This article is about the German men’s handball league. For the German women's handball league, see Handball-Bundesliga (women).
The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 onwards, the league was sponsored by Toyota and has officially been called the Toyota Handball-Bundesliga. This lasted until 2012 when the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB)[1] became the new sponsor. The official name has consequently been changed to LIQUY MOLY Handball-Bundesliga. The winners of the respective season are the official German handball champions. HBL is headquartered in Dortmund.
The Bundesliga was introduced with the 1966/67 season and initially operated with two regional sections, North and South. Since 1977 the Bundesliga has operated with a single section first division, currently composed of eighteen clubs. In 1981 a 2.Bundesliga was introduced as a new second division, supplanting the Regionalliga which became the third tier. The 2.Bundesliga used to consist of two (resp. three in the first two years after the German reunification) sections north and south for thirty years. Starting with the 2011/12 season the 2.Bundesliga is run in a single section consisting of twenty teams.
Seasonedit
The season has 34 game days (or weeks) and is played as a Round-robin tournament without playoffs or a final. The season starts in August or September and ends in May. The first and second placed teams are entitled to play in the EHF Champions League the following season. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth placed teams additionally play in the EHF European League. The seedings are subject to change, in case a German team wins the Champions League, the EHF European League or the EHF Cup Winner's Cup because each winner of those tournaments is granted an automatic start in next years tournament without taking one of the leagues spots. It also can change if the DHB-Pokal Champion has one of the league spots for the Champions League or the EHF European League.
Relegation and Promotionedit
Until 2011, the two last placed teams would be relegated to the 2. Handball-Bundesliga for the next season, either in its northern or the southern section. The sixteenth placed team used to play in a home and away decider against the winner of the decider between the two-second placed teams of the northern and the southern section of the 2. Bundesliga. The champions of the second divisions received a spot for the Bundesliga automatically.
Since the 2017–18 season, the bottom two teams of the Bundesliga will directly be relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, while the top two teams of the 2. Bundesliga will be directly promoted to the Bundesliga.
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External linksedit
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January 23, 2024
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This article is about the German men s handball league For the German women s handball league see Handball Bundesliga women The Handball Bundesliga HBL is the top German professional handball league From 2007 onwards the league was sponsored by Toyota and has officially been called the Toyota Handball Bundesliga This lasted until 2012 when the Deutsche Kreditbank AG DKB 1 became the new sponsor The official name has consequently been changed to LIQUY MOLY Handball Bundesliga The winners of the respective season are the official German handball champions HBL is headquartered in Dortmund BundesligaCurrent season competition or edition 2023 24 Handball BundesligaSportHandballFounded1966 58 years ago 1966 Inaugural season1966 67AdministratorDHBNo of teams18CountryGermanyConfederationEHFMost recentchampion s