HSG Wetzlar

HSG Wetzlar
Full nameHandballspielgemeinschaft Wetzlar
Founded1904; 122 years ago (1904) as TSV Dutenhofen
ArenaBuderus Arena
Capacity5,000
Head coachFrank Carstens
LeagueHandball-Bundesliga
2025–2616th of 18
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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.

Wetzi – the official mascot of HSG Wetzlar.

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

Rivalry

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

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

Technical staff

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Transfer History

Notable former players

References

  1. ↑ "HSG Dutenhofen/Münchholzhausen".
  2. ↑ "Saison 2016/17: DKB Handball-Bundesliga - Tabelle". SIS Handball-Ergebnisdienst. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Saisonstatistik". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Mittelhessen-Derby im Sportzentrum Hüttenberg" (in German). HSG Wetzlar. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Robohm, Christian (19 May 2026). "Kreisläufer Petter Øverby läuft ab dem Sommer für die HSG Wetzlar auf".
  6. ↑ "Handball: Nach Abschied von Melsungen - Laszlo Bartucz bleibt in Deutschland". handball-world.
  7. ↑ "HSG Wetzlar holt Handball-Weltmeister von 2021 aus Dänemark". handball-world.
  8. ↑ "Tomas Piroch unterschreibt bei der HSG Wetzlar". www.hsg-wetzlar.de. 11 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Handball-Bundesliga: HSG Wetzlar mit Umbruch im zentralen Rückraum". handball-world.
  10. 1 2 "Füchse Berlin verpflichten Andreas Palicka ab Sommer 2026 – ab sofort läuft er für die HSG Wetzlar auf". www.opel-hbl.de.
  11. ↑ "Wetzlars Rekord-Torschütze Cavor verlässt Handball-Bundesliga". handball-world.
  12. ↑ "Handball | Bundesliga: Suljakovic wird Ebner-Nachfolger im DHfK-Tor". sportschau.de.
  13. ↑ "Nach Vertragsauflösung: Ex-Wetzlar-Handballer geht nach Griechenland". handball-world.
  14. ↑ "Handballer Ahouansou verlässt Wetzlar und wechselt nach Stuttgart". handball-world.
  15. ↑ "Handball: HSG Wetzlar bestätigt Bart Ravensbergen als Klimpke-Nachfolger".
  16. ↑ "Handball: HSG Wetzlar verpflichtet Kreisläufer aus Veszprem".
  17. ↑ "Handball: HSG Wetzlar verpflichtet Rückraumspieler aus Eisenach".
  18. ↑ "Handball: Zu diesem Klub wechselt WM-Überraschung Josip Simic".
  19. ↑ "Handball Bundesliga - Neuzugang aus Ägypten: HSG Wetzlar verstärkt sich auf Linksaußen".
  20. ↑ "Handball - HSG Wetzlar: Torhüter verpflichtet - er darf aber noch nicht einreisen". handball-world.
  21. ↑ "Neuer Mann für Rechtsaußen". 4 September 2024.
  22. ↑ "Régi ismerős tér vissza a kézilabda NB I-be". May 2025.
  23. ↑ "Krakovszki Zsolt hazatér! – ETO university handball team". 18 March 2025.
  24. ↑ "Zukunft geklärt: Till Klimpke verlässt Handball-Bundesliga".