VfL Lübeck-Schwartau is a men's handball club from Bad Schwartau, Germany, that plays in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga. They won the DHB-Pokal in 2001.
The club has 2,300 members.
The team used to play under the name VfL Bad Schwartau and was formed in 1863. They played in the Bundesliga until 2002, where HSV Lübeck was formed on the license of VfL Bad Schwartau, and later moved to Hamburg to become HSV Hamburg. This meant that the former 2nd team of VfL Lübeck-Schwartau was now the first team, playing in the Regionalliga at the time. In 2007-08 they were promoted to the 2. Handball-Bundesliga. Since July 1, 2017, the first men's team has been competing under the name VfL Lübeck-Schwartau for marketing reasons.
The women's team played in the Bundesliga in the 1979-80 and 1980-81.
Accomplishments DHB-Pokal: : 2001
Regionalliga: : 2008
Team Current squad Squad for the 2020–21 season
Goalkeepers 32 Dennis Klockmann 49 Nils Conrad
Left Wingers 2 Thees Glabisch 7 Fynn Gonschor Right Wingers 23 Janik Schrader 24 Finn Kretschmer Line players 13 Carl Löfström 15 Fynn Ranke
Left Backs 9 Mex Raguse 18 Martin Waschul 19 Jan Schult Central Backs 10 Julius Lindskog Andersson 11 Markus Hansen Right Backs 20 Niels Versteijnen 77 Jasper Bruhn
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Adam Thorstensen (GK) from Stjarnan Guy Resch Ermann (CB) from Maccabi Tel Aviv Leonard Zink (RB) from TuS Vinnhorst Sören Hartwich (RW) from HSG Eider Harde Maximilian Botta (LP) on loan from HSV Hamburg Christopher Welter (CB) on loan from HSV Hamburg Nicolas Kahmke (LB) on loan from TSV Altenholz
Leaving Nadav Cohen (RW) to Handball Club Holon Janik Schrader (RB) to Bergischer HC Leon Ciudad Benitez (LP) to Dessau-Roßlauer HV Nils Conrad (GK) to Eintracht Hildesheim Mahmoud El-Shobaky (LB) loan back to HSV Hamburg
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Magnus Holpert (CB) from Sønderjyske Handbold Olé Schramm (LB) from 1. VfL Potsdam Alexander Hartwig (LW) from HSV Hamburg
Leaving Kaj Geenen (LW) to HSV Hamburg Niko Blaauw (LB) to TuS N-Lübbeckehttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/tus-n-luebbecke-niederlaender-ersetzt-kolodziej-1095906
Transfers for the 2020–21 seasonJoining Nils Conrad (GK) from TUSEM Essen Felix Kasch (LB) from TM Tønder Håndbold Julius Lindskog Andersson (CB) from TuS Ferndorf Carl Löfström (LP) from TSV Bayer Dormagen
Leaving Marino Mallwitz (GK) to DJK Rimpar Wölfe Paweł Genda (LB) Przemysław Mrozowicz (LB) end of loan Zagłębie Lubin Tim Claasen (CB) to HSG Ostsee N/G Sigtryggur Daði Rúnarsson (CB) to ÍBV Nikola Potić (RB) to RK Metalurg Skopje Marcel Möller (LP) to DHK Flensborg
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