| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Champions | SG Flensburg-Handewitt |
| Relegated | SG BBM Bietigheim VfL Gummersbach |
| Champions League | SG Flensburg-Handewitt THW Kiel |
| EHF Cup | SC Magdeburg Rhein-Neckar Löwen MT Melsungen |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 16,227 (53.03 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Matthias Musche (256 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 13,200 Rhein-Neckar Löwen vSG Flensburg-Handewitt |
| Lowest attendance | 1,655 SG BBM Bietigheim vGWD Minden |
| Attendance | 1,470,818 (4,807 per match) |
2019–20 → | |
The2018–19 Handball-Bundesliga was the 54th season of theHandball-Bundesliga,Germany's premierhandball league and the 42nd season consisting of only one league. It ran from 23 August 2018 to 9 June 2019.[1]
SG Flensburg-Handewitt won their third overall and second consecutive title.[2]
| Promoted from 2017–18 2. Handball-Bundesliga | Relegated from 2017–18 Handball-Bundesliga |
|---|---|
| Bergischer HC SG BBM Bietigheim | TV Hüttenberg TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke |
TheSAP Arena in Mannheim, home of theRhein-Neckar Löwen, is the largest venue in the league as it seats 13,200 fans in its HBL configuration. While the smallest is theScharrena, the smaller of the two home venues ofTVB Stuttgart, only being able to accommodate 2,251 fans.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt(C) | 34 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 958 | 768 | +190 | 64 | Champions League |
| 2 | THW Kiel | 34 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1018 | 806 | +212 | 62 | |
| 3 | SC Magdeburg | 34 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1010 | 867 | +143 | 54 | EHF Cup |
| 4 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 34 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 960 | 851 | +109 | 50 | |
| 5 | MT Melsungen | 34 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 922 | 900 | +22 | 42 | |
| 6 | Füchse Berlin | 34 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 923 | 898 | +25 | 38 | |
| 7 | Bergischer HC | 34 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 891 | 880 | +11 | 38 | |
| 8 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 34 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 901 | 899 | +2 | 36 | |
| 9 | HC Erlangen | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 853 | 881 | −28 | 30 | |
| 10 | HSG Wetzlar | 34 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 859 | 883 | −24 | 29 | |
| 11 | SC DHfK Leipzig | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 861 | 871 | −10 | 27 | |
| 12 | TBV Lemgo | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 861 | 885 | −24 | 26 | |
| 13 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 34 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 935 | 960 | −25 | 26 | |
| 14 | GWD Minden | 34 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 941 | 976 | −35 | 25 | |
| 15 | TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 911 | 998 | −87 | 23 | |
| 16 | Die Eulen Ludwigshafen | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 802 | 955 | −153 | 14 | |
| 17 | VfL Gummersbach(R) | 34 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 809 | 963 | −154 | 14 | Relegated |
| 18 | SG BBM Bietigheim(R) | 34 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 809 | 983 | −174 | 14 |
| Home \ Away | BRG | BER | BIE | ERL | FLE | FRI | GÖP | GUM | HAN | KIE | LEI | LEM | MAG | MEL | MIN | RNL | STU | WET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergischer HC | — | 28–26 | 26–23 | 35–26 | 24–27 | 27–23 | 25–28 | 30–28 | 25–22 | 23–27 | 27–23 | 35–26 | 23–27 | 25–24 | 26–21 | 25–30 | 29–28 | 26–22 |
