Füchse Berlin (handball)

Füchse Berlin is a professional handball club from Berlin, Germany, that currently competes in the Handball-Bundesliga, the highest national league, and in EHF competitions.[1]

Berlin
Location of Füchse Berlin

Füchse Berlin
Nickname(s)Die Füchse (The Foxes)
Founded1891 (1891)
ArenaMax-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Capacity8,500
Head coachJaron Siewert
LeagueHandball-Bundesliga
2023–242nd of 18
Home
Away
Website
Official site

History

Until 2005, the club was organized as handball department of Reinickendorfer Füchse. For the 2005–06 season, the branding was changed to Füchse Berlin, in an effort to establish the club as a leading sports team of Berlin alongside Hertha BSC (football), Eisbären Berlin (ice hockey) and Alba Berlin (basketball). This coincided with the move to Max-Schmeling-Halle (Berlin's second biggest indoor sports venue), which is dubbed Fuchsbau (burrow in English). In 2007, the Füchse secured the championship in the Zweite Handball-Bundeliga, the second highest German league, thus advancing to Handball-Bundesliga, which the club has stayed in ever since. In 2014 the team won the DHB-Pokal, its first major trophy by defeating SG Flensburg-Handewitt 22–21.[2]

As German cup winners they qualified for the 2014–15 EHF Cup, which they won to gain their first international title. As winner of the EHF Cup the Füchse earned a wild card spot for the 2015 IHF Super Globe, which they also won.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer
0000–2014 Kempa
2014–2020 Hummel
2020–present Puma

Kits

Sports Hall information

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Jaron Siewert
  • Assistant coach: Maximilian Rinderle
  • Goalkeeping coach: Dejan Perić
  • Athletic Trainer: Carsten Köhrbrück
  • Physiotherapist: Tim Schilling
  • Club doctor: Sebastian Bierke

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Previous squads

Accomplishments

Domestic

International

European record

EHF Cup and EHF European League

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2014–15
Winners
Round 3 HBC Nantes 23–18 23–28 46–46 (a)
Group stage
(Group C)
Skjern Håndbold 29–24 28–32 1st
RK Vojvodina 37–22 30–25
FC Porto 25–20 26–20
Semi-final (F4) RK Gorenje Velenje 27–24
Final (F4) HSV Hamburg 30–27
2017–18
Winners
Round 3 FC Porto 33–25 30–27 63–52
Group stage
(Group B)
Saint-Raphaël Var Handball 21–26 34–25 1st
Lugi HF 34–25 32–27
Helvetia Anaitasuna 34–23 30–28
Quarter-finals RK Nexe Našice 25–16 20–28 45–44
Semi-final (F4) Frisch Auf Göppingen 27–24
Final (F4) Saint-Raphaël Var Handball 28–25

EHF ranking

As of 20 June 2022[3]
Rank Team Points
8 SG Flensburg-Handewitt387
9 Aalborg Håndbold374
10 Orlen Wisła Płock351
11 Füchse Berlin327
12 S.L. Benfica319
13 HBC Nantes316
14 Pick Szeged314

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

Seasons Coach Country
2005–2009 Jörn-Uwe Lommel
2009–2015 Dagur Sigurðsson
2015–2016 Erlingur Richardsson
2016–2020 Velimir Petković
2020 Michael Roth
2020– Jaron Siewert

See also

References

  1. "DEUTSCHER HANDBALLBUND (GER) – Handball Germany | EHF". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. "Füchse Berlin gewinnen den DHB-Pokal". berlin.de (in German). 13 October 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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