HBW Balingen-Weilstetten is a handball club from the city of Balingen, Germany, though they occasionally play in Stuttgart. The team currently plays in the Handball-Bundesliga, Germany's highest handball division.
History The club was established from the merger in 2002 of the handball sections of TSG Balingen and TV Weilstetten. This merger was quickly beneficial as HBW Balingen-Weilstetten finished first in the regional championship (Regionalliga) and were promoted to 2. Handball-Bundesliga. HBW became champion in 2006, which meant promotion to the Handball-Bundesliga. The merger has been widely perceived to be successful since the club managed to maintain its position in the top division that season thanks to its thirteenth place out of the 18 participants. The following seasons, the results of the club remained rather constant since it avoided relegation each season by ranking between thirteenth and fifteenth place (first non-relegation). At the end of the 2013/14 season, the team was ranked 16th in the table, so it was eliminated from the sports standings but remained in the Bundesliga because HSV Hamburg was not licensed for the 2014/15 season. The license was finally given to HSV Hamburg, so the 2014–2015 Bundesliga was played with 19 clubs. During the 2014/2015 season, the club achieved its best run in the Championship with an eleventh place but was relegated at the end of the 2016/2017 season due to its seventeenth place. Back in 2. Handball-Bundesliga, the club finished fifth in 2018 then champion in 2019, synonymous with a return to the top flight. HBW have remained in the Handball-Bundesliga since 2019 after a fifteenth-placed season in 2020–21.
Accomplishments 2. Handball-Bundesliga: 4 : 2006, 2019, 2023, 2026 DHB-Pokal: : 2025
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Team
Current squad Squad for the 2023–24 season
HBW Balingen-WeilstettenGoalkeepers 12 Mohamed El-Tayar 16 Mario Ruminsky Left wingers 14 Oddur Grétarsson 18 Tim Grüner 23 Mischa Locher 27 Patrick Volz Right wingers 6 Leo Prantner 20 Tom Hildebrand 24 Elias Fügel Line players 2 Nikola Grahovac 17 Felix Danner 28 Tobias Heinzelmann
Left backs 4 Filip Vistorop 10 Daníel Þór Ingason 22 Jona Schoch 25 Till Wente Centre Backs 7 Elias Huber 23 Mika Schüler 26 Lukas Saueressig Right backs 5 Csaba Leimeter 21 Jerome Müller
Technical staff Head coach: Tobias Hotz (interim) Assistant coach: Matthias Flohr Athletic Trainer: Sascha Ilitsch Physiotherapist: Wolfgang Kremer-Junk Club doctor: Dr. Wilfried Gfrörer
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Vladimir Cupara (GK) from Dinamo Bucureștihttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/mit-torhueter-coup-balingen-komplettiert-bundesliga-kader-1226514 Lion Zacharias (LW) from HSG Wetzlar
Leaving Benedek Nagy (GK) loan back to Telekom Veszprém Tim Grüner (LW) to Dessau-Roßlauer HV Felix Eisele (RW) to TuS N-Lübbecke
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Yonatan Dayan (CB) from ASV Hamm-Westfalen Mex Raguse (LB) from TSG Friesenheim Georg Pöhle (LB) from HSG Nordhorn-Lingen Stefan Bauer (LP) from HSG Nordhorn-Lingen Merlin Fuss (RB) from HSC 2000 Coburg Magnus Grupe (CB) from Rhein-Neckar Löwen Daniel Rebmann (GK) from TVB Stuttgarthttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/torhuetertausch-zwischen-stuttgart-und-balingen-1168873
Leaving Daníel Þór Ingason (LB) to ÍBV Max Santos (LP) to TuS N-Lübbecke Daniel Blomgren (LB) to Runar Sandefjord Jerome Müller (RB) to HC Kriens-Luzern Robert Timmermeister (LB) loan back to Rhein-Neckar Löwen Danil Dyatlov (RB) to TV Hüttenberg Jannis Schneibel (CB) loan back to ThSV Eisenach Mateusz Kornecki (GK) to TVB Stuttgarthttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/torhuetertausch-zwischen-stuttgart-und-balingen-1168873
Transfers for the 2024–25 seasonJoining Mateusz Kornecki (GK) from ThSV Eisenachhttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/torhueter-verlaesst-eisenach-zum-saisonende-1008558 Benedek Nagy (GK) on loan from Telekom Veszprém Robert Timmermeister (LB) (loan from Rhein-Neckar Löwen) Jannis Schneibel (CB) on loan from ThSV Eisenach Tim Matthes (LW) (from SC DHfK Leipzig) Sascha Pfattheicher (RW) (from TVB Stuttgart)
