SG Flensburg-Handewitt

SG Flensburg-Handewitt was created in 1990 following a merger of the handball divisions of TSB Flensburg and Handewitter SV. [1] The first season of the club (1990–1991) took place in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga, with SG finishing in fourth position under Zvonimir Serdarušić. In 1992, they were promoted to the top division as SG Flensburg-Handewitt for the first time, winning every league fixture. In their first season in the top-flight, SG finished sixteenth, though they were spared relegation due to the liquidation of TSV Milbertshofen. The following year, under the leadership of Anders Dahl-Nielsen, SG were fourth and from that point, equalled that placement or better in each season until the 2008/09 season.

SG Flensburg-Handewitt acquired their first major trophy with the 1996/1997 EHF Cup by defeating Danish side Virum-Sorgenfri HK 52–42 on aggregate in the final. Three consecutive DHB-Pokal titles (2003/04 vs TUSEM Essen, 2004/05 vs HSV Hamburg, and 2005/06 vs THW Kiel) followed, as did success in the league, with a championship victory in the 2003/04 season. Flensburg defeated HSG Nordhorn-Lingen at Flens-Arena in round 33 to secure their very first title with a game to spare. Slovenian club RK Celje did however, prevent a third trophy that year for SG by winning the 2003-04 EHF Champions League final against them. The 2004-05 and 2005-06 league campaigns both saw Flensburg finish second behind THW Kiel. In 2007, SG once again lost the Champions League final, this time they were defeated by "Landesderby" rivals THW Kiel.

In 2010, former player Ljubomir Vranjes became the new coach and it was under him that SG Flensburg-Handewitt won the EHF Champions League final at their third attempt, beating THW Kiel 30–28 at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne. During Vranjes' time as coach of SG, they also won the DHB-Pokal for a fourth time, beating SC Magdeburg on penalties. Maik Machulla took over from Vranjes as head coach in 2017, and consecutive league titles (their second and third successes) followed in the 2017/18 and 2018/2019 campaigns. The 2017/18 title was secured on the final day of the season with a 22–21 victory over Frisch Auf Göppingen. The following year, SG once again took the title on the final day, winning 27–24 away at Bergischer HC. Machulla was sacked in April 2023 after Flensburg lost three vital matches in just eight days. They were defeated 38–31 by Rhein-Neckar Löwen in the DHB-Pokal semi-finals, 35–27 at Flens-Arena by BM Granollers in the EHF European League quarter-finals, and then 29–19 by THW Kiel in the Nordderby in a crucial Handball-Bundesliga game. SG Flensburg-Handewitt holds a reputation as being a perennial "second-place" club – with three league titles the team has also finished runner-up fourteen times. In addition to this, they reached each of the seven DHB-Pokal finals between 2011 and 2017, losing six of them.

The club has won all the competitions it has participated in at least once except the IHF Super Globe, and it is the only club to have won four different European Cups (one EHF Champions League, two EHF Cup Winners' Cup, one EHF European League and one EHF European Cup in addition to several finals), as well as the three different German national competitions (three German championships, four DHB-Pokal and three DHB-Supercup).

Due to their proximity to Scandinavia, SG typically have top international players from Denmark, Sweden and Norway in their squad. Danish right winger Lasse Svan became the club's all-time leading appearance maker during the 2021/22 season, overtaking legendary left winger and fellow Dane Lars Christiansen. At the most recent World Men's Handball Championship, the victorious Danish squad featured six Flensburg players.

• Handball-Bundesliga:
  •  Gold: 2004, 2018, 2019
  •  Silver: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021
• 2. Handball-Bundesliga:
  •  Gold: 1988, 1992
• DHB-Pokal:
  •  Gold: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2015
  •  Silver: 1992, 1994, 2000, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
• DHB-Supercup:
  •  Gold: 2000, 2013, 2019
  •  Silver: 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2020
• EHF Champions League:
  •  Gold: 2014
  •  Silver: 2004, 2007
  •  Bronze: 2006
• EHF Cup Winner's Cup:
  •  Gold: 2001, 2012
  •  Silver: 2002
• EHF Cup:
  •  Gold: 1997
  •  Silver: 1998, 2000
• EHF City Cup:
  •  Gold: 1999
• IHF Super Globe:
  •  Bronze: 2014
• Double

