Frisch Auf Göppingen

TPSG Frisch Auf Göppingen
Full nameTurn- und Polizeisportgemeinschaft Frisch Auf Göppingen e.V.
Short nameFAG
Founded1920 (1920)
ArenaEWS Arena
Capacity5,600
Head coachBen Matschke
LeagueHandball-Bundesliga
2024–2512th of 18
Club colours   
Home
Away
Website
Official site

Turn- und Polizeisportgemeinschaft Frisch Auf Göppingen e.V. is a sports club from Germany, located in Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg. The club's men's handball team plays under the name FRISCH AUF! Göppingen in Handball-Bundesliga. Nine-time champions of Germany, Göppingen were at their most successful during the early 1960s. The club's women's handball team Frisch Auf Frauen also plays in Handball-Bundesliga.

Göppingen
Location of Frisch Auf Göppingen

Men's handball team

History

TPSG Frisch Auf Göppingen was founded in 1896 as the Göppingen Gymnastics Club (Turnclub Göppingen). In October 1920, the club established its own handball division.[1] In 1971, the Frisch Auf Göppingen Gymnastics Club merged with the Göppingen Police Sports Association to form the Turn- und Polizeisportgemeinschaft Frisch Auf Göppingen.[2] The club won nine championships between 1954 and 1972. He spent the 1990s in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga. In 2001, however, they were promoted to the Handball-Bundesliga again. In the 2010s, the club won four EHF Cups (2011, 2012, 2016 and 2017). The "Frisch Auf" part of the club's name is an old German salutation amongst gymnasts.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer
–2018 Pro Touch
2018–present Hummel

Kits

Accomplishments

Sports Hall information

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season[3]
Frisch Auf Göppingen

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Ben Matschke
  • Goalkeeping coach: Alexander Vorontsov
  • Physiotherapist: Thomas Hummel
  • Physiotherapist: Sebastian Daebel
  • Club doctor: Dr. Christian Grill

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Previous squads

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
2016–17 EHF Cup R3 Pfadi Winterthur 33–30 37–32 70–62
Group stage Fraikin Granollers 29–28 35–27 1st place
FC Porto 30–28 31–27
HC Midtjylland 31–23 25–22
Quarterfinal Bye (Final Four Host)
Final Four SC Magdeburg 33–29 Cup Champions
Füchse Berlin 30–22
2022–23 EHF European League Q2 TBV Lemgo Lippe 28–24 31–33 59–57
Group stage Fejér Veszprém 46–30 40–23 2nd place
SL Benfica 31–29 31–27
Montpellier HB 27–25 27–35
Tatran Prešov 34–24 28–26
Kadetten Schaffhausen 24–25 35–30
Round of 16 Valur 33–31 36–29 69–60
Quarterfinal RK Nexe 32–23 31–27 63–50
Semifinal Fraikin Granollers 29–31 Third place
Third place game Montpellier HB 33–29

EHF ranking

As of 20 September 2025[10]
Rank Team Points
71 UHK Krems 68
72 AHC Potaissa Turda 67
73 ABC Braga 66
74 Frisch Auf Göppingen 65
75 FH Hafnarfjarðar 63
76 Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold 61
77 RK Leotar 60

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

Seasons Coach Country
2004–2013 Velimir Petković
2013–2014 Aleksandar Knežević
2014–2017 Magnus Andersson
2017–2018 Rolf Brack
2018–2022 Hartmut Mayerhoffer
2022–2024 Markus Baur

Women's handball team

Frisch Auf Frauen
Full nameThop.iwent-Frisch Auf Göppingen-Sport-Dienstleistungs GmbH
Short nameFAG, FA Frauen
Founded1923 (1923)
ArenaEWS Arena
Capacity5,600
Head coachNico Kiener
Club colours   
Home
Away
Website
Official site

History

TPSG Frisch Auf Göppingen was founded in 1896 as the Göppingen Gymnastics Club. In October 1920, the club established its own handball division. The women's section was established in 1923. The team played for the first time in 2006 in the Handball-Bundesliga. The club made it to the finals of the Challenge Cup in 2010.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer
–2017 Kempa
2017–2020 Mizuno
2020–present Joma

Kits

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season[11]
Frisch Auf Göppingen

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Nico Kiener

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

EHF ranking

As of 24 February 2022[12]
Rank Team Points
232 Anagennisi Artas 5
233 HC Azersu 5
234 Frisch Auf Göppingen 5
235 Dacia Mioveni 5
236 Cankaya BLD Anka SK 5
237 Polatli Belediyespor 4
238 ŽRK Celje 4

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

Seasons Coach Country
2009–2013 Aleksandar Knežević
2013 Nedeljko Vujinović
2013–2014 Vasile Oprea
20014–2021 Aleksandar Knežević
2021– Nico Kiener

Notes

  1. ^ Also plays as right back.
  2. ^ Also plays as centre back.

References

  1. ^ Fritz Daferner; Siegfried Molterer (30 September 1950). "Festschrift zum 30-jährigen Jubiläum der Handballabteilung des Turnclubs Frisch Auf Göppingen" (Document) (in German). Göppingen: Turnclub Frisch Auf Göppingen.
  2. ^ "Historie › TPSG Frisch Auf Göppingen". fagp.de (in German). Frisch Auf Göppingen. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Kader: FRISCH AUF! Göppingen".
  4. ^ "Handball: Frisch Auf Göppingen bestätigt Torhüter-Verpflichtung".
  5. ^ "Handball Bundesliga: Neuer Verein von Martin Hanne offiziell bestätigt".
  6. ^ "Üdv a csapatban, Josip Šarac!" (in Hungarian). 8 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Zu diesem Handball-Klub wechselt Tibor Ivanisevic".
  8. ^ "Handball: HSG Wetzlar bestätigt Bart Ravensbergen als Klimpke-Nachfolger".
  9. ^ "Efter 13 år – Andreas Flodman tillbaka i Guif - Handbollskanalen". 8 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Eurotopteam, European handball team ranking".
  11. ^ "Frisch Auf Frauen – Mannschaft".
  12. ^ "Le classement européen des clubs de Handball Féminin".