THW Kiel

THW Kiel
Full nameTurnverein Hassee-Winterbek Kiel
NicknameThe Zebras
Founded1904 (1904)
ArenaWunderino Arena
Capacity10,250
PresidentOlaf Berner
Head coachFilip Jícha
LeagueHandball-Bundesliga
2024–254th of 18
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Home
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Website
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THW Kiel is a professional handball club from Kiel, Germany. The club competes in the Handball-Bundesliga and is the record champion with 23 titles.[1] 2007 and 2012 were the most successful years in the club's history, as THW completed the treble, winning the domestic league, the domestic cup, and the EHF Champions League. In 2012, the team won every league game, a first in any top-flight German team sports. They ended the 2019–20 season as winners of the EHF Champions League and champions of the Handball-Bundesliga.[2][3] Since then, they have secured additional league titles in 2021 and 2023, along with the DHB-Pokal in 2025.[4] They have the nickname 'the zebras'[5] and have a rivalry with fellow Schleswig-Holstein team SG Flensburg-Handewitt.

Hein Daddel – the official mascot of THW Kiel.

History

The club was founded on 4 February 1904, as a gymnastics association.[5] From the beginning it was only a men's club, but from 1907 women were included too. The handball department was founded in summer 1923, initially focusing on field handball before transitioning to indoor handball.[5] The opening of the Ostseehalle in Kiel in 1951 provided a key venue for indoor handball, boosting the sport's popularity locally. THW Kiel achieved its first national indoor handball championship in 1957.[5] In 1992, the professional handball team became an independent entity as THW Kiel Handball-Bundesliga GmbH & Co. KG.[6]

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Rivalries

The main rival of THW Kiel is SG Flensburg-Handewitt. The derby between them is called the "Nordderby" and have regularly and closely fought for national championships and in finals of the DHB-Pokal. As of March 2025, 114 matches have been contested between the two sides, with THW winning 67 and SG with 42 victories.[7]

Accomplishments

  • Handball-Bundesliga: 23
    •  Gold: 1957, 1962, 1963, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2023
    •  Silver: 1953, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1983, 1985, 1989, 2004, 2011, 2019, 2022
  • DHB-Pokal: 13
    •  Gold: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2025
    •  Silver: 1979, 1990, 2005
  • DHB-Supercup: 13
    •  Gold: 1995, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
    •  Silver: 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2025
  • EHF Champions League: 4
    •  Gold: 2007, 2010, 2012, 2020
    •  Silver: 2000, 2008, 2009, 2014
    •  Bronze: 2022, 2024
  • EHF Cup / EHF European League: 4
    •  Gold: 1998, 2002, 2004, 2019
    •  Bronze: 2025
  • EHF Men's Champions Trophy: 1
    •  Gold: 2007
    •  Silver: 2004
    •  Bronze: 2001, 2008
  • IHF Men's Super Globe: 1
    •  Gold: 2011
    •  Silver: 2012, 2019
  • German Championship: 2 (Field handball)
    •  Gold: 1948, 1950
    •  Silver: 1951, 1953
  • Double: 8
    • 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13
  • Triple Crown: 2
    • 2006–07, 2011–12

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Transfers for the 2027–28 season

Transfer History

Staff

Staff for the 2023–24 season
Pos. Name
Managing director Austria Viktor Szilágyi
Head coach Czech Republic Filip Jícha
Assistant coach Germany Christian Sprenger
Goalkeeping coach Sweden Mattias Andersson
Team physician Dr. Detlev Brandecker
Team physician Dr. Frank Pries
Team leader Michael Menzel
Physiotherapist Maik Bolte
Physiotherapist Stephan Lienau
Physiotherapist Jan Bock

