VfL Gummersbach

VfL Gummersbach
VfL Gummersbach
Founded	1861; 163 years ago
Arena	Schwalbe-Arena
Capacity	4,132
Head coach	Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson
League	Handball-Bundesliga
2023–24	6th of 18
Club colours
Home	Away
	Website ; Official site

VfL Gummersbach is a professional handball club from the German city of Gummersbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. Currently, VfL Gummersbach competes in the Handball-Bundesliga and the DHB-Pokal. The club has seen great success, especially from the late 1960s until the early 1990s.

*Gummi* – the official mascot of VfL Gummersbach.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

HOME
Select 2014–16

AWAY
Select 2014–16

Accomplishments

1. Handball-Bundesliga: 12
- Gold: 1966, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991
2. Handball-Bundesliga:
- Gold: 2022
DHB-Pokal:
- Gold: 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985
EHF Champions League:
- Gold: 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1983
EHF Champions League Finalists:
- Silver: 1972
EHF Cup Winner's Cup:
- Gold: 1978, 1979, 2010, 2011
EHF Cup:
- Gold: 1982, 2009
European Club Championship:
- Gold: 1979, 1983
European Club Championship Finalists:
- Silver: 2006
Double

Winners: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

GK

01 Dominik Kuzmanović
16 Bertram Obling

LW

05 Tilen Kodrin
06 Miloš Vujović

RW

08 Lukas Blohme
11 Mathis Häseler

LP

LB

07 Julian Köster
15 Miro Schluroff

CB

RB

14 Teitur Örn Einarsson
19 Giorgi Tskhovrebadze

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

Bertram Obling (GK) (from HC Erlangen)
Dominik Kuzmanović (GK) (from RK Nexe Našice)
Kentin Mahé (CB) (from Telekom Veszprém)
Teitur Einarsson (RB) (from SG Flensburg-Handewitt)

Leaving

Tibor Ivanišević (GK) (to Frisch Auf Göppingen)
Daniel Rebmann (GK) (to SG BBM Bietigheim)
Keno Danzenbächer (GK) (to GWD Minden)
Dominik Mappes (CB) (to HSG Wetzlar)
Moritz Köster (LB) (to TSV Bayer Dormagen)
Arnór Snær Óskarsson (RB) (back from loan to Rhein-Neckar Löwen)
Finn Schroven (RB) (to TSV Bayer Dormagen)
Tom Jansen (RB) (to ASV Hamm-Westfalen)

Notable players

Coaching history

References

^ "Leseprobe – VFL Gummersbach. Die Chronik by Verlag die Werkstatt – Issuu". 19 November 2015.

External links

Official website

[1] "Leseprobe – VFL Gummersbach. Die Chronik by Verlag die Werkstatt – Issuu". 19 November 2015.

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v t e Handball-Bundesliga
2024–25 teams	Füchse Berlin SG BBM Bietigheim ThSV Eisenach HC Erlangen Frisch Auf Göppingen VfL Gummersbach HSV Hamburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt TSV Hannover-Burgdorf THW Kiel SC DHfK Leipzig TBV Lemgo SC Magdeburg MT Melsungen 1. VfL Potsdam TVB Stuttgart Rhein-Neckar Löwen HSG Wetzlar
Seasons	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e EHF Cup and EHF European League winners
IHF Cup	1981–82: VfL Gummersbach 1982–83: ZTR Zaporizhzhia 1983–84: TV Großwallstadt 1984–85: Minaur Baia Mare 1985–86: Győri ETO 1986–87: Granitas Kaunas 1987–88: Minaur Baia Mare 1988–89: TuRU Düsseldorf 1989–90: SKIF Krasnodar 1990–91: Borac Banja Luka 1991–92: Wallau-Massenheim 1992–93: TEKA Santander
EHF Cup	1993–94: Alzira Avidesa 1994–95: Granollers 1995–96: Granollers 1996–97: Flensburg 1997–98: THW Kiel 1998–99: Magdeburg 1999–2000: Metković 2000–01: Magdeburg 2001–02: THW Kiel 2002–03: Barcelona 2003–04: THW Kiel 2004–05: TUSEM Essen 2005–06: TBV Lemgo 2006–07: Magdeburg 2007–08: HSG Nordhorn 2008–09: VfL Gummersbach 2009–10: TBV Lemgo 2010–11: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2011–12: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2012–13: Rhein-Neckar Löwen 2013–14: Pick Szeged 2014–15: Füchse Berlin 2015–16: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2016–17: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2017–18: Füchse Berlin 2018–19: THW Kiel 2019–20: (cancelled)
EHF European League	2020–21: SC Magdeburg 2021–22: S.L. Benfica 2022–23: Füchse Berlin

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Germany