Neckarsulmer SU (women's handball)

Sport-Union Neckarsulm
Full nameSport-Union Neckarsulm e.V.
Short nameSUN, Sport-Union
Founded1 January 2009 (1 January 2009)
(as Neckarsulmer Sport-Union)
ArenaBallei-Sporthalle
Capacity1,500
PresidentRolf Härdtner
Head coachThomas Zeitz
LeagueHandball Bundesliga Frauen
2025–269th
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Website
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Sport-Union Neckarsulm is the women's handball team of the sports club Sport-Union Neckarsulm, from the town of Neckarsulm in the southwest of Germany. The team competes domestically in the Handball-Bundesliga and the DHB-Pokal. They play their home matches at the Ballei-Sporthalle and usually wear dark navy shirts and shorts.

History

Early years

Sport-Union Neckarsulm was founded on New Year's Day in 2009 as Neckarsulmer Sport-Union (NSU) through the merger of Sportvereinigung Neckarsulm 1946 and Sportfreunde Neckarsulm. The name alludes to the NSU Motorenwerke, the predecessor of Audi, which was located in the city of Neckarsulm until 1985. The multi sports club consists of 17 different sections of which the women's handball section is one of the best known because of their multi-year participation in the Bundesliga, Germany's most important handball league.

Climbing up the league pyramid

After two championship titles in regional fifth and fourth tier leagues, coach Emir Hadzimuhamedović led the team also to promotion to the 2. Bundesliga in the summer of 2013. In the following years, the team established itself there and gained promotion to the Bundesliga as second division champions in 2016. A big part in the various promotions from regional amateur levels to professional tiers played the successful under-17 team, which won the German championship in 2011. Talented players of this youth team formed an integral part of the first team in later years.[1]

In addition to its sporting successes in league competitions, Sport-Union also won the HVW-Pokal, the regional cup competition in the region of Württemberg, twice in its first four years of existence. In 2011, the team defeated TV Großbottwar, which was then playing two leagues higher than themselves, 34:24 in the final at the SCHARRena Stuttgart. Two years later they crowned themselves cup champion of 2013 at the same venue after a commanding win against third division rivals TG Nürtingen (33:24).[2][3]

New name and establishment in the Bundesliga

After promotion to the Bundesliga Neckarsulmer Sport-Union was fighting against relegation for their first three years in Germany's top tier but eventually managed to stay in the league. With coaches Pascal Morgant and Tanja Logvin at the helm, the team established itself in the following years as a solid force in the Bundesliga with a sixth-place finish in the 2020–21 season, the best result to date.

In 2021 Neckarsulmer Sport-Union was forced to change its name and crest due to unwanted associations with the right-wing extremist organization National Socialist Underground, although the abbreviation NSU has a long regional tradition in and around the city of Neckarsulm.[4] Now playing as Sport-Union Neckarsulm the club produced players like Selina Kalmbach or Sarah Wachter who went on to become internationals for Germany.

On August 12, 2025, Sport-Union Neckarsulm announced that Germany's national team captain Antje Döll would be joining the club on a free transfer from HB Ludwigsburg with immediate effect, after the then-acting champions of Germany filed for bankruptcy, making her the club's most prominent signing to date.[5] Playing for Sport-Union Neckarsulm domestically, Döll went on to captain Germany to the final at the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship, scoring 49 goals during the course of the tournament and was also chosen to be part of the tournament's All-star Team.

