Bergischer Handball-Club 06 is a German handball club based in the cities of Wuppertal and Solingen that competes in the Handball-Bundesliga.
History The club originates from a 2006 contract between Stefan Adam, then chairman of LTV Wuppertal, and SG Solingen, incorporating the Wuppertal club's management, squad and main sponsor into the Solingen-based club and renaming it to officially represent the entire Bergisches Land region. In 2011, "Die Löwen" were promoted to the Handball-Bundesliga for the first time since their establishment in 2006, though they were relegated in the first season. Bergischer HC reached the DHB-Pokal FINAL4 in the 2015–16 season, but were defeated by SC Magdeburg.
In the 2025-26 season they surprisingly beat SC Magdeburg in the DHB-Pokal semifinal to meet Füchse Berlin. Here they however lost 42-33.
Accomplishments 2. Handball-Bundesliga: : 2011, 2013, 2018 DHB-Pokal: : 2026
Crest, colours, supporters Kit manufacturers PeriodKit manufacturer –2015 Puma 2015–2020 Salming 2020–present Kempa
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Team Current squad Squad for the 2024–25 season
Bergischer HCGoalkeepers 1 Christopher Rudeck 16 Lukas Diedrich Left wingers 2 Noah Beyer 20 Belal Ibrahim Massoud Right wingers 18 Yannick Fraatz 46 Julian Fuchs Line players 22 Tjörvi Tyr Gislason 23 Joshua Thiele 49 Aron Seesing
Left backs 13 Robin Granlund 14 Gerdas Babarskas Sören Servos Centre Backs 19 Tomáš Babák 33 Eloy Morante Maldonado Right backs 4 Elias Scholtes 11 Djibril M’Bengue 77 Johannes Wasielewski
Technical staff Head coach: Fabian Gutbrod (interim) Assistant coach: Assistant coach: Goalkeeping coach: Björgvin Páll Gústavsson Athletic Trainer: Oliver Schuhmacher Physiotherapist: Severin Feldmann Club Doctor: Dr. Diederich von der Heyde
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Gabriel Viana (LW) from TuS Ferndorfhttps://bhc06.de/news/personalkarussel-auf-linksaussen/ Kristian van der Merwe (GK) from HSG Nordhorn-Lingen Tim Hilding (CB) from HK Malmö Tom Bergner (LP) from GWD Minden Janik Schrader (RB) from VfL Lübeck-Schwartau
Leaving Belal Ibrahim Massoud (LW) to Zamalek SChttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/bhc-loest-vertrag-mit-linksaussen-auf-neuer-klub-schon-fix-1233142 Aron Seesing (LP) to Rhein-Neckar Löwenhttps://www.rhein-neckar-loewen.de/rhein-neckar-loewen-sichern-sich-top-talent-964973 Noah Beyer (LW) to HSV Hamburg Eloy Morante Maldonado (CB) to HC Erlangen Elias Scholtes (RB) to ThSV Eisenach Lukas Diedrich (GK) to TUSEM Essen Kim Voss-Fels (RB) to SG Menden Sauerland Wölfe Joshua Thiele (LP) to TuS Vinnhorst
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Lars Kooij (LP) from RK Vardar Nico Schöttle (LB) from TVB Stuttgart Sören Steinhaus (CB) back from loan at TSV Bayer Dormagen Kim Voss-Fels (RB) from VfL Eintracht Hagen Fynn Hangstein (CB) from ThSV Eisenach
Leaving Työrvi Týr Gislason (LP) to HC Oppenweiler/Backnang Djibril M’Bengue (RB) to SG BBM Bietigheimhttps://www.bietigheimerzeitung.de/inhalt.sg-bbm-bietigheim-djibril-m-bengue-komplettiert-den-kader.b1589dbd-c478-4acb-b0df-d8fe70d2e7e5.html Arnór Viðarsson (LB) loan back to Fredericia HK Robin Granlund (LB) to UHK Kremshttps://handballpapst.de/hla-meisterliga/uhk-verpflichtet-finnischen-nationalteamspieler-robin-granlund/
Transfers for the 2024–25 seasonJoining Belal Ibrahim Massoud (LW) from Al Ahly SC Johannes Wasielewski (RB) from HSG Nordhorn-Lingen Lukas Diedrich (GK) from TUSEM Essen Tjörvi Tyr Gislason (LP) from Valur Joshua Thiele (LP) from 1. VfL Potsdam Robin Granlund (LB) from Eskilstuna Guif Gerdas Babarskas (LB) from PAUC Handball Julian Fuchs (RW) from HSG Wetzlar Sören Steinhaus (CB) from TSV Bayer Dormagen
