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HBW Balingen-Weilstetten

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HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
Full nameHandball Balingen-Weilstetten e.V.
Short nameHBW
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
ArenaSparkassen-Arena (Balingen)
Porsche-Arena (Stuttgart)
Capacity2,320
6,181
PresidentSiegfried Braun
Head coachTobias Hotz (interim)
LeagueHandball-Bundesliga
2023–2418th of 18 (relegated)
Club colours   
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Home
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Away
Website
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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.

Location of HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
Balingen
Balingen
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Location of HBW Balingen-Weilstetten

History

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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,[1] 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

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Crest, colours, supporters

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Kits

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Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2023–24 season[2]
HBW Balingen-Weilstetten

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Previous squads

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EHF ranking

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As of 9 December 2021[3]
Rank Team Points
218 France Limoges Handball 13
219 Austria SC Ferlach 13
220 France Cesson Rennes MHB 13
221 Germany HBW Balingen-Weilstetten 13
222 Norway Kolstad Håndball 12
223 Estonia Viljandi HC 12
224 Kosovo KH Kastrioti 12

Former club members

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Notable former players

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Former coaches

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Seasons Coach Country
2004–2013 Rolf Brack Germany
2013–2015 Markus Gaugisch Germany
2016 Frank Bergemann Germany
2016–2017 Rúnar Sigtryggsson Iceland
2017– Jens Bürkle Germany

References

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  1. ^ "All | Hamburg définitivement maintenu". July 2014.
  2. ^ "Team – HBW Balingen-Weilstetten".
  3. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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