Season to season

Season Tier League Position Games Goals Diff. Points DHB-Pokal
2009–10 V Württembergliga (Nord) 9th/12 22 559:602 -43 19:25 −
2010–11 V Württembergliga (Nord) 1st/12 22 802:507 +295 44:0 −
Württembergliga playoffs 1st/4 6 223:140 +83 12:0
2011–12 IV BW-Oberliga 1st/14 26 967:700 +267 50:2 Round of 32
2012–13 III 3. Liga (Süd) 1st/14 26 881:665 +216 48:4 −
2013–14 II 2. Bundesliga 7th/14 28 799:796 +3 27:29 Round of 16
2014–15 II 2. Bundesliga 4th/14 26 761:686 +75 34:18 First round
2015–16 II 2. Bundesliga 1st/16 30 937:726 +211 53:7 Quarterfinals
2016–17 I Bundesliga 12th/14 26 624:725 -101 13:39 Round of 16
2017–18 I Bundesliga 13th/14 26 619:795 -176 10:42 Round of 32
2018–19 I Bundesliga 12th/14 26 652:763 -111 13:39 Quarterfinals
2019–20 I Bundesliga 9th/14 18 458:527 -69 12:24 Quarterfinals
2020–21 I Bundesliga 6th/16 30 872:845 +27 37:23 Round of 16
2021–22 I Bundesliga 7th/14 26 797:813 -16 26:26 Round of 16
2022–23 I Bundesliga 12th/14 26 681:786 -105 15:37 Round of 16
2023–24 I Bundesliga 10th/14 26 703:772 -69 14:38 Round of 16
2024–25 I Bundesliga 9th/12 22 603:641 -38 16:28 Round of 16
Bundesliga playdowns semifinals 2 68:43 +25 4:0
2025–26 I Bundesliga 6th/12 20 577:588 -11 17:23 Quarterfinals
Bundesliga playoffs 5–11 5th/7 6 171:196 -25 9:9
2026–27 I Bundesliga

Arena

Ballei-Sporthalle
Capacity1,500
Field size
50 m × 31.75 m (164.0 ft × 104.2 ft)
Construction
Groundbreaking19 June 1978
Opened6 October 1979[6]
ArchitectKarl-Ulrich Bechler[7]

Sport-Union Neckarsulm play their home matches at the Ballei-Sporthalle, a multi-purpose arena which hosts up to 1,500 spectators (1,125 seated and 375 standing).[8] The arena complex also includes a hall for cultural events for up to 1,000 people as well as a restaurant and a bowling alley.[9] The men's handball team of the club plays selected matches at the Ballei as well. The arena is among the most visited in the Bundesliga[10] and hosted, among others, a friendly match of the Soviet Union men's national handball team in 1989 as well as an international fixture between the women's teams of Germany and Romania in March 2009 (37:24).[11]

  • Name: Ballei-Sporthalle
  • Location: Neckarsulm, Germany
  • Capacity: 1,500 spectators
  • Address: Deutschordensplatz 1, 74172 Neckarsulm

The club's most prominent supporters' group is Blaue Wand ("Blue wall"), which is located in sector K of Ballei's Audi-Tribüne since the 2025–26 season. Until then the group was situated in sector B. Blaue Wand arranges away day travels as well as meet-and-greets with players and staff and is also heavily involved in the organisation of home matches.[12]

Bundesliga attendances at Ballei-Sporthalle[A]
Season Overall Average Rank Notes
2016–17 14,305 1,100 4th/14 [13]
2017–18 13,541 1,041 7th/14 [14]
2018–19 13,550 1,042 6th/14
2019–20 7,511 938 9th/14[15] [16]
2020–21 1,217 304 5th/16[17] [18]
2021–22 9,378 721 1st/14[19] [20]
2022–23 11,878 914 5th/14 [21]
2023–24 12,865 990 5th/14 [22]
2024–25 12,075 1,006 8th/12 [23]
2025–26 14,003 1,077 9th/12 [24]
2026–27

