VfL Lübeck-Schwartau

VfL Lübeck-Schwartau
Full nameVfL Lübeck-Schwartau
Founded1863 (1863)
2002 (2002)[1]
ArenaHansehalle
Capacity3,200
PresidentMichael Friedrichs
Head coachPiotr Przybecki
League2. Handball-Bundesliga
2024–202512th
Club colours   
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VfL Lübeck-Schwartau is a men's handball club from Bad Schwartau, Germany, that plays in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga.[2] They won the DHB-Pokal in 2001.

The club has 2,300 members.[1]

The team used to play under the name VfL Bad Schwartau and was formed in 1863.[1] They played in the Bundesliga until 2002, where HSV Lübeck was formed on the license of VfL Bad Schwartau, and later moved to Hamburg to become HSV Hamburg. This meant that the former 2nd team of VfL Lübeck-Schwartau was now the first team, playing in the Regionalliga at the time.[3] In 2007-08 they were promoted to the 2. Handball-Bundesliga.[3] Since July 1, 2017, the first men's team has been competing under the name VfL Lübeck-Schwartau for marketing reasons.[4]

The women's team played in the Bundesliga in the 1979-80 and 1980-81.

Accomplishments

  • Regionalliga:
    •  Gold: 2008

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2020–21 season

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Transfer History

References

  1. ^ a b c "über den Verein" (in German). VfL Lübeck-Schwartau. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Startseite". Vfl-luebeck-schwartau.de. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b "historie" (in German). VfL Lübeck-Schwartau. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Pressemitteilung vom 11. Januar 2024" (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  5. ^ "Handball Sport Verein Hamburg: Kaj Geenen kommt, Alexander Hartwig geht".
  6. ^ https://www.handball-world.news/artikel/tus-n-luebbecke-niederlaender-ersetzt-kolodziej-1095906