HSG Wetzlar

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HSG Wetzlar
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Full name Handball syndicate Wetzlar Handball Bundesliga Spielbetriebs GmbH & Co. KG
Founded 1904 (TSV Dutenhofen)
1909 (TV Münchholzhausen)
1992 (HSG Wetzlar)
Club colors green white
Hall Rittal Arena Wetzlar
Places 4,421
president Horst Knorz
(TSV Dutenhofen)
Jörg Schneider
(TV Münchholzhausen)
executive Director Bjorn Seipp
Trainer Kai Wandschneider
league Handball Bundesliga
2019/20
rank 9th place
DHB Cup Round of 16
Website www.hsg-wetzlar.de
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Away
Greatest successes
National DHB Cup finalist
1997, 2001
German youth champion
1980, 1982, 1984, 2002, 2017
International
1998 European Cup Winners' Cup finalist

The HSG Wetzlar is a German handball club from the Hessian city of Wetzlar . The first men's team at the HSG has been playing in the first handball league since 1998 , which is considered one of the strongest handball leagues in the world.

history

TSV Dutenhofen was founded in 1904 and TV Münchholzhausen in 1909 . From the traditional handball departments of these two Wetzlar district clubs, the handball community Dutenhofen / Münchholzhausen was formed in 1992 , the parent club of HSG Wetzlar. Since the 1999/2000 season , the club's Bundesliga team started under the name “HSG D / M Wetzlar”, which was changed to “HSG Wetzlar” in spring 2004.

Second Bundesliga, European Cup and promotion to the first division

In the eighties, the team, at that time still under the name TSV Dutenhofen , rose to the 2nd Bundesliga. The basic structure of the promotion team consisted of players who came from their own youth teams and who won the German youth championship three times (1979/80, 82 and 84). The most famous players of this time were circle runner Wolfgang Klimpke and director Ralf Kraft, both with the club since 1973.

Under coach Rainer Dotzauer , who later switched to management, the club established itself in the upper third of the table (5th place 1986/87 , 3rd place 1987/88 ) of the 2nd Bundesliga. The club began by signing the first foreign players such as Dragoslav Dajović from the former Yugoslavia. Already in the 1991/92 season, the rise to the first class almost succeeded. The team around Wolfgang Klimpke, Ola Lindgren and the twins Ralf and Uwe Inderthal came second - due to the goal difference, which was only one goal worse than Eintracht Hagen .

In 1996 and 1997, the club, now operating under the name of HSG Dutenhofen / Münchholzhausen , barely missed promotion again with second places each. In 1997 the HSG switched off VfL Bad Schwartau in the relegation that was first introduced , but ultimately failed at the Bundesliga club TSV Bayer Dormagen .

In 1997 the team moved sensationally into the final of the DHB Cup as a second division team and first had to admit defeat to German champions TBV Lemgo . As a vice-cup winner, the team reached the qualification for the European Cup.

European Cup Winners' Cup 1997/98
round opponent First leg Return leg
1/16 finals RomaniaRomania Steaua Bucharest 30:20 (A) 27:19 (H)
Round of 16 PortugalPortugal Sporting Lisbon 24:16 (H) 26:30 (A)
Quarter finals HungaryHungary Electromos Budapest 18:22 (A) 22:16 (H)
Semifinals RussiaRussia Polyot Chelyabinsk 26:13 (H) 32:28 (A)
final SpainSpain CB Cantabria Santander 15:30 (A) 24:26 (H)
Overall record: 10 games, 6 wins, 0 draws, 4 defeats

In 1997/98 the HSG achieved their greatest success when they made it through to the final after winning the European Cup Winners' Cup . The HSG eliminated such well-known teams as Steaua Bucharest , Sporting Lisbon , Elektromos Budapest and in the semifinals Polyot Tscheljabinsk. Even if they failed in the final against the Spanish team from Santander , the team wrote handball history as the first second division team in a European Cup final. In order to do justice to the European Cup euphoria at the time, the semi-finals and final had to be moved to Rotenburg , as there was no hall of sufficient size in Wetzlar at that time.

