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Füchse Berlin (handball)

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Füchse Berlin
Nickname(s)Die Füchse (The Foxes)
Founded1891; 133 years ago (1891)
ArenaMax-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Capacity8,500
Head coachJaron Siewert
LeagueHandball-Bundesliga
2023–242nd of 18
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Home
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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]

Location of Füchse Berlin
Berlin
Berlin
Location of Füchse Berlin

History

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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

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Kit manufacturers

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

Kits

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Sports Hall information

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Home hall: Max-Schmeling-Halle

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2024–25 season

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Previous squads

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Accomplishments

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Domestic

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International

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European record

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EHF Cup and EHF European League

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

EHF ranking

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As of 20 June 2022[3]
Rank Team Points
8 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 387
9 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold 374
10 Poland Orlen Wisła Płock 351
11 Germany Füchse Berlin 327
12 Portugal S.L. Benfica 319
13 France HBC Nantes 316
14 Hungary Pick Szeged 314

Former club members

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Notable former players

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Former coaches

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

See also

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References

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