Winners: 2003–04

Final performances

Season Competition Opponent Score 1991–92 DHB-Pokal TUSEM Essen 20–19 19–20 4–5 (P) 1993–94 DHB-Pokal SG Wallau-Massenheim 14–17 1996–97 EHF Cup Virum Sorgenfri 22–25 30–17 1997–98 DHB-Supercup TBV Lemgo 33–35 1997–98 EHF Cup THW Kiel 25–23 21–26 1997–98 EHF City Cup BM Ciudad Real 27–27 26–21 1999–00 DHB-Pokal THW Kiel 25–30 2000–01 DHB-Supercup THW Kiel 20–19 2000–01 EHF Cup RK Metković 22–24 25–23 2001–02 EHF Cup Winners' Cup BM Ciudad Real 22–31 32–27 2002–03 DHB-Pokal TUSEM Essen 31–30 2003–04 DHB-Supercup TBV Lemgo 28–32 2003–04 DHB-Pokal HSV Hamburg 29–23 2003–04 EHF Champions League RK Celje 28–34 30–28 2004–05 DHB-Supercup HSV Hamburg 24–25 2004–05 DHB-Pokal THW Kiel 33–31 2005–06 DHB-Supercup THW Kiel 34–36 2006–07 EHF Champions League THW Kiel 28–28 27–29 2010–11 DHB-Pokal THW Kiel 24–30 2011–12 DHB-Pokal THW Kiel 31–33 2011–12 EHF Cup Winners' Cup VfL Gummersbach 34–33 32–28 2012–13 DHB-Supercup THW Kiel 26–29 2012–13 DHB-Pokal THW Kiel 30–33 2013–14 DHB-Supercup THW Kiel 29–26 2013–14 DHB-Pokal Füchse Berlin 21–22 2013–14 EHF Champions League THW Kiel 30–28 2014–15 DHB-Pokal SC Magdeburg 27–27 5–4 (P) 2015–16 DHB-Supercup THW Kiel 26–27 2015–16 DHB-Pokal SC Magdeburg 30–32 2016–17 DHB-Pokal THW Kiel 23–29 2017–18 DHB-Pokal Rhein-Neckar Löwen 26–30 2018–19 DHB-Supercup Rhein-Neckar Löwen 26–33 2019–20 DHB-Supercup THW Kiel 32–31 2020–21 DHB-Supercup THW Kiel 24–28 Sports Hall information Home hall: Flens-Arena Name: – Flens-Arena City: – Flensburg Capacity: – 6300 Address: – Campusallee 2, 24943 Flensburg, Germany Flens-Arena has been the home court of the club since its completion in 2001. In April 2023, the naming rights for the arena became free, as the agreement with local brewery Flensburger Brauerei ended. Flensburg first played at Wikinghalle, which was built in 1975. They last played there in 1995, having moved to the Flensburger Förderhalle in 1991. Team Current squad Squad for the 2023–24 season Goalkeepers 01 Benjamin Burić 20 Kevin Møller Left wingers 29 August Pedersen 31 Emil Jakobsen Right wingers 26 Jóhan Hansen 27 Aksel Horgen Line players 04 Johannes Golla (c) 25 Lukas Jørgensen 43 Blaž Blagotinšek Left backs 02 Simon Pytlick 64 Lasse Møller Centre backs 22 Mads Mensah Larsen 24 Jim Gottfridsson Right backs 14 Teitur Örn Einarsson 33 Kay Smits Technical staff Head coach: Nicolej Krickau Assistant coach: Mark Bult Sporting director: Ljubomir Vranjes Athletic Trainer: Michael Döring Physiotherapist: Torben Helmer Club doctor: Thorsten Lange Transfers Transfers for the 2024–25 season Joining Niclas Kirkeløkke (RB) (from Rhein-Neckar Löwen) ? Leaving Domestic competition Season Tier Division Pos. W D L Pts. 1990–91 2 2. Handball-Bundesliga 4th 14 4 8 32 1991–92 2 2. Handball-Bundesliga 1st 26 0 0 52 1992–93 1 Handball-Bundesliga 16th 12 5 17 29 1993–94 1 Handball-Bundesliga 4th 18 4 12 40 1994–95 1 Handball-Bundesliga 4th 16 5 9 37 1995–96 1 Handball-Bundesliga 2nd 19 4 7 42 1996–97 1 Handball-Bundesliga 2nd 20 1 9 41 1997–98 1 Handball-Bundesliga 4th 16 2 8 34 1998–99 1 Handball-Bundesliga 2nd 21 4 5 46 1999-00 1 Handball-Bundesliga 2nd 25 2 