Leaving Mario Ruminsky (GK) (retires) Mohamed El-Tayar (GK) (to HSV Hamburg) Patrick Volz (LW) (to SG Flensburg-Handewitt) Jona Schoch (LB) (to HSG Wetzlar) Filip Vistorop (LB) (to ThSV Eisenach) Lukas Saueressig (CB) (to HSC Kreuzlingen) Oddur Grétarsson (LW) (to Þór Akureyri) Mischa Locher (LW) (to ?) Tom Hildebrand (RW) (to ?) Nikola Grahovac (P) (to Telekom Vészprem) Felix Danner (P) (retires)
Previous squads 2013–2014 TeamShirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 2 Fabian Böhm Left Back 3 Felix König Central Back 4 Christoph Foth Line Player 8 Dragan Tubić Right Winger 9 Frank Ettwein Left Winger 10 Roland Schlinger Left Back 11 Wolfgang Strobel Line Player 12 Karim Ketelaer Goalkeeper 13 Christoph Theuerkauf Line Player 14 Daniel Wessig Left Back 15 Martin Strobel Central Back 16 Matthias Puhle Goalkeeper 17 Kai Häfner Right Back 18 Michael Kintrup Right Back 19 Patrick Weber Left Winger 20 Sascha Ilitsch Left Back 21 Florian Billek Right Winger 24 Manuel Liniger Left Winger 29 Nikolas Katsigiannis Goalkeeper
2012–2013 TeamShirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Miloš Putera Goalkeeper 3 Felix König Central Back 4 Christoph Foth Line Player 5 Benjamin Herth Central Back 6 Krsto Milošević Left Back 7 Mario Vuglač Right Back 8 Dragan Tubić Right Winger 9 Frank Ettwein Left Winger 10 Roland Schlinger Left Back 11 Wolfgang Strobel Line Player 12 Paul Bar Goalkeeper 13 Christoph Theuerkauf Line Player 15 Daniel Wessig Left Back 16 Matthias Puhle Goalkeeper 17 Kai Häfner Right Back 20 Sascha Ilitsch Left Back 21 Florian Billek Right Winger 22 Fabian Gutbrod Left Back 24 Manuel Liniger Left Winger
2010–2011 TeamShirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Nikola Marinovic Goalkeeper 3 Felix König Central Back 4 Felix Lobedank Right Back 5 Benjamin Herth Central Back 6 Daniel Sauer Left Back 8 Dennis Wilke Right Winger 9 Frank Ettwein Left Winger 10 Roland Schlinger Left Back 11 Wolfgang Strobel Line Player 12 Ivan Zoubkoff Goalkeeper 14 Vlatko Mitkov Right Back 15 Mare Hojc Central Back 17 Vladimir Temelkov Right Winger 18 Jens Bürkle Line Player 19 Johan Boisedu Left Back 20 Sascha Ilitsch Left Back 21 Sandro Catak Central Back
EHF ranking
Rank Team Points218 Limoges Handball13219 SC Ferlach13220 Cesson Rennes MHB13221 HBW Balingen-Weilstetten13222 Kolstad Håndball12223 Viljandi HC12224 KH Kastrioti12
Former club members
Notable former players
Florian Billek (2012–2014) Fabian Böhm (2013–2016) Matthias Flohr (2016–2019) Fabian Gutbrod (2011–2013) Kai Häfner (2011–2014) Pascal Hens (2016–2017) Benjamin Herth (2003–2013) Nikolas Katsigiannis (2012–2014) Stefan Kneer (2006–2008) Yves Kunkel (2015–2017) Jörg Kunze (2005–2007) Jürgen Müller (2003–2007) Philipp Müller (2008–2010) Christian Ramota (2008) Martin Strobel (2005–2008, 2013–2020) Christoph Theuerkauf (2012–2016) Martin Ziemer (2011–2012) Mare Hojc (2009–2011) Klemens Kainmüller (2006–2007) Romas Kirveliavičius (2018–2021) Nikola Marinovic (2009–2011) Roland Schlinger (2010–2014) Nikola Stevanovic (2021–2022) David Szlezak (2004–2005) Markus Wagesreiter (2008–2010) Tobias Wagner (2016–2018) Robert Weber (2008–2009) Faruk Vražalić (2014–2015) Viachaslau Saldatsenka (2017) Matej Ašanin (2014–2016) Kristian Bećiri (2021–) Vladimir Božić (2014–2016) Davor Dominiković (2015–2017) Mario Vuglač (2011–2012) Martin Kovář (2007) Tomáš Mrkva (2016–2019) Miloš Slabý (2004–2009) Mike Jensen (2019–2021) Simon Sejr (2021–) Morten Slundt (2012) Johan Boisedu (2010–2011) Rock Feliho (2007–2010) Olivier Nyokas (2014–2016) Yann Polydore (2014–2015) Ivan Zoubkoff (2003–2004, 2009–2011) Alexandros Alvanos (2011–2012) Spyros Balomenos (2008–2009) Alexandros Vasilakis (2014–2016) Nándor Fazekas (2015) Oddur Grétarsson (2017–) Daníel Þór Ingason (2021–) Sigtryggur Daði Rúnarsson (2017–2018) Cho Chi-hyo (2007–2009) Vlatko Mitkov (2010–2011) Filip Taleski (2019–2020) Vladimir Temelkov (2009–2011) Vladan Lipovina (2019–2022) Radivoje Ristanović (2014–2016) Gerrie Eijlers (2008–2009) Gleb Kalarash (2021) Milan Kosanović (2006–2008) Krsto Milošević (2012–2013) Aleksandar Stanojević (2006–2007) Dragan Tubić (2012–2015) Manuel Liniger (2012–2014) Miloš Putera (2012–2013) Peter Johannesson (2015–2017) Markus Stegefelt (2016–2018) Marouen Maggaiz (2017–2018)
Former coaches Seasons Coach Country 2004–2013 Rolf Brack 2013–2015 Markus Gaugisch 2016 Frank Bergemann 2016–2017 Rúnar Sigtryggsson 2017– Jens Bürkle
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