A. ^ Including playoff/playdown matches.

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2026–27 season.[25]
No. Position Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Height Year signed Signed from End of contract
Goalkeepers
30GKAnnie LinderSweden10 March 19991,79m2026Germany Buxtehuder SV2028
54GKBarbara GyőriHungary15 March 19971,80m2026Germany BSV Sachsen Zwickau2029
Wingers
21LWAlessia RinerSwitzerland8 January 20041,70m2023Switzerland LK Zug2028
22RWMeret OssenkoppGermany21 June 19981,75m2025Germany HL Buchholz 08-Rosengarten2027
42RWAmber VerbraekenNetherlands5 July 20021,80m2026Germany HSG Blomberg-Lippe2028
59LWAntje DöllGermany3 October 19881,70m2025Germany HB Ludwigsburg2028
Line players
5PKim HinkelmannGermany16 October 20011,83m2023Denmark Holstebro Håndbold2027
39PMerle AlbersGermany19 April 20041,83m2025France Palente Besançon Handball2028
Backcourt players
9LBFanny ElovsonSweden29 April 20001,81m2026Norway Molde Elite2028
10RBLisa VlugNetherlands10 February 20021,79m2026France Strasbourg ATH2028
11CBAnnefleur BruggemanNetherlands23 July 19971,81m2022Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen2028
13LBAlicia SoffelGermany11 February 19991,76m2025Germany HSG Bensheim/Auerbach2027
14LBKamila BřezinováCzech Republic4 December 19971,79m2025France Handball Plan-de-Cuques2027
23LBMunia SmitsBelgian-German23 December 19991,78m2022Germany HSG Bad Wildungen2028
27LBSina EhmannGermany3 November 20001,78m2026Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen2029
78LBPaulina UścinowiczPoland16 October 19991,83m2025Germany HSV Solingen-Gräfrath2027

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season.[26][27]

Technical staff

Technical staff for the 2026–27 season.[28]

