TVB 1898 Stuttgart is a

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 ...

club from

Waiblingen Waiblingen (; Swabian: ''Woeblinge'') is a town in the southwest of Germany, located in the center of the densely populated Stuttgart region, directly neighboring Stuttgart. It is the capital and largest city of the Rems-Murr district. , Waibli ...

, town of

Bittenfeld Bittenfeld is an incorporated (1975) town located in the northernmost quarter of Waiblingen in the Rems-Murr-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east ...

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. that plays in 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 K ...

History

TV Bittenfeld played in the 2nd Division German Handball Championship from the 2006/07 season to the 2014/15 season. After finishing third overall in the 2014/15 season, the team advanced to the 1st division German league and changed its name to TVB 1898 Stuttgart. The team's home matches will be played in

Scharrena Stuttgart The Scharrena Stuttgart (''SCHARRena Stuttgart'' official spelling) is a multi-purpose hall in Stuttgart's Bad Cannstatt district. The hall is located on the fairgrounds Neckar Park, is the Mercedes-Benz Arena affiliated, under ''Unterthürkheime ...

. Due to the limited capacity of the domestic arena, some matches will be held at the nearby

Porsche-Arena Porsche-Arena is a multi-purpose arena, located in Stuttgart, Germany. The seating capacity of the arena varies, from 5,100 to 8,000 people and it was opened in 2006, after 14 months of construction. The arena is part of a sport complex located in ...

. Starting in the 2021/22 season, all matches will be in the

Porsche Arena Porsche-Arena is a multi-purpose arena, located in Stuttgart, Germany. The seating capacity of the arena varies, from 5,100 to 8,000 people and it was opened in 2006, after 14 months of construction. The arena is part of a sport complex located in ...

. The club has a local rivalry with

HBW Balingen-Weilstetten HBW Balingen-Weilstetten is a handball club from the city of Balingen, Germany, though they occasionally play in Stuttgart. The team currently plays in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga, Germany's second highest handball division. History The clu ...

Crest, colours, supporters

Club crest

File:TVB Logo.svg, Logo in the 2000s
(-2015) File:TVB Stuttgart handball club.png, Official logo since 2015
(2015–present)

Kits

Sports Hall information

*Name: –

*City: –

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

*Capacity: – 6181 *Address: – Mercedesstraße 69, 70372

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2024–25 season''

Technical staff

* Head coach: Michael Schweikardt * Athletic Trainer: Steffen Hepperle * Physiotherapist: Frank Jakschitz * Physiotherapist: Tobias Unfried * Club doctor: Dr. Friedel Mauch

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2024–25 season'' ;Joining *

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(GK) ''(from BM Puerto Sagunto)'' *

Lenny Rubin Lenny Rubin (born 1 February 1996) is a Swiss handball player for HSG Wetzlar and the Swiss national team. He represented Switzerland at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the ...

(LB) ''(from

HSG Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar is a professional handball club from Wetzlar, Germany. Currently, HSG Wetzlar competes in the Handball-Bundesliga, German First League of Handball (Bundesliga) and the DHB-Pokal, German Handball Cup. Crest, colours, supporters Kit ...

)'' * Bruno Reguart (CB) ''(from

BM Granollers Club Balonmano Granollers, commonly known as BM Granollers, is a handball club based in Granollers, Spain. History The club was founded in 1944 and it is one of the oldest and most successful Spanish handball clubs in terms of titles won. ...

)'' * Achilleas Toskas (RB) ''(from Bianco Monte Drama 1986)'' * Nico Bacani (RW) ''(from own youth)'' * Gianfranco Pribetić (P) ''(from

RK Nexe Našice Rukometni klub Nexe Našice ( en, Nexe Našice Handball Club), commonly referred to as RK Nexe Našice or simply Nexe, is a handball club from Našice, Croatia. Currently, RK Nexe competes in the Croatian First League of Handball, Premijer liga and ...

)'' ;Leaving *

Silvio Heinevetter Silvio Heinevetter (born 21 October 1984) is a German handballer for TVB 1898 Stuttgart and the German national team. He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. Achievements * Summer Olympics: **: 2016 File:2016 Events ...

(GK) ''(to

ThSV Eisenach ThSV Eisenach is a German handball club from Eisenach, Germany, that plays in the Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 onwards, the league was sponsored by Toyota and h ...

)'' *

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(LB) ''(to PAUC Handball)'' * Fynn-Luca Nicolaus (LB) ''(to

SG BBM Bietigheim SG BBM Bietigheim is a German handball club from Bietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Württemberg. Its women's team is playing in the Handball-Bundesliga Frauen, and internationally in the EHF Champions League. The men's team plays in the 2. Handball-Bun ...

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(RB) ''(to HC Oppenweiler-Backnang)'' *

Egon Hanusz Egon Hanusz (born 25 September 1997) is a Hungarian 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 ...

