2. Handball-Bundesliga

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2. Handball-Bundesliga
2. Handball-Bundesliga.png
Founded1981;43 years ago (1981)
Administrator DHB
No. of teams20
Country Germany
Confederation EHF
Most recent
champion(s)
VfL Gummersbach
(2021–22)
Most titles TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke
(5 titles)
Level on pyramid Level 2
Promotion to Handball-Bundesliga
Relegation to3. Liga
Official website liquimoly-hbl.de

The 2. Handball-Bundesliga is the second tier of professional handball in Germany. [1] [2]

Contents

Season

It is directly linked to the Handball-Bundesliga, the country's highest tier, by a promotion and relegation system. Before the 2011–12 season, the league played in two regional groups (north and south), since then it has been playing in a nationwide single division format. [3]

Relegation and promotion

The top two placed teams are promoted to the Handball-Bundesliga for the next season. The five last placed teams are relegated to the 3. Liga.

Clubs

Teams for season 2021–22

TeamLocationArenaCapacity
VfL Gummersbach Gummersbach Schwalbe-Arena 4,132
HSG Nordhorn-Lingen Nordhorn Euregium
EmslandArena
4,100
4,995
VfL Eintracht Hagen Hagen Krollmann Arena 3,145
TV Hüttenberg Hüttenberg Sporthalle Hüttenberg 1,600
ASV Hamm-Westfalen Hamm Westpress Arena 2,650
HC Empor Rostock Rostock OSPA-Arena
Stadthalle Rostock
1,050
4,550
TUSEM Essen Essen Sportpark am Hallo 2,578
Eulen Ludwigshafen Ludwigshafen Friedrich-Ebert-Halle 2,268
HC Elbflorenz Dresden Dresden BallsportArena Dresden 3,000
SG BBM Bietigheim Bietigheim-Bissingen EgeTrans Arena
MHPArena
4,583
3,800
DJK Rimpar Wölfe Rimpar Dreifachsporthalle Markt Rimpar 1,000
ThSV Eisenach Eisenach Werner-Aßmann-Halle 3,100
HSC 2000 Coburg Coburg HUK-COBURG arena 3,530
TV Emsdetten Emsdetten Ems-Halle 2,200
VfL Lübeck-Schwartau Bad Schwartau Hansehalle 3,200
Dessau-Rosslauer HV 06 Dessau-Roßlau Anhalt Arena Dessau 3,300
TV Grosswallstadt Großwallstadt Untermainhalle 2,500
EHV Aue Aue-Bad Schlema Erzgebirgshalle 2,250
TSV Bayer Dormagen Dormagen TSV Bayer Sportcenter 2,000
TuS Ferndorf Kreuztal Dreifachhalle Stählerwiese 1,500

Total titles won

ClubWinnersYears
TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke 51994, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2017
GWD Minden 31982, 1995, 2012
HSG Düsseldorf 31984, 2004, 2009
TSV Bayer Dormagen 31987, 1999, 2008
VfL Hameln 31986, 1991, 2000
VfL Bad Schwartau 31990, 1993, 1998
Bergischer HC 32011, 2013, 2018
HBW Balingen-Weilstetten 32006, 2019, 2023
TSG Friesenheim 22010, 2014
Eintracht Hildesheim 22006, 2011
Stralsunder HV 22003, 2008
OSC 04 Rheinhausen 21993, 1995
TV Eitra 21991, 1994
SG Flensburg-Handewitt 21988, 1992
SG Leutershausen 21988, 1990
SG Wallau/Massenheim 21984, 1987
VfL Gummersbach 12022
Handball Sport Verein Hamburg 12021
HSC 2000 Coburg 12020
HC Erlangen 12016
SC DHfK Leipzig 12015
ASV Hamm-Westfalen 12010
Füchse Berlin 12007
TUSEM Essen 12007
1. SV Concordia Delitzsch 12005
MT Melsungen 12005
Rhein-Neckar Löwen 12003
VfL Pfullingen 12002
SV Post Schwerin 12001
Frisch Auf Göppingen 12001
SG Solingen 12000
HSG Nordhorn-Lingen 11999
HSG Wetzlar 11998
LTV Wuppertal 11997
ThSV Eisenach 11997
VfL Fredenbeck 11996
TuS Schutterwald 11996
SG Stuttgart-Scharnhausen 11993
VfL Eintracht Hagen 11992
TuS Eintracht Wiesbaden 11992
DSC Wanne-Eickel 11989
TV Niederwürzbach 11989
TSV Milbertshofen 11986
OSC Dortmund 11985
VfL Günzburg 11984
HC TuRa Bergkamen 11983
TuSpo Nürnberg 11983
MTSV Schwabing 11982

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References

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