Füchse Berlin (handball)

German handball club

Füchse Berlin

Nickname(s)

Die Füchse (The Foxes)

Founded

1891; 133 years ago (1891)

Arena

Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin

Capacity

8,500

Head coach

Jaron Siewert

League

Handball-Bundesliga

2023–24

2nd of 18

Home

Away

Website
Official site

Füchse Berlin is a professional handball club from Berlin, Germany, that currently competes in the Handball-Bundesliga, the highest national league, and in EHF competitions.^[1]

Berlin

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Location of Füchse Berlin

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 (football), Eisbären Berlin (ice hockey) and Alba Berlin (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, which the club has stayed in ever since. In 2014 the team won the DHB-Pokal, its first major trophy by defeating SG Flensburg-Handewitt 22–21.^[2]

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.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
0000–2014	Kempa
2014–2020	Hummel
2020–present	Puma

Kits

HOME
2019–20	2020–21	2021–

AWAY
2011–12	2013–14	2020–21

Sports Hall information

Name: – Max-Schmeling-Halle^{[citation needed]}
City: – Berlin
Capacity: – 8500
Address: – Am Falkpl. 1, 10437 Berlin, Germany

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season

Goalkeepers

01 Lasse Ludwig
87 Viktor Kireyev
96 Dejan Milosavljev

Left wingers

09 Jerry Tollbring
20 Tim Freihöfer

Right wingers

18 Hans Lindberg
34 Hákun West Av Teigum

Line players

05 Max Darj
43 Jann Keno Jacobs
93 Mijajlo Marsenić

Left backs

11 Lasse Andersson
25 Matthes Langhoff
95 Paul Drux

Centre Backs

17 Nils Lichtlein

Right backs

03 Fabian Wiede
19 Mathias Gidsel
27 Max Beneke
35 Marko Kopljar

Technical staff

Head coach: Jaron Siewert
Assistant coach: Maximilian Rinderle
Goalkeeping coach: Dejan Perić
Athletic Trainer: Carsten Köhrbrück
Physiotherapist: Tim Schilling
Club doctor: Sebastian Bierke

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

Max Christoph Beneke (RB) (return from loan 1. VfL Potsdam)
Jannek Klein (RB) (from Eulen Ludwigshafen)
Nicolas Paulnsteiner (RB) (from HC Linz AG)
Lukas Herburger (P) (from Kadetten Schaffhausen)
Valter Chrintz (RW) (return from loan 1. VfL Potsdam)
Domen Novak (RW) (from HSG Wetzlar) ?

Leaving

Viktor Kireyev (GK) (to Saint Petersburg HC) ?
Ole Machner (LW) (to ASV Hamm-Westfalen)
Marko Kopljar (RB) (to ?)
Moritz Sauter (CB) (to HSV Hamburg)
Jannek Klein (RB) (loan to 1. VfL Potsdam)
Nicolas Paulnsteiner (RB) (loan to 1. VfL Potsdam)
Hans Lindberg (RW) (to HØJ Elite)
Max Günther (RW) (to 1. VfL Potsdam)
Jann Keno Jacobs (P) (to ?)

