HSG Wetzlar

HSG Wetzlar
Full name	Handballspielgemeinschaft Wetzlar
Founded	1904;121 years ago (1904) as TSV Dutenhofen
Arena	Buderus Arena
Capacity	5,000
Head coach	Frank Carstens
League	Handball-Bundesliga
2023–24	13th of 18
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

HSG Wetzlar is a professional handball club from Wetzlar, Germany. It competes in the top-tier Handball-Bundesliga and in the German Handball Cup. They have played in the Bundesliga since 1998 without relegation.

Wetzi – the official mascot of HSG Wetzlar.

History

The modern club was founded in 1992 by a fusion of TSV Dutenhofen and Münchholzhausen, which were founded in 1904 and 1909 respectively. ^[1] From 1992 to 1999 they were known as Handballspielgemeinschaft Dutenhofen/Münchholzhausen and from 1999 to 2004 they were known as HSG D/M Wetzlar. They have had their modern name, HSG Wetzlar, since then.

In 1997 they managed a bit of a sensation, when they reached the final of the DHB-Pokal as a second division team, which qualified them for the EHF Cup the following season. Here they once again surprised, when they reached the final.

In the 2016-17 season they reached their best league position ever - a 6th place in the Bundesliga with over 40 points. ^[2] During this season Philipp Weber was the league top scorer with 224 goals in 34 games ^[3] and their coach Kai Wandschneider was selected as coach of the season.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

HOME
2011-12	2015–16	2016–17	2023–24

AWAY
2015–16	2016–17	2023–24

THIRD
2016–17

Accomplishments

• DHB-Pokal final:
  • 1997, 2001
• EHF Cup Winner's Cup final:
  • 1998

Rivalry

HSG Wetzlar's arch-rival is the neighbouring club TV Hüttenberg and games between the clubs are considered as the "Mittelhessenderby". ^[4]

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

Goalkeepers 01 Marius Göbner 11 Till Klimpke 12 Anadin Suljaković Left Wingers 18 Lukas Becher 50 Lion Zacharias Right Wingers 10 Zsolt Krakovszki 24 Tizian Weimer 75 Domen Novak Line players 05 Rasmus Meyer Ejlersen 14 Vladimir Vranješ 27 Nikita Pliuto 33 Georg Löwen

Left Backs 09 Ole Klimpke 19 Philipp Ahouansou Central Backs 07 Dominik Mappes 22 Jona Schoch 25 Justin Müller Right Backs 17 Noel Hoepfner 42 Nemanja Zelenović 77 Stefan Čavor

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining Marius Göbner (GK) (from own youth) Lion Zacharias (LW) (from Rhein-Neckar Löwen) Philipp Ahouansou (LB) (from Rhein-Neckar Löwen) Jona Schoch (CB) (from HBW Balingen-Weilstetten) Dominik Mappes (CB) (from VfL Gummersbach) Justin Müller (CB) (from Nordsjælland Håndbold) Noel Hoepfner (RB) (from own youth) Zsolt Krakovszki (RW) (from NEKA) Tizian Weimer (RW) (from own youth) Georg Löwen (P) (from SC Magdeburg)

Leaving Leonard Grazioli (GK) (to Pfadi Winterthur) Emil Mellegård (LW) (to HØJ Elite) Hendrik Wagner (LB) (to TBV Lemgo) Lenny Rubin (LB) (to TVB Stuttgart) Magnus Fredriksen (CB) (to SønderjyskE Herrehåndbold) Mathias Pedersen (CB) (to Amo Handboll) Julian Fuchs (RW) (end of loan MT Melsungen, joins Bergischer HC) Erik Schmidt (P) (to AEK Athens)

Technical staff

• Head coach: Frank Carstens
• Assistant coach: Filip Mirkulovski

Notable former players

• Michael Allendorf
• Markus Baur
• Sven-Sören Christophersen
• Lars Kaufmann
• Jannik Kohlbacher
• Andreas Wolff
• Tobias Reichmann
• Steffen Fäth
• Ivano Balić
• Ola Lindgren
• Kent Robin Tønnesen
• Avishay Smoler

References

1. Website of HSG Dutenhofen/Münchholzhausen
2. "Saison 2016/17: DKB Handball-Bundesliga - Tabelle". SIS Handball-Ergebnisdienst. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
3. "Saisonstatistik". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
4. "Mittelhessen-Derby im Sportzentrum Hüttenberg" (in German). HSG Wetzlar. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.

External links

• Official website
• HSG Wetzlar on Facebook
• HSG Wetzlar on Twitter
• HSG Wetzlar on Instagram