Frisch Auf Göppingen (men's handball)

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TPSG Frisch Auf Göppingen was founded in 1896 as the Göppingen Gymnastics Club (Turnclub Göppingen). In October 1920, the club established its own handball division.^[1] In 1971, the Frisch Auf Göppingen Gymnastics Club merged with the Göppingen Police Sports Association to form the Turn- und Polizeisportgemeinschaft Frisch Auf Göppingen.^[2] The club won nine championships between 1954 and 1972. He spent the 1990s in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga. In 2001, however, they were promoted to the Handball-Bundesliga again. In the 2010s, the club won four EHF Cups (2011, 2012, 2016 and 2017). The "Frisch Auf" part of the club's name is an old German salutation amongst gymnasts.

Period	Kit manufacturer
0000–2018	Pro Touch
2018–present	Hummel

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• Handball-Bundesliga:
  •  Gold: 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1970, 1972
• 2. Handball-Bundesliga:
  •  Gold: 2001
• EHF Champions League:
  •  Gold: 1960, 1962
  •  Silver: 1959
• EHF European League:
  •  Gold: 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017
  •  Silver: 2006
  •  Bronze: 2023

• Name: – EWS Arena
• City: – Göppingen
• Capacity: – 5600
• Address: – Nördliche Ringstraße 87, 73033 Göppingen, Germany

Squad for the 2025–26 season^[3]

Frisch Auf Göppingen

Goalkeepers 1 Julian Buchele 12 Kristian Sæverås 79 Titus Lewe Left wingers 5 Rutger ten Velde 24 Marcel Schiller Right wingers 17 Tim Goßner 18 Fynn Hofele [a] 28 Franko Lastro Line players 25 Ludvig Jurmala Åström 33 Ýmir Örn Gíslason Left backs 2 Oskar Neudeck 7 Victor Kløve 27 Oskar Sunnefeldt [b] 42 Martin Hanne Centre backs 20 Ludvig Hallbäck 40 Elias Newel Right backs 22 Erik Persson 77 David Schmidt

• Head coach: Ben Matschke
• Goalkeeping coach: Alexander Vorontsov
• Physiotherapist: Thomas Hummel
• Physiotherapist: Sebastian Daebel
• Club doctor: Dr. Christian Grill

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

2016–2017 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
3	Germany	Tobias Gehrke	(1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 29)	Central Back
4	Germany	Tim Kneule	(1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 (age 39)	Central Back
5	Germany	Joschua Braun	(1998-07-11) 11 July 1998 (age 27)	Right Winger
6	Germany	Jona Schoch	(1994-08-02) 2 August 1994 (age 31)	Central Back
7	Germany	Christian Schöne	(1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 (age 44)	Right Winger
9	Germany	Manuel Späth	(1985-10-16) 16 October 1985 (age 39)	Line Player
10	Germany	Sebastian Heymann	(1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 (age 27)	Left Back
12	Germany	Daniel Rebmann	(1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 31)	Goalkeeper
13	Sweden	Niclas Barud	(1988-03-22) 22 March 1988 (age 37)	Line Player
15	Serbia	Žarko Šešum	(1986-06-16) 16 June 1986 (age 39)	Left Back
16	Slovenia	Primož Prošt	(1983-07-04) 4 July 1983 (age 42)	Goalkeeper
17	Germany	Daniel Fontaine	(1989-07-02) 2 July 1989 (age 36)	Left Back
18	Germany	Lars Kaufmann	(1982-02-25) 25 February 1982 (age 43)	Left Back
21	Sweden	Andreas Berg	(1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 (age 33)	Left Winger
23	Germany	Bastian Rutschmann	(1982-12-30) 30 December 1982 (age 42)	Goalkeeper
24	Germany	Marcel Schiller	(1991-08-15) 15 August 1991 (age 34)	Left Winger
26	Germany	Adrian Pfahl	(1982-07-30) 30 July 1982 (age 43)	Right Back
27	Germany	Marco Rentschler	(1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 30)	Right Winger
30	Sweden	Anton Halén	(1990-11-28) 28 November 1990 (age 34)	Right Winger
33	Germany	Jens Schöngarth	(1988-12-07) 7 December 1988 (age 36)	Right Back