season league space Gates Points
1986/87 2nd Bundesliga South 05. 557: 506 32:20
1987/88 2nd Bundesliga South 03. 542: 496 34:18
1988/89 2nd Bundesliga South 05. 528: 514 27:25
1989/90 2nd Bundesliga South 05. 543: 513 28:24
1990/91 2nd Bundesliga South 04th 538: 448 38:14
1991/92 2nd Bundesliga center 02. 587: 451 41:11
1992/93 2nd Bundesliga center 07th 569: 559 26:26
1993/94 2nd Bundesliga South 04th 721: 631 48:20
1994/95 2nd Bundesliga South 04th 755: 671 47:21
1995/96 2nd Bundesliga South 02. 776: 665 51:17
1996/97 2nd Bundesliga South 02. 881: 706 55:13
1997/98 2nd Bundesliga South 01. 885: 765 52:16
1998/99 1st National League 14th 698: 743 18:42
1999/00 1st National League 11. 812: 846 34:34
2000/01 1st National League 12. 967: 967 35:41
2001/02 1st National League 08th. 900: 907 36:32
2002/03 1st National League 10. 846: 918 28:40
2003/04 1st National League 12. 870: 945 25:43
2004/05 1st National League 14th 934: 1031 22:46
2005/06 1st National League 15th 941: 1051 19:49
2006/07 1st National League 15th 905: 1042 18:50
2007/08 1st National League 14th 903: 986 21:47
2008/09 1st National League 14th 927: 975 23:45
2009/10 1st National League 13. 879: 987 23:45
2010/11 1st National League 11. 842: 931 27:41
2011/12 1st National League 15th 857: 896 23:45 *
2012/13 1st National League 07th 996: 975 37:31
2013/14 1st National League 11. 883: 902 29:39
2014/15 1st National League 08th. 958: 952 34:38
2015/16 1st National League 10. 823: 822 34:30
2016/17 1st National League 06th 897: 857 41:27
2017/18 1st National League 11. 896: 884 30:38
2018/19 1st National League 10. 859: 883 29:39
2019/20 1st National League 9. 754: 754 27:27
* Athletic points were scored 25:43 (13th place), but
2 points were deducted due to a sports court decision.

In the 1997/98 season, the HSG finally achieved the longed-for promotion to the first Bundesliga. As with the promotion to the second division twelve years earlier, Wolfgang Klimpke and Ralf Kraft were again instrumental in the success. Klimpke played for the club continuously for 30 years.

The Petković era: successful years in the Bundesliga

Wetzi , mascot until 2011

Under coach Velimir Petković , who coached the team for a total of six years, the club, which started as a blatant outsider, quickly established itself in the first division. Equipped with one of the lowest budgets in the league, the team around director Markus Baur managed to stay up in 1998/99. In the following year there was another step upwards: With 34:34 points, the team landed in midfield, one place ahead of their Hessian rivals SG Wallau / Massenheim .

In 2001, the Petković troop again made it into the final of the DHB Cup.

In the 2001/2002 season , the HSG was able to cope with the departure of national player and leading figure Markus Baur, contrary to expectations, and even advanced within reach of the European Cup places. With the 8th place she achieved her best placement in the Bundesliga so far, leaving behind a number of teams that were previously rated as stronger. The top performers of the surprise team of the season were goalkeeper Axel Geerken , right winger Björn Monnberg , the backcourt players Gennadij Chalepo and Sigurður Bjarnason and the Bosnian international Nebojša Golić as Baur's successor. Golić shaped Wetzlar handball as a game designer for five years. At that time, the home games of HSG D / M Wetzlar were still being played in the narrow Dutenhofen sports hall, which was feared by opponents, while the planning for a modern, large arena was already underway.

Difficult years until almost relegation in 2007

In 2004 Petković, considered the father of success, left the club. Frequent changes of coach shaped the following years. The 2004/05 season was also a year of upheaval due to the move to the large Rittal Arena . Despite the unsuccessful second half of the season, the minimum goal of staying up in the league was ultimately secured.

