HB Ludwigsburg

Germany

Founded

1997

Arena

MHPArena · 3,800 cap

HB Ludwigsburg is a German professional handball club from Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg. Its women's team is playing in the Handball-Bundesliga Frauen, and internationally in the EHF Champions League. The men's team plays in the Handball-Bundesliga. For the 2024/25 season, the women's team moved its official location from Bietigheim-Bissingen to Ludwigsburg and changed the official club name to 'HB Ludwigsburg'.

TPSG Frisch Auf Göppingen

Germany

Founded

1896

Arena

EWS Arena · 5,600 cap

Turn- und Polizeisportgemeinschaft Frisch Auf Göppingen e.V. is a sports club from Göppingen, Germany. The club's men's handball team plays under the name FRISCH AUF! Göppingen (organised from FRISCH AUF! Göppingen Management & Marketing GmbH since 1993) in Handball-Bundesliga. Manager of FRISCH AUF! Göppingen Management & Marketing GmbH is Gerd Hofele. The clubs women's handball team Frisch Auf Frauen also plays in 1st German league. The club came to fame when Bernhard Kempa and his brothers moved from Silesia to Göppingen in 1948 and started playing for the club. First as a player and later as coach, he led the club to most of its titles. Since 1972 – one year after Kempa left the club – Göppingen has not won the Championship again and spent the 1990s in the 2nd division. However in 2001, they were promoted to the Handball Bundesliga again.