The 2. Handball-Bundesliga is the second tier of professional handball in Germany .[1] [2]
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 [ edit ] 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 .
Teams for season 2021–22
Locations of the 2021–22 Handball-Bundesliga teams
Team Location Arena Capacity 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 [ edit ] Club Winners Years TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke 5 1994, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2017 GWD Minden 3 1982, 1995, 2012 HSG Düsseldorf 3 1984, 2004, 2009 TSV Bayer Dormagen 3 1987, 1999, 2008 VfL Hameln 3 1986, 1991, 2000 VfL Bad Schwartau 3 1990, 1993, 1998 Bergischer HC 3 2011, 2013, 2018 HBW Balingen-Weilstetten 3 2006, 2019, 2023 TSG Friesenheim 2 2010, 2014 Eintracht Hildesheim 2 2006, 2011 Stralsunder HV 2 2003, 2008 OSC 04 Rheinhausen 2 1993, 1995 TV Eitra 2 1991, 1994 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 2 1988, 1992 SG Leutershausen 2 1988, 1990 SG Wallau/Massenheim 2 1984, 1987 VfL Gummersbach 1 2022 Handball Sport Verein Hamburg 1 2021 HSC 2000 Coburg 1 2020 HC Erlangen 1 2016 SC DHfK Leipzig 1 2015 ASV Hamm-Westfalen 1 2010 Füchse Berlin 1 2007 TUSEM Essen 1 2007 1. SV Concordia Delitzsch 1 2005 MT Melsungen 1 2005 Rhein-Neckar Löwen 1 2003 VfL Pfullingen 1 2002 SV Post Schwerin 1 2001 Frisch Auf Göppingen 1 2001 SG Solingen 1 2000 HSG Nordhorn-Lingen 1 1999 HSG Wetzlar 1 1998 LTV Wuppertal 1 1997 ThSV Eisenach 1 1997 VfL Fredenbeck 1 1996 TuS Schutterwald 1 1996 SG Stuttgart-Scharnhausen 1 1993 VfL Eintracht Hagen 1 1992 TuS Eintracht Wiesbaden 1 1992 DSC Wanne-Eickel 1 1989 TV Niederwürzbach 1 1989 TSV Milbertshofen 1 1986 OSC Dortmund 1 1985 VfL Günzburg 1 1984 HC TuRa Bergkamen 1 1983 TuSpo Nürnberg 1 1983 MTSV Schwabing 1 1982
References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
League competitions
Cup competitions
National teams Others