7 52 2000–01 1 Handball-Bundesliga 3rd 26 6 6 58 2001–02 1 Handball-Bundesliga 4th 21 4 9 46 2002–03 1 Handball-Bundesliga 2nd 28 1 5 57 2003–04 1 Handball-Bundesliga 1st 28 2 4 58 2004–05 1 Handball-Bundesliga 2nd 29 2 3 60 2005–06 1 Handball-Bundesliga 2nd 26 3 5 55 2006–07 1 Handball-Bundesliga 3rd 25 1 8 51 2007–08 1 Handball-Bundesliga 2nd 26 2 6 54 2008–09 1 Handball-Bundesliga 5th 21 2 11 44 2009–10 1 Handball-Bundesliga 3rd 27 0 7 54 2010–11 1 Handball-Bundesliga 6th 21 2 11 44 2011–12 1 Handball-Bundesliga 2nd 28 1 5 57 2012–13 1 Handball-Bundesliga 2nd 25 5 4 55 2013–14 1 Handball-Bundesliga 3rd 26 2 6 54 2014–15 1 Handball-Bundesliga 3rd 24 6 6 54 2015–16 1 Handball-Bundesliga 2nd 26 3 3 55 2016–17 1 Handball-Bundesliga 2nd 28 2 4 58 2017–18 1 Handball-Bundesliga 1st 27 2 5 56 2018–19 1 Handball-Bundesliga 1st 32 0 2 64 2019–20 1 Handball-Bundesliga 2nd 20 2 5 1.556a 2020–21 1 Handball-Bundesliga 2nd 32 4 2 66 2021–22 1 Handball-Bundesliga 4th 22 6 6 50 2022–23 1 Handball-Bundesliga 4th 23 3 8 49 aDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, the final table was decided on a points-per-match basis. European competition EHF Cup Winners' Cup: from the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup. EHF Cup: It was formerly known as the IHF Cup until 1993. Also, starting from the 2012–13 season the competition has been merged with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. The competition will be known as the EHF European League from the 2020–21 season. Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2013–14 EHF Champions League Group matches (Group D) HSV Hamburg 27–24 27–32 2nd place Velenje 35–31 28–23 Aalborg 31–27 27–26 La Rioja 37–25 32–32 HK Drott 33–25 37–27 Quarter-finals Vardar 24–22 25–27 49–49 Semi-final (F4) Barcelona 41–39(pens) Final (F4) THW Kiel 30–28 Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2014–15 EHF Champions League Group matches (Group B) FC Barcelona 33–37 27–36 4th place KIF Kolding København 27–20 21–35 Wisła Płock 35–28 29–31 Alingsås HK 31–21 27–22 Beşiktaş 31–27 27–20 Last 16 THW Kiel 21–30 28–33 49–63 Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2015–16 EHF Champions League Group matches (Group A) Paris Saint-Germain 39–32 32–35 3rd place MVM Veszprém 28–29 24–28 THW Kiel 37–27 23–27 Zagreb 28–27 30–23 Wisła Płock 27–25 34–30 Celje 30–20 30–26 Beşiktaş 33–25 34–26 Round of 16 Montpellier 31–30 28–27 59–57 Quarter-finals Vive Targi Kielce 28–28 28–29 56–57 Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2016–17 EHF Champions League Group matches (Group A) Barcelona Lassa 27–28 23–26 4th place Paris Saint-Germain 33–34 22–27 Telekom Veszprém 24–24 28–34 THW Kiel 25–26 30–22 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 26–24 25–19 Wisła Płock 22–20 37–30 Kadetten Schaffhausen 31–26 29–26 Round of 16 Meshkov Brest 28–26 26–25 54–51 Quarter-finals Vardar 24–26 27–35 51–61 Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2017–18 EHF Champions League Group matches (Group B) Paris Saint-Germain 33–29 21–29 3rd place Telekom Veszprém 31–31 22–27 THW Kiel 30–33 20–20 PGE Vive Kielce 32–32 25–25 Meshkov Brest 