2021–22 Handball-Bundesliga

Handball-Bundesliga
Season	2021–22
Dates	8 September 2021 – 12 June 2022
Matches played	166
Goals scored	9,075 (54.67 per match)
Top goalscorer	Niclas Ekberg; (120 goals)
Attendance	458,473 (2,762 per match)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 → All statistics correct as of 10 February 2022.

The 2021–22 Handball-Bundesliga is the 57th season of the Handball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier handball league and the 45th season consisting of only one league. It runs from 8 September 2021 to 12 June 2022.^[1]

Teams[]

Locations of the 2020–21 Handball-Bundesliga teams

Team changes[]

Promoted from	Relegated from 2020–21 Handball-Bundesliga
TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke HSV Hamburg	TSG Friesenheim HSG Nordhorn-Lingen TUSEM Essen HSC 2000 Coburg

Stadiums[]

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity
HBW Balingen-Weilstetten	Balingen	Sparkassen-Arena Porsche-Arena	2,300 6,181
Bergischer HC	Wuppertal Solingen Düsseldorf	Uni-Halle ISS Dome	3,200 2,800 12,500
Füchse Berlin	Berlin	Max-Schmeling-Halle	9,000
TV Bittenfeld	Stuttgart	Scharrena Stuttgart Porsche-Arena	2,251 6,211
HC Erlangen	Nuremberg	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung	8,308
SG Flensburg-Handewitt	Flensburg	Flens-Arena	6,300
Frisch Auf Göppingen	Göppingen	EWS Arena	5,600
HSV Hamburg	Hamburg	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle	7,000
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	Hanover	ZAG-Arena Swiss Life Hall	9,850 4,460
THW Kiel	Kiel	Sparkassen-Arena	10,285
SC DHfK Leipzig	Leipzig	Arena Leipzig	6,327
TBV Lemgo	Lemgo	Lipperlandhalle	4,790
TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke	Lübbecke		3,300
SC Magdeburg	Magdeburg	GETEC Arena	6,600
MT Melsungen	Melsungen		4,300
GWD Minden	Minden		4,059
Rhein-Neckar Löwen	Mannheim	SAP Arena	13,200
HSG Wetzlar	Wetzlar	Rittal Arena Wetzlar	4,421

Standings[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	SC Magdeburg	18	17	0	1	531	461	+70	34
2	THW Kiel	19	14	2	3	589	486	+103	30
3	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	18	12	4	2	518	455	+63	28
4	Füchse Berlin	18	12	3	3	527	467	+60	27
5	HSG Wetzlar	19	11	2	6	538	499	+39	24
6	Frisch Auf Göppingen	19	9	3	7	544	558	−14	21
7	SC DHfK Leipzig	19	9	2	8	502	488	+14	20
8	TBV Lemgo	19	8	4	7	534	527	+7	20
9	MT Melsungen	18	9	2	7	476	477	−1	20
10	HSV Hamburg	18	7	2	9	496	500	−4	16
11	Bergischer HC	19	6	3	10	470	496	−26	15
12	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	18	6	2	10	510	519	−9	14
13	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	17	7	0	10	455	476	−21	14
14	HC Erlangen	18	6	2	10	458	483	−25	14
15	TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke	18	5	0	13	433	476	−43	10
16	TV Bittenfeld	19	4	1	14	552	612	−60	9
17	HBW Balingen-Weilstetten	19	3	3	13	469	550	−81	9	Relegated to 2. Handball-Bundesliga
18	GWD Minden	19	3	1	15	473	545	−72	7	Relegated to 2. Handball-Bundesliga

Updated to match(es) played on 10 February 2022. Source: DKB
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.

