Füchse Berlin (handball)

Füchse Berlin
Füchse Berlin
Nickname	Die Füchse (The Foxes)
Founded	1891
Arena	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Capacity	8,500
Head coach	Nicolej Krickau
League	Handball-Bundesliga
2024–25	1st of 18
Home	Away
	Website ; Official site

Füchse Berlin is a professional handball club from Berlin, Germany, that currently competes in the Handball-Bundesliga, the highest national league, and in EHF competitions.^[1]

Berlin

Location of Füchse Berlin

History

Until 2005, the club was organized as handball department of Reinickendorfer Füchse. For the 2005–06 season, the branding was changed to Füchse Berlin, in an effort to establish the club as a leading sports team of Berlin alongside Hertha BSC (football), Eisbären Berlin (ice hockey) and Alba Berlin (basketball). This coincided with the move to Max-Schmeling-Halle (Berlin's second biggest indoor sports venue), which is dubbed Fuchsbau (burrow in English). In 2007, the Füchse secured the championship in the Zweite Handball-Bundeliga, the second highest German league, thus advancing to Handball-Bundesliga, which the club has stayed in ever since. In 2014 the team won the DHB-Pokal, its first major trophy by defeating SG Flensburg-Handewitt 22–21.^[2]

As German cup winners they qualified for the 2014–15 EHF Cup, which they won to gain their first international title. As winner of the EHF Cup the Füchse earned a wild card spot for the 2015 IHF Super Globe, which they also won.

In the 2024-25 season they won their first German championship ever.^[3] Their coach Jaron Siewert became the youngest coach ever to win the Bundesliga at 31 years.^[4]

Despite the previous season's success, the club decided to fire Jaron Siewert just two matches into the following season along with sporting director Stefan Kretzschmar after a public disagreement between them managing director Bob Hanning.^[5] To replace him, the club hired Danish coach Nicolej Krickau.^[6]

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
–2014	Kempa
2014–2020	Hummel
2020–present	Puma

Kits

HOME
2019–20	2020-21	2021-

AWAY
2011–12	2013–14	2020-21

Sports Hall information

Name: – Max-Schmeling-Halle
City: – Berlin
Capacity: – 8500
Address: – Am Falkplatz 1, 10437 Berlin, Germany

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season

Goalkeepers

1 Lasse Ludwig
96 Dejan Milosavljev

Left wingers

14 Aitor Ariño
20 Tim Freihöfer

Right wingers

Line players

Left backs

11 Lasse Andersson
25 Matthes Langhoff

Centre backs

15 Tobias Grøndahl
17 Nils Lichtlein

Right backs

Technical staff

Head coach: Nicolej Krickau
Assistant coach: Maximilian Rinderle
Goalkeeping coach: Dejan Perić
Athletic Trainer: Carsten Köhrbrück
Physiotherapist: Tim Schilling
Club doctor: Sebastian Bierke

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Joining

Andreas Palicka (GK) (from HSG Wetzlar)
Frederik Simak (LB) (from TBV Lemgo Lippe)
Max Beneke (RB) (back from loan at ThSV Eisenach)

Leaving

Dejan Milosavljev (GK) (to Industria Kielce)
Lasse Andersson (LB) (to HØJ Elite)
Max Beneke (RB) (to Frisch Auf Göppingen)
Lukas Herburger (P) (to HC Kriens-Luzern)

Transfers for the 2027–28 season

Joining

Simon Pytlick (LB) (from SG Flensburg-Handewitt)
Dika Mem (RB) (from FC Barcelona)

Leaving

Previous squads

2017–2018 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
3	Germany	Fabian Wiede	(1994-02-08) 8 February 1994	Right Back
4	Iceland	Bjarki Már Elísson	(1990-05-16) 16 May 1990	Left Winger
5	Germany	Oliver Milde	(1993-07-09) 9 July 1993	Left Back
6	Croatia	Drago Vuković	(1983-08-03) 3 August 1983	Central Back
7	Germany	Kevin Struck	(1996-12-31) 31 December 1996	Right Back
9	Croatia	Stipe Mandalinić	(1992-09-09) 9 September 1992	Left Back
10	Croatia	Jakov Gojun	(1986-04-18) 18 April 1986	Left Back
12	Germany	Silvio Heinevetter	(1984-10-21) 21 October 1984	Goalkeeper
13	Serbia	Petar Nenadić	(1986-06-28) 28 June 1986	Central Back
17	Spain	Ignacio Plaza Jiménez	(1994-01-10) 10 January 1994	Line Player
18	Denmark	Hans Lindberg	(1981-08-01) 1 August 1981	Right Winger
21	Sweden	Mattias Zachrisson	(1990-08-22) 22 August 1990	Right Winger
23	Germany	Steffen Fäth	(1990-04-04) 4 April 1990	Left Back
25	Spain	Rolando Urios Gonzales	(1999-04-10) 10 April 1999	Line Player
28	Germany	Erik Schmidt	(1992-12-28) 28 December 1992	Line Player
31	Germany	Tim Matthes	(1999-05-05) 5 May 1999	Left Winger
35	Croatia	Marko Kopljar	(1986-02-12) 12 February 1986	Right Back
43	Germany	Christoph Reißky	(1995-08-11) 11 August 1995	Right Back
71	Czech Republic	Petr Štochl	(1976-04-24) 24 April 1976	Goalkeeper
77	Denmark	Johan Koch	(1990-11-29) 29 November 1990	Line Player
95	Germany	Paul Drux	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995	Left Back