| Füchse Berlin | 26–22 | — | 30–26 | 26–25 | 25–30 | 32–20 | 29–33 | 25–19 | 29–28 | 29–30 | 26–23 | 29–23 | 27–24 | 24–26 | 29–27 | 34–33 | 25–30 | 25–27 |
| SG BBM Bietigheim | 21–28 | 28–36 | — | 24–26 | 20–33 | 27–18 | 30–29 | 25–25 | 29–27 | 21–32 | 15–24 | 25–23 | 29–33 | 24–33 | 28–30 | 21–36 | 19–28 | 26–26 |
| HC Erlangen | 26–18 | 22–27 | 27–25 | — | 26–27 | 26–22 | 24–25 | 30–22 | 25–25 | 21–30 | 24–23 | 28–25 | 26–25 | 24–25 | 25–29 | 23–23 | 31–25 | 27–20 |
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 25–23 | 26–18 | 31–22 | 28–18 | — | 35–23 | 26–15 | 28–20 | 29–28 | 26–25 | 27–21 | 33–24 | 26–25 | 30–24 | 35–28 | 27–20 | 29–21 | 30–29 |
| Die Eulen Ludwigshafen | 23–22 | 26–30 | 23–24 | 23–25 | 18–30 | — | 23–32 | 26–27 | 25–27 | 19–26 | 27–24 | 20–19 | 27–38 | 22–27 | 31–30 | 21–28 | 23–23 | 25–29 |
| Frisch Auf Göppingen | 27–30 | 21–18 | 31–27 | 25–23 | 23–28 | 30–26 | — | 35–26 | 27–26 | 25–29 | 34–27 | 20–24 | 24–31 | 27–30 | 21–21 | 25–28 | 31–25 | 22–24 |
| VfL Gummersbach | 22–29 | 20–29 | 28–21 | 25–27 | 23–33 | 20–20 | 22–26 | — | 25–26 | 22–35 | 30–28 | 25–19 | 20–31 | 23–28 | 20–25 | 28–23 | 31–28 | 19–24 |
| TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 29–26 | 26–25 | 26–27 | 26–24 | 28–33 | 33–28 | 29–30 | 30–24 | — | 25–32 | 30–28 | 27–27 | 26–31 | 29–36 | 30–25 | 28–30 | 33–22 | 23–25 |
| THW Kiel | 32–24 | 26–22 | 34–20 | 27–21 | 20–18 | 37–21 | 28–26 | 31–25 | 30–26 | — | 27–22 | 28–24 | 25–28 | 37–20 | 39–19 | 31–28 | 32–19 | 29–19 |
| SC DHfK Leipzig | 25–25 | 32–27 | 31–24 | 26–25 | 20–21 | 28–22 | 29–25 | 28–18 | 31–26 | 24–25 | — | 22–22 | 24–25 | 26–29 | 26–25 | 28–26 | 26–27 | 21–25 |
| TBV Lemgo | 22–22 | 34–30 | 40–27 | 31–23 | 21–23 | 23–23 | 25–30 | 30–16 | 26–31 | 26–34 | 24–20 | — | 22–23 | 28–26 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 29–24 | 25–24 |
| SC Magdeburg | 32–27 | 25–27 | 23–19 | 31–25 | 24–23 | 35–26 | 28–29 | 29–24 | 34–23 | 35–30 | 28–20 | 29–24 | — | 32–24 | 40–31 | 29–32 | 37–30 | 30–25 |
| MT Melsungen | 26–23 | 26–22 | 31–24 | 27–26 | 18–24 | 30–26 | 25–22 | 33–27 | 28–25 | 25–29 | 35–27 | 31–27 | 23–28 | — | 26–21 | 23–26 | 24–26 | 26–24 |
| GWD Minden | 32–35 | 27–28 | 30–26 | 29–22 | 28–31 | 29–28 | 28–29 | 40–28 | 29–32 | 29–37 | 24–26 | 27–30 | 25–29 | 32–27 | — | 26–31 | 38–25 | 24–22 |
| Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 26–20 | 28–25 | 30–15 | 29–26 | 23–26 | 26–29 | 33–27 | 30–24 | 29–23 | 24–27 | 24–24 | 28–21 | 28–22 | 34–26 | 32–29 | — | 34–29 | 31–21 |
| TBV 1898 Stuttgart | 30–31 | 33–34 | 31–26 | 26–28 | 20–30 | 26–26 | 26–26 | 31–30 | 37–34 | 27–30 | 29–32 | 25–23 | 27–40 | 30–26 | 30–31 | 20–26 | — | 30–28 |
| HSG Wetzlar | 25–27 | 24–29 | 24–21 | 27–28 | 23–30 | 30–19 | 26–21 | 30–23 | 29–28 | 23–27 | 23–22 | 27–28 | 26–31 | 26–34 | 31–27 | 25–26 | 26–23 | — |
| Month | Player of the Month[4] | Goal of the Month[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Club | Player | Club | |
| September |  Matthias Musche | LW | SC Magdeburg | Thomas Roth | TSV Södel |
| October | Michael Kraus | CB | TBV 1898 Stuttgart | Bastian Schwengers | FC Schalke 04 |
| November |  Domenico Ebner | GK | SG BBM Bietigheim | Christopher Czens | Lehrter SV |
| December | Silvio Heinevetter | GK | Füchse Berlin | Lasse Scharge | Oranienburger HC |
| February | Matthias Musche | LW | SC Magdeburg | ||
| März |  Michael Damgaard | LB/CB | SC Magdeburg | ||
| April | Niklas Landin | GK | THW Kiel | ||
| Mai | Andreas Wolff | GK | THW Kiel | ||
The goal of the month award can be awarded to anyone in the league system while the player of the month award only count Bundesliga performances.