Previous squads

2017–2018 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
3	Germany	Fabian Wiede	(1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 30)	Right Back
4	Iceland	Bjarki Már Elísson	(1990-05-16) 16 May 1990 (age 34)	Left Winger
5	Germany	Oliver Milde	(1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 (age 30)	Left Back
6	Croatia	Drago Vuković	(1983-08-03) 3 August 1983 (age 40)	Central Back
7	Germany	Kevin Struck	(1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 27)	Right Back
9	Croatia	Stipe Mandalinić	(1992-09-09) 9 September 1992 (age 31)	Left Back
10	Croatia	Jakov Gojun	(1986-04-18) 18 April 1986 (age 38)	Left Back
12	Germany	Silvio Heinevetter	(1984-10-21) 21 October 1984 (age 39)	Goalkeeper
13	Serbia	Petar Nenadić	(1986-06-28) 28 June 1986 (age 37)	Central Back
17	Spain	Ignacio Plaza Jiménez	(1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 30)	Line Player
18	Denmark	Hans Lindberg	(1981-08-01) 1 August 1981 (age 42)	Right Winger
21	Sweden	Mattias Zachrisson	(1990-08-22) 22 August 1990 (age 33)	Right Winger
23	Germany	Steffen Fäth	(1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 (age 34)	Left Back
25	Spain	Rolando Urios Gonzales	(1999-04-10) 10 April 1999 (age 25)	Line Player
28	Germany	Erik Schmidt	(1992-12-28) 28 December 1992 (age 31)	Line Player
31	Germany	Tim Matthes	(1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 25)	Left Winger
35	Croatia	Marko Kopljar	(1986-02-12) 12 February 1986 (age 38)	Right Back
43	Germany	Christoph Reißky	(1995-08-11) 11 August 1995 (age 28)	Right Back
71	Czech Republic	Petr Štochl	(1976-04-24) 24 April 1976 (age 48)	Goalkeeper
77	Denmark	Johan Koch	(1990-11-29) 29 November 1990 (age 33)	Line Player
95	Germany	Paul Drux	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29)	Left Back

2015–2016 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
3	Germany	Fabian Wiede	(1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 30)	Right Back
4	Iceland	Bjarki Már Elísson	(1990-05-16) 16 May 1990 (age 34)	Left Winger
6	Croatia	Drago Vuković	(1983-08-03) 3 August 1983 (age 40)	Central Back
7	Germany	Kevin Struck	(1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 27)	Right Back
10	Croatia	Jakov Gojun	(1986-04-18) 18 April 1986 (age 38)	Left Back
11	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Faruk Vražalić	(1990-06-22) 22 June 1990 (age 33)	Right Winger
12	Germany	Silvio Heinevetter	(1984-10-21) 21 October 1984 (age 39)	Goalkeeper
13	Serbia	Petar Nenadić	(1986-06-28) 28 June 1986 (age 37)	Central Back
15	Norway	Kent Robin Tønnesen	(1991-06-05) 5 June 1991 (age 33)	Right Back
17	Spain	Ignacio Plaza Jiménez	(1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 30)	Line Player
20	Germany	Willy Weyhrauch	(1994-03-14) 14 March 1994 (age 30)	Right Winger
21	Sweden	Mattias Zachrisson	(1990-08-22) 22 August 1990 (age 33)	Right Winger
22	Slovenia	Mark Ferjan	(1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 25)	Goalkeeper
23	Germany	Moritz Schade	(1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28)	Line Player
31	Slovenia	Tim Rozman	(1998-12-11) 11 December 1998 (age 25)	Right Back
36	Sweden	Jesper Nielsen	(1989-09-30) 30 September 1989 (age 34)	Line Player
71	Czech Republic	Petr Štochl	(1976-04-24) 24 April 1976 (age 48)	Goalkeeper
83	Sweden	Fredrik Petersen	(1983-08-23) 23 August 1983 (age 40)	Left Winger
94	Germany	Jaron Siewert	(1994-01-31) 31 January 1994 (age 30)	Central Back
95	Germany	Paul Drux	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29)	Left Back

