HSG Düsseldorf was a German

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 goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

team from

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. In was founded in 2000 by a fusion of ''Allgemeinen Rather Turnverein'' and ''HSV Düsseldorf''. It overtook the license of HSV Düsseldorf and thus played in the

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until 2010. On December 2011 company behind the team declared insolvency. Prior to the 2017-18 season the team was fused with Neusser HV and became HSG Neuss/Düsseldorf. Afterwards the team played two seasons in the second Bundesliga under the name Rhein Vikings. In January 2020 Rhein Vikings declared bankruptcy.

External links

official website

References

Sport in Düsseldorf Handball clubs in Germany Handball clubs established in 2000 Handball clubs disestablished in 2020 2000 establishments in Germany 2020 disestablishments in Germany Defunct handball clubs in Germany {{Handball-team-stub