HB Ludwigsburg

HB Ludwigsburg
Full nameHandball Ludwigsburg
Short nameHB Ludwigsburg
Founded1997 (1997)
ArenaMHPArena, Ludwigsburg
Capacity3,800
PresidentSteffen Merkle
Head coachTomáš Hlavatý
LeagueHBL
2024–25Champions
Club colours   
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Website
Official site
SG BBM Bietigheim
Location of SG BBM Bietigheim

HB Ludwigsburg is a German professional handball club from Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg. Its women's team is playing in the Handball-Bundesliga Frauen,[1] and internationally in the EHF Champions League. The men's team plays in the Handball-Bundesliga.[2]

For the 2024/25 season, the women's team moved its official location from Bietigheim to Ludwigsburg and changed the official club name to 'HB Ludwigsburg'.[3]

Team

Kits

Honours

Domestic competitions

European competitions

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season[4]

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

(All-Time) – Last updated on 26 April 2025[5]
Rank Name Seasons

played

Goals
1 Antje Döll 7 235
2 Xenia Smits 4 225
3 Karolina Kudłacz-Gloc 7 214
4 Kim Naidzinavicius 5 210
5 Kelly Dulfer 2 119
6 Veronika Malá 3 119
7 Julia Maidhof 2 115
8 Kaba Gassama 3 115
9 Dorottya Faluvégi 2 81
10 Luisa Schulze 4 75

Notable former players

European record

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2016–17 EHF Cup
Finalist
R1 ŽRK Naisa Niš 34–15 37–19 71–34
R2 ASC Corona 2010 Brasov 37–24 23–19 60–43
R3 RK Podravka Koprivnica 23–16 24–20 47–36
Group C Rostov-Don 20–23 24–34 2nd place
Érd NK 28–25 27–35
Byåsen HE 39–33 28–23
1/4 HC Kuban Krasnodar 33–26 26–31 59–57
1/2 Nykøbing Falster HK 38–27 28–32 66–59
Final Rostov-Don 25–28 21–25 46–53
2017–18 Champions League Group D ŽRK Budućnost 27–21 24–32 3rd place
Metz Handball 26–30 21–27
Vipers Kristiansand 25–24 29–24
Main Round
Group 2
HC Vardar 26–38 22–30 5th place
Ferencvárosi TC 27–23 22–31
Thüringer HC 21–34 26–28
2018–19 Champions League Qualification /SF BM Bera Bera 33–27
Qualification /F MKS Lublin 34–19
Group D CSM București 30–28 24–32 4th place
Vipers Kristiansand 27–27 26–34
Ferencvárosi TC 25–28 30–33
EHF Cup Group A Team Esbjerg 27–32 27–28 3rd place
Storhamar Håndball Elite 28–25 28–29
Măgura Cisnădie 29–17 34–20
2019–20 Champions League Group C SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 31–28 27–34 4th place
Budućnost 20–21 28–34
Brest Bretagne HB 32–35 30–36
EHF Cup Group D Herning-Ikast Håndbold 26–26 25–38 4th place
HC Lada 31–29 25–30
Storhamar HE 32–33 28–27
2020–21 Champions League Group A Metz Handball 25–33 27–36 8th place
Rostov-Don 31–32 21–27
Vipers Kristiansand 29–33 0–10
Team Esbjerg 26–33 29–37
Ferencvárosi TC 25–29 35–24
CSM București 22–32 0–10
RK Krim 22–22 26–28
Round of 16 Győri Audi ETO KC 20–37 28–32 48–69
2021–22 European League
Winner
Qual. Round 3 Tertnes HE 39–18 21–20 60–38
Group B Neptunes de Nantes 32–29 27–25 1st place
Minaur Baia Mare 39–20 28–20
MKS Lublin 29–19 33–21
Quarterfinals ESBF Besançon 30–20 29–23 59–43
Semi-final Herning-Ikast Håndbold 34–33
Final Viborg HK 31–20
2022–23 EHF Champions League Group A Odense Håndbold 24–31 24–27 7th place
RK Krim Mercator 30–23 28–35
Vipers Kristiansand 32–30 32–34
Brest Bretagne Handball 25–25 28–32
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 40–20 23–28
DHK Baník Most 46–23 47–25
CSM București 28–28 25–27
2023–24 EHF Champions League
Finalist
Group A CSM București 26–24 28–31 6th place
Győri Audi ETO KC 26–34 29–31
IK Sävehof 30–21 33–29
Odense Håndbold 29–42 25–28
Brest Bretagne Handball 34–30 30–37
ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 27–22 34–16
DVSC Schaeffler 36–26 27–31
Playoffs Ikast Håndbold 29–27 31–31 60–58
Quarterfinals Odense Håndbold 30–26 30–32 60–58
Semi-final Metz Handball 36–29
Final Győri Audi ETO KC 24–30
2024–25 EHF Champions League Group B Team Esbjerg 31–36 30–30 5th place
ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 26–18 36–25
Győri Audi ETO KC 26–31 19–32
Vipers Kristiansand 33–29 23–30
Brest Bretagne Handball 26–33 28–26
CS Rapid București 30–24 37–29
Odense Håndbold 24–40 22–28
Playoffs RK Krim Mercator 31–21 23–26 54–47
Quarter-finals Győri Audi ETO KC 24–25 22–29 46–54
2025–26 EHF Champions League Group B CSM București
Odense Håndbold
Brest Bretagne Handball
Ferencvárosi TC
RK Krim Mercator
RK Podravka Koprivnica
Ikast Håndbold

Stadium

  • Name: MHPArena
  • City: Ludwigsburg
  • Capacity: 3,800
  • Address: Schwieberdinger Str. 30 71636
  • Played in the arena since: 2009-

Kit manufacturers

Coaching history

[6]

  • Severin Engelmann (2010–2011)
  • Dago Leukefeld (2013–2014)[7]
  • Martin Albertsen (2014–2020)
  • Markus Gaugisch (2020–2023)
  • Jakob Vestergaard (2023–2025)
  • Tomáš Hlavatý (2025–present)

Men's handball team

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

References

  1. ^ "Ergebnisse & Tabelle" [Results & Table] (in German). Sport.de. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ https://www.sport.de/handball/deutschland-hbl/ergebnisse-und-tabelle/
  3. ^ "Profi-Team schließt sich zur kommenden Saison der HB Ludwigsburg an". sgladies.de (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Team". hb-lb.de (in German). HB Ludwigsburg. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ^ "SG BBM Bietigheim". European Handball Federation.
  6. ^ "SG BBM Bietigheim Frauen (Handball) - Trainerliste". sport.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  7. ^ handball-world. "Die Trainerfrage bei den SG BBM-Frauen ist beantwortet". handball-world (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-02.