The 2016–17 Handball-Bundesliga was the 52nd season of the Handball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier handball league and the 40th season consisting of only one league. It ran from 2 September 2016 to 10 June 2017.
Rhein-Neckar Löwen won their second consecutive title.
Teams
A total of 18 teams will be participating in this year's edition of the Bundesliga. Of these, 15 sides qualified directly from the 2015–16 season and the top three sides were directly promoted from the 2. Bundesliga: HC Erlangen, the champions; GWD Minden, the runners-up; and the third-place finisher, HSC 2000 Coburg.
Team Location Arena CapacityHBW Balingen-Weilstetten Balingen Sparkassen-Arena 2,340Bergischer HC WuppertalSolingen Uni-HalleKlingenhalle 3,2002,800Füchse Berlin Berlin Max-Schmeling-Halle 9,500TVB 1898 Stuttgart Stuttgart Scharrena Stuttgart 2,050HSC 2000 Coburg Coburg HUK-Coburg arena 3,530HC Erlangen Nuremberg Arena Nürnberger Versicherung 8,200SG Flensburg-Handewitt Flensburg Flens-Arena 6,300Frisch Auf Göppingen Göppingen EWS Arena 5,600VfL Gummersbach Gummersbach Schwalbe-Arena 4,132TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Hannover Swiss Life Hall 4,460THW Kiel Kiel Sparkassen-Arena 10,285SC DHfK Leipzig Leipzig Arena Leipzig 4,500TBV Lemgo Lemgo Lipperlandhalle 5,000SC Magdeburg Magdeburg Bördelandhalle 7,071MT Melsungen Kassel Rothenbach-Halle 4,300GWD Minden Minden Kampa-Halle 4,059Rhein-Neckar Löwen Mannheim SAP Arena 13,200HSG Wetzlar Wetzlar Rittal Arena 4,412
Standings
Results
Attendances Teams with an average home attendance of at least 10,000: TeamHome averageTHW Kiel 10,243 Source:2016–17 Saison Statistik
References
External links Official website