THW Kiel

THW Kiel is a professional handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and are the record champion with 23 titles.[1]

THW Kiel
Full nameTurnverein Hassee-Winterbek Kiel
Founded1904 (1904)
ArenaSparkassen-Arena
Capacity10,250
PresidentOlaf Berner
Head coachFilip Jicha
LeagueHandball-Bundesliga
2022–231st of 18 (champions)
Club colours   
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Home
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Away
Website
Official site

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]

They have a rivalry with fellow Schleswig-Holstein team SG Flensburg-Handewitt.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Accomplishments
  • Handball-Bundesliga: 23
    •  Gold: 1957, 1962, 1963, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2023
  • DHB-Pokal: 12
    •  Gold: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2022
  • DHB-Supercup: 13
    •  Gold: 1995, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
  • EHF Champions League:
    •  Gold: 2007, 2010, 2012, 2020
    •  Silver: 2000, 2008, 2009, 2014
    •  Bronze: 2022
  • EHF Cup:
    •  Gold: 1998, 2002, 2004, 2019
  • EHF Men's Champions Trophy:
    •  Gold: 2007
    •  Silver: 2004
  • IHF Super Globe:
    •  Gold: 2011
    •  Silver: 2012, 2019
  • German Championship: 2 (Field handball)
    •  Gold: 1948, 1950
    •  Silver: 1951, 1953
  • Double:
    • 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13
  • Triple Crown:
    • 2006–07, 2011–12

European record
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2023–24 EHF Champions League Group Matches
(Group A)
 Norway Kolstad Håndball
Denmark Aalborg Håndbold
North Macedonia RK Eurofarm Pelister
Hungary OTP Bank - Pick Szeged
Croatia RK Zagreb
France Paris Saint-Germain Handball
Poland Barlinek Industria Kielce

Team

Current squad
Squad for the 2023–24 season

Transfers
Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Transfers
Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Staff
Staff for the 2023–24 season
Pos. Name
Managing directorAustria Viktor Szilágyi
Head coachCzech Republic Filip Jícha
Assistant coachGermany Christian Sprenger
Goalkeeping coachSweden Mattias Andersson
Team physicianDr. Detlev Brandecker
Team physicianDr. Frank Pries
Team leaderMichael Menzel
PhysiotherapistMaik Bolte
PhysiotherapistStephan Lienau
PhysiotherapistJan Bock

Notable former players
  • Germany Heinrich Dahlinger (1936–1966)
  • Germany Michael Krieter (1983–1998)
  • Germany Wolfgang Schwenke (1996–2001)
  • Germany Uwe Schwenker (1980–1992)
  • Germany Henning Fritz (2001–2007)
  • Germany Dominik Klein (2006–2016)
  • Germany Thomas Knorr (1992–1998)
  • Germany Tobias Reichmann (2009–2012)
  • Germany Christian Sprenger (2009–2017)
  • Germany Christian Zeitz (2003–2014, 2016–2018)
  • Germany Andreas Wolff (2016–2019)
  • Germany Christian Dissinger (2015–2018)
  • Germany Dario Quenstedt (2019–2022)
  • Sweden Stefan Lövgren (1999–2009)
  • Sweden Staffan Olsson (1996–2003)
  • Sweden Magnus Wislander (1990–2002)
  • Sweden Johan Petersson (2001–2005)
  • Sweden Kim Andersson (2005–2012)
  • Sweden Marcus Ahlm (2003–2013)
  • Sweden Peter Gentzel (2009–2010)
  • Sweden Henrik Lundström (2004–2012)
  • Sweden Martin Boquist (2003–2005)
  • Sweden Mattias Andersson (2001–2008)
  • Sweden Pelle Linders (2005–2007)
  • Sweden Andreas Palicka (2008–2015)
  • Sweden Lukas Nilsson (2016–2020)
  • Denmark Nikolaj Jacobsen (1998–2004)
  • Denmark Rasmus Lauge Schmidt (2013–2015)
  • Denmark René Toft Hansen (2012–2018)
  • Denmark Lars Krogh Jeppesen (2006–2007)
  • Denmark Morten Bjerre (2000–2003)
  • Denmark Niklas Landin Jacobsen (2015–2023)
  • France Nikola Karabatić (2005–2009)
  • France Daniel Narcisse (2009–2013)
  • France Thierry Omeyer (2006–2013)
  • France Jérôme Fernandez (2010–2011)
  • France Igor Anić (2015–2016)
  • France Vincent Gérard (2023–2024)
  • Norway Børge Lund (2007–2010)
  • Norway Frode Hagen (2004–2006)
  • Norway Steinar Ege (1999–2002, 2015)
  • Norway Sander Sagosen (2020–2023)
  • Serbia Goran Stojanović (1996–1999)
  • Serbia Ljubomir Pavlović (2003)
  • Serbia Momir Ilić (2009–2013)
  • Serbia Marko Vujin (2012–2019)
  • Croatia Davor Dominiković (2002–2003)
  • Croatia Ilija Brozović (2016–2017)
  • Croatia Blaženko Lacković (2016–2017)
  • Poland Marek Panas (1982–1989)
  • Poland Daniel Waszkiewicz (1987–1990)
  • Poland Piotr Przybecki (2001–2004)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Predrag Timko (1977–1980)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Peruničić (1997–2001)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Stojanović (1996–1999)
  • Iceland Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (2012–2014)
  • Iceland Aron Pálmarsson (2009–2015)
  • Czech Republic Filip Jícha (2007–2015)
  • Czech Republic Pavel Horák (2019–2022)
  • Slovenia Vid Kavtičnik (2005–2009)
  • Slovenia Miha Zarabec (2017–2023)
  • Spain Demetrio Lozano (2001–2004)
  • Spain Joan Cañellas (2014–2016)
  • Tunisia Wael Jallouz (2013–2014)
  • GermanyCroatia Zvonimir Serdarušić (1980–1981)
  • UkraineSpain Andrei Xepkin (2007)
  • CubaSpain Julio Fis (2001–2002)

Notable former coaches

References
  1. NDR. "Handball-Saison abgebrochen – THW Kiel ist Meister". ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. "THW Kiel beat Barcelona to clinch Champions League glory". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. "So reagieren die THW-Fans auf die Meisterschaft". KN – Kieler Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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