VfL Gummersbach

VfL Gummersbach
Founded1861; 164 years ago (1861)
ArenaSchwalbe-Arena
Capacity4,132
Head coachGuðjón Valur Sigurðsson
LeagueHandball-Bundesliga
2023–246th of 18
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VfL Gummersbach is a professional handball club from the German city of Gummersbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. Currently, VfL Gummersbach competes in the Handball-Bundesliga and the DHB-Pokal. The club has seen great success, especially from the late 1960s until the early 1990s.

Gummi – the official mascot of VfL Gummersbach.

History

The club was founded as a multisports club on March 3rd 1861 as Gummersbacher Turnverein(GTV). The youth department was founded in 1884, and in 1906 women were included as members.

The handball department was founded in 1925.[1] While field handball was the most popular variant in Germany at the time, Gummersbach focused on indoor handball.

In 1966 the club won the German Championship for the first time.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Accomplishments

Winners: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Notable players

Coaching history

References

  1. ^ "Die Geschichte des VfL muss umgeschrieben werden". Oberberg Aktuell (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Leseprobe – VFL Gummersbach. Die Chronik by Verlag die Werkstatt – Issuu". 19 November 2015.
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