Personnel

Notable former players

Squad history

2009–10 squad
2009–10 Württembergliga (Nord) (9th/12)
No. Position Player Nationality Date of birth Year signed Signed from
2PUlrike ArnoldGermany19792003Germany SV Leingarten
4LWMadeleine HaugGermany15 June 19902009Germany SG BBM Bietigheim
6LBSara KauthGermany2009Germany TSV Bönnigheim
7CBKatrin NachbarGermany2008Germany VfL Waiblingen
8LWNadine DiemerGermany2005Germany TV Mosbach
10RWJasmin FimianiGermany2009Germany TSG Schwäbisch Hall
10LBLena SchäferGermany24 January 19922009Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U19
10RBDorothea RebberGermany10 September 19802010Germany SG H2Ku Herrenberg
13RWNinette GruhlGermany2005Germany TV Mosbach
19RWJulia PergerGermany19 October 19872007Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm II
20CBSandra BenknerGermany20 May 19902009Germany SG Böckingen-Leingarten
21PLarissa VogtGermany1 March 19922009Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U19
33GKAnja BalbachGermany31 July 19892009Germany SG Böckingen-Leingarten
??GKFranziska PfefferGermany28 November 19922009Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U19
2010–11 squad
2010–11 Württembergliga (Nord) (1st/12)
No. Position Player Nationality Date of birth Year signed Signed from
1GKAnja BalbachGermany31 July 19892009Germany SG Böckingen-Leingarten
2LBNicola FreudemannGermany25 August 19882010Germany SG Kickers/Sindelfingen
4LWMadeleine HaugGermany15 June 19902009Germany SG BBM Bietigheim
4LWHelena OdenwaldGermany17 March 19952011Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
6LWClarissa WalterGermany25 July 19922010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U19
7RBFemke MädgerNetherlands3 May 19802010Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
8CBSvenja KaufmannGermany23 January 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
9RBIsabel TissekkerGermany5 February 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
10LBLena SchäferGermany24 January 19922009Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U19
10PTanja BrunnGermany10 March 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
11LBMartina FritzGermany6 July 19802010Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
18CBMelanie KnipferGermany4 March 19922010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U19
18RWMaria OdenwaldGermany17 March 19952011Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
19RWJulia PergerGermany19 October 19872007Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm II
20CBSandra BenknerGermany20 May 19902009Germany SG Böckingen-Leingarten
21PLarissa VogtGermany1 March 19922009Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U19
22LWJessica BaumgartGermany17 July 19912010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U19
33GKSusanne AnkerGermany12 September 19722010Unattached
??LWKarin ZultnerGermany26 May 19882010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm II
??GKFranziska PfefferGermany28 November 19922009Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U19
??GKHannah BergmannGermany19912009Unknown
2011–12 squad
2011–12 Baden-Württemberg Oberliga (1st/14)
No. Position Player Nationality Date of birth Year signed Signed from
2LBNicola FreudemannGermany25 August 19882010Germany SG Kickers/Sindelfingen
4LWJulia OstGermany8 March 19952011Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
5LWHannah BreitingerGermany20 August 19872011Spain BM Murcia
6LWClarissa WalterGermany25 July 19922010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U19
7PKathrin FischerGermany25 April 19892011Germany VfL Sindelfingen
8CBSvenja KaufmannGermany23 January 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
9RBIsabel TissekkerGermany5 February 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
10PTanja BrunnGermany10 March 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
11LBMartina FritzGermany6 July 19802010Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
12GKVanessa SteinhoffGermany14 November 19952011Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
17RBFemke MädgerNetherlands3 May 19802010Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
18RWMaria OdenwaldGermany17 March 19952011Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
19RWJulia PergerGermany19 October 19872007Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm II
20LWHelena OdenwaldGermany17 March 19952011Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
21GKHanna KümmerlenGermany21 August 19932011Germany SG Bottwartal
33GKSusanne AnkerGermany12 September 19722010Unattached
2012–13 squad
2012–13 3. Liga (Süd) (1st/14)
No. Position Player Nationality Date of birth Year signed Signed from
2LBNicola FreudemannGermany25 August 19882010Germany SG Kickers/Sindelfingen
3LBLena HoffmannGermany5 January 19912012Germany TV Großbottwar
4LWJulia OstGermany8 March 19952011Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
5LWHannah BreitingerGermany20 August 19872011Spain BM Murcia
6RWLuisa GerberGermany12 February 19882012Germany TV Pflugfelden
7PKathrin FischerGermany25 April 19892011Germany VfL Sindelfingen
8CBSvenja KaufmannGermany23 January 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
9RBIsabel TissekkerGermany5 February 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
10PTanja BrunnGermany10 March 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
