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ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt
Frankfurter Handball Club is a German women's handball from Frankfurt (Oder). History During the communist era Frankfurter HC was the handball section of military sports club ASK Vorwärts, installed in Frankfurt since 1971. Vorwärts was one of the most successful East German team in the 1980s, winning six national championships between 1982 and 1990. It was also successful in international competitions, winning two EHF Cups in 1985 and 1990. Following the reunification of Germany the ASK Vorwärts society was disbanded in 1991, and Frankfurt became an independent club and joined the Handball-Bundesliga as BFV Frankfurt. In 1994 the club merged with local team and took its current name. While the club's status has decreased following the reunification Frankfurter has still been fairly successful since, winning the 1997 EHF City Cup, the 2003 National Cup and the 2004 championship. Most recently it was sixth in 2011, qualifying for the EHF Cup. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt (Oder)
Frankfurt (Oder), also known as Frankfurt an der Oder (, ; Central Marchian: ''Frankfort an de Oder,'' ) is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Brandenburg after Potsdam, Cottbus and Brandenburg an der Havel. With around 58,000 inhabitants, it is the largest German city on the Oder River, and one of the easternmost cities in Germany. Frankfurt sits on the western bank of the Oder, opposite the Polish town of Słubice, which was a part of Frankfurt until 1945, and called ''Dammvorstadt'' until then. The city is about east of Berlin, in the south of the historical region Lubusz Land. Within Frankfurt's city limits lies the recreational area Lake Helenesee. The name of the city makes reference to the Franks, and means '' Ford of the Franks'', and there appears a Gallic rooster in the coats of arms of Frankfurt and Słubice. The official name ''Frankfurt (Oder)'' and the older ''Frankfurt an der Oder'' are used to distinguish it from the larger city of Frankfurt a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dietmar Schmidt
Dietmar Schmidt (born 29 April 1952 in Zwickau) is a handball coach who is currently the assistant coach at the women's team BSV Sachsen Zwickau. He is also a former East Germany, East German Team handball, handball player who won gold medals in the 1980 Summer Olympics as the captain (sports), captain. Playing Career Schmidt started his sports career with swimming and fistball. In 1967 he won the DDR Youth championship in first ball. He started playing handball in school and then joined BSG Aktivist „Karl Marx“ Zwickau and BSG Wismut Aue. In the DDR-Oberliga Handball, DDR-Oberliga he played for ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt, where he won the DDR championship twice in 1974 and 1975. In 1975 he also won the EHF Champions League. For the East Germany men's national handball team, East German national team he played at the 1974 World Men's Handball Championship, 1974 World Championship, where East Germany came second, losing to Romania. At the 1978 World Men's Handball Championship, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a Handball goalkeeper, goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the opposing team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins. Modern handball is played on a court of , with a goal in the middle of each end. The goals are surrounded by a zone where only the defending goalkeeper is allowed; goals must be scored by throwing the ball from outside the zone or while "diving" into it. The sport is usually played indoors, but outdoor variants exist in the forms of field handball, Czech handball (which were more common in the past) and beach handball. The game is fast and high-scoring: professional teams now typically score between 20 and 35 goals each, though lower scores were not uncommon until a few decades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Germany
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally viewed as a communist state and described itself as a Socialist state, socialist "workers' and peasants' state". The Economy of East Germany, economy of the country was Central planning, centrally planned and government-owned corporation, state-owned. Although the GDR had to pay substantial war reparations to the Soviets, its economy became the most successful in the Eastern Bloc. Before its establishment, the country's territory was administered and occupied by Soviet forces following the Berlin Declaration (1945), Berlin Declaration abolishing German sovereignty in World War II. The Potsdam Agreement established the Soviet occupation zone in Germany, Soviet-occupied zone, bounded on the east b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DDR-Oberliga (women's Handball)
The Women's Handball DDR-Oberliga was the highest category in the championship for women's team handball, handball in East Germany. Founded in 1951, 41 editions took place before the competition was disestablished in 1991 following the reunification of Germany. HC Leipzig, SC Leipzig was the championship's most successful with fifteen championships between 1953 and 1991, followed by Fortschritt Weissenfels and ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt, Vorwärts Frankfurt with six, TSC Berlin with four and Empor Rostock with three. The leading teams in the DDR-Oberliga were successful in international competitions. SC Leipzig won two EHF Women's Champions League, European Cups and one Women's EHF Cup, EHF Cup, TSC Berlin also won the European Cup and two Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup, Cup Winners' Cups and ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt, Vorwärts Frankfurt clinched two EHF Cups, while Empor Rostock and SC Magdeburg also played European finals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's EHF Cup