THW Kiel 23rd title 2022 23 Most titlesTHW Kiel 23 titles TV partner s Sky SportHBL TVSponsor s Liqui MolyLevel on pyramidLevel 1Relegation to2 Handball BundesligaDomestic cup s DHB PokalDHB SupercupInternational cup s EHF Champions LeagueEHF European LeagueOfficial websiteliquimoly hbl de Contents 1 History 2 Season 3 Relegation and Promotion 4 Clubs 5 Champions 6 Total titles won 7 Statistics 7 1 EHF coefficients 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory editThe Bundesliga was introduced with the 1966 67 season and initially operated with two regional sections North and South Since 1977 the Bundesliga has operated with a single section first division currently composed of eighteen clubs In 1981 a 2 Bundesliga was introduced as a new second division supplanting the Regionalliga which became the third tier The 2 Bundesliga used to consist of two resp three in the first two years after the German reunification sections north and south for thirty years Starting with the 2011 12 season the 2 Bundesliga is run in a single section consisting of twenty teams Season editThe season has 34 game days or weeks and is played as a Round robin tournament without playoffs or a final The season starts in August or September and ends in May The first and second placed teams are entitled to play in the EHF Champions League the following season The third fourth fifth and sixth placed teams additionally play in the EHF European League The seedings are subject to change in case a German team wins the Champions League the EHF European League or the EHF Cup Winner s Cup because each winner of those tournaments is granted an automatic start in next years tournament without taking one of the leagues spots It also can change if the DHB Pokal Champion has one of the league spots for the Champions League or the EHF European League Relegation and Promotion edit nbsp The HBL GmbH HeadquartersUntil 2011 the two last placed teams would be relegated to the 2 Handball Bundesliga for the next season either in its northern or the southern section The sixteenth placed team used to play in a home and away decider against the winner of the decider between the two second placed teams of the northern and the southern section of the 2 Bundesliga The champions of the second divisions received a spot for the Bundesliga automatically Since the 2017 18 season the bottom two teams of the Bundesliga will directly be relegated to the 2 Bundesliga while the top two teams of the 2 Bundesliga will be directly promoted to the Bundesliga Clubs editMembers of the 2023 24 Handball Bundesliga nbsp nbsp Balingen nbsp Bergischer HC nbsp Berlin nbsp Erlangen nbsp Flensburg nbsp Hamburg nbsp Goppingen nbsp Hannover nbsp Kiel nbsp Leipzig nbsp Lemgo nbsp Magdeburg nbsp Melsungen nbsp Eisenach nbsp Gummersbach nbsp RN Lowen nbsp Stuttgart nbsp Wetzlarclass notpageimage Locations of the 2023 24 Handball Bundesliga teams Team Location Arena CapacityHBW Balingen Weilstetten Balingen Sparkassen ArenaPorsche Arena 2 3206 181Bergischer HC WuppertalSolingenDusseldorf Uni HalleKlingenhalleMitsubishi Electric HalleISS Dome 3 2002 8004 50012 500Fuchse Berlin Berlin Max Schmeling Halle 9 000TV Bittenfeld Stuttgart Porsche Arena 6 211ThSV Eisenach Eisenach Werner Assmann Halle 3 100HC Erlangen Nuremberg Arena Nurnberger Versicherung 8 308SG Flensburg Handewitt Flensburg Flens Arena 6 300VfL Gummersbach Gummersbach Schwalbe Arena 4 132Frisch Auf Goppingen Goppingen EWS Arena 5 600HSV Hamburg Hamburg Alsterdorfer Sporthalle 7 000TSV Hannover Burgdorf Hanover ZAG ArenaSwiss Life Hall 9 8504 460THW Kiel Kiel Sparkassen Arena 10 285SC DHfK Leipzig Leipzig Arena Leipzig 6 327TBV Lemgo Lemgo Lipperlandhalle 4 790SC Magdeburg Magdeburg