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Rhein-Neckar Löwen
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Sebastian Hinze
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Established
2002 (22 years old)
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Handball
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Mannheim, Germany
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German Handball-Bundesliga
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Rhein-Neckar Löwen
(1 users)Badge
Next Event
TVB 1898 Stuttgart vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen (23 Dec) Head Coach
Sebastian HinzeLeague Position
Recent League Form ➡
Established
2002 (22 years old)
Sport
HandballVenue
None Found Add one?
Equipment Clearart
Primary Colours
Location
Mannheim, Germany
Nicknames
Competitions
German Handball-Bundesliga
Last Edit
M4unz1: 02/Nov/24
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Rhein-Neckar Löwen is a professional handball club founded in 2002, based in Mannheim, Germany. The club competes in the German Handball-Bundesliga and continentally in EHF Champions League. Rhein-Neckar Löwen play their home games in SAP Arena, with a seating capacity of 14,500.
On 1 July 2002, the club was founded, originally named SG Kronau/Östringen, following a merger between two clubs, TSG Kronau and TSV Baden Östringen. Their home ground was Rhein-Neckar-Halle. In their first season, 2002–03, the club succeeded to achieve promoting from the 2. Bundesliga to the top tier of the German handball, the Handball-Bundesliga. A season after, in 2003–04, they were relegated from the 16th position, but they returned again to the first Bundesliga in 2004–05 season, after finishing the season in the 2nd place of the 2. Bundesliga. In 2005–06 season, SG Kronau/Östringen home games were moved from the old Rhein-Neckar-Halle to the newly built SAP Arena in Mannheim. In this season, they reached the final of DHB Cup. They lost 25–26 to HSV Hamburg, and finished 6th in the Handball-Bundesliga. In the following season, they lost again in DHB Cup final, with a 33–31 to THW Kiel, and finished 8th in the Handball-Bundesliga.
The club won the German championship two times – in 2016, and in 2017.
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Rhein-Neckar Löwen is a professional handball club founded in 2002, based in Mannheim, Germany. The club competes in the German Handball-Bundesliga and continentally in EHF Champions League. Rhein-Neckar Löwen play their home games in SAP Arena, with a seating capacity of 14,500.
On 1 July 2002, the club was founded, originally named SG Kronau/Östringen, following a merger between two clubs, TSG Kronau and TSV Baden Östringen. Their home ground was Rhein-Neckar-Halle. In their first season, 2002–03, the club succeeded to achieve promoting from the 2. Bundesliga to the top tier of the German handball, the Handball-Bundesliga. A season after, in 2003–04, they were relegated from the 16th position, but they returned again to the first Bundesliga in 2004–05 season, after finishing the season in the 2nd place of the 2. Bundesliga. In 2005–06 season, SG Kronau/Östringen home games were moved from the old Rhein-Neckar-Halle to the newly built SAP Arena in Mannheim. In this season, they reached the final of DHB Cup. They lost 25–26 to HSV Hamburg, and finished 6th in the Handball-Bundesliga. In the following season, they lost again in DHB Cup final, with a 33–31 to THW Kiel, and finished 8th in the Handball-Bundesliga.
The club won the German championship two times – in 2016, and in 2017.
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