The 2. Handball-Bundesliga is the second tier of professional handball in Germany.
Season It is directly linked to the Handball-Bundesliga, the country's highest tier, by a promotion and relegation system. Before the 2011–12 season, the league played in two regional groups (north and south), since then it has been playing in a nationwide single division format.
Relegation and promotion The top two placed teams are promoted to the Handball-Bundesliga for the next season. The two last placed teams are relegated to the 3. Liga.
Clubs Teams for season 2024–25
Team Location Arena Capacity ASV Hamm-Westfalen Hamm Westpress Arena 2,650 Bergischer HC Solingen Klingenhalle Solingen 2,491 Dessau-Rosslauer HV 06 Dessau-Roßlau Anhalt Arena Dessau 3,300 Eulen Ludwigshafen Ludwigshafen Friedrich-Ebert-Halle 2,268 GWD Minden Minden Kampa-Halle 4,059 HBW Balingen-Weilstetten Balingen Sparkassen-Arena 2,320 HC Elbflorenz Dresden Dresden BallsportArena Dresden 3,000 HSC 2000 Coburg Coburg HUK-COBURG arena 3,530 HSG Konstanz Konstanz Schänzle-Sporthalle Konstanz 1,900 HSG Nordhorn-Lingen Nordhorn EuregiumEmslandArena 4,1004,995 TSV Bayer Dormagen Dormagen TSV Bayer Sportcenter 2,000 TuS Ferndorf Kreuztal Dreifachhalle Stählerwiese 1,500 TuS N-Lübbecke Lübbecke Merkur Arena 2,500 TUSEM Essen Essen Sportpark am Hallo 2,578 TV Hüttenberg Hüttenberg Sporthalle Hüttenberg 1,600 TV Grosswallstadt Großwallstadt Untermainhalle 2,500 VfL Eintracht Hagen Hagen Krollmann Arena 3,145 VfL Lübeck-Schwartau Bad Schwartau Hansehalle 3,200
Total titles won
Club Winners YearsTuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke51994, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2017Bergischer HC42011, 2013, 2018, 2025HBW Balingen-Weilstetten42006, 2019, 2023, 2026GWD Minden31982, 1995, 2012HSG Düsseldorf31984, 2004, 2009TSV Bayer Dormagen31987, 1999, 2008VfL Hameln31986, 1991, 2000VfL Bad Schwartau31990, 1993, 1998TSG Friesenheim22010, 2014Eintracht Hildesheim22006, 2011Stralsunder HV22003, 2008OSC 04 Rheinhausen21993, 1995TV Eitra21991, 1994SG Flensburg-Handewitt21988, 1992SG Leutershausen21988, 1990SG Wallau/Massenheim21984, 19871. VfL Potsdam12024VfL Gummersbach12022Handball Sport Verein Hamburg12021HSC 2000 Coburg12020HC Erlangen12016 SC DHfK Leipzig12015ASV Hamm-Westfalen12010Füchse Berlin12007TUSEM Essen120071. SV Concordia Delitzsch12005MT Melsungen12005Rhein-Neckar Löwen12003VfL Pfullingen12002SV Post Schwerin12001Frisch Auf Göppingen12001SG Solingen12000HSG Nordhorn-Lingen11999HSG Wetzlar11998LTV Wuppertal11997ThSV Eisenach11997VfL Fredenbeck11996TuS Schutterwald11996SG Stuttgart-Scharnhausen11993VfL Eintracht Hagen11992TuS Eintracht Wiesbaden11992DSC Wanne-Eickel11989TV Niederwürzbach11989TSV Milbertshofen11986OSC Dortmund11985VfL Günzburg11984HC TuRa Bergkamen11983TuSpo Nürnberg11983MTSV Schwabing11982
References
External links
Statistics of the Handball-Bundesliga