2015–2016 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
3	Germany	Fabian Wiede	(1994-02-08) 8 February 1994	Right Back
4	Iceland	Bjarki Már Elísson	(1990-05-16) 16 May 1990	Left Winger
6	Croatia	Drago Vuković	(1983-08-03) 3 August 1983	Central Back
7	Germany	Kevin Struck	(1996-12-31) 31 December 1996	Right Back
10	Croatia	Jakov Gojun	(1986-04-18) 18 April 1986	Left Back
11	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Faruk Vražalić	(1990-06-22) 22 June 1990	Right Winger
12	Germany	Silvio Heinevetter	(1984-10-21) 21 October 1984	Goalkeeper
13	Serbia	Petar Nenadić	(1986-06-28) 28 June 1986	Central Back
15	Norway	Kent Robin Tønnesen	(1991-06-05) 5 June 1991	Right Back
17	Spain	Ignacio Plaza Jiménez	(1994-01-10) 10 January 1994	Line Player
20	Germany	Willy Weyhrauch	(1994-03-14) 14 March 1994	Right Winger
21	Sweden	Mattias Zachrisson	(1990-08-22) 22 August 1990	Right Winger
22	Slovenia	Mark Ferjan	(1998-06-30) 30 June 1998	Goalkeeper
23	Germany	Moritz Schade	(1996-01-10) 10 January 1996	Line Player
31	Slovenia	Tim Rozman	(1998-12-11) 11 December 1998	Right Back
36	Sweden	Jesper Nielsen	(1989-09-30) 30 September 1989	Line Player
71	Czech Republic	Petr Štochl	(1976-04-24) 24 April 1976	Goalkeeper
83	Sweden	Fredrik Petersen	(1983-08-23) 23 August 1983	Left Winger
94	Germany	Jaron Siewert	(1994-01-31) 31 January 1994	Central Back
95	Germany	Paul Drux	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995	Left Back

2014–2015 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
2	Germany	Colja Löffler	(1989-05-08) 8 May 1989	Left Winger
3	Germany	Fabian Wiede	(1994-02-08) 8 February 1994	Right Back
5	Germany	Jonas Thümmler	(1993-08-21) 21 August 1993	Line Player
6	Japan	Kohei Narita	(1989-06-15) 15 June 1989	Left Winger
7	Germany	Kevin Struck	(1996-12-31) 31 December 1996	Right Back
9	Croatia	Denis Špoljarić	(1979-08-20) 20 August 1979	Central Back
12	Germany	Silvio Heinevetter	(1984-10-21) 21 October 1984	Goalkeeper
13	Serbia	Petar Nenadić	(1986-06-28) 28 June 1986	Central Back
14	Germany	Evgeni Pevnov	(1989-02-13) 13 February 1989	Line Player
18	Spain	Iker Romero	(1980-06-15) 15 June 1980	Central Back
20	Germany	Willy Weyhrauch	(1994-03-14) 14 March 1994	Right Winger
21	Sweden	Mattias Zachrisson	(1990-08-22) 22 August 1990	Right Winger
22	Germany	Tom-Luick Skroblien	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993	Left Winger
23	Germany	Moritz Schade	(1996-01-10) 10 January 1996	Line Player
24	Poland	Bartłomiej Jaszka	(1983-06-16) 16 June 1983	Central Back
26	Denmark	Kasper Nielsen	(1975-06-09) 9 June 1975	Line Player
28	Czech Republic	Pavel Horák	(1982-11-28) 28 November 1982	Left Back
30	Germany	Christoph Reißky	(1995-08-11) 11 August 1995	Left Back
35	Russia	Konstantin Igropulo	(1985-04-14) 14 April 1985	Right Back
36	Sweden	Jesper Nielsen	(1989-09-30) 30 September 1989	Line Player
71	Czech Republic	Petr Štochl	(1976-04-24) 24 April 1976	Goalkeeper
83	Sweden	Fredrik Petersen	(1983-08-23) 23 August 1983	Left Winger
94	Germany	Jaron Siewert	(1994-01-31) 31 January 1994	Central Back
95	Germany	Paul Drux	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995	Left Back

