THW Kiel
German handball club
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THW Kiel is a professional handball club from Kiel, Germany. The club competes in the Handball-Bundesliga and is the record champion with 23 titles.[1] 2007 and 2012 were the most successful years in the club's history, as THW completed the treble, winning the domestic league, the domestic cup, and the EHF Champions League. In 2012, the team won every league game, a first in any top-flight German team sports. They ended the 2019–20 season as winners of the EHF Champions League and champions of the Handball-Bundesliga.[2][3] Since then, they have secured additional league titles in 2021 and 2023, along with the DHB-Pokal in 2025.[4] They have the nickname 'the zebras'[5] and have a rivalry with fellow Schleswig-Holstein team SG Flensburg-Handewitt.
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| Full name | Turnverein Hassee-Winterbek Kiel | ||
| Nickname | The Zebras | ||
| Founded | 1904 | ||
| Arena | Wunderino Arena | ||
| Capacity | 10,250 | ||
| President | Olaf Berner | ||
| Head coach | Filip Jícha | ||
| League | Handball-Bundesliga | ||
| 2024–25 | 4th of 18 | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
History
The club was founded on 4 February 1904, as a gymnastics association.[5] From the beginning it was only a men's club, but from 1907 women were included too. The handball department was founded in summer 1923, initially focusing on field handball before transitioning to indoor handball.[5] The opening of the Ostseehalle in Kiel in 1951 provided a key venue for indoor handball, boosting the sport's popularity locally. THW Kiel achieved its first national indoor handball championship in 1957.[5] In 1992, the professional handball team became an independent entity as THW Kiel Handball-Bundesliga GmbH & Co. KG.[6]
Crest, colours, supporters
Kits
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    2018–19 |
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    2020–21 |
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Accomplishments
- Handball-Bundesliga: 23
- DHB-Pokal: 13
- DHB-Supercup: 13
Gold: 1995, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Silver: 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2025
- EHF Champions League: 4
- EHF Cup / EHF European League: 4
- EHF Men's Champions Trophy: 1
- Gold: 2007
- Silver: 2004
Bronze: 2001, 2008
- IHF Men's Super Globe: 1
- German Championship: 2 (Field handball)
- Gold: 1948, 1950
- Silver: 1951, 1953
- Double: 8
- 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13
- Triple Crown: 2
- 2006–07, 2011–12
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2025–26 season
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Transfers
- Transfers for the 2026–27 season
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- Transfers for the 2027–28 season
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Transfer History
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Staff
- Staff for the 2023–24 season
| Pos. | Name |
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| Managing director |  Viktor Szilágyi |
| Head coach |  Filip Jícha |
| Assistant coach |  Christian Sprenger |
| Goalkeeping coach |  Mattias Andersson |
| Team physician | Dr. Detlev Brandecker |
| Team physician | Dr. Frank Pries |
| Team leader | Michael Menzel |
| Physiotherapist | Maik Bolte |
| Physiotherapist | Stephan Lienau |
| Physiotherapist | Jan Bock |
Notable former players
Heinrich Dahlinger (1936–1966)- Michael Krieter (1983–1998)
- Wolfgang Schwenke (1996–2001)
- Uwe Schwenker (1980–1992)
- Henning Fritz (2001–2007)
- Dominik Klein (2006–2016)
- Thomas Knorr (1992–1998)
- Tobias Reichmann (2009–2012)
- Christian Sprenger (2009–2017)
- Christian Zeitz (2003–2014, 2016–2018)
- Andreas Wolff (2016–2019)
- Christian Dissinger (2015–2018)
- Dario Quenstedt (2019–2022)
Stefan Lövgren (1999–2009)- Staffan Olsson (1996–2003)
- Magnus Wislander (1990–2002)
- Johan Petersson (2001–2005)
- Kim Andersson (2005–2012)
- Marcus Ahlm (2003–2013)
- Peter Gentzel (2009–2010)
- Henrik Lundström (2004–2012)
- Martin Boquist (2003–2005)
- Mattias Andersson (2001–2008)
- Pelle Linders (2005–2007)
- Andreas Palicka (2008–2015)
- Lukas Nilsson (2016–2020)
Nikolaj Jacobsen (1998–2004)- Rasmus Lauge (2013–2015)
- René Toft Hansen (2012–2018)
- Lars Krogh Jeppesen (2006–2007)
- Morten Bjerre (2000–2003)
- Niklas Landin Jacobsen (2015–2023)
Nikola Karabatić (2005–2009)- Daniel Narcisse (2009–2013)
- Thierry Omeyer (2006–2013)
- Jérôme Fernandez (2010–2011)
- Igor Anić (2015–2016)
- Vincent Gérard (2023–2024)
Børge Lund (2007–2010)- Frode Hagen (2004–2006)
- Steinar Ege (1999–2002, 2015)
- Sander Sagosen (2020–2023)
Goran Stojanović (1996–1999)- Ljubomir Pavlović (2003)
- Momir Ilić (2009–2013)
- Marko Vujin (2012–2019)
Davor Dominiković (2002–2003)- Ilija Brozović (2016–2017)
- Blaženko Lacković (2016–2017)
Marek Panas (1982–1989)- Daniel Waszkiewicz (1987–1990)
- Piotr Przybecki (2001–2004)
Predrag Timko (1977–1980)- Nenad Peruničić (1997–2001)
- Goran Stojanović (1996–1999)
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (2012–2014)- Aron Pálmarsson (2009–2015)
Filip Jícha (2007–2015)- Pavel Horák (2019–2022)
Vid Kavtičnik (2005–2009)- Miha Zarabec (2017–2023)
Demetrio Lozano (2001–2004)- Joan Cañellas (2014–2016)
Wael Jallouz (2013–2014)- Zvonimir Serdarušić (1980–1981)
Andrei Xepkin (2007)
Julio Fis (2001–2002)
Notable former coaches
- Fritz Westheider (1930–1958)
- Heinrich Dahlinger (1958–1972)
- Kurt Bartels, Rolf Krabbenhöft, Bernd Struck (1972–1973)
- Adolf Gabriel (1973–1975)
- Werner Kirst (1975)
- Gerd Welz (1975–1977)
- Željko Seleš (1977–1978)
- Werner Kirst (1978–1979)
- Gerd Welz (1979–1980)
- Marinko Andrić (1980–1981)
- Herward Wieck (1981–1982)
- Jóhann Ingi Gunnarsson (1983–1986)
- Marek Panas (1987–1989)
- Josip Milković (1989)
- Holger Oertel (1989–1992)
- Uwe Schwenker (1993)
- Zvonimir Serdarušić (1993–2008)
- Alfreð Gíslason (2008–2019)
