TVB 1898 Stuttgart is a handball club from Waiblingen, town of Bittenfeld, Germany, that plays in the Handball-Bundesliga.
History TV Bittenfeld played in the 2nd Division German Handball Championship from the 2006/07 season to the 2014/15 season. After finishing third overall in the 2014/15 season, the team advanced to the 1st division German league and changed its name to TVB 1898 Stuttgart. The team's home matches will be played in Scharrena Stuttgart. Due to the limited capacity of the domestic arena, some matches will be held at the nearby Porsche-Arena. Starting in the 2021/22 season, all matches will be in the Porsche Arena. The club has a local rivalry with HBW Balingen-Weilstetten.
Crest, colours, supporters Club crest
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Sports Hall information
Name: – Porsche-Arena City: – Stuttgart Capacity: – 6181 Address: – Mercedesstraße 69, 70372 Stuttgart, Germany
Team Current squad Squad for the 2024–25 season
TVB 1898 StuttgartGoalkeepers 1 Luka Krivokapić 16 Miljan Vujović 21 Luca Tschentscher 30 Samir Bellahcene Left wingers 6 Daniel Fernández 7 Alon Oberman 25 Patrick Zieker Right wingers 2 Nico Bacani 5 Jorge Serrano Line players 9 Gianfranco Pribetić 17 Samuel Röthlisberger 24 Lukas Laube
Left backs 8 Nico Schöttle 10 Jonas Truchanovičius 14 Ante Ivanković 44 Lenny Rubin Centre Backs 3 Max Häfner 11 Bruno Reguart 22 Torben Matzken Right backs 13 Achilleas Toskas 34 Kai Häfner
Technical staff Head coach: Michael Schweikardt Athletic Trainer: Steffen Hepperle Physiotherapist: Frank Jakschitz Physiotherapist: Tobias Unfried Club doctor: Dr. Friedel Mauch
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Mohamed Darmoul (CB) from MT Melsungenhttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/nach-abgang-von-serradilla-so-reagiert-stuttgart-1183961 Mohamed El-Tayar (GK) from HSV Hamburghttps://www.zeit.de/news/2026-01/16/el-tayar-unterschreibt-fuer-drei-jahre-beim-tvb-stuttgart Darío Sanz (LW) from CB Ademar León Philipp Ahouansou (LB) from HSG Wetzlarhttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/trotz-klassenerhalt-ahouansou-verlaesst-wetzlar-1226014 Philipp Meyer (LB) from ThSV Eisenach Malte Donker (RB) from GWD Minden
Leaving Antonio Serradilla (LB) to SC Magdeburghttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/serradilla-kehrt-zum-sc-magdeburg-zurueck-1183944 Lenny Rubin (LB) to BSV Bernhttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/habe-mir-den-sommer-sportlich-anders-vorgestellt-neuer-klub-fuer-lenny-rubin-1246536 Miljan Vujović (GK) to RD Slovanhttps://rdslovan.si/v-slovan-prihaja-se-en-slovenski-vratar/ Jonas Truchanovičius (LB) Ivan Šnajder (LW)
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Antonio Serradilla (LB) from SC Magdeburg Kasper Lien (RW) from Elverum Håndball Simone Mengon (CB) from ThSV Eisenach Ivan Šnajder (LW) from ThSV Eisenach Jakob Nigg (RW) from Handballclub Fivers Margareten Jorick Pol (GK) from Hurry-Up Daniel Rebmann (GK) from SG BBM Bietigheim Mateusz Kornecki (GK) from HBW Balingen-Weilstettenhttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/torhuetertausch-zwischen-stuttgart-und-balingen-1168873 Luka Krivokapić (GK) back from loan at CB Cangashttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/stuttgart-verleiht-torhueter-nach-spanien-1082170