2014–2015 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
2	Germany	Colja Löffler	(1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 (age 35)	Left Winger
3	Germany	Fabian Wiede	(1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 30)	Right Back
5	Germany	Jonas Thümmler	(1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 (age 30)	Line Player
6	Japan	Kohei Narita	(1989-06-15) 15 June 1989 (age 34)	Left Winger
7	Germany	Kevin Struck	(1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 27)	Right Back
9	Croatia	Denis Špoljarić	(1979-08-20) 20 August 1979 (age 44)	Central Back
12	Germany	Silvio Heinevetter	(1984-10-21) 21 October 1984 (age 39)	Goalkeeper
13	Serbia	Petar Nenadić	(1986-06-28) 28 June 1986 (age 37)	Central Back
14	Germany	Evgeni Pevnov	(1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 35)	Line Player
18	Spain	Iker Romero	(1980-06-15) 15 June 1980 (age 43)	Central Back
20	Germany	Willy Weyhrauch	(1994-03-14) 14 March 1994 (age 30)	Right Winger
21	Sweden	Mattias Zachrisson	(1990-08-22) 22 August 1990 (age 33)	Right Winger
22	Germany	Tom-Luick Skroblien	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 31)	Left Winger
23	Germany	Moritz Schade	(1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28)	Line Player
24	Poland	Bartłomiej Jaszka	(1983-06-16) 16 June 1983 (age 40)	Central Back
26	Denmark	Kasper Nielsen	(1975-06-09) 9 June 1975 (age 48)	Line Player
28	Czech Republic	Pavel Horák	(1982-11-28) 28 November 1982 (age 41)	Left Back
30	Germany	Christoph Reißky	(1995-08-11) 11 August 1995 (age 28)	Left Back
35	Russia	Konstantin Igropulo	(1985-04-14) 14 April 1985 (age 39)	Right Back
36	Sweden	Jesper Nielsen	(1989-09-30) 30 September 1989 (age 34)	Line Player
71	Czech Republic	Petr Štochl	(1976-04-24) 24 April 1976 (age 48)	Goalkeeper
83	Sweden	Fredrik Petersen	(1983-08-23) 23 August 1983 (age 40)	Left Winger
94	Germany	Jaron Siewert	(1994-01-31) 31 January 1994 (age 30)	Central Back
95	Germany	Paul Drux	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29)	Left Back

2013–2014 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Germany	Maximilian Kroll	(1993-01-20) 20 January 1993 (age 31)	Goalkeeper
2	Germany	Colja Löffler	(1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 (age 35)	Left Winger
3	Germany	Fabian Wiede	(1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 30)	Right Back
4	Germany	Oliver Milde	(1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 (age 30)	Left Back
5	Germany	Jonas Thümmler	(1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 (age 30)	Line Player
9	Croatia	Denis Špoljarić	(1979-08-20) 20 August 1979 (age 44)	Central Back
11	Germany	Markus Richwien	(1985-07-05) 5 July 1985 (age 38)	Right Winger
12	Germany	Silvio Heinevetter	(1984-10-21) 21 October 1984 (age 39)	Goalkeeper
13	Germany	Jaron Siewert	(1994-01-31) 31 January 1994 (age 30)	Central Back
18	Spain	Iker Romero	(1980-06-15) 15 June 1980 (age 43)	Central Back
20	Germany	Willy Weyhrauch	(1994-03-14) 14 March 1994 (age 30)	Right Winger
21	Sweden	Mattias Zachrisson	(1990-08-22) 22 August 1990 (age 33)	Right Winger
22	Germany	Tom-Luick Skroblien	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 31)	Left Winger
24	Poland	Bartłomiej Jaszka	(1983-06-16) 16 June 1983 (age 40)	Central Back
28	Czech Republic	Pavel Horák	(1982-11-28) 28 November 1982 (age 41)	Left Back
30	Germany	Christoph Reißky	(1995-08-11) 11 August 1995 (age 28)	Left Back
35	Russia	Konstantin Igropulo	(1985-04-14) 14 April 1985 (age 39)	Right Back
36	Sweden	Jesper Nielsen	(1989-09-30) 30 September 1989 (age 34)	Line Player
66	Germany	Sven-Sören Christophersen	(1985-05-09) 9 May 1985 (age 39)	Left Back
71	Czech Republic	Petr Štochl	(1976-04-24) 24 April 1976 (age 48)	Goalkeeper
83	Sweden	Fredrik Petersen	(1983-08-23) 23 August 1983 (age 40)	Left Winger
93	Germany	Kenji Hövels	(1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 (age 30)	Central Back
95	Germany	Paul Drux	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29)	Left Back