Since 2003 the Bundesliga has been going downhill from season to season. The low point was reached in 2007 when the club faced relegation on the last day of the season. Only a 30:29 win against SC Magdeburg, achieved with great fighting performance, was able to keep the class in the last second.

Upward trend with young players in the region

For a few years now, but increasingly since 2008, the HSG has been relying on young German players, some of whom come from the Wetzlar region. Players like Kevin Schmidt , Michael Allendorf , Timo Salzer or Nikolai Weber became the team's leading players and some made it into the national team. The concept not only led to a higher level of identification among the fans, the downward trend in sport could also be stopped. Since 2007 the HSG has gradually improved from season to season. After a bad start to the season, Gennadij Chalepo took over the team as coach in 2010/11 and took them back to midfield for the first time since 2003. In March 2012, however, Gennadij Chalepo was dismissed after a miserable start to the second half of the season. Kai Wandschneider came as a trainer for him .

In the 2012/13 season, the best result to date since promotion to the Bundesliga was achieved. The team around goalkeeper Nikolai Weber with the twins Philipp and Michael Müller in the backcourt and the three young German national players Tobias Reichmann , Kevin Schmidt and Steffen Fäth played an outstanding first half of the season in which they were placed third at times. After a small drop in performance at the beginning of the second half of the season, the team recovered and ultimately reached seventh place in the table with 37:31 points.

In the following three seasons midfield placements were achieved. In 2013, Ivano Balić, one of the best handball players in handball history, could be won for two seasons . In 2016, Andreas Wolff , Jannik Kohlbacher and Steffen Fäth, three national players from the ranks of the HSG, won the European championship for Germany.

Despite well-known departures before the season, 2016/17 was one of the most successful seasons in the club's history. The HSG achieved sixth place for the first time with over 40 points - and thus their best Bundesliga placement to date. In addition, Philipp Weber was elected top scorer , Kai Wandschneider was elected coach of the year, Benjamin Burić was named goalkeeper of the season by handball week and the A-youth won the German championship title . Siege u. a. against the champions Rhein-Neckar-Löwen and the record champions THW Kiel .

Fans and rivalries

The HSG Wetzlar is a traditional club and has had the highest average of all handball clubs in Hessen for years. The home games in the Rittal Arena are attended by an average of 4,000 spectators. There are several fan clubs, the largest of which is now the "Grün-Weiss Fan Club", founded in 2003.

A strong sporting rivalry traditionally exists between the HSG Wetzlar and the old local rival TV Hüttenberg . The “Mittelhessenderby” was a regular crowd puller, especially in the 80s and 90s, and is still of great symbolic importance for handball fans in the region. After Hüttenberger's promotion to the 1st Bundesliga, there were derby games again in the 2011/12 and 2017/18 seasons. While HSG Wetzlar won them clearly in 2011/12, 2017 was an exciting game that ended in a draw for the HSG after a 5-0 lead.

The derby against MT Melsungen has also been explosive since they made it to the Bundesliga in 2005. Especially after the departure of the former HSG trainer Michael Roth to North Hesse, the games are always under great tension. A high point in the derby history came on December 23, 2010, when around 650 supporters of HSG Wetzlar loudly supported their team in the away game immediately after the change of coach.

The club's mascot is the beaver Karlchen , who replaced Wetzi in 2011 .

Women's teams

The first women's team was promoted from the league to the third division in the 2012/13 season , in which the team reached eighth place in 2013/14 . In 2014/15 relegation could no longer be achieved.

Youth teams

The association operates a very successful youth work, through which a number of titles on the Hessian, southwest German and federal level could be won. The fourth German championship won the male B-youth in 2002 against SC Magdeburg . In 2013, the B-youth missed the fifth German championship title just after throwing seven meters in the final against the Füchse Berlin.