Leaving Samir Bellahcene (GK) to Dinamo București Lukas Laube (LP) to THW Kiel Daniel Fernández (LW) to FC Barcelona Jorge Serrano (RW) to Recoletas Atlético Valladolid Bruno Reguart (CB) to BM Granollers Ante Ivanković (LB) to GRK Ohrid Nico Schöttle (LB) to Bergischer HC Daniel Rebmann (GK) to HBW Balingen-Weilstettenhttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/torhuetertausch-zwischen-stuttgart-und-balingen-1168873 Luka Krivokapić (GK) on loan at BM Granollershttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/stuttgart-verleiht-torhueter-nach-spanien-1082170 Gianfranco Pribetić (LP) to GRK Ohridhttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/sofortiger-abgang-bei-tvb-stuttgart-1178989
Previous squads 2018–2019 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Johannes Bitter Goalkeeper 2 Tobias Schimmelbauer Left Winger 3 Max Häfner Central Back 6 Dominik Weiss Left Back 7 Bobby Schagen Right Winger 8 Michael Schweikardt Left Winger 9 Manuel Späth Line Player 10 Michael Kraus Central Back 12 Jonas Maier Goalkeeper 13 Robert Markotić Right Back 14 Simon Baumgarten Line Player 17 Samuel Röthlisberger Line Player 20 Florian Burmeister Left Back 22 Nick Lehmann Goalkeeper 24 Lukas von Deschwanden Central Back 30 Sascha Pfattheicher Right Winger 77 David Schmidt Right Back
2015–2016 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Dragan Jerković Goalkeeper 2 Tobias Schimmelbauer Left Winger 3 Florian Schöbinger Line Player 4 Martin Kienzle Left Winger 6 Dominik Weiss Left Back 8 Michael Schweikardt Left Winger 9 Lars Friedrich Right Back 10 Kasper Kisum Left Back 11 Djibril M’Bengue Right Back 12 Yunus Özmusul Goalkeeper 13 Teo Čorić Line Player 14 Simon Baumgarten Line Player 15 Viorel Fotache Left Back 16 Sebastian Arnold Goalkeeper 21 Michael Seiz Right Winger 23 Alexander Heib Central Back 24 Finn Kretschmer Right Winger 25 Sajjad Esteki Left Back 26 Michael Spatz Right Winger
Former club members Notable former players
Jens Bechtloff (2003–2007) Johannes Bitter (2016–2021) Kai Häfner (2006–2007) Michael Kraus (2016–2019) Djibril M’Bengue (2013–2018) Jürgen Müller (2006, 2012–2015) David Schmidt (2018–2020) Manuel Späth (2017–2020) Michael Spatz (2015–2016) Dominik Weiss (2009–2022) Christian Zeitz (2020) Patrick Zieker (2019–) Teo Čorić (2015–2017) Dragan Jerković (2013–2017) Robert Markotić (2018–2020) Ivan Pešić (2021–2022) Jan Větrovec (2006–2008) Kasper Kisum (2015–2016) Richard Sundberg (2014–2015) Rudolf Faluvégi (2019–2021) Egon Hanusz (2021–) Sajjad Esteki (2015) Elvar Ásgeirsson (2019–2021) Arnór Þór Gunnarsson (2010–2012) Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (2007–2009) Viggó Kristjánsson (2020–2022) Árni Þór Sigtryggsson (2007–2009) Žarko Peševski (2019–2022) Bobby Schagen (2016–2019) Dennis Szczęsny (2012–2014) Viorel Fotache (2015–2017) Dragoș Oprea (2016) Gregor Lorger (2011–2012) Primož Prošt (2020–2022) Miljan Vujović (2022–) Lukas von Deschwanden (2018–2019) Samuel Röthlisberger (2017–) Oscar Bergendahl (2022–) Patrik Kvalvik (2014–2015) Adam Lönn (2019–) Tobias Thulin (2021–2022) Can Çelebi (2016–2017) Yunus Özmusul (2015–2016)
Former coaches Seasons Coach Country 1973–2007 Günter Schweikardt 2007–2008 Henning Fröschle 2008 Jens Baumbach 2008–2013 Günter Schweikardt 2013 Heiko Burmeister 2013–2015 Jürgen Schweikardt 2015–2016 Thomas König 2016–2018 Markus Baur 2018–2021 Jürgen Schweikardt 2021–2022 Roi Sánchez 2022–2025 Michael Schweikardt 2025 Misha Kaufmann
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