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, abbrev= DHB
, logo= Deutscher Handballbund, Logo, RGB.svg
, logosize= 250px
, countryflag= Germany
, iocnation= Federal Republic of
Germany (GER)
, url=
, sport=
Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
, othersport1=
Beach handball
, othersport2=
Wheelchair handball
, historytitle=HISTORY
, precedingorganisationsname=
, yearfounded=
, formernames=
, demographicstitle=DEMOGRAPHICS
, noofclubs= 4,356 (as of 2016)
, noofaffclubs=
, membershipsize= 756,987 (as of 2016)
, participationlevels=
, affiliationstitle=AFFILIATIONS
, IF =
International Handball Federation
, IF_abbr = IHF
, IF_joined =
, nationalolympiccom=
German Olympic Sports Confederation
, continentalassoc=
European Handball Federation
, nocyearjoined=
, otheraff2=
, otheraff3=
, otheraff4=
, otheraff5=
, electedtitle= GOVERNING BODY
, patron=
, president=
Andreas Michelmann
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, sectitle= HEADQUARTERS
, address1= Willi-Daume-Haus
Strobelallee 56 DE-44139
Dortmund
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,
Arnsberg,
North Rhine-Westphalia
, country=
Germany
, chiefexec=
, secretarygeneral=
Mark Schober
, financetitle=FINANCE
, companystatus=
, operatingincome=
, sponsors=
Kempa Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse Deutsche Kreditbank
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Lidl Gerflor
The German Handball Association (
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
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: ''Deutscher Handballbund'') (DHB) is the national
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
association of
Germany. DHB organizes team
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
within Germany and represents German handball internationally. The association has been a member of the
International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1950 and the
European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1991, just after the country's unification. The DHB headquarters are in
Dortmund
Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-largest city of Germany, with a population of 588,250 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the la ...
.
Presidents
Competitions
Men's Senior Competitions
*
Handball-Bundesliga (Division 1)
*
2. Handball-Bundesliga
The 2. Handball-Bundesliga is the second tier of professional handball in Germany.
Season
It is directly linked to the Handball-Bundesliga, the country's highest tier, by a promotion and relegation system. Before the 2011–12 season, the lea ...
(Division 2)
*
German Handball Cup
*
German Handball Super Cup
Women's Senior Competitions
*
Women's Handball-Bundesliga (Division 1)
*
2. Women's Handball-Bundesliga (Division 2)
*
Women's German Cup
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External links
*
European Handball Federation
Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
Handball in Germany
Sports organizations established in 1949
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