The 2016–17 Handball-Bundesliga was the 52nd season of the
Handball-Bundesliga
The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 onwards, the league was sponsored by Toyota and has officially been called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. This lasted until 2012 when the Deutsche Kr ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
's premier
handball league and the 40th season consisting of only one league. It ran from 2 September 2016 to 10 June 2017.
Rhein-Neckar Löwen won their second consecutive title.
Teams
A total of 18 teams will be participating in this year's edition of the Bundesliga. Of these, 15 sides qualified directly from the
2015–16 season and the top three sides were directly promoted from the 2. Bundesliga:
HC Erlangen
HC Erlangen is a handball club from Erlangen, Germany. They currently compete in the Handball-Bundesliga.
History
In the 2000/2001 season, both HG Erlangen and CSG Erlangen played in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga, but this season CSG Erlangen dro ...
, the champions;
GWD Minden
Grün-Weiß Dankersen-Minden, commonly known as GWD Minden, is a handball club from Minden, Germany, and is competing in the German Handball-Bundesliga.
Crest, colours, supporters Kits
Accomplishments
* National Championship of Germany: 2
...
, the runners-up; and the third-place finisher,
HSC 2000 Coburg
HSC 2000 Coburg is a handball club from Coburg, Germany. Currently, they compete in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga.
Accomplishments
* 2. Handball-Bundesliga: 1
**: 2020
Team Current squad
:''Squad for the 2022–23 season''
;Goalkeepers
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.
Standings
Results
Attendances
Teams with an average home attendance of at least 10,000:
[http://www.dkb-handball-bundesliga.de/de/dkb-hbl/statistiken/saisonen/statistiken/saison-16-17/saisonstatistik/zuschauer/]
References
External links
Official website
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Handball-Bundesliga
2016–17 domestic handball leagues
2016 in German sport
2017 in German sport