The A-Jugend of the HSG has qualified for this top division every year since the A-Jugend-Bundesliga was founded . The club received the youth certificate of the DKB Handball Bundesliga in 2014, and in 2015 the certificate was also awarded to the Wetzlar team. In 2015 the A-youth of HSG Wetzlar missed the German championship title and, after a 32:26 first leg win, lost the second leg with 25:33 against the youth of SC DHFK Leipzig .

In 2017, the A-youth was again in the final, in which they won the German championship against Füchse Berlin .

As a hinge between the Bundesliga and youth teams, the 2nd team starts as HSG Wetzlar U23 or HSG Dutenhofen-Münchholzhausen II in the 3rd division .

Halls

Rittal Arena

Rittal Arena

The Rittal Arena Wetzlar , which holds 4,421 spectators and was also the venue for the 2007 handball world championship, serves as the home ground for the Bundesliga games . The Rittal Arena was completed in spring 2005.

Dutenhofen sports hall

The 1750-seat sports hall in Dutenhofen is today the training hall for the first team, the venue for DHB Cup games and the venue for the reserve and youth teams of the HSG. Before the completion of the Rittal Arena, the HSG's Bundesliga home games were also played in the hall.

Squad season 2020/21

The HSG players Steffen Fäth, Jens Tiedtke and Kevin Schmidt attack
In the game against SG Kronau / Östringen
HSG team in the Rittal Arena during a break
No. Surname Nat. Item birthday size In the team since Contract until Last club
11 Till Klimpke GermanGerman TW 04/01/98 1.98 m 1998 2023 own youth
12 Anadin Suljaković QatariQatari TW 06/16/98 1.96 m 2019 2021 Al-Ahli HC
16 Tibor Ivanišević SerbSerb TW 08/16/90 1.98 m 2018 2022 Skjern Håndbold
2 Alexander Field GermanGerman RM 06/15/93 1.88 m 2019 2022 TSG Friesenheim
3 Ivan Sršen CroatianCroatian RR 19.09.92 1.97 m 2020 2022 RK Našice
6th Philip Henningsson SwedeSwede RL 06/14/95 1.96 m 2020 2022 IFK Kristianstad
7th Kristian Bjørnsen NorwegianNorwegian RA 1/10/89 1.91 m 2016 2021 IFK Kristianstad
19th Lars Weisgerber GermanGerman RA 03/29/97 1.83 m 2018 2022 HG Saarlouis
22nd Maximilian Holst GermanGerman LA 06/23/89 1.80 m 2014 2022 TV Großwallstadt
23 Magnus Fredriksen NorwayNorway RM 05/24/97 1.88 m 2020 2022 Elverum Håndball
25th Olle Forsell Schefvert SwedeSwede RL 08/13/93 1.96 m 2017 2021 IK Sävehof
31 Patrick Gempp GermanGerman KM 06/13/96 1.90 m 2020 2022 DJK Rimpar
33 Emil Mellegård SwedeSwede LA 11/06/97 1.95 m 2020 2022 Redbergslids IK
44 Lenny Rubin SwissSwiss RL 02/01/96 2.04 m 2018 2022 Wacker Thun
66 Anton Lindskog SwedeSwede KM 12/07/93 1.98 m 2016 2022 IFK Kristianstad
77 Stefan Čavor MontenegrinsMontenegrins RR 11/03/94 1.98 m 2016 2022 Csurgói KK
Kai Wandschneider GermanGerman Trainer 11/02/59 1.76 m 2012 DHC Rhineland
Filip Mirkulovski MacedoniansMacedonians Co-trainer and RM 09/14/83 1.89 m 2015 2022 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
Jasmin Čamdžić BosniansBosnians Co and goalkeeper coach 06/07/70 1.89 m 2011 TV Gelnhausen
Thomas Reichel GermanGerman Athletic trainer 03/17/92 1.78 m 2010
Marco Kettrukat GermanGerman Team doctor 05/09/67 1.83 m
Frank Thiel GermanGerman Team doctor 12/13/61 1.75 m 2011
Thomas Stubner GermanGerman Physiotherapist
Painted power GermanGerman Physiotherapist 06/25/94 1.98 m
Maximilian Schuller GermanGerman Physiotherapist 03/22/94 1.84 m 2016
Stefan Rühl GermanGerman supervisor 05/17/71 1.76 m

