| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | SG Flensburg-Handewitt |
| Relegated | TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke TV Hüttenberg |
| Champions League | SG Flensburg-Handewitt Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
| EHF Cup | Füchse Berlin SC Magdeburg THW Kiel TSV Hannover-Burgdorf |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 16,367 (53.49 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Casper Ulrich Mortensen (230 goals) |
2018–19 → | |
The2017–18 Handball-Bundesliga was the 53rd season of theHandball-Bundesliga,Germany's premierhandball league and the 41st season consisting of only one league. It ran from 24 August 2017 to 3 June 2018.
SG Flensburg-Handewitt won their second title.[1]
A total of 18 teams will be participating in this year's edition of the Bundesliga. Of these, 15 sides qualified directly from the2016–17 season and the top three sides were directly promoted from the 2. Bundesliga:TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke, the champions;TV Hüttenberg, the runners-up; and the third-place finisher,Die Eulen Ludwigshafen.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt(C) | 34 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 993 | 851 | +142 | 56 | Qualification toChampions League |
| 2 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 34 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 1043 | 838 | +205 | 55 | |
| 3 | Füchse Berlin | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 968 | 875 | +93 | 53 | Qualification toEHF Cup |
| 4 | SC Magdeburg | 34 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1037 | 927 | +110 | 50 | |
| 5 | THW Kiel | 34 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 989 | 854 | +135 | 49 | |
| 6 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 953 | 900 | +53 | 47 | |
| 7 | MT Melsungen | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 952 | 887 | +65 | 41 | |
| 8 | SC DHfK Leipzig | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 867 | 854 | +13 | 37 | |
| 9 | TBV Lemgo | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 882 | 932 | −50 | 34 | |
| 10 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 903 | 909 | −6 | 31 | |
| 11 | HSG Wetzlar | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 896 | 884 | +12 | 30 | |
| 12 | GWD Minden | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 896 | 968 | −72 | 26 | |
| 13 | HC Erlangen | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 844 | 932 | −88 | 25 | |
| 14 | TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 852 | 959 | −107 | 20 | |
| 15 | VfL Gummersbach | 34 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 841 | 950 | −109 | 16 | |
| 16 | Die Eulen Ludwigshafen | 34 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 828 | 946 | −118 | 15 | |
| 17 | TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke(R) | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 778 | 913 | −135 | 14 | Relegation to2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | TV Hüttenberg(R) | 34 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 845 | 988 | −143 | 13 |