2015–2016 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Hungary	Péter Tatai	(1983-06-23) 23 June 1983 (age 42)	Goalkeeper
2	Germany	Michael Kraus	(1983-09-28) 28 September 1983 (age 42)	Central Back
3	Germany	Tobias Gehrke	(1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 29)	Central Back
4	Germany	Tim Kneule	(1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 (age 39)	Central Back
6	Germany	Jona Schoch	(1994-08-02) 2 August 1994 (age 31)	Central Back
7	Germany	Christian Schöne	(1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 (age 44)	Right Winger
9	Germany	Manuel Späth	(1985-10-16) 16 October 1985 (age 39)	Line Player
10	France	Alix Nyokas	(1986-06-28) 28 June 1986 (age 39)	Right Back
12	Germany	Felix Lobedank	(1984-08-12) 12 August 1984 (age 41)	Right Back
13	Sweden	Niclas Barud	(1988-03-22) 22 March 1988 (age 37)	Line Player
15	Serbia	Žarko Šešum	(1986-06-16) 16 June 1986 (age 39)	Left Back
16	Slovenia	Primož Prošt	(1983-07-04) 4 July 1983 (age 42)	Goalkeeper
17	Germany	Daniel Fontaine	(1989-07-02) 2 July 1989 (age 36)	Left Back
18	Germany	Lars Kaufmann	(1982-02-25) 25 February 1982 (age 43)	Left Back
20	Norway	Thomas Kristensen	(1990-05-02) 2 May 1990 (age 35)	Right Winger
21	Sweden	Andreas Berg	(1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 (age 33)	Left Winger
22	Germany	Marvin Fuß	(1996-03-31) 31 March 1996 (age 29)	Left Back
23	Germany	Bastian Rutschmann	(1982-12-30) 30 December 1982 (age 42)	Goalkeeper
24	Germany	Marcel Schiller	(1991-08-15) 15 August 1991 (age 34)	Left Winger
26	Germany	Daniel Rebmann	(1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 31)	Goalkeeper
27	Germany	Marco Rentschler	(1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 30)	Right Winger
28	Germany	Adrian Pfahl	(1982-07-30) 30 July 1982 (age 43)	Right Back
29	Germany	Nicolas Gross	(1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 (age 28)	Goalkeeper
30	Sweden	Anton Halén	(1990-11-28) 28 November 1990 (age 34)	Right Winger

2011–2012 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Enid Tahirović	(1972-07-22) 22 July 1972 (age 53)	Goalkeeper
4	Germany	Tim Kneule	(1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 (age 39)	Central Back
5	Romania Germany	Dragoș Oprea	(1982-04-04) 4 April 1982 (age 43)	Left Winger
6	Germany	Michael Thiede	(1981-09-22) 22 September 1981 (age 44)	Right Back
7	Germany	Christian Schöne	(1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 (age 44)	Right Winger
9	Germany	Manuel Späth	(1985-10-16) 16 October 1985 (age 39)	Line Player
11	Montenegro Serbia	Draško Mrvaljević	(1979-11-17) 17 November 1979 (age 45)	Central Back
12	Germany	Felix Lobedank	(1984-08-12) 12 August 1984 (age 41)	Right Back
13	Serbia	Mitar Markez	(1990-10-25) 25 October 1990 (age 34)	Right Back
14	Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia	Dalibor Anušić	(1976-04-07) 7 April 1976 (age 49)	Line Player
15	Germany	Michael Haaß	(1983-12-12) 12 December 1983 (age 41)	Central Back
22	Serbia	Momir Rnić	(1987-11-01) 1 November 1987 (age 37)	Left Back
23	Germany	Bastian Rutschmann	(1982-12-30) 30 December 1982 (age 42)	Goalkeeper
24	Germany	Maximilian Schubert	(1990-09-07) 7 September 1990 (age 35)	Left Winger
27	Serbia	Božidar Markićević	(1983-10-02) 2 October 1983 (age 42)	Central Back
28	Czech Republic	Pavel Horák	(1982-11-28) 28 November 1982 (age 42)	Left Back