The Women's EHF European League is an annual competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It is organized by the European Handball Federation, EHF. It is currently the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the Women's EHF Champions League, EHF Champions League. Previously called the Women's EHF Cup, the competition is known as the Women's EHF European League from the 2020–21 season. History The first edition took place in 1981. It was called the IHF Cup until 1993. From the 2016–17 season, the competition merged with the Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup, EHF Cup Winners' Cup. Tournament structure The EHF Cup is a competition divided into seven rounds: Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Group Phase, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final. Summary Women's IHF Cup Women's EHF Cup Women's EHF European League Statistics By club By country Top Scorers by Season See also * EHF European League * Women's EHF Champions League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reunification Of Germany
German reunification () was the process of re-establishing Germany as a single sovereign state, which began on 9 November 1989 and culminated on 3 October 1990 with the dissolution of the German Democratic Republic and the integration of its re-established constituent federated states into the Federal Republic of Germany to form present-day Germany. This date was chosen as the customary German Unity Day, and has thereafter been celebrated each year as a national holiday. On the same date, East and West Berlin were also reunified into a single city, which eventually became the capital of Germany. The East German government, controlled by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED), started to falter on 2 May 1989, when the removal of Hungary's border fence with Austria opened a hole in the Iron Curtain. The border was still closely guarded, but the Pan-European Picnic and the indecisive reaction of the rulers of the Eastern Bloc started off an irreversible movement. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball-Bundesliga Frauen
Handball-Bundesliga, is the top women's professional handball league in Germany. History The title of women's champion in indoor handball has been competed for since 1957-58. The first champions were Eimsbüteller TV. The modern Bundesliga was founded in 1975. In the first 10 seasons the table was divided in two subdivisions, north and south (Nord and Süd), who then met in a playoff. Since 1985 the modern format with one national table has been in effect. Records * Biggest home win ** 22 May 1991 - TV Lützellinden - TuS Walle Bremen - +45 * Biggest away win ** 28 September 2023 - HSG Bad Wildungen - SG BBM Bietigheim - +32 * Highest scoring draw ** 14 May 2023 - VfL Oldenburg - SG BBM Bietigheim - 76 goals * Lowest scoring draw ** 19 October 2023 - PSV Grünweiß Frankfurt - TSV Rot-Weiß Auerbach - 8 goals * Highest scoring game ** 12 January 2011 - HSG Blomberg-Lippe - SG BBM Bietigheim - 81 goals 2024–25 season teams *Thüringer HC *HB Ludwigsburg *TuS Metzingen *Bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's EHF Challenge Cup
The Women's EHF European Cup is an annual team handball competition for women's clubs of Europe. It was known as the EHF City Cup until the 1999–2000 season and the EHF Challenge Cup until the 2019–20 season. It is currently the third-tier competition of European club handball. Summary Titles by club Titles by nations See also * EHF European Cup * Women's EHF European League * Women's EHF Champions League The EHF Women's Champions League is the competition for the top women's handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of Europe's top na ... References External links * {{European Club Competitions Recurring sporting events established in 1993 European Handball Federation women's club competitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Handball Federation
The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. History EHF was founded on 17 November 1991 in Berlin, Germany, although the first EHF Congress convened on 5 June 1992 and assigned EHF's headquarters to Vienna, Austria, from 1 September that year. In 2012, the EHF Office celebrated 20 years since it first opened its doors. In the subsequent years, the number of member countries has expanded from the initial 29 to its current number of 50, after Kosovo was granted full membership at the EHF Congress in Dublin, Ireland, in September 2014. The EHF represents its members in the Business development, development of the sport both in terms of grassroots talent, as well as commercial growth. EHF-organised events such as the Men's and Women's European Handball Championships and the EHF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DHB-Pokal (women)
The DHB-Pokal Frauen (English: German Women's Handball Federation Cup) is an elimination handball tournament held annually in Germany. It is the second most important handball national title in the country after the Handball-Bundesliga (women), Handball-Bundesliga championship. Since 1994 the tournament has ended in a final four event. Previous winners Most titles See Also * DHB-Pokal, DHB-Pokal - Men's tournament * Handball-Bundesliga (women), Bundesliga References {{Handball in Germany DHB-Pokal, Handball competitions in Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
