TVB 1898 Stuttgart is a

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

Waiblingen Waiblingen (; Swabian: ''Woeblinge'') is a town in the southwest of Germany, located in the center of the densely populated Stuttgart region, directly neighboring Stuttgart. It is the capital and largest city of the Rems-Murr district. , Waiblin ...

, town of

Bittenfeld Bittenfeld is an incorporated (1975) town located in the northernmost quarter of Waiblingen in the Rems-Murr-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in So ...

, Germany. that plays 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 ...

History

TV Bittenfeld played in the 2nd Division German Handball Championship from the 2006/07 season to the 2014/15 season. After finishing third overall in the 2014/15 season, the team advanced to the 1st division German league and changed its name to TVB 1898 Stuttgart. The team's home matches will be played in

Scharrena Stuttgart The Scharrena Stuttgart (''SCHARRena Stuttgart'' official spelling) is a multi-purpose hall in Stuttgart's Bad Cannstatt district. The hall is located on the Neckar Park fairground, under the ''Unterthürkheimer Kurve'' stand of the MHPArena ...

. Due to the limited capacity of the domestic arena, some matches will be held at the nearby

Porsche-Arena Porsche-Arena is a multi-purpose arena, located in Stuttgart, Germany. The seating capacity of the arena varies, from 5,100 to 8,000 people and it was opened in 2006, after 14 months of construction. The arena is part of a sport complex located ...

. Starting in the 2021/22 season, all matches will be in the Porsche Arena. The club has a local rivalry with HBW Balingen-Weilstetten.

Crest, colours, supporters

Club crest

File:TVB Logo.svg, Logo in the 2000s
(-2015) File:TVB Stuttgart handball club.png, Official logo since 2015
(2015–present)

Kits

Sports Hall information

*Name: –

*City: –

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...

*Capacity: – 6181 *Address: – Mercedesstraße 69, 70372

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''

Technical staff

* Head coach: Michael Schweikardt * Athletic Trainer: Steffen Hepperle * Physiotherapist: Frank Jakschitz * Physiotherapist: Tobias Unfried * Club doctor: Dr. Friedel Mauch

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2025–26 season'' ;Joining * Antonio Serradilla (LB) ''(from

SC Magdeburg The SC Magdeburg is a professional handball club from Magdeburg, Germany. The team plays in the highest German league, the Handball-Bundesliga and regularly in highest international competitions. They won the EHF Champions League in 1978, 1981, ...

)'' * Kasper Lien (RW) ''(from

Elverum Håndball Elverum Håndball is a Norwegian professional handball club from Elverum Municipality, Norway. Currently, Elverum Håndball competes in the Norwegian Premier League Men's Handball, and they have been successful title winners for several years ...

)'' ;Leaving

Previous squads

Former club members

Notable former players

* Jens Bechtloff (2003–2007) *

Johannes Bitter Johannes Bitter (born 2 September 1982) is a German handball goalkeeper for HSV Hamburg. Club career Bitter started his senior career with SG VTB Altjührden in 1999, before moving to Wilhelmshavener HV three years later. After only one season ...

(2016–2021) * Kai Häfner (2006–2007) * Michael Kraus (2016–2019) * Djibril M’Bengue (2013–2018) * Jürgen Müller (2006, 2012–2015) * David Schmidt (2018–2020) *

Manuel Späth Manuel Späth (born 16 October 1985) is a German handballer who plays as a pivot for HSV Hamburg and the Germany men's national handball team, German national team. References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Spath, Manuel 1985 births Living people German ma ...

(2017–2020) * Michael Spatz (2015–2016) * Dominik Weiss (2009–2022) * Christian Zeitz (2020) * Patrick Zieker (2019–) * Teo Čorić (2015–2017) * Dragan Jerković (2013–2017) * Robert Markotić (2018–2020) * Ivan Pešić (2021–2022) * Jan Větrovec (2006–2008) * Kasper Kisum (2015–2016) * Richard Sundberg (2014–2015) *

Rudolf Faluvégi Rudolf Faluvégi (born 9 January 1994) is a Hungarian 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 an ...

(2019–2021) * Egon Hanusz (2021–) *

Sajjad Esteki Sajjad Esteki (, born 23 April 1990) is an Iranian handball player who currently plays for CSM Bacău and the Iran men's national handball team. Esteki was the top scorer in the 2009 Youth World Handball Championship with 65 goals. He repeate ...

(2015) * Elvar Ásgeirsson (2019–2021) *

Arnór Þór Gunnarsson Arnór Þór Gunnarsson (born 23 October 1987) is an Icelandic handball player for Bergischer HC and the Icelandic national team. In June 2023, he announced his retirement from playing and that he would stay on at Bergischer HC as an assist ...

(2010–2012) *

Björgvin Páll Gústavsson Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (born 24 May 1985) is an Icelandic handball player that plays as a goalkeeper. Background Björgvin grew up in Kópavogur. He has two brothers, Axel Birgir, and Margeir Felix, and two sisters, Berglind Sif, and Hel ...

(2007–2009) *

Viggó Kristjánsson Viggó Kristjánsson (born 9 December 1993) is an Icelandic handball player for TV Bittenfeld and the Icelandic national team. He represented Iceland at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship, 2021 World Men's Handball Championship an ...

(2020–2022) * Árni Þór Sigtryggsson (2007–2009) *

Žarko Peševski Zharko Peshevski () (born 11 April 1991) is a Macedonian handball player for RK Eurofarm Pelister and the North Macedonia national team. Honours *RK Metalurg Skopje * Macedonian Handball Super League :Winner :''2014'' *HC Motor Zaporizhzhia * ...

(2019–2022) * Bobby Schagen (2016–2019) * Dennis Szczęsny (2012–2014) * Viorel Fotache (2015–2017) * Dragoș Oprea (2016) * Gregor Lorger (2011–2012) * Primož Prošt (2020–2022) * Miljan Vujović (2022–) * Lukas von Deschwanden (2018–2019) *

Samuel Röthlisberger Samuel Röthlisberger (born 15 August 1996) is a Swiss handball player for TV Bittenfeld and the Swiss national team. He represented Switzerland at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Champi ...

(2017–) * Oscar Bergendahl (2022–) * Patrik Kvalvik (2014–2015) * Adam Lönn (2019–) * Tobias Thulin (2021–2022) * Can Çelebi (2016–2017) * Yunus Özmusul (2015–2016)

Former coaches

References

External links

* {{Handball-Bundesliga Handball clubs in Germany Handball-Bundesliga Sport in Stuttgart (region) Handball clubs established in 1898 1898 establishments in Germany Rems-Murr-Kreis