Füchse Berlin is a professional
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...
club from
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...
,
Germany
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, that currently competes in the
Handball-Bundesliga
The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 to 2012, the league was sponsored by Toyota and was officially called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. In 2012 the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) became t ...
, the highest national league, and in
EHF competitions.
History
Until 2005, the club was organized as handball department of Reinickendorfer Füchse. For the 2005–06 season, the branding was changed to Füchse Berlin, in an effort to establish the club as a leading sports team of Berlin alongside
Hertha BSC
Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC () or Hertha Berlin, is a German professional football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football league system, German footbal ...
(football),
Eisbären Berlin
The Eisbären Berlin (; English: ''Berlin Polar Bears'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey, and is also ...
(ice hockey) and
Alba Berlin
Alba Berlin is a professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Uber Arena and c ...
(basketball). This coincided with the move to
Max-Schmeling-Halle (Berlin's second biggest indoor sports venue), which is dubbed ''Fuchsbau'' (''burrow'' in English). In 2007, the Füchse secured the championship in the ''Zweite Handball-Bundeliga'', the second highest German league, thus advancing to
Handball-Bundesliga
The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 to 2012, the league was sponsored by Toyota and was officially called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. In 2012 the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) became t ...
, which the club has stayed in ever since. In 2014 the team won the
DHB-Pokal
The DHB-Pokal (English: German Handball Federation Cup) is an elimination handball tournament held annually in Germany. It is the second most important handball national title in the country after the Handball-Bundesliga championship.
DHB-Pokal ...
, its first major trophy by defeating
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
SG Flensburg-Handewitt is a professional handball club from Flensburg and Handewitt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and EHF European League. They play home matches at Flens-Arena. Since formin ...
22–21.
As German cup winners they qualified for the
2014–15 EHF Cup, which they won to gain their first international title. As winner of the EHF Cup the Füchse earned a wild card spot for the
2015 IHF Super Globe, which they also won.
In the
2024-25 season they won their first German championship ever. Their coach
Jaron Siewert became the youngest coach ever to win the Bundesliga at 31 years.
Crest, colours, supporters
Kit manufacturers
Kits
Sports Hall information
*Name: –
Max-Schmeling-Halle
*City: –
Berlin
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*Capacity: – 8500
*Address: – Am Falkplatz 1, 10437
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
Team
Current squad
:''Squad for the 2024–25 season''
;Goalkeepers
*1
Lasse Ludwig
* 96
Dejan Milosavljev
Dejan Milosavljev (; born 16 March 1996) is a Serbian handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Serbia national team.
Career
Milosavljev made his debut for Jugović in the 2011–12 season. He was transferred to Partizan in March 2017. As ...
;Left wingers
*7
Manuel Štrlek
*9
Jerry Tollbring
* 20
Tim Freihöfer
;Right wingers
*6
Leo Prantner
* 26
Valter Chrintz
* 34
Hákun West Av Teigum
;Line players
*5
Max Darj
* 29
Lukas Herburger
* 93
Mijajlo Marsenić
;Left backs
* 11
Lasse Andersson
* 25
Matthes Langhoff
;Centre Backs
* 17
Nils Lichtlein
;Right backs
*3
Fabian Wiede
* 19
Mathias Gidsel
* 27
Max Beneke
Technical staff
* Head coach:
Jaron Siewert
* Assistant coach:
Maximilian Rinderle
* Goalkeeping coach:
Dejan Perić
Dejan Perić (; born 22 September 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and current coach.
He was inducted into the European Handball Federation, EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.
Club career
Over the course of his career that spanned almost three ...
* Athletic Trainer:
Carsten Köhrbrück
* Physiotherapist:
Tim Schilling
* Club doctor:
Sebastian Bierke
Transfers
:''Transfers for the 2025–26 season''
;Joining
*
Aitor Ariño (LW) ''(from
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...
)''
*
Tobias Grøndahl (CB) ''(from
GOG Håndbold)''
;Leaving
*
Manuel Štrlek (LW) ''(end of loan
RK Nexe Našice)''
*
Jerry Tollbring (LW) ''(to
Ribe-Esbjerg HH)''
Previous squads
Accomplishments
Domestic
*
Handball-Bundesliga
The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 to 2012, the league was sponsored by Toyota and was officially called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. In 2012 the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) became t ...
:
** :
2025
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** :
2024
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** : 1982,
2011
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,
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
,
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
,
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
,
2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
*
DHB-Pokal
The DHB-Pokal (English: German Handball Federation Cup) is an elimination handball tournament held annually in Germany. It is the second most important handball national title in the country after the Handball-Bundesliga championship.
DHB-Pokal ...
:
** : 2014
*
DHB-Supercup
The DHB-Supercup (English: German Handball Supercup) is an handball tournament held annually between the Handball-Bundesliga champions and the DHB-Pokal champion.