GETEC Arena 6 600MT Melsungen Melsungen Rothenbach Halle 4 500Rhein Neckar Lowen Mannheim SAP Arena 13 200HSG Wetzlar Wetzlar Buderus Arena Wetzlar 4 421Champions editThe complete list of the German handball champions since 1950 Season Champion1949 50 SV Polizei Hamburg1950 51 SV Polizei Hamburg1951 52 SV Polizei Hamburg1952 53 SV Polizei Hamburg1953 54 Frisch Auf Goppingen1954 55 Frisch Auf Goppingen1955 56 Berliner SV 18921956 57 THW Kiel1957 58 Frisch Auf Goppingen1958 59 Frisch Auf Goppingen1959 60 Frisch Auf Goppingen1960 61 Frisch Auf Goppingen1961 62 THW Kiel1962 63 THW Kiel1963 64 Berliner SV 18921964 65 Frisch Auf Goppingen1965 66 VfL Gummersbach1966 67 VfL Gummersbach1967 68 SG Leutershausen1968 69 VfL Gummersbach1969 70 Frisch Auf Goppingen1970 71 Grun Weiss Dankersen1971 72 Frisch Auf Goppingen1972 73 VfL Gummersbach1973 74 VfL Gummersbach1974 75 VfL Gummersbach1975 76 VfL Gummersbach1976 77 Grun Weiss Dankersen1977 78 TV Grosswallstadt1978 79 TV Grosswallstadt1979 80 TV Grosswallstadt1980 81 TV Grosswallstadt1981 82 VfL Gummersbach1982 83 VfL Gummersbach1983 84 TV Grosswallstadt1984 85 VfL Gummersbach1985 86 TUSEM Essen1986 87 TUSEM Essen1987 88 VfL Gummersbach1988 89 TUSEM Essen1989 90 TV Grosswallstadt1990 91 VfL Gummersbach1991 92 SG Wallau Massenheim1992 93 SG Wallau Massenheim1993 94 THW Kiel1994 95 THW Kiel1995 96 THW Kiel1996 97 TBV Lemgo1997 98 THW Kiel1998 99 THW Kiel1999 20 THW Kiel2000 01 SC Magdeburg2001 02 THW Kiel2002 03 TBV Lemgo2003 04 SG Flensburg Handewitt2004 05 THW Kiel2005 06 THW Kiel2006 07 THW Kiel2007 08 THW Kiel2008 09 THW Kiel2009 10 THW Kiel2010 11 HSV Hamburg2011 12 THW Kiel2012 13 THW Kiel2013 14 THW Kiel2014 15 THW Kiel2015 16 Rhein Neckar Lowen2016 17 Rhein Neckar Lowen2017 18 SG Flensburg Handewitt2018 19 SG Flensburg Handewitt2019 20 THW Kiel2020 21 THW Kiel2021 22 SC Magdeburg2022 23 THW KielTotal titles won editClub Winners YearsTHW Kiel 23 1957 1962 1963 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2020 2021 2023VfL Gummersbach 12 1966 1967 1969 1973 1974 1975 1976 1982 1983 1985 1988 1991Frisch Auf Goppingen 0 9 1954 1955 1958 1959 1960 1961 1965 1970 1972TV Grosswallstadt 0 6 1978 1979 1980 1981 1984 1990SV Polizei Hamburg 0 4 1950 1951 1952 1953SG Flensburg Handewitt 0 3 2004 2018 2019TUSEM Essen 0 3 1986 1987 1989Rhein Neckar Lowen 0 2 2016 2017TBV Lemgo 0 2 1997 2003SG Wallau Massenheim 0 2 1992 1993GWD Minden 0 2 1971 1977Berliner SV 1892 0 2 1956 1964SC Magdeburg 0 2 2001 2022HSV Hamburg 0 1 2011SG Leutershausen 0 1 1968Statistics editEHF coefficients edit See also EHF coefficient rank The following data indicates German coefficient rankings between European handball leagues Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki org Country rankingEHF League Ranking for 2023 24 season 2 1 nbsp 1 nbsp Handball Bundesliga 299 66 1 nbsp 3 nbsp Liga ASOBAL 275 33 3 nbsp 3 nbsp LNH Division 1 213 00 4 nbsp 7 nbsp Orlen Superliga 201 33 5 nbsp 8 nbsp Andebol 1 200 67 Club rankingEHF Club Ranking as of 6 December 2023 3 2 nbsp SC Magdeburg 579 3 nbsp THW Kiel 558 7 nbsp Fuchse Berlin 483 10 nbsp SG Flensburg Handewitt 421 22 nbsp Frisch Auf Goppingen 207 See also editDHB Pokal DHB Supercup Handball Bundesliga women References edit DKB wird Namenssponsor der Handball Bundesliga 2023 24 season ranking PDF European Handball Federation Retrieved 14 February 2023 Club coefficients eurotopteam com Retrieved 6 December 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Handball Bundesliga Official website in English Official website in German Statistics of the HBL Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Handball Bundesliga amp oldid 1194350829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,