Results[]

Home \ Away	BAL	BRG	BER	BIT	ERL	FLE	GÖP	HAM	HAN	KIE	LEI	LEM	LÜB	MAG	MEL	MIN	RNL	WET
HBW Balingen-Weilstetten	—	30–28			23–25	23–23	26–30	23–28	28–26		25–29			17–28	25–34	27–21
Bergischer HC		—		26–25	25–25	24–29	33–27	31–26			30–20			24–27			25–25	17–27
Füchse Berlin	26–26	32–17	—		35–30			34–30		28–28			30–22	29–33	28–29		23–20	29–24
TV Bittenfeld	27–26		32–32	—			27–34	26–34	22–34	29–42		37–40				35–31	35–30
HC Erlangen				27–32	—			23–22	31–35	20–30	19–15	24–28				30–22	36–26	24–27
SG Flensburg-Handewitt			28–23	30–29	27–27	—					31–21	27–19		30��27	27–24		31–26	27–25
Frisch Auf Göppingen		27–24	24–31	34–32	34–25	30–30	—			26–38			27–24	24–25	26–26
HSV Hamburg		26–27				27–33	27–28	—	25–23	23–32		28–28			26–25	31–27	32–27	31–23
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf			22–25				32–34		—				22–21	27–31	23–25	30–29	24–28
THW Kiel	33–24			35–31		33–23			31–24	—	32–28	32–19		27–29	24–23	34–25	32–29
SC DHfK Leipzig	31–24		25–30	33–24	24–16		29–20	27–27	32–25		—				22–26	25–26		30–26
TBV Lemgo	38–28	27–27	27–28				34–26		31–33	21–21	26–27	—	27–22		26–26
TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke	33–27	20–24		27–23	20–21	17–34		29–27		29–25	23–28	26–28	—					25–28
SC Magdeburg		25–21		33–29	28–27	33–28		34–26			30–28	29–25		—		28–19		30–26
MT Melsungen		26–24	25–33	29–23	30–28					26–33			23–22	24–27	—	25–29	25–24
GWD Minden	23–23		25–31			18–31	30–33					29–32	18–23	26–31		—		23–24
Rhein-Neckar Löwen	34–23						37–32		25–31		28–28	30–33	35–25	25–28		31–27	—
HSG Wetzlar	33–21			35–34		29–29	28–28		38–16	29–27		27–25	29–25		31–28		29–30	—

Updated to match(es) played on 10 February 2022. Source: DKB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers[]

As of 28 December 2021

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[2]	Shots	%
1	Bjarki Már Elísson	TBV Lemgo	116	148	78
1	Niclas Ekberg	THW Kiel	116	155	75
3	Hans Lindberg	Füchse Berlin	112	133	84
4	Ómar Ingi Magnússon	SC Magdeburg	103	153	67
5	Lenny Rubin	HSG Wetzlar	101	171	59
6	Casper Ulrich Mortensen	HSV Hamburg	99	140	71
6	Marcel Schiller	Frisch Auf Göppingen	99	140	71
8		SG Flensburg-Handewitt	97	169	57
9	Simon Jeppsson	HC Erlangen	94	164	57
10		HC Erlangen	90	150	60

Notes[]

^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allows a different number of spectators.

References[]

^ "Lizenzierungskommission erteilt allen Vereinen von Liquy Moly HBL und 2. HBL die Lizenz für die Saison 2021/22". liquimoly-hbl.de. 20 April 2021.
^ Top scorers

External links[]

Official website

[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allows a different number of spectators.

[2] "Lizenzierungskommission erteilt allen Vereinen von Liquy Moly HBL und 2. HBL die Lizenz für die Saison 2021/22". liquimoly-hbl.de. 20 April 2021.

[3] Top scorers

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2021–22 teams	HBW Balingen-Weilstetten Bergischer HC Füchse Berlin TV Bittenfeld HC Erlangen HSV Hamburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt Frisch Auf Göppingen TSV Hannover-Burgdorf THW Kiel SC DHfK Leipzig TBV Lemgo TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke SC Magdeburg MT Melsungen GWD Minden Rhein-Neckar Löwen HSG Wetzlar
Seasons	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22