Handball Sport Verein Hamburg

Handball Hamburg
Full nameHandball Sport Verein Hamburg e.V.
Short nameHSV Hamburg
Founded1999 (1999)
ArenaSporthalle Hamburg
Barclays Arena
Capacity4,144
13,000
PresidentMarc Dieter Evermann
Head coachTorsten Jansen
LeagueHandball-Bundesliga
2024–2510th of 18
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Handball Sport Verein Hamburg is a professional handball club from Germany, located in Hamburg. Currently, Handball Hamburg competes in the Handball-Bundesliga. The full name in German is Handball Sport Verein Hamburg e.V. but the club has traditionally been called HSV Handball, HSV Hamburg or simply HSV. Their main rivals are THW Kiel and SG Flensburg-Handewitt.

Location of Handball Sport Verein Hamburg
Hamburg
Hamburg
Location of Handball Sport Verein Hamburg

History

Handball Sport Verein Hamburg is a merger of the former handball clubs VfL Bad Schwartau and HSV Lübeck, which joined forces in 1999 under the name Handball Sport Verein Lübeck. In 2002, they were moved to Hamburg for growth and renamed. Later VfL Lübeck-Schwartau was formed from 2nd team of VfL Bad Schwartau, and they now play in the 2nd Bundesliga.[1] Although locally known as HSV Hamburg, the club is not part of the Hamburger Sportverein and does not have the right to use their logo and abbreviation for promotional purposes. The club notably won a EHF Champions League in 2013[2] and a Handball-Bundesliga in 2011.

On September 12th, 2014 the team broke the world record for most spectators at a handball match with in a match against Rhein-Neckar Löwen with 44,189 spectators.[3]

On 20 January 2016, their license was revoked due to irregularities and, as a result, Handball Hamburg was not authorized to participate in either the first or second handball Bundesliga in the 2016/17 season.[4] As a result, the club was relaunched with a new coat of arms, colors and a new image, from HSV Hamburg to Handball Sport Verein Hamburg; although the official name remained unchanged. The club returned to the Handball-Bundesliga in the 2021–22 season.[5]

On 3 May 2024, it was announced that HSV Hamburg did not get the license for the next season, which would see them relegated. This was appealed by Hamburg.[6] Hamburg was given the licence due to an error in the procedure on 31 May with a specific condition and an economic deposit.[7]

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name Period
HSV Lübeck 1999–2002
HSV Handball 2002–2016
Handball Sport Verein Hamburg 2016–present

Club crest

Kits

Accomplishments

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season[8]
HSV Hamburg

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Germany Torsten Jansen
  • Assistant coach: Croatia Blaženko Lacković
  • Athletic Trainer: Germany Philipp Winterhoff
  • Physiotherapist: Germany Christina Dressel
  • Club doctor: Germany Dr. Daniel Briem

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Transfer History

Previous squads

EHF ranking

As of 5 December 2025[13]
Rank Team Points
136 Faroe Islands H71 31
137 Austria Handball Tirol 30
138 Lithuania Dragūnas Klaipėda 30
139 Germany HSV Hamburg 30
140 Belgium Visé BM 30
141 Romania CSA Steaua București 29
142 Belgium Achilles Bocholt 29

