2. Handball-Bundesliga

2. Handball-Bundesliga

Founded	1981 (1981)
Administrator	DHB
No. of teams	20
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 to	3. Liga
Official website	liquimoly-hbl.de

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

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.

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

Gummersbach

Nordhorn

Hagen

Hüttenberg

Hamm

Rostock

Essen

Ludwigshafen

Dresden

Bietigheim-Bissingen

Rimpar

Eisenach

Emsdetten

Coburg

Bad Schwartau

Dessau-Rosslau

Grosswallstadt

Aue-Bad Schlema

Dormagen

Kreuztal

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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

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

External links

• Official website of the Handball-Bundesliga
• Statistics of the Handball-Bundesliga