Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Appearance
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Full name | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||
Founded | 2002 | ||
Arena | SAP Arena, Mannheim | ||
Capacity | 14,500[1] | ||
League | Handball-Bundesliga | ||
2014–15 | 2nd | ||
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Rhein-Neckar Löwen is a handball club from Mannheim, Germany. The club was founded in 2002 as a merger of TSG Kronau and TSG Baden Östringen, competing initially under the name SG Kronau/Östringen. Currently, Rhein-Neckar Löwen competes in the First Division of the German Handball Bundesliga.
Location of Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Accomplishments
- Semi-finalist EHF Champions League 2009
- Finalist EHF Cup Winners' Cup 2008
- German A Youth Champions 2008
- Finalist German Cup 2006, 2007, 2010
- Semi-finalist German Cup 2008, 2009
- Last 16 of EHF Cup 2007
- Promotion to the Bundesliga First Division 2003, 2005
The most popular players of the Rhein-Neckar Löwen are Uwe Gensheimer, Oliver Roggisch, Karol Bielecki, Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, Ólafur Stefánsson, Børge Lund, Michael Müller, Sergei Schelmenko and Ivan Čupić.
Accomplishments prior to the merger
- 1982, 1989: Promoted to the Regionalliga South (Östringen)
- 1993, 1999: Promoted to the Regionalliga South (Kronau)
- 1995: Promoted to the Bundesliga Second Division (Östringen)
- 1996: German B Youth Champions (Kronau)
- 2000: Promoted to the Bundesliga Second Division (Kronau)
- 2002: Runners-up in the Bundesliga Second Division (Östringen)
- 2013: Win EHF Cup
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2015–16 season[2]
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Technical staff
- Head Coach:
Nikolaj Jacobsen
- Assistant Coach:
Klaus Gärtner
- Assistant Coach:
Oliver Roggisch
- Team Doctor:
Andreas Klonz, MD
Transfers
- Transfers for the 2016-17 season
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Retired numbers
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No. | Player | Position | Tenure | Ceremony Date |
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18 | Bjarte Myrhol | Pivot | 2009–2015 | 04/06/2015 |