| Home \ Away | BER | BIT | ERL | FLE | FRI | GÖP | GUM | HAN | HÜT | KIE | LEM | LEI | LÜB | MAG | MEL | MIN | RNL | WET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Füchse Berlin | — | 26–24 | 31–25 | 26–30 | 31–24 | 33–19 | 31–24 | 25–24 | 28–23 | 25–25 | 36–23 | 24–20 | 26–20 | 23–23 | 32–29 | 40–31 | 29–23 | 29–24 |
| TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 24–24 | — | 29–31 | 28–35 | 25–22 | 23–30 | 22–26 | 26–33 | 30–30 | 24–36 | 27–28 | 22–27 | 28–29 | 31–32 | 29–27 | 27–27 | 23–29 | 26–36 |
| HC Erlangen | 23–27 | 25–29 | — | 20–29 | 22–22 | 28–29 | 25–22 | 34–28 | 26–26 | 20–31 | 24–28 | 27–26 | 22–22 | 31–29 | 23–23 | 26–26 | 25–25 | 25–25 |
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 29–21 | 28–17 | 29–21 | — | 32–29 | 22–21 | 34–22 | 27–27 | 38–23 | 27–35 | 25–22 | 30–27 | 37–23 | 29–24 | 33–29 | 24–23 | 27–22 | 34–27 |
| Die Eulen Ludwigshafen | 19–25 | 24–25 | 32–29 | 24–30 | — | 25–32 | 28–24 | 21–27 | 32–28 | 21–25 | 24–21 | 21–35 | 23–23 | 23–26 | 27–31 | 21–21 | 18–26 | 31–29 |
| Frisch Auf Göppingen | 32–38 | 21–23 | 25–28 | 28–28 | 32–28 | — | 24–16 | 30–19 | 28–17 | 22–29 | 27–27 | 20–20 | 24–19 | 31–32 | 29–28 | 27–28 | 28–26 | 28–25 |
| VfL Gummersbach | 29–31 | 25–26 | 24–29 | 25–29 | 31–26 | 28–27 | — | 29–31 | 28–25 | 31–27 | 30–37 | 29–24 | 21–22 | 22–30 | 17–25 | 22–24 | 26–29 | 22–33 |
| TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 33–27 | 27–20 | 25–19 | 32–29 | 33–23 | 28–28 | 28–22 | — | 32–25 | 28–27 | 27–25 | 30–26 | 28–26 | 32–30 | 26–23 | 36–29 | 23–26 | 29–27 |
| TV Hüttenberg | 28–30 | 23–28 | 24–27 | 23–30 | 28–27 | 28–28 | 22–23 | 19–29 | — | 25–37 | 24–24 | 20–24 | 24–22 | 31–37 | 27–28 | 26–30 | 23–36 | 22–22 |
| THW Kiel | 25–20 | 31–25 | 29–24 | 25–29 | 28–21 | 28–23 | 29–23 | 29–31 | 33–24 | — | 29–19 | 29–26 | 29–19 | 34–32 | 32–31 | 30–27 | 27–22 | 25–26 |
| TBV Lemgo | 22–25 | 24–21 | 24–24 | 23–32 | 29–25 | 29–27 | 29–27 | 27–29 | 31–30 | 27–31 | — | 33–29 | 30–27 | 27–27 | 26–26 | 26–26 | 24–26 | 28–26 |
| SC DHfK Leipzig | 30–31 | 24–24 | 34–24 | 25–22 | 23–20 | 33–28 | 27–24 | 25–23 | 26–25 | 16–28 | 26–19 | — | 26–26 | 22–23 | 30–27 | 20–17 | 23–29 | 23–21 |
| TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke | 21–29 | 24–21 | 27–27 | 24–27 | 28–29 | 25–25 | 26–27 | 21–25 | 26–26 | 21–33 | 22–25 | 17–22 | — | 20–31 | 19–22 | 29–22 | 28–38 | 17–23 |
| SC Magdeburg | 26–30 | 34–26 | 28–22 | 29–23 | 30–26 | 30–27 | 30–24 | 31–22 | 33–26 | 31–26 | 35–28 | 37–31 | 34–24 | — | 33–31 | 34–25 | 29–32 | 31–29 |
| MT Melsungen | 31–24 | 33–24 | 32–21 | 25–30 | 25–19 | 27–30 | 25–23 | 31–29 | 26–28 | 29–25 | 33–33 | 28–20 | 27–16 | 29–27 | — | 31–27 | 29–26 | 29–22 |
| GWD Minden | 29–37 | 26–29 | 33–22 | 30–34 | 29–26 | 26–26 | 29–24 | 29–29 | 35–28 | 25–32 | 24–24 | 26–29 | 21–18 | 29–41 | 26–30 | — | 24–35 | 26–24 |
| Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 37–23 | 33–23 | 33–22 | 32–27 | 34–26 | 31–20 | 36–26 | 35–23 | 31–21 | 30–28 | 38–17 | 28–25 | 36–27 | 34–29 | 23–24 | 27–22 | — | 34–25 |
| HSG Wetzlar | 26–31 | 29–23 | 26–23 | 19–24 | 30–21 | 34–27 | 30–25 | 29–26 | 23–23 | 30–22 | 23–24 | 22–23 | 25–20 | 27–29 | 31–28 | 24–24 | 24–31 | — |