HSG Wetzlar


HSG Wetzlar is a professional handball club from Wetzlar, Germany. It competes in the top-tier Handball-Bundesliga and in the German Handball Cup. They have played in the Bundesliga since 1998 without relegation.

History

The modern club was founded in 1992 by a fusion of TSV Dutenhofen and Münchholzhausen, which were founded in 1904 and 1909 respectively. From 1992 to 1999 they were known as Handballspielgemeinschaft Dutenhofen/Münchholzhausen and from 1999 to 2004 they were known as HSG D/M Wetzlar. They have had their modern name, HSG Wetzlar, since then.
In 1997 they managed a bit of a sensation, when they reached the final of the DHB-Pokal as a second division team, which qualified them for the EHF Cup the following season. Here they once again surprised, when they reached the final.
In the 2016-17 season they reached their best league position ever - a 6th place in the Bundesliga with over 40 points. During this season Philipp Weber was the league top scorer with 224 goals in 34 games and their coach Kai Wandschneider was selected as coach of the season.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Accomplishments

HSG Wetzlar's arch-rival is the neighbouring club TV Hüttenberg and games between the clubs are considered as the "Mittelhessenderby".

Team

Current squad

;Goalkeepers
;Left Wingers
  • 18 Lukas Becher
  • 50 Lion Zacharias
;Right Wingers
;Line players
;Left Backs
  • 9 Ole Klimpke
  • 19 Philipp Ahouansou
;Central Backs
  • 7 Dominik Mappes
  • 22 Jona Schoch
  • 25 Justin Müller
;Right Backs
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;Leaving
20x20px Transfers for the 2024–25 season

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