukometnizurnal.com/vjaceslav-saldatsenka-u-vojvodini/
  5. ^ "GC Amicitia verpflichtet holländischen Nationalspieler Jorn Smits - Handball Schweiz". www.handball.ch.
  6. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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