2024–25 Handball-Bundesliga

Handball-Bundesliga
Season	2024–25
Dates	5 September 2024 – 8 June 2025
Matches played	148
Goals scored	8,587 (58.02 per match)
Top goalscorer	Mathias Gidsel; (132 goals)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 27 December 2024.

The 2024–25 Handball-Bundesliga is the 60th season of the Handball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier handball league and the 47th season consisting of only one league. It runs from 5 September 2024 to 8 June 2025.^[1] The naming rights moved from Liqui Moly to Daikin.^[2]

Teams

Locations of the 2024–25 Handball-Bundesliga teams

Team changes

Promoted from 2023–24 2. Handball-Bundesliga	Relegated from 2023–24 Handball-Bundesliga
1. VfL Potsdam^[3] SG BBM Bietigheim^[4]	Bergischer HC HBW Balingen-Weilstetten

Stadiums

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity
Füchse Berlin	Berlin	Max-Schmeling-Halle	9,000
SG BBM Bietigheim	Bietigheim-Bissingen	EgeTrans Arena	4,583
ThSV Eisenach	Eisenach	Werner-Aßmann-Halle	3,100
HC Erlangen	Nuremberg	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung	8,308
SG Flensburg-Handewitt	Flensburg	Flens-Arena	6,300
Frisch Auf Göppingen	Göppingen	EWS Arena	5,600
VfL Gummersbach	Gummersbach	Schwalbe-Arena	4,132
HSV Hamburg	Hamburg	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle	7,000
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	Hanover	ZAG-Arena Swiss Life Hall	9,850 4,460
THW Kiel	Kiel	Wunderino Arena	10,285
SC DHfK Leipzig	Leipzig	Arena Leipzig	6,327
TBV Lemgo	Lemgo	Phoenix-Contact-Arena	4,520
SC Magdeburg	Magdeburg	GETEC Arena	6,600
MT Melsungen	Melsungen	Rothenbach-Halle	4,500
1. VfL Potsdam	Potsdam	MBS Arena Potsdam	2,050
Rhein-Neckar Löwen	Mannheim	SAP Arena	13,200
TVB Stuttgart	Stuttgart	Porsche-Arena	6,211
HSG Wetzlar	Wetzlar	Buderus Arena Wetzlar	4,421

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	MT Melsungen	17	15	0	2	513	437	+76	30	Champions League
2	Füchse Berlin	17	12	2	3	578	486	+92	26	Champions League
3	THW Kiel	17	13	0	4	516	461	+55	26	EHF European League
4	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	17	12	2	3	518	474	+44	26
5	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	17	11	2	4	579	492	+87	24
6	SC Magdeburg	14	10	1	3	441	384	+57	21
7	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	16	10	0	6	488	470	+18	20
8	ThSV Eisenach	16	8	0	8	496	487	+9	16
9	VfL Gummersbach	16	7	2	7	458	470	−12	16
10	HSV Hamburg^[a]	17	6	4	7	495	513	−18	16
11	TBV Lemgo	16	8	0	8	426	445	−19	16
12	SC DHfK Leipzig	17	7	0	10	514	516	−2	14
13	HSG Wetzlar	17	6	0	11	441	496	−55	12
14	Frisch Auf Göppingen	17	4	2	11	454	499	−45	10
15	TVB Stuttgart	17	5	0	12	445	513	−68	10
16	SG BBM Bietigheim	17	3	2	12	461	525	−64	8
17	HC Erlangen	16	2	1	13	410	473	−63	5	Relegated to 2. Handball-Bundesliga
18	1. VfL Potsdam	15	0	0	15	354	446	−92	0	Relegated to 2. Handball-Bundesliga

Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2024. Source: HBL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored.
Notes:

^ On 3 May 2024, it was announced that HSV Hamburg did not get the license for the this season. This was appealed by Hamburg.^[5] Hamburg was given the licence on 31 May with a specific condition.^[6]

Results

Home \ Away	BER	BIE	EIS	ERL	FLE	GÖP	GUM	HAM	HAN	KIE	LEI	LEM	MAG	MEL	POT	RNL	STU	WET
Füchse Berlin	—			30–27		35–23				35–26	37–32	33–21	31–31			34–27	33–29
SG BBM Bietigheim	24–38	—					30–32	29–35	28–28		28–29	23–28				25–33	29–30
ThSV Eisenach	35–41	32–35	—		25–30	35–25		32–31		33–37			32–31				25–29	30–22
HC Erlangen		25–25	24–28	—		28–24				28–37		19–28			23–19		25–26	22–25
SG Flensburg-Handewitt	38–37	39–27		42–28	—	37–32					35–29	36–27	27–29		39–22			36–22
Frisch Auf Göppingen						—	24–24	25–25	31–33			29–22		25–29	30–25	30–36		27–24
VfL Gummersbach	22–29			28–24	29–29		—	33–29		24–30		27–29		24–29
HSV Hamburg	29–29			28–27	32–32			—	32–32	25–31	33–32	30–26	26–32
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	38–35		28–26	31–25	31–30		28–32		—				28–27			35–30	33–20
THW Kiel		38–29			33–37	33–24			28–24	—				21–25	27–23		29–24	35–24
SC DHfK Leipzig			31–36	32–25		27–25	34–29		30–32	28–32	—			27–28		28–27	33–24
TBV Lemgo			31–28						22–31	22–23	33–28	—		20–28		34–31	28–24	28–25
SC Magdeburg		35–26				31–24	37–28			24–29	35–29	30–27	—					35–28
MT Melsungen	33–31	26–24		32–27	33–24			35–28	31–23				31–23	—	31–23
1. VfL Potsdam	26–36	26–28	26–31				26–28	30–31	22–27		26–35				—	18–25
Rhein-Neckar Löwen			32–36	38–33	31–29			30–27		32–27			25–36	31–26		—		32–27
TVB Stuttgart					25–39	30–26	28–35	27–28					25–36	27–36	29–24	25–28	—	23–26
HSG Wetzlar	25–34	21–26					32–29	31–26	25–36		31–30			27–29	26–18			—

Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2024. Source: DKB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 27 December 2024^[7]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals	Shots	%
1	Mathias Gidsel	Füchse Berlin	132	169	78
2	Marko Grgić	ThSV Eisenach	126	188	67
3	Emil Jakobsen	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	120	164	73
	Ivan Martinović	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	120	185	65
	Renars Uscins	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	120	196	61
6	Tim Freihöfer	Füchse Berlin	110	136	81
7	Lasse Andersson	Füchse Berlin	97	164	59
7	Emil Wernsdorf Madsen	THW Kiel	97	167	58
9	Simon Pytlick	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	86	139	62
10	Marius Steinhauser	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	85	115	74
10	Ludvig Hallbäck	Frisch Auf Göppingen	85	140	61