Transfers

Additions 2020/21
Departures 2020/21

Well-known former players

For more see: Category: Handball players (HSG Wetzlar)

Trainer

  • Kai Wandschneider (since March 2012)
  • Jasmin Camdzic (assistant coach and goalkeeping coach, since November 2011)

Former trainers:

Name (s) from to
Jochen Beppler / Gennadij Chalepo 2010 03/2012
Michael Roth 2009 2010
Zoran Đorđić 2009 2009
Volker Mudrow 02/2007 04/2009
Wolfgang Klimpke / Róbert Sighvatsson 10/2006 02/2007
Dragan Marković 2005 2006
Martin Schwalb 2005 2005
Holger Schneider 2004 2005
Velimir Petković 1998 2004
Horst Spengler 1998 1998
Enyi Okpara / Dieter Schmidt 1997 1998
Rainer Dotzauer 1985 1990

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wetterauer Zeitung: German champion for the fifth time , accessed on June 1, 2018
  2. ^ Page of the HSG Dutenhofen / Münchholzhausen
  3. ↑ My handball ticket: DKB Handball Bundesliga - spectators 2017/18 , accessed on September 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ HSG mascot is called "Karlchen"! Retrieved December 4, 2013
  5. ↑ handball-world.news: Successor to Emil Frend Öfors: HSG Wetzlar signs left winger from Sweden , accessed on December 10, 2019
  6. ↑ handball-world.news: HSG Wetzlar signs Swedish national players - Kneer leaves the club , accessed on December 17, 2019
  7. ↑ a b handball-world.news: HSG Wetzlar signs playmaker , accessed on December 23, 2019
  8. ↑ handball-world.news: New team from Lindskog - HSG Wetzlar changes the district , accessed on January 23, 2020
  9. ↑ handball-world.news: HSG Wetzlar closes the personnel gap in the right backcourt with a Croatian national player , accessed on July 3, 2020
  10. ↑ handball-world.news: TV Hüttenberg signs ex-national player Kneer and reports departure , accessed on January 31, 2020
  11. ↑ handball-world.news: Two new additions and one farewell: TVB Stuttgart is filling the right back space position , accessed on January 17, 2020
  12. ↑ whvhandball.de: WHV commits Nils Torbrügge , accessed on February 13, 2020
  13. ↑ handball-world.news: Portuguese Ferraz is not returning to Wetzlar , accessed on January 31, 2020
  14. ↑ handball-world.news: Junior national player changes from Wetzlar to Hüttenberg , accessed on February 10, 2020

Web links

Commons : HSG Wetzlar  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Clubs in the youth Bundesliga handball 2019/20


North

SG Flensburg-Handewitt  | THW Kiel  | JSG NSM-Nettelstedt | HSG Handball Lemgo  | TSV GWD Minden  | Handball Sport Verein Hamburg  | SG HC Bremen / Hastedt | VfL Bad Schwartau  | DJK Adler Königshof | TuSEM food

east

SC DHfK Leipzig  | TSV Burgdorf  | Foxes Berlin Reinickendorf  | SC Magdeburg  | TV Großwallstadt  | VfL Potsdam  | TSV Anderten  | TV Gelnhausen  | NSG EHV / N. Aue | HC Erlangen

west

TSV Bayer Dormagen  | mJSG Melsungen | HSG Hanau  | HSG Dutenhofen / Münchholzhausen  | VfL Gummersbach  | Bergischer HC  | VfL Eintracht Hagen  | TV Hüttenberg  | TSG Münster  | HG Saarlouis

south

Rhein-Neckar Löwen  | TPSG Frisch Auf Göppingen  | SG Pforzheim / Eutingen  | TV Bittenfeld  | JSG Balingen-Weilstetten  | VfL Günzburg  | TSV Allach | HSG Konstanz  | HG Oftersheim / Schwetzingen  | TV Hochdorf