VfL Gummersbach

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VfL Gummersbach
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Founded1861;163 years ago (1861)
Arena Schwalbe-Arena
Capacity4,132
Head coach Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson
League Handball-Bundesliga
2022–23 10th of 18
Club colours  
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VfL Gummersbach is a professional handball club from the German city of Gummersbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. Currently, VfL Gummersbach competes in the Handball-Bundesliga and the DHB-Pokal. The club has seen great success, especially from the late 1960s until the early 1990s.

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Gummi - the official mascot of VfL Gummersbach. VfL Gummersbach Mascot 01.jpg
Gummi – the official mascot of VfL Gummersbach.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Accomplishments

Winners: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Notable players

Coaching history

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References

  1. "Leseprobe – VFL Gummersbach. Die Chronik by Verlag die Werkstatt – Issuu". 19 November 2015.