Leaving Peter Johannesson (GK) to GOG Håndbold Isak Persson (RW) to SC Magdeburg Linus Arnesson (LB) to HØJ Elite Tom Kåre Nikolaisen (LP) to HØJ Elite Mads Kjeldgaard Andersen (LB) to Fredericia HK Frederik Ladefoged (LP) to Dinamo București Antoni Doniecki (LP) to Fenix Toulouse Tim Nothdurft (LW) to Rhein-Neckar Löwen Tobias Schmitz (LW) to TuS Opladen Alexander Weck (LB) to GWD Minden Lukas Stutzke (LB) to TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Aaron Exner (CB) to Bergische Panther Tom Bergner (LP) to GWD Minden Sören Steinhaus (CB) on loan at TSV Bayer Dormagen
Previous squads 2013–2014 TeamShirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Björgvin Páll Gústavsson Goalkeeper 4 Christian Hosse Left Winger 5 Maximilian Hermann Right Back 7 Stanko Sabljić Line Player 8 Michael Hegemann Left Back 11 Arnór Þór Gunnarsson Right Winger 12 Mario Huhnstock Goalkeeper 13 Kristian Nippes Right Back 15 Alexander Oelze Central Back 17 Jan Artmann Left Winger 18 Richard Wöss Right Winger 19 Maximilian Weiss Line Player 20 Fabian Böhm Left Back 21 David Ferne Goalkeeper 22 Fabian Gutbrod Left Back 23 Viktor Szilágyi Central Back 24 Max Adams Right Winger 28 Moritz Barwitzki Left Winger 29 Emil Berggren Left Back 31 Benjamin Meschke Line Player
2011–2012 TeamShirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Jan Štochl Goalkeeper 3 Jan–Marco Behr Left Back 4 Christian Hosse Left Winger 5 Jiří Vítek Right Back 7 Kenneth Klev Left Back 10 Kristoffer Kleven Moen Central Back 12 Mario Huhnstock Goalkeeper 13 Kristian Nippes Right Back 15 Alexander Oelze Central Back 17 Maximilian Weiss Line Player 18 Richard Wöss Right Winger 19 Jens Reinarz Left Winger 20 Fabian Böhm Left Back 21 Robin Teppich Left Winger 22 Henrik Knudsen Central Back 23 Hendrik Pekeler Line Player 24 Rúnar Kárason Right Back 30 Carlos Prieto Line Player
EHF ranking
Rank Team Points171 Ferencvárosi TC22172 CSKA Moscow 22173 Bergischer HC22174 Granitas Kaunas21175 HC Dobrudja21176 London GD HC21177 Halden Topphåndball21
Former club members Notable former players
Fabian Böhm (2011–2012) Fabian Gutbrod (2013–) Chrischa Hannawald (2008–2009) Michael Hegemann (2012–2014) Hendrik Pekeler (2010–2012) Moritz Preuss (2014–2017) Christopher Rudeck (2015–) David Schmidt (2020–) Lukas Stutzke (2019–) Patrick Wiencek (2007–2008) Alexander Hermann (2015–2017) Maximilian Hermann (2013–2017) Viktor Szilágyi (2012–2017) Richard Wöss (2011–2014) Duje Miljak (2013–2014) Stanko Sabljić (2012–2014) Tomáš Babák (2016–) Milan Kotrč (2017–2019) Tomáš Mrkva (2019–2022) Leoš Petrovský (2017–2020) Jan Štochl (2009–2013) Jiří Vítek (2007–2013) Henrik Knudsen (2011–2012) Ivan Zoubkoff (2006–2009) Uroš Vilovski (2016–2017) Pouya Norouzi Nezhad (2017) Arnór Þór Gunnarsson (2012–) Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (2013–2017) Ragnar Jóhannsson (2019–2020) Rúnar Kárason (2011–2012) Aco Jonovski (2015–2017) Jeffrey Boomhouwer (2018–2022) Joey Duin (2008–2010) Kenneth Klev (2008–2012) Tom Kåre Nikolaisen (2020–) Maciej Majdziński (2016–) Bogdan Criciotoiu (2016–2019) Inal Aflitulin (2015–2016) Igor Chumak (2007) Rafael Baena González (2018–2020) Carlos Prieto (2012) Miloš Dragaš (2014–2015) Csaba Szücs (2017–) Linus Arnesson (2017–) Emil Berggren (2012–2014) Max Darj (2017–2022) Emil Hansson (2021–2022) Peter Johannesson (2022–) Isak Persson (2022–)
Former coaches Seasons Coach Country 2009–2012 Hans-Dieter Schmitz 2012–2022 Sebastian Hinze
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