37–30 30–28 Celje 33–28 30–27 Aalborg Håndbold 30–27 31–24 Round of 16 IFK Kristianstad 27–24 26–22 53–46 Quarter-finals Montpellier 28–28 17–29 45–57 Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2018–19 EHF Champions League Group matches (Group B) Paris Saint-Germain 20–27 28–29 3rd place MOL-Pick Szeged 27–25 28–30 HBC Nantes 29–29 34–31 Motor Zaporizhzhia 31–24 26–28 PPD Zagreb 29–31 22–21 Skjern Håndbold 26–22 31–24 Celje Pivovarna Laško 27–26 20–23 Round of 16 Meshkov Brest 30–20 30–28 60–48 Quarter-finals Telekom Veszprém 22–28 25–29 47–57 Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2019–20 EHF Champions League Group matches (Group B) Barça 27–34 31–27 5th place Paris Saint-Germain 29–30 30–32 MOL-Pick Szeged 34–26 24–24 Aalborg Håndbold 29–32 28–31 Celje Pivovarna Laško 29–26 25–24 PPD Zagreb 20–17 26–25 Elverum 26–19 34–28 Round of 16 Montpellier Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2020–21 EHF Champions League Group matches (Group A) Łomza Vive Kielce 31–30 31–28 1st place MOL-Pick Szeged 26–24 10–0 Elverum Håndball 37–35 30–29 Meshkov Brest 29–29 28–26 Paris Saint-Germain 28–27 29–28 Porto Sofarma 36–29 0–10 Vardar 1961 0–10 26–31 Last 16 PPD Zagreb 10–0 10–0 20–0 Quarter-finals Aalborg Håndbold 21–26 33–29 54–55 Note All matches ending with a 10–0 results were assessed by the EHF due to cancellations relating to coronavirus restrictions. The assessments of these results during the group stage was criticised in a statement by SG Flensburg-Handewitt.[4][5] Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2021–22 EHF Champions League Group matches (Group B) Łomza Vive Kielce 25–33 29–37 6th place Barça 21–25 22–29 Paris Saint-Germain 27–27 30–33 Telekom Veszprém 30–27 23–28 FC Porto 26–26 27–28 Dinamo București 37–30 28–20 Motor 34–27 22–31 Play-offs Pick Szeged 25–21 35–36 60–57 Quarter-finals Barça 29–33 24–27 53–60 Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2022–23 EHF European League Group matches (Group B) Ystads IF 30–23 26–30 1st place Valur 33–30 37–32 FTC 42–30 27–27 PAUC Handball 30–25 29–21 BM Benidorm 35–30 38–32 Last 16 S.L. Benfica 33–28 39–26 72–54 Quarter-finals Fraikin Granollers 27–35 31–30 58–65 EHF ranking As of 20 June 2022[6] Rank Team Points 1 FC Barcelona 591 2 THW Kiel 510 3 Telekom Veszprém 499 4 Paris Saint-Germain 463 5 Łomża Vive Kielce 446 6 SC Magdeburg 417 7 Montpellier HB 391 8 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 387 9 Aalborg Håndbold 374 10 Orlen Wisła Płock 351 Former club members Notable former players Mannhard Bech (1995–1996) Mark Dragunski (2002–2003) Jan Fegter (1995–2003, 2006–2007) Henning Fritz (2021) Holger Glandorf (2011–2020) Matthias Hahn (1994–2004) Jacob Heinl (1994–2018, 2019–2021) Andreas Hertelt (1991–1992) Markus Hochhaus (1993–1996) Jan Holpert (1993–2007) Lars Kaufmann (2011–2015) Andrej Klimovets (1997–2005) Thomas Knorr (1998–2001) Jörg Kunze (2001–2003) Maik Machulla (2012–2014, 2015) Maik Makowka (1997–2002) Michael Menzel (1990–1994) Michael Müller (2021) Christopher Rudeck (2009–2015) Holger Schneider (1992-1998) Jens Schöngarth (2020) Stefan Schröder (1999–2004) Walter Schubert (1991–1993) Franz Semper (2020–2023) Marius Steinhauser (2017–2022) Andreas Thiel (2001) Frank von Behren (2006–2008) Steffen Weinhold (2012–2014) Henning Wiechers (1993–1996) Aaron Ziercke (1995) Viktor Szilágyi (2010–2012) Ivan Horvat (2016–2018) Igor Kos (2005–2006) Krešimir Kozina (2015–2016) Blaženko Lacković (2004–2008) Goran Šprem (2004–2005, 2005–2006) Morten Bjerre (1997–2000) Lasse Boesen (2008–2011) Joachim Boldsen (2001–2007) Lars Christiansen (1996–2010) Anders Eggert (2006–2008, 2009–2017) Søren Haagen (1998–2001) Simon Hald (2018–2023) Christian Hjermind (1996–2001) Lars Krogh Jeppesen (2000–2004) Jan Eiberg Jørgensen (1992–2001) Michael V. Knudsen (2005–2014) Aaron Mensing (2021–2023) Thomas Mogensen (2007–2018) Kasper Nielsen (2001–2002, 2005–2008) Sørenn Rasmussen (2010–2014) Rasmus Lauge Schmidt (2015–2019) Søren Stryger (2001–2008) Lasse Svan Hansen (2008–2022) Henrik Toft Hansen (2015–2018) Jakob Thoustrup (2009) Anders Zachariassen (2014–2020) Ahmed El-Ahmar (2015) Kaupo Palmar (2004–2005) Kentin Mahé (2015–2018) Tamás Mocsai (2010–2012) Arnór Atlason (2012–2013) Ólafur Gústafsson (2012–2014) Einar Hólmgeirsson (2007–2008) Alexander Petersson (2007–2010, 2021) Dani Baijens (2017–2018) Mark Bult (2017) Niels Versteijnen (2018–2020) Christian Berge (1999–2006) Torbjørn Bergerud (2018–2021) Alexander Buchmann (2003) Frode Hagen (1997–1998) Johnny Jensen (2003–2010) Gøran Johannessen (2018–2023) Magnus Jøndal (2018–2021) Roger Kjendalen (1996–2000) Jan Thomas Lauritzen (2005–2007) Erlend Mamelund (2009) Magnus Abelvik Rød (2017–2023) Frode Scheie (2001–2003) Glenn Solberg (2001–2003) Kjetil Strand (2003–2004) Michał Jurecki (2019–2020) Marcin Lijewski (2002–2008) Bogdan Wenta (2000–2002) Igor Lavrov (1998–2001) Alen Muratović (2008-2010) Petar Đorđić (2010–2013, 2015–2017) Draško Nenadić (2013–2015) Bogdan Radivojević (2013–2017) Dane Šijan (2007–2008) Marvin Lier (2019–2020) Mattias Andersson (2011–2018) Dan Beutler (2003–2011) Oscar Carlén (2008–2011) Patrik Fahlgren (2009–2011) Johan Jakobsson (2014–2017) Simon Jeppsson (2017–2020) Tobias Karlsson (2009–2019) Anton Lindskog (2021–2023) Johan Sjöstrand (2009–2010) Pierre Thorsson (2003–2004) Albin Tingsvall (2014–2015) Ljubomir Vranjes (2006–2009) Hampus Wanne (2013–2022) Former coaches Seasons Coach Country Trophies 1990–1993 Zvonimir Serdarušić 2. Handball-Bundesliga 1993–1998 Anders Dahl-Nielsen EHF Cup 1998–2003 Erik Veje Rasmussen DHB-Pokal, DHB-Supercup, EHF Cup Winners' Cup, EHF City Cup 2003–2008 Kent-Harry Andersson Handball-Bundesliga, 2 DHB-Pokal 2008–2010 Per Carlén 2010–2017 Ljubomir Vranjes DHB-Pokal, EHF Champions League, EHF Cup Winners' Cup 2017–2023 Maik Machulla 2 Handball-Bundesliga, DHB-Supercup References "SG Geschichte". sg-flensburg-handewitt.de. "Fan clubs". sg-flensburg-handewitt.de. "106. Landesderby ist 500. Heimspiel". sg-flensburg-handewitt.de. "Statement on the assessment of matches in the EHF Champions League". "Vier Minuspunkte gegen die SG". "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball". External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to SG Flensburg-Handewitt. Official website