2010–2011 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Enid Tahirović	(1972-07-22) 22 July 1972 (age 53)	Goalkeeper
4	Germany	Tim Kneule	(1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 (age 39)	Central Back
5	Romania Germany	Dragoș Oprea	(1982-04-04) 4 April 1982 (age 43)	Left Winger
6	Germany	Michael Thiede	(1981-09-22) 22 September 1981 (age 44)	Right Back
7	Germany	Christian Schöne	(1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 (age 44)	Right Winger
9	Germany	Manuel Späth	(1985-10-16) 16 October 1985 (age 39)	Line Player
10	Germany	Lars Kaufmann	(1982-02-25) 25 February 1982 (age 43)	Left Back
11	Montenegro Serbia	Draško Mrvaljević	(1979-11-17) 17 November 1979 (age 45)	Central Back
12	Slovenia	Jure Vran	(1984-07-23) 23 July 1984 (age 41)	Goalkeeper
14	Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia	Dalibor Anušić	(1976-04-07) 7 April 1976 (age 49)	Line Player
15	Germany	Michael Haaß	(1983-12-12) 12 December 1983 (age 41)	Central Back
16	Poland	Adam Weiner	(1975-03-28) 28 March 1975 (age 50)	Goalkeeper
18	Germany	Kai Häfner	(1989-07-10) 10 July 1989 (age 36)	Right Back
22	Germany	Fabian Gutbrod	(1988-07-01) 1 July 1988 (age 37)	Left Back
24	Germany	Maximilian Schubert	(1990-09-07) 7 September 1990 (age 35)	Left Winger
28	Czech Republic	Pavel Horák	(1982-11-28) 28 November 1982 (age 42)	Left Back

EHF Cup Winners' Cup: from the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup.
EHF Cup: It was formerly known as the IHF Cup until 1993. Also, starting from the 2012–13 season the competition has been merged with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. The competition will be known as the EHF European League from the 2020–21 season.

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2016–17	EHF Cup	R3	Pfadi Winterthur	33–30	37–32	70–62
		Group stage	Fraikin Granollers	29–28	35–27	1st place
			FC Porto	30–28	31–27
			HC Midtjylland	31–23	25–22
		Quarterfinal	Bye (Final Four Host)
		Final Four	SC Magdeburg	33–29		Cup Champions
			Füchse Berlin	30–22
2022–23	EHF European League	Q2	TBV Lemgo Lippe	28–24	31–33	59–57
		Group stage	Fejér Veszprém	46–30	40–23	2nd place
			SL Benfica	31–29	31–27
			Montpellier HB	27–25	27–35
			Tatran Prešov	34–24	28–26
			Kadetten Schaffhausen	24–25	35–30
		Round of 16	Valur	33–31	36–29	69–60
		Quarterfinal	RK Nexe	32–23	31–27	63–50
		Semifinal	Fraikin Granollers	29–31		Third place
		Third place game	Montpellier HB	33–29

As of 20 September 2025^[10]

Rank	Team	Points
71	UHK Krems	68
72	AHC Potaissa Turda	67
73	ABC Braga	66
74	Frisch Auf Göppingen	65
75	FH Hafnarfjarðar	63
76	Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold	61
77	RK Leotar	60

Seasons	Coach	Country
2004–2013	Velimir Petković
2013–2014	Aleksandar Knežević
2014–2017	Magnus Andersson
2017–2018	Rolf Brack
2018–2022	Hartmut Mayerhoffer
2022–2024	Markus Baur