11LBMartina FritzGermany6 July 19802010Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
12GKVanessa SteinhoffGermany14 November 19952011Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
18RWMaria OdenwaldGermany17 March 19952011Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
19RWJulia PergerGermany19 October 19872007Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm II
20LWHelena OdenwaldGermany17 March 19952011Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
21GKHanna KümmerlenGermany21 August 19932011Germany SG Bottwartal
33GKSusanne AnkerGermany12 September 19722010Unattached
2013–14 squad
2013–14 2. Bundesliga (7th/14)
No. Position Player Nationality Date of birth Year signed Signed from
2LBNicola FreudemannGermany25 August 19882010Germany SG Kickers/Sindelfingen
3LBLena HoffmannGermany5 January 19912012Germany TV Großbottwar
4LWJulia OstGermany8 March 19952011Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
5LWHannah BreitingerGermany20 August 19872011Spain BM Murcia
6RWLuisa GerberGermany12 February 19882012Germany TV Pflugfelden
7PKathrin FischerGermany25 April 19892011Germany VfL Sindelfingen
8CBSvenja KaufmannGermany23 January 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
9RBIsabel TissekkerGermany5 February 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
10PTanja BrunnGermany10 March 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
11LBMartina FritzGermany6 July 19802010Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
12GKVanessa SteinhoffGermany14 November 19952011Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
14LBJasmin OttGermany11 November 19922013Germany SG Kickers/Sindelfingen
17RBMonika KornetNetherlands16 February 19922013Germany SC Greven 09
18RWMaria OdenwaldGermany17 March 19952011Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
20LWHelena OdenwaldGermany17 March 19952011Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
21GKHanna KümmerlenGermany21 August 19932011Germany SG Bottwartal
22LBFranziska RamirezGermany2 May 19842013Germany VfL Waiblingen
23GKCelia SchneiderSwitzerland28 October 19852013Germany TV Nellingen
2014–15 squad
2014–15 2. Bundesliga (4th/14)
No. Position Player Nationality Date of birth Year signed Signed from
2LWSelina KalmbachGermany24 March 19982014Germany SG AbsUbaScho
3LBLena HoffmannGermany5 January 19912012Germany TV Großbottwar
4CBLouisa WolfGermany16 July 19942014Germany TV Nellingen
5LWHannah BreitingerGermany20 August 19872011Spain BM Murcia
6RWLuisa GerberGermany12 February 19882012Germany TV Pflugfelden
7PKathrin FischerGermany25 April 19892011Germany VfL Sindelfingen
8CBSvenja KaufmannGermany23 January 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
9RBIsabel TissekkerGermany5 February 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
10PTanja BrunnGermany10 March 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
12GKVanessa SteinhoffGermany14 November 19952011Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
17RBMonika KornetNetherlands16 February 19922013Germany SC Greven 09
18RWMaria OdenwaldGermany17 March 19952011Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
20LWHelena OdenwaldGermany17 March 19952011Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
22LBFranziska RamirezGermany2 May 19842013Germany VfL Waiblingen
23GKCelia SchneiderSwitzerland28 October 19852013Germany TV Nellingen
55RBAlena VojtíškováCzech Republic23 November 19832014Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
90GKKatrin RüttingerGermany12 March 19902014Germany TSG Ketsch
2015–16 squad
2015–16 2. Bundesliga (1st/16)
No. Position Player Nationality Date of birth Year signed Signed from
2LWSelina KalmbachGermany24 March 19982014Germany SG AbsUbaScho
3LBLena HoffmannGermany5 January 19912012Germany TV Großbottwar
4CBLouisa WolfGermany16 July 19942014Germany TV Nellingen
5LWHannah BreitingerGermany20 August 19872011Spain BM Murcia
6RWLuisa GerberGermany12 February 19882012Germany TV Pflugfelden
7PKathrin FischerGermany25 April 19892011Germany VfL Sindelfingen
8CBSvenja KaufmannGermany23 January 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
9RBIsabel TissekkerGermany5 February 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
10CBMaike DanielsGermany29 May 19852015Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
18PSeline IneichenSwitzerland8 August 19902015Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
21GKMelanie HerrmannAustria3 August 19892015Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
23GKCelia SchneiderSwitzerland28 October 19852013Germany TV Nellingen
55RBAlena VojtíškováCzech Republic23 November 19832014Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
66LWKatharina BeddiesGermany7 February 19942015Germany TuS Metzingen
90GKKatrin RüttingerGermany12 March 19902014Germany TSG Ketsch
2016–17 squad
2016–17 Bundesliga (12th/14)
No. Position Player Nationality Date of birth Year signed Signed from
2LWSelina KalmbachGermany24 March 19982014Germany SG AbsUbaScho
3LBLena HoffmannGermany5 January 19912012Germany TV Großbottwar
5LWHannah BreitingerGermany20 August 19872011Spain BM Murcia
6RWLuisa GerberGermany12 February 19882012Germany TV Pflugfelden
7PKathrin FischerGermany25 April 19892011Germany VfL Sindelfingen
8CBSvenja KaufmannGermany23 January 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
9RBIsabel TissekkerGermany5 February 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