Notable former players

  • Germany Heinrich Dahlinger (1936–1966)
  • Germany Michael Krieter (1983–1998)
  • Germany Wolfgang Schwenke (1996–2001)
  • Germany Uwe Schwenker (1980–1992)
  • Germany Henning Fritz (2001–2007)
  • Germany Dominik Klein (2006–2016)
  • Germany Thomas Knorr (1992–1998)
  • Germany Tobias Reichmann (2009–2012)
  • Germany Christian Sprenger (2009–2017)
  • Germany Christian Zeitz (2003–2014, 2016–2018)
  • Germany Andreas Wolff (2016–2019)
  • Germany Christian Dissinger (2015–2018)
  • Germany Dario Quenstedt (2019–2022)
  • Sweden Stefan Lövgren (1999–2009)
  • Sweden Staffan Olsson (1996–2003)
  • Sweden Magnus Wislander (1990–2002)
  • Sweden Johan Petersson (2001–2005)
  • Sweden Kim Andersson (2005–2012)
  • Sweden Marcus Ahlm (2003–2013)
  • Sweden Peter Gentzel (2009–2010)
  • Sweden Henrik Lundström (2004–2012)
  • Sweden Martin Boquist (2003–2005)
  • Sweden Mattias Andersson (2001–2008)
  • Sweden Pelle Linders (2005–2007)
  • Sweden Andreas Palicka (2008–2015)
  • Sweden Lukas Nilsson (2016–2020)
  • Denmark Nikolaj Jacobsen (1998–2004)
  • Denmark Rasmus Lauge (2013–2015)
  • Denmark René Toft Hansen (2012–2018)
  • Denmark Lars Krogh Jeppesen (2006–2007)
  • Denmark Morten Bjerre (2000–2003)
  • Denmark Niklas Landin Jacobsen (2015–2023)
  • France Nikola Karabatić (2005–2009)
  • France Daniel Narcisse (2009–2013)
  • France Thierry Omeyer (2006–2013)
  • France Jérôme Fernandez (2010–2011)
  • France Igor Anić (2015–2016)
  • France Vincent Gérard (2023–2024)
  • Norway Børge Lund (2007–2010)
  • Norway Frode Hagen (2004–2006)
  • Norway Steinar Ege (1999–2002, 2015)
  • Norway Sander Sagosen (2020–2023)
  • Serbia Goran Stojanović (1996–1999)
  • Serbia Ljubomir Pavlović (2003)
  • Serbia Momir Ilić (2009–2013)
  • Serbia Marko Vujin (2012–2019)
  • Croatia Davor Dominiković (2002–2003)
  • Croatia Ilija Brozović (2016–2017)
  • Croatia Blaženko Lacković (2016–2017)
  • Poland Marek Panas (1982–1989)
  • Poland Daniel Waszkiewicz (1987–1990)
  • Poland Piotr Przybecki (2001–2004)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Predrag Timko (1977–1980)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Peruničić (1997–2001)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Stojanović (1996–1999)
  • Iceland Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (2012–2014)
  • Iceland Aron Pálmarsson (2009–2015)
  • Czech Republic Filip Jícha (2007–2015)
  • Czech Republic Pavel Horák (2019–2022)
  • Slovenia Vid Kavtičnik (2005–2009)
  • Slovenia Miha Zarabec (2017–2023)
  • Spain Demetrio Lozano (2001–2004)
  • Spain Joan Cañellas (2014–2016)
  • Tunisia Wael Jallouz (2013–2014)
  • GermanyCroatia Zvonimir Serdarušić (1980–1981)
  • UkraineSpain Andrei Xepkin (2007)
  • CubaSpain Julio Fis (2001–2002)

Notable former coaches

References

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  2. ^ "Handball: THW Kiel beat Barcelona to win 2019-20 EHF Champions League". Olympics.com. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  3. ^ "So reagieren die THW-Fans auf die Meisterschaft". KN – Kieler Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
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  6. ^ "Gestreift! 100 Jahre THW". THW Kiel Archiv. 4 February 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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  14. ^ "Der THW Kiel holt Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas 2025 in die stärkste Liga der Welt". 8 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Der erste Schweizer beim THW Kiel: Nationalspieler Lukas Laube wird ein Zebra". 18 July 2025.
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  18. ^ "Tomas Mrkva setzt seine Karriere ab nächster Saison in Leipzig fort". 5 November 2024.
  19. ^ "THW-Kapitän Patrick Wiencek beendet im Sommer seine erfolgreiche Karriere". 13 March 2025.
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