Accomplishments

Domestic

Handball-Bundesliga:
- Silver: 2024
- Bronze: 1982, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2022, 2023
DHB-Pokal:
- Gold: 2014
DHB-Supercup:
- Silver: 2014

International

EHF Cup / EHF European League:
- Gold: 2015, 2018, 2023
- Silver: 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024
IHF Super Globe:
- Gold: 2015, 2016
- Silver: 2017, 2018, 2023

European record

EHF Cup and EHF European League

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2014–15 Winners	Round 3	HBC Nantes	23–18	23–28	46–46 (a)
	Group stage (Group C)	Skjern Håndbold	29–24	28–32	1st
		RK Vojvodina	37–22	30–25
		FC Porto	25–20	26–20
	Semi-final (F4)	RK Gorenje Velenje	27–24
	Final (F4)	HSV Hamburg	30–27
2017–18 Winners	Round 3	FC Porto	33–25	30–27	63–52
	Group stage (Group B)	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball	21–26	34–25	1st
		Lugi HF	34–25	32–27
		Helvetia Anaitasuna	34–23	30–28
	Quarter-finals	RK Nexe Našice	25–16	20–28	45–44
	Semi-final (F4)	Frisch Auf Göppingen	27–24
	Final (F4)	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball	28–25

EHF ranking

As of 20 June 2022^[3]

Rank	Team	Points
8	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	387
9	Aalborg Håndbold	374
10	Orlen Wisła Płock	351
11	Füchse Berlin	327
12	S.L. Benfica	319
13	HBC Nantes	316
14	Pick Szeged	314

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 (2010–2013)
Zvonimir Serdarušić (1981–1984)
Denis Špoljarić (2010–2017)
Igor Vori (2022)
Drago Vuković (2015–2018)
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–)
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–)
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)
Mark Ferjan (2015–2017)
Ignacio Plaza Jiménez (2015–2018)
Viran Morros (2021–2022)
Iker Romero (2011–2015)
Mijajlo Marsenić (2018–)
Dejan Milosavljev (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

Seasons	Coach	Country
2005–2009	Jörn-Uwe Lommel
2009–2015	Dagur Sigurðsson
2015–2016	Erlingur Richardsson
2016–2020	Velimir Petković
2020	Michael Roth
2020–	Jaron Siewert

References

^ "DEUTSCHER HANDBALLBUND (GER) – Handball Germany | EHF". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ "Füchse Berlin gewinnen den DHB-Pokal". berlin.de (in German). 13 October 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

External links

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Handball-Bundesliga

2023–24 teams

Seasons

2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
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
2022–23
2023–24
2024–25

v t e EHF Cup and EHF European League winners
IHF Cup	1981–82: VfL Gummersbach 1982–83: ZTR Zaporizhzhia 1983–84: TV Großwallstadt 1984–85: Minaur Baia Mare 1985–86: Győri ETO 1986–87: Granitas Kaunas 1987–88: Minaur Baia Mare 1988–89: TuRU Düsseldorf 1989–90: SKIF Krasnodar 1990–91: Borac Banja Luka 1991–92: Wallau-Massenheim 1992–93: TEKA Santander
EHF Cup	1993–94: Alzira Avidesa 1994–95: Granollers 1995–96: Granollers 1996–97: Flensburg 1997–98: THW Kiel 1998–99: Magdeburg 1999–2000: Metković 2000–01: Magdeburg 2001–02: THW Kiel 2002–03: Barcelona 2003–04: THW Kiel 2004–05: TUSEM Essen 2005–06: TBV Lemgo 2006–07: Magdeburg 2007–08: HSG Nordhorn 2008–09: VfL Gummersbach 2009–10: TBV Lemgo 2010–11: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2011–12: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2012–13: Rhein-Neckar Löwen 2013–14: Pick Szeged 2014–15: Füchse Berlin 2015–16: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2016–17: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2017–18: Füchse Berlin 2018–19: THW Kiel 2019–20: (cancelled)
EHF European League	2020–21: SC Magdeburg 2021–22: S.L. Benfica 2022–23: Füchse Berlin