| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Champions | THW Kiel |
| Champions League | THW Kiel SG Flensburg-Handewitt |
| EHF Cup | SC Magdeburg TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 13,032 (54.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bjarki Már Elísson (216 goals) |
| Attendance | 1,170,750 (4,878 per match) |
2020–21 → | |
The2019–20 Handball-Bundesliga was the 55th season of theHandball-Bundesliga,Germany's premierhandball league and the 43rd season consisting of only one league. It ran from 22 August 2019 until it was cancelled in April 2020.[1]
Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic the league postponed the league until late April.[2][3] On 3 April, it was suspended until 16 May.[4]
On 21 April 2020, the season was eventually cancelled. THW Kiel was declared the champion.[5]
| Promoted from 2018–19 2. Handball-Bundesliga | Relegated from 2018–19 Handball-Bundesliga |
|---|---|
| HBW Balingen-Weilstetten HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | SG BBM Bietigheim VfL Gummersbach |
The season was cancelled on 21 April 2020. The final season placings were determined by points per game. There were no relegations to the 2nd division.[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THW Kiel(C) | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 782 | 650 | +132 | 1.69 | Champions League |
| 2 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 27 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 732 | 647 | +85 | 1.56 | |
| 3 | SC Magdeburg | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 782 | 717 | +65 | 1.44 | EHF Cup |
| 4 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 778 | 736 | +42 | 1.33 | |
| 5 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 729 | 686 | +43 | 1.31 | EHF Cup |
| 6 | Füchse Berlin | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 775 | 723 | +52 | 1.30 | |
| 7 | MT Melsungen | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 716 | 700 | +16 | 1.23 | |
| 8 | SC DHfK Leipzig | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 714 | 714 | 0 | 1.04 | |
| 9 | HSG Wetzlar | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 754 | 754 | 0 | 1.00 | |
| 10 | TBV Lemgo | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 765 | 768 | −3 | 1.00 | |
| 11 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 679 | 684 | −5 | 0.88 | |
| 12 | TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 709 | 759 | −50 | 0.78 | |
| 13 | Bergischer HC | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 709 | 728 | −19 | 0.74 | |
| 14 | HC Erlangen | 27 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 695 | 739 | −44 | 0.74 | |
| 15 | GWD Minden | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 690 | 720 | −30 | 0.69 | |
| 16 | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 741 | 818 | −77 | 0.59 | |
| 17 | Die Eulen Ludwigshafen | 27 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 639 | 702 | −63 | 0.56 | |
| 18 | HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | 27 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 643 | 787 | −144 | 0.15 |
| Home \ Away | BAL | BRG | BER | BIT | ERL | FLE | FRI | GÖP | HAN | KIE | LEI | LEM | MAG | MEL | MIN | NOR | RNL | WET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | — | 29–27 | 31–30 | 25–25 | 30–32 | 25–25 | 33–35 | 20–32 | 26–24 | 29–31 | 32–34 | 36–23 | 26–26 | 25–23 | 33–34 | |||
| Bergischer HC | — | 26–26 | 25–24 | 20–21 | 25–25 | 28–27 | 29–34 | 35–33 | 23–24 | 24–24 | 26–23 | 31–18 | 26–29 | 30–33 | ||||
| Füchse Berlin | 33–27 | 27–24 | — | 36–27 | 30–23 | 33–35 | 29–19 | 29–28 | 29–28 | 25–24 | 28–22 | 25–29 | 30–32 | 23–22 | 32–27 | |||
| TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 32–26 | 25–31 | 32–33 | — | 30–24 | 23–23 | 29–26 | 23–28 | 21–29 | 25–25 | 26–26 | 27–29 | 31–28 | 24–24 | 29–24 | |||
| HC Erlangen | 32–27 | 28–26 | 34–29 | 29–24 | — | 23–27 | 23–26 | 27–31 | 25–22 | 26–26 | 27–32 | 25–30 | 26–25 | 29–29 | 25–31 | |||
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 32–25 | 29–23 | 27–23 | — | 29–26 | 28–22 | 30–22 | 29–23 | 30–23 | 27–22 | 29–27 | 30–27 | 31–28 | |||||
| Die Eulen Ludwigshafen | 27–27 | 19–27 | 23–27 | 19–23 | 25–23 | — | 24–23 | 24–26 | 34–27 | 29–36 | 17–20 | 25–25 | 19–12 | 23–26 | 25–31 | |||
| Frisch Auf Göppingen | 26–32 | 28–22 | 25–28 | 31–22 | 28–26 | 29–21 | — | 24–27 | 26–27 | 34–27 | 26–23 | 28–26 | 26–21 | |||||
| TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 31–23 | 31–28 | 32–19 | 29–25 | 23–22 | 25–23 | 30–32 | — | 25–32 | 31–28 | 36–30 | 30–29 | 29–29 | |||||
| THW Kiel | 36–26 | 35–23 | 29–15 | 30–27 | 31–24 | 32–23 | — | 27–26 | 31–24 | 38–26 | 29–27 | 31–23 | 27–21 | 20–27 | ||||
| SC DHfK Leipzig | 27–26 | 35–32 | 24–23 | 31–28 | 26–21 | 32–27 | 30–27 | — | 34–32 | 25–26 | 31–28 | 28–29 | 26–29 | |||||
| TBV Lemgo | 27–24 | 26–31 | 27–23 | 34–32 | 18–27 | 27–19 | 26–36 | 27–30 | 26–27 | — | 24–32 | 31–26 | 31–25 | 30–25 | 32–27 | |||
| SC Magdeburg | 38–26 | 27–29 | 33–28 | 24–20 | 26–25 | 30–21 | 30–30 | 32–31 | 28–26 | — | 26–25 | 31–29 | 39–27 | 28–32 | 34–27 | |||
| MT Melsungen | 36–23 | 28–25 | 21–26 | 28–27 | 19–24 | 26–25 | 30–17 | 31–25 | 31–34 | 26–23 | 31–29 | — | 31–26 | 28–26 | ||||
| GWD Minden | 30–30 | 26–23 | 30–25 | 26–29 | 23–27 | 29–23 | 27–26 | 32–32 | 26–29 | 21–25 | 33–31 | 27–29 | — | 24–28 | ||||
| HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | 21–26 | 24–34 | 20–29 | 19–21 | 20–30 | 24–32 | 33–30 | 24–29 | 21–27 | 24–31 | 25–26 | — | 17–27 | 25–31 | ||||
| Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 37–26 | 30–24 | 33–32 | 22–24 | 28–21 | 30–23 | 26–25 | 26–23 | 29–29 | 30–33 | 32–28 | — | 29–26 | |||||
| HSG Wetzlar | 27–24 | 27–28 | 27–27 | 26–23 | 31–30 | 25–25 | 26–30 | 28–32 | 29–28 | 26–31 | 26–23 | 34–27 | 27–27 | — |
Top goalscorers[edit]
Source:HBL | Top goalkeepers[edit]
Source:HBL |