HSG Wetzlar

HSG Wetzlar
Full name	Handballspielgemeinschaft Wetzlar
Founded	1904 (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

• 11 Till Klimpke
• 12 Anadin Suljaković
• 00 Marius Göbner

Left Wingers

• 18 Lukas Becher
• 00 Lion Zacharias

Right Wingers

• 75 Domen Novak
• 00 Zsolt Krakovszki
• 00 Tizian Weimer

Line players

• 05 Rasmus Meyer Ejlersen
• 14 Vladimir Vranješ
• 27 Nikita Pliuto
• 00 Georg Löwen

Left Backs

• 09 Ole Klimpke
• 00 Philipp Ahouansou

Central Backs

• 00 Jona Schoch
• 00 Dominik Mappes
• 00 Justin Müller

Right Backs

• 42 Nemanja Zelenović
• 77 Stefan Čavor
• 00 Noel Hoepfner

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)
• Domen Novak (RW) (to Dinamo București or Füchse Berlin) ?
• Erik Schmidt (P) (to ?)

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 X
• HSG Wetzlar on Instagram