2013–2014 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Germany	Maximilian Kroll	(1993-01-20) 20 January 1993	Goalkeeper
2	Germany	Colja Löffler	(1989-05-08) 8 May 1989	Left Winger
3	Germany	Fabian Wiede	(1994-02-08) 8 February 1994	Right Back
4	Germany	Oliver Milde	(1993-07-09) 9 July 1993	Left Back
5	Germany	Jonas Thümmler	(1993-08-21) 21 August 1993	Line Player
9	Croatia	Denis Špoljarić	(1979-08-20) 20 August 1979	Central Back
11	Germany	Markus Richwien	(1985-07-05) 5 July 1985	Right Winger
12	Germany	Silvio Heinevetter	(1984-10-21) 21 October 1984	Goalkeeper
13	Germany	Jaron Siewert	(1994-01-31) 31 January 1994	Central Back
18	Spain	Iker Romero	(1980-06-15) 15 June 1980	Central Back
20	Germany	Willy Weyhrauch	(1994-03-14) 14 March 1994	Right Winger
21	Sweden	Mattias Zachrisson	(1990-08-22) 22 August 1990	Right Winger
22	Germany	Tom-Luick Skroblien	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993	Left Winger
24	Poland	Bartłomiej Jaszka	(1983-06-16) 16 June 1983	Central Back
28	Czech Republic	Pavel Horák	(1982-11-28) 28 November 1982	Left Back
30	Germany	Christoph Reißky	(1995-08-11) 11 August 1995	Left Back
35	Russia	Konstantin Igropulo	(1985-04-14) 14 April 1985	Right Back
36	Sweden	Jesper Nielsen	(1989-09-30) 30 September 1989	Line Player
66	Germany	Sven-Sören Christophersen	(1985-05-09) 9 May 1985	Left Back
71	Czech Republic	Petr Štochl	(1976-04-24) 24 April 1976	Goalkeeper
83	Sweden	Fredrik Petersen	(1983-08-23) 23 August 1983	Left Winger
93	Germany	Kenji Hövels	(1993-07-09) 9 July 1993	Central Back
95	Germany	Paul Drux	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995	Left Back

Accomplishments

Domestic

Handball-Bundesliga:
- Gold: 2025
- Silver: 2024
- Bronze: 1982, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2022, 2023
DHB-Pokal:
- Gold: 2014
DHB-Supercup:
- Gold: 2024, 2025
- Silver: 2014

International

EHF Champions League:
- Silver: 2025
EHF Cup / EHF European League:
- Gold: 2015, 2018, 2023
- Silver: 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024
IHF Super Globe:
- Gold: 2015, 2016
- Silver: 2017, 2018, 2023

European record

EHF Cup and EHF European League

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2014–15 Winners	Round 3	HBC Nantes	23–18	23–28	46–46 (a)
	Group stage (Group C)	Skjern Håndbold	29–24	28–32	1st
		RK Vojvodina	37–22	30–25
		FC Porto	25–20	26–20
	Semi-final (F4)	RK Gorenje Velenje	27–24
	Final (F4)	HSV Hamburg	30–27
2017–18 Winners	Round 3	FC Porto	33–25	30–27	63–52
	Group stage (Group B)	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball	21–26	34–25	1st
		Lugi HF	34–25	32–27
		Helvetia Anaitasuna	34–23	30–28
	Quarter-finals	RK Nexe Našice	25–16	20–28	45–44
	Semi-final (F4)	Frisch Auf Göppingen	27–24
	Final (F4)	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball	28–25

EHF ranking

As of 26 May 2025^[7]

Rank	Team	Points
1	FC Barcelona	886
2	SC Magdeburg	822
3	THW Kiel	713
4	Füchse Berlin	704
5	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	687
6	MKB Veszprem KC	676
7	Aalborg Handbold	675

