HSG Wetzlar

HSG Wetzlar
Full name	Handballspielgemeinschaft Wetzlar
Founded	1904; 120 years ago (1904) as TSV Dutenhofen
Arena	Buderus Arena
Capacity	5,000
Head coach	Frank Carstens
League	Handball-Bundesliga
2023–24	13th of 18
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

HSG Wetzlar is a professional handball club from Wetzlar, Germany. It competes in the top-tier Handball-Bundesliga and in the German Handball Cup.

Wetzi – the official mascot of HSG Wetzlar.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

HOME
2011-12	2015–16	2016–17	2023–24

AWAY
2015–16	2016–17	2023–24

THIRD
2016–17

Accomplishments

• DHB-Pokal final:
  • 1997, 2001
• EHF Cup Winner's Cup final:
  • 1998

Rivalry

HSG Wetzlar's arch-rival is the neighbouring club TV Hüttenberg and games between the clubs are considered as the "Mittelhessenderby".

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

Goalkeepers 01 Marius Göbner 11 Till Klimpke 12 Anadin Suljaković Left Wingers 18 Lukas Becher 50 Lion Zacharias Right Wingers 10 Zsolt Krakovszki 24 Tizian Weimer 75 Domen Novak Line players 05 Rasmus Meyer Ejlersen 14 Vladimir Vranješ 27 Nikita Pliuto 33 Georg Löwen

Left Backs 09 Ole Klimpke 19 Philipp Ahouansou Central Backs 07 Dominik Mappes 22 Jona Schoch 25 Justin Müller Right Backs 17 Noel Hoepfner 42 Nemanja Zelenović 77 Stefan Čavor

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining Marius Göbner (GK) (from own youth) Lion Zacharias (LW) (from Rhein-Neckar Löwen) Philipp Ahouansou (LB) (from Rhein-Neckar Löwen) Jona Schoch (CB) (from HBW Balingen-Weilstetten) Dominik Mappes (CB) (from VfL Gummersbach) Justin Müller (CB) (from Nordsjælland Håndbold) Noel Hoepfner (RB) (from own youth) Zsolt Krakovszki (RW) (from NEKA) Tizian Weimer (RW) (from own youth) Georg Löwen (P) (from SC Magdeburg)

Leaving Leonard Grazioli (GK) (to Pfadi Winterthur) Emil Mellegård (LW) (to HØJ Elite) Hendrik Wagner (LB) (to TBV Lemgo) Lenny Rubin (LB) (to TVB Stuttgart) Magnus Fredriksen (CB) (to SønderjyskE Herrehåndbold) Mathias Pedersen (CB) (to Amo Handboll) Julian Fuchs (RW) (end of loan MT Melsungen, joins Bergischer HC) Erik Schmidt (P) (to AEK Athens)

Technical staff

• Head coach: Frank Carstens
• Assistant coach: Filip Mirkulovski

Notable former players

• Michael Allendorf
• Markus Baur
• Sven-Sören Christophersen
• Lars Kaufmann
• Jannik Kohlbacher
• Andreas Wolff
• Tobias Reichmann
• Steffen Fäth
• Ivano Balić
• Ola Lindgren
• Kent Robin Tønnesen
• Avishay Smoler

External links

• Official website
• HSG Wetzlar on Facebook
• HSG Wetzlar on Twitter
• HSG Wetzlar on Instagram