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) 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.
Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson is an Icelandic former handball player who, for many years was the captain of the Iceland men's national handball team but announced his international retirement after the 2012 London Olympics. His position was right back. At his peak he was considered to be one of the very best handball players in the world.
Nadezhda Konstantinovna Muravyova .She is a Russian team handball player, playing in the Russian women's national handball team. She won a gold medal with the Russian team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship. At the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship in Macedonia, she received a bronze medal, where she was also named "Best Defense Player".
The Qatar national handball team is controlled by the Qatar Handball Association and take part in international handball competitions.
Johannes Bitter is a German handball goalkeeper for HSV Hamburg.
Nina Müller, née Wörz is a German handball player. She plays for the German club Thüringer HC and for the German national team, having made her international debut on 19 February 1999 against Poland.
Herbert Müller is a Romanian-German handball coach and former handball player. He is currently in charge of Thüringer HC of the German Bundesliga, and beside his club duties he also serves as the head coach of the Austria women's national handball team.
Michal Barda is a Czech former handball goalkeeper and coach who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
MT Melsungen is a German handball team from Melsungen, Germany, that plays in the Handball-Bundesliga.
Uroš Bundalo is a professional handball player who plays for German club HC Erlangen. He represented Slovenia at the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship and also at the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship.
Füchse Berlin is a professional handball club from Berlin, Germany, that currently competes in the Handball-Bundesliga, the highest national league, and in EHF competitions.
Susann Müller is a Retired German handball player and coach and trains the women's team of Füchse Berlin.
HC Erlangen is a handball club from Erlangen, Germany. They currently compete in the Handball-Bundesliga.
Galychanka – women's handball club from Lviv, Ukraine. Established in 1989.
The 2016–17 Handball-Bundesliga was the 52nd season of the Handball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier handball league and the 40th season consisting of only one league. It ran from 2 September 2016 to 10 June 2017.
Simon Jeppsson is a Swedish handball player for HC Erlangen and the Swedish national team.
Johannes Golla is a German handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the German national team.
Klemen Ferlin is a Slovenian handball player who plays for HC Erlangen and the Slovenia national team.
Frank Bergemann is a German handball coach.
Bertram Obling is a Danish handball player for HC Erlangen.