(CB) ''(to

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)'' * Sascha Pfattheicher (RW) ''(to

)'' *

Marino Marić Marino Marić (born 1 June 1990) is a Croatian professional handball player for TVB Stuttgart and the Croatian national team. He participated at the 2016, 2018 and at the 2020 European Championships. Honours ;Zagreb * Dukat Premier League: 20 ...

(P) ''(to

)'' ? *

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(P) ''(to ?)''

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2025–26 season'' ;Joining * August Pedersen (LW) ''(from

SG Flensburg-Handewitt SG Flensburg-Handewitt is a professional handball club from Flensburg and Handewitt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and EHF European League. They play home matches at Flens-Arena. Since formin ...

)'' ? ;Leaving * Daniel Fernández (LW) ''(to

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Previous squads

Former club members

Notable former players

* Jens Bechtloff (2003–2007) *

Johannes Bitter Johannes Bitter (born 2 September 1982) is a German handball goalkeeper for HSV Hamburg. Club career Bitter started his senior career with SG VTB Altjührden in 1999, before moving to Wilhelmshavener HV three years later. After only one season ...

(2016–2021) * Kai Häfner (2006–2007) *

Michael Kraus Michael Kraus may refer to: * Michael Kraus (soccer) (born 1984), American soccer player * Michael Kraus (field hockey) (born 1958), American Olympic hockey player * Michael Kraus (handballer) (born 1983), German handball player * Michael Kraus (m ...

(2016–2019) * Djibril M’Bengue (2013–2018) * Jürgen Müller (2006, 2012–2015) * David Schmidt (2018–2020) *

Manuel Späth Manuel Späth (born 16 October 1985) is a German handballer who plays as a pivot for HSV Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg is a handball club from Germany, located in Hamburg. Currently, Handball Hamburg competes in the Handball-Bundesliga. ...

(2017–2020) * Michael Spatz (2015–2016) * Dominik Weiss (2009–2022) *

Christian Zeitz Christian Zeitz (born 18 November 1980 in Heidelberg) is a former German handball player. Zeitz received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is ...

(2020) * Patrick Zieker (2019–) * Teo Čorić (2015–2017) *

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(2013–2017) * Robert Markotić (2018–2020) * Ivan Pešić (2021–2022) * Jan Větrovec (2006–2008) * Kasper Kisum (2015–2016) * Richard Sundberg (2014–2015) *

Rudolf Faluvégi Rudolf Faluvégi (born 9 January 1994) is a Hungarian 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) pas ...

(2019–2021) *

(2021–) *

Sajjad Esteki Sajjad Esteki ( fa, سجاد استکی, born 23 April 1990) is an Iranian handball player who currently plays for CSM Bacău and the Iran men's national handball team. Esteki was the top scorer in the 2009 Youth World Handball Championship w ...

(2015) * Elvar Ásgeirsson (2019–2021) * Arnór Þór Gunnarsson (2010–2012) *

Björgvin Páll Gústavsson Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (born 24 May 1985) is an Icelandic handball player that plays as a goalkeeper. Background Björgvin grew up in Kópavogur. He has two brothers, Axel Birgir, and Margeir Felix, and two sisters, Berglind Sif, and Helg ...

(2007–2009) * Viggó Kristjánsson (2020–2022) * Árni Þór Sigtryggsson (2007–2009) *

Žarko Peševski Žarko Peševski ( mk, Жарко Пешевски) (born 11 April 1991) is a Macedonian 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 ou ...

(2019–2022) *

Bobby Schagen Bobby Schagen (born 13 January 1990) is a Dutch handball player for TBV Lemgo and the Dutch national team. He represented the Netherlands at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was t ...

(2016–2019) * Dennis Szczęsny (2012–2014) * Viorel Fotache (2015–2017) * Dragoș Oprea (2016) * Gregor Lorger (2011–2012) * Primož Prošt (2020–2022) * Miljan Vujović (2022–) * Lukas von Deschwanden (2018–2019) *

Samuel Röthlisberger Samuel Röthlisberger (born 15 August 1996) is a Swiss handball player for TV Bittenfeld and the Swiss national team. He represented Switzerland at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Championshi ...

(2017–) *

Oscar Bergendahl Oscar Bergendahl (born 8 March 1995) is a Swedish handball player, playing for TVB Stuttgart. He represented Sweden at the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt. Individual awards *Best defender of the European Championship: 2022 F ...

(2022–) * Patrik Kvalvik (2014–2015) *

(2019–) *

Tobias Thulin Tobias Thulin (born 5 July 1995) is a Swedish handball player who plays for GOG Håndbold and the Swedish national team. Achievements * EHF European League 2021 with SC Magdeburg * Danish League 2023 with GOG Håndbold * Danish Cup The ...

(2021–2022) * Can Çelebi (2016–2017) * Yunus Özmusul (2015–2016)

Former coaches

References

External links

* * * * * {{Handball-Bundesliga Handball clubs in Germany Handball-Bundesliga Sport in Stuttgart (region) Handball clubs established in 1898 1898 establishments in Germany Rems-Murr-Kreis