Former club members

Notable former players

  • Germany Johannes Bitter (2007–2016, 2021–)
  • Germany Matthias Flohr (2004–2016)
  • Germany Heiko Grimm (2008–2009)
  • Germany Chrischa Hannawald (2009)
  • Germany Pascal Hens (2003–2016)
  • Germany Torsten Jansen (2003–2015, 2016–2017)
  • Germany Thomas Knorr (2002–2007)
  • Germany Michael Kraus (2010–2013)
  • Germany Jürgen Müller (2007–2008)
  • Germany Arne Niemeyer (2008–2009)
  • Germany Adrian Pfahl (2013–2015)
  • Germany Jens Schöngarth (2019–2020)
  • Germany Kevin Schmidt (2014–2016)
  • Germany Stefan Schröder (2005–2019)
  • Germany Manuel Späth (2021–2022)
  • Germany Nicolai Theilinger (2021–)
  • Germany Jens Vortmann (2015–2016, 2021–)
  • Germany Adrian Wagner (1996–2003)
  • Germany Henning Wiechers (2005–2007)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Enid Tahirović (2012)
  • Belarus Andrej Kurchev (2002–2003)
  • Belarus Andrej Siniak (2002–2005)
  • Brazil Bruno Souza (2006–2008)
  • Croatia Ilija Brozović (2015–2016)
  • Croatia Davor Dominiković (2013–2015)
  • Croatia Domagoj Duvnjak (2009–2014)
  • Croatia Blaženko Lacković (2008–2014, 2017–2020)
  • Croatia Igor Vori (2009–2013)
  • Czech Republic Alois Mráz (2005–2006)
  • Denmark Morten Bjerre (2003–2004)
  • Denmark Marcus Cleverly (2013–2014)
  • Denmark Allan Damgaard (2015–2016)
  • Denmark Hans Lindberg (2007–2016)
  • Denmark Casper Ulrich Mortensen (2015–2016, 2021–)
  • Denmark Henrik Toft Hansen (2013–2015)
  • Estonia Dener Jaanimaa (2015–2016)
  • France Bertrand Gille (2002–2012)
  • France Guillaume Gille (2002–2012)
  • France Kentin Mahé (2013–2015)
  • Iceland Aron Rafn Eðvarðsson (2018–2020)
  • South Korea Yoon Kyung-shin (2006–2008)
  • MontenegroQatar Žarko Marković (2013–2014)
  • Norway Tormod Moldestad (1999–2003)
  • Norway Simen Muffetangen (1999–2003)
  • Poland Piotr Grabarczyk (2015–2016)
  • Poland Michał Jurecki (2007–2008)
  • Poland Krzysztof Lijewski (2005–2011)
  • Poland Marcin Lijewski (2008–2013)
  • Poland Maciej Majdziński (2015–2016)
  • Romania Alexandru Șimicu (2014–2015)
  • Russia Igor Lavrov (2005–2007)
  • Russia Dmitri Torgovanov (2007–2009)
  • Russia Azat Valiullin (2021–)
  • Slovenia Roman Pungartnik (2005–2007)
  • SloveniaNorth Macedonia Renato Vugrinec (2011–2012)
  • Spain Jon Belaustegui (2003–2005)
  • Spain Joan Cañellas (2013–2014)
  • Serbia Petar Đorđić (2013–2015)
  • Serbia Zoran Đorđić (2012)
  • Serbia Branko Kokir (2005–2006)
  • Serbia Draško Nenadić (2015–2017)
  • Serbia Goran Stojanović (2002–2007)
  • Serbia Stefan Terzić (2012–2013)
  • Switzerland Iwan Ursic (2006–2008)
  • Sweden Dan Beutler (2011–2013)
  • Sweden Oscar Carlén (2011–2013)
  • Sweden Jonas Ernelind (2002–2004)
  • Sweden Nicklas Grundsten (2008–2009)
  • Sweden Andreas Nilsson (2012–2014)
  • Sweden Fredrik Petersen (2012–2013)
  • Sweden Johan Petersson (2015)
  • Sweden Per Sandström (2006–2011)
  • Sweden Tomas Svensson (2002–2005)
  • UkraineGermany Oleg Velyky (2008–2010)

Former coaches

Seasons Coach Country
2002–2005 Bob Hanning Germany
2005 Christian Fitzek Germany
2005–2011 Martin Schwalb Germany
2011 Per Carlén Sweden
2011–2012 Jens Häusler Germany
2012–2014 Martin Schwalb Germany
2014 Christian Gaudin France
2014–2015 Jens Häusler Germany
2015–2016 Michael Biegler Germany
2016–2017 Jens Häusler Germany
2017– Torsten Jansen Germany

References

  1. ^ "historie" (in German). VfL Lübeck-Schwartau. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Hamburg win thrilling final". ehfcl.com. 2 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Weltrekord beim „Tag des Handballs" in der Commerzbank Arena" (in German). Top Magazine Frankfurt. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Lizenzentzug für HSV Handball | LIQUI MOLY HBL".
  5. ^ DKB - 2021-22 Season league table
  6. ^ "Handball Sport Verein Hamburg erfüllt die von der unabhängigen Lizenzierungskommision gesetze Bedingung nicht". liquimoly-hbl.de. 3 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Schiedsgericht erteilt HSV Hamburg die Lizenz mit Bedingung". liquimoly-hbl.de. 31 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Kader".
  9. ^ https://www.handball-world.news/artikel/potsdam-kapitaen-wechselt-innerhalb-der-bundesliga-1088362
  10. ^ https://www.handball-world.news/artikel/fix-verstappen-cousin-geenen-wechselt-nach-hamburg-1109960
  11. ^ https://hamburg-handball.de/2025/03/18/hsvh-verpflichtet-islandischen-abwehrspezialisten-einar-olafsson-von-fredericia-hk/
  12. ^ https://www.handball-world.news/artikel/hsv-abschied-ilic-wechselt-zu-champions-league-teilnehmer-1078908
  13. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".