Results
Total titles won
See also
* Handball-Bundesliga
* DHB-Pokal
The DHB- ...
:
** : 2024
** : 2014
International
*
EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...
:
** :
2025
So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...
*
EHF Cup / EHF European League:
** :
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
,
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
,
2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
** :
2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
,
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
,
2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
,
2024
The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
*
IHF Super Globe:
** :
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
,
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
** :
2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
,
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
,
2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
European record
EHF Cup and EHF European League
EHF ranking
Former club members
Notable former players
*
Fabian Böhm (2010–2011)
*
Sven-Sören Christophersen (2010–2014)
*
Paul Drux (2011–)
*
Simon Ernst (2018–2021)
*
Steffen Fäth (2016–2018)
*
Rico Göde (2008–2010)
*
Silvio Heinevetter (2009–2020)
*
Michael Krieter (2005)
*
Marian Michalczik (2020–)
*
Michael Müller (2019–2020)
*
Carsten Ohle (2005–2008)
*
Evgeni Pevnov (2011–2013, 2015)
*
Markus Richwien (2006–2014)
*
Christian Rose (2005–2006)
*
Erik Schmidt (2017–2019)
*
Frank Schumann (2006–2008)
*
Bernd Seehase (1974–1979, 1983–1984)
*
Johannes Sellin (2008–2013)
*
Jens Vortmann (2005–2009)
*
Fabian Wiede (2009–)
*
Martin Ziemer (2019–2020)
*
Konrad Wilczynski (2006–2011)
*
Faruk Vražalić (2015–2016)
*
Jakov Gojun (2015–2021)
*
Marko Kopljar (2017–)
*
Krešimir Kozina (2016–2017)
*
Stipe Mandalinić (2017–2020)
*
Ivan Ninčević
Ivan Ninčević (born 27 November 1981) is a former Croatian handball player. He competed for the Croatian national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, winning the bronze medal.
Honours
;Zagreb
* Croatian First League (5): 2000-01, 2001� ...
(2010–2013)
*
Zvonimir Serdarušić
Zvonimir Serdarušić (; born 2 September 1950) is a Croatian former professional Team handball, handball coach and player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics for Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. In May 1998, he also ac ...
(1981–1984)
*
Denis Špoljarić (2010–2017)
*
Igor Vori (2022)
*
Drago Vuković (2015–2018)
*
Manuel Štrlek (2024)
*
Michal Brůna (2009)
*
Pavel Horák (2013–2015)
*
Pavel Prokopec (2005–2008)
*
Petr Štochl (2006–2018)
*
Lasse Andersson (2020–)
*
Mathias Gidsel (2022–)
*
Jacob Holm (2018–2023)
*
Johan Koch (2018–2022)
*
Torsten Laen (2009–2013)
*
Hans Lindberg (2016–2024)
*
Kasper Nielsen (2014)
*
Hany El-Fakharany (2007–2009)
*
Bjarki Már Elísson (2015–2019)
*
Rúnar Kárason (2009–2011)
*
Kohei Narita (2014–2015)
*
Dainis Krištopāns (2020)
*
Alexander Petersson (2010–2012)
*
Andrius Stelmokas (2006–2008)
*
Janko Božović (2007–2008)
*
Miloš Vujović (2020–2023)
*
Mark Bult (2007–2013)
*
Børge Lund (2012–2013)
*
Kjetil Strand (2007–2010)
*
Kent Robin Tønnesen (2015–2017)
*
Stian Vatne (2009–2011)
*
Bartłomiej Jaszka (2007–2016)
*
Michał Kubisztal (2007–2011)
*
Konstantin Igropulo (2012–2015)
*
Viktor Kireyev (2022–2024)
*
Mark Ferjan (2015–2017)
*
Ignacio Plaza Jiménez (2015–2018)
*
Viran Morros
Viran Morros de Argila (born 15 December 1983) is a retired Spanish handball player. He is regarded as one of the best defensive players of his time.
He was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.
Career
Morros started playing handball la ...
(2021–2022)
*
Iker Romero (2011–2015)
*
Mijajlo Marsenić (2018–)
*
Dejan Milosavljev
Dejan Milosavljev (; born 16 March 1996) is a Serbian handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Serbia national team.
Career
Milosavljev made his debut for Jugović in the 2011–12 season. He was transferred to Partizan in March 2017. As ...
(2019–)
*
Draško Nenadić (2017)
*
Petar Nenadić (2014–2017)
*
Valter Chrintz (2020–)
*
Max Darj (2022–)
*
Jesper Nielsen (2013–2016)
*
Fredrik Petersen (2013–2015)
*
Jonathan Stenbäcken (2011–2012)
*
Mattias Zachrisson (2013–2019)
*
Wael Jallouz (2018)
Former coaches
See also
*
Sport in Berlin
References
External links
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Handball clubs in Germany
Handball-Bundesliga
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1891 establishments in Germany
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