Former club members

Notable former players

Fabian Böhm (2010–2011)
Sven-Sören Christophersen (2010–2014)
Paul Drux (2011–)
Simon Ernst (2018–2021)
Steffen Fäth (2016–2018)
Rico Göde (2008–2010)
Silvio Heinevetter (2009–2020)
Michael Krieter (2005)
Marian Michalczik (2020–)
Michael Müller (2019–2020)
Carsten Ohle (2005–2008)
Evgeni Pevnov (2011–2013, 2015)
Markus Richwien (2006–2014)
Christian Rose (2005–2006)
Erik Schmidt (2017–2019)
Frank Schumann (2006–2008)
Bernd Seehase (1974–1979, 1983–1984)
Johannes Sellin (2008–2013)
Jens Vortmann (2005–2009)
Fabian Wiede (2009–)
Martin Ziemer (2019–2020)
Konrad Wilczynski (2006–2011)
Faruk Vražalić (2015–2016)
Jakov Gojun (2015–2021)
Marko Kopljar (2017–)
Krešimir Kozina (2016–2017)
Stipe Mandalinić (2017–2020)
Ivan Ninčević (2010–2013)
Zvonimir Serdarušić (1981–1984)
Denis Špoljarić (2010–2017)
Igor Vori (2022)
Drago Vuković (2015–2018)
Manuel Štrlek (2024)
Michal Brůna (2009)
Pavel Horák (2013–2015)
Pavel Prokopec (2005–2008)
Petr Štochl (2006–2018)
Lasse Andersson (2020–)
Mathias Gidsel (2022–)
Jacob Holm (2018–2023)
Johan Koch (2018–2022)
Torsten Laen (2009–2013)
Hans Lindberg (2016–2024)
Kasper Nielsen (2014)
Hany El-Fakharany (2007–2009)
Bjarki Már Elísson (2015–2019)
Rúnar Kárason (2009–2011)
Kohei Narita (2014–2015)
Dainis Krištopāns (2020)
Alexander Petersson (2010–2012)
Andrius Stelmokas (2006–2008)
Janko Božović (2007–2008)
Miloš Vujović (2020–2023)
Mark Bult (2007–2013)
Børge Lund (2012–2013)
Kjetil Strand (2007–2010)
Kent Robin Tønnesen (2015–2017)
Stian Vatne (2009–2011)
Bartłomiej Jaszka (2007–2016)
Michał Kubisztal (2007–2011)
Konstantin Igropulo (2012–2015)
Viktor Kireyev (2022–2024)
Mark Ferjan (2015–2017)
Ignacio Plaza Jiménez (2015–2018)
Viran Morros (2021–2022)
Iker Romero (2011–2015)
Mijajlo Marsenić (2018–)
Dejan Milosavljev (2019–)
Draško Nenadić (2017)
Petar Nenadić (2014–2017)
Valter Chrintz (2020–)
Max Darj (2022–)
Jesper Nielsen (2013–2016)
Fredrik Petersen (2013–2015)
Jonathan Stenbäcken (2011–2012)
Mattias Zachrisson (2013–2019)
Wael Jallouz (2018)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2005–2009	Jörn-Uwe Lommel
2009–2015	Dagur Sigurðsson
2015–2016	Erlingur Richardsson
2016–2020	Velimir Petković
2020	Michael Roth
2020–2025	Jaron Siewert
2025-	Nicolej Krickau

References

^ "DEUTSCHER HANDBALLBUND (GER) – Handball Germany | EHF". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ "Füchse Berlin gewinnen den DHB-Pokal". berlin.de (in German). 13 October 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ "40 Minuten Rückstand: Füchse nach hartem Kampf deutscher Meister" (in German). Handball-World. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
^ "Historisk præstation af historisk træner". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
^ "Füchse-Knall: Kretzschmar und Siewert sofort weg, Krickau kommt" (in German). Handball-World. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
^ Lars Bruun-Mortensen; Mathias Leerberg Svedborg; Mathias Sørensen (4 September 2025). "Krickau bliver cheftræner i Füchse Berlin". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

External links

Official website

[1] "DEUTSCHER HANDBALLBUND (GER) – Handball Germany | EHF". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

[2] "Füchse Berlin gewinnen den DHB-Pokal". berlin.de (in German). 13 October 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

[3] "40 Minuten Rückstand: Füchse nach hartem Kampf deutscher Meister" (in German). Handball-World. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.

[4] "Historisk præstation af historisk træner". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.

[5] "Füchse-Knall: Kretzschmar und Siewert sofort weg, Krickau kommt" (in German). Handball-World. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.

[6] Lars Bruun-Mortensen; Mathias Leerberg Svedborg; Mathias Sørensen (4 September 2025). "Krickau bliver cheftræner i Füchse Berlin". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 5 September 2025.

[7] "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

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Handball-Bundesliga
2025–26 teams	Bergischer HC Füchse Berlin 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 GWD Minden 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 2025–26 2026–27

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-Handewitt 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: Benfica 2022–23: Füchse Berlin 2023–24: Flensburg-Handewitt 2024–25: Flensburg-Handewitt