10CBMaike DanielsGermany29 May 19852015Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
11RBNives AhlinSlovenia14 July 19912016Germany SVG Celle
16GKMirjana MilenkovićMontenegro14 March 19852016Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica
18PSeline IneichenSwitzerland8 August 19902015Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
21GKMelanie HerrmannAustria3 August 19892015Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
23GKCelia SchneiderSwitzerland28 October 19852013Germany TV Nellingen
24RWMilana VlahovicGermany29 May 19972016Germany SG BBM Bietigheim
26CBEmilia GalińskaPoland26 December 19922016Poland GTPR Gdynia
55RBAlena VojtíškováCzech Republic23 November 19832014Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
90GKKatrin RüttingerGermany12 March 19902014Germany TSG Ketsch
2017–18 squad
2017–18 Bundesliga (13th/14)
No. Position Player Nationality Date of birth Year signed Signed from
2LWSelina KalmbachGermany24 March 19982014Germany SG AbsUbaScho
3LBLena HoffmannGermany5 January 19912012Germany TV Großbottwar
4PMette GravholtDenmark12 December 19842017Denmark Nykøbing Falster HK
5LWHannah BreitingerGermany20 August 19872011Spain BM Murcia
6RWLuisa GerberGermany12 February 19882012Germany TV Pflugfelden
7RBLinda MackGermany2 December 19912017Germany SG BBM Bietigheim
8CBSvenja KaufmannGermany23 January 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
9RBIsabel TissekkerGermany5 February 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
10CBMaike DanielsGermany29 May 19852015Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
12GKAnnabelle SattlerGermany4 January 19982018Germany HSG Strohgäu
14PSina NamatGermany14 April 19942017Germany TV Nellingen
16GKAnn-Cathrin GiegerichGermany4 Januar 19922017Germany SG BBM Bietigheim
18PSeline IneichenSwitzerland8 August 19902015Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
20RBNele ReimerGermany9 September 19962017Germany HC Leipzig
21GKMelanie HerrmannAustria3 August 19892015Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
55RBAlena VojtíškováCzech Republic23 November 19832014Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
63GKValeria GorelovaRussia2 May 19952018Portugal Madeira Andebol
45RBMia MøldrupDenmark6 April 19912018Denmark København Håndbold
99GKJana BrauschGermany7 July 19992017Germany TV Möglingen
2018–19 squad
2018–19 Bundesliga (12th/14)
No. Position Player Nationality Date of birth Year signed Signed from
2LWSelina KalmbachGermany24 March 19982014Germany SG AbsUbaScho
3LBLena HoffmannGermany5 January 19912012Germany TV Großbottwar
4CBLouisa WolfGermany16 July 19942018Germany TV Nellingen
5RBRoberta IvanauskaitėLithuania26 June 19962018Denmark Fredericia HK
6LBTrixi HanakGermany6 August 19992018Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm II
7RWAna PavkovićNetherlands28 October 19952018Netherlands SV Dalfsen
8CBSvenja KaufmannGermany23 January 19942010Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm U17
12GKMelanie HerrmannAustria3 August 19892015Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
14PSina NamatGermany14 April 19942017Germany TV Nellingen
15LWMichelle GoosNetherlands27 December 19892018Germany Buxtehuder SV
16GKNicole RothGermany8 May 19952018Germany SG BBM Bietigheim
17PLjubica PavlovićSerbia26 March 19932018Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva
18PSeline IneichenSwitzerland8 August 19902015Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
20RBNele ReimerGermany9 September 19962017Germany HC Leipzig
21RBIrene Espínola PérezSpain19 December 19922018Germany Borussia Dortmund
23RBSimona StojkovskaNorth Macedonia2 November 19932018Greece P.A.O.K.
63GKValeria GorelovaRussia2 May 19952018Portugal Madeira Andebol
2019–20 squad
2019–20 Bundesliga (9th/14)
No. Position Player Nationality Date of birth Year signed Signed from
2LWSelina KalmbachGermany24 March 19982014Germany SG AbsUbaScho
4CBLouisa WolfGermany16 July 19942018Germany TV Nellingen
6RWNathalie HendrikseNetherlands4 April 19952019Norway Gjerpen HK Skien
7CBLynn KnippenborgNetherlands7 January 19922019Denmark TTH Holstebro
8LBChantal WickSwitzerland24 February 19942019Switzerland Spono Eagles
9RBBirna Berg HaraldsdóttirIceland21 June 19932019Denmark Aarhus United
10RWLucija ZebaCroatia24 March 19992019Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
12GKSarah WachterGermany16 December 19992019Germany TV Nellingen
15LWMichelle GoosNetherlands27 December 19892018Germany Buxtehuder SV
18PSeline IneichenSwitzerland8 August 19902015Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
20RBNele ReimerGermany9 September 19962017Germany HC Leipzig
21RBIrene Espínola PérezSpain19 December 19922018Germany Borussia Dortmund
23PJill KooijNetherlands30 April 19962019Netherlands SV Dalfsen
33RBLucie-Marie KretzschmarGermany7 August 20002019Germany HC Leipzig
73GKOliwia KamińskaPoland9 September 19982019Sweden Skara HF
2020–21 squad
2020–21 Bundesliga (6th/16)
No. Position Player Nationality Date of birth Year signed Signed from
1GKIsabel de GóisPortugal10 October 19952020Germany SV Union Halle-Neustadt
2LWSelina KalmbachGermany24 March 19982014Germany SG AbsUbaScho
4CBLouisa WolfGermany16 July 19942018Germany TV Nellingen
6RWNathalie HendrikseNetherlands4 April 19952019Norway Gjerpen HK Skien
7CBLynn KnippenborgNetherlands7 January 19922019Denmark TTH Holstebro
8LBChantal WickSwitzerland24 February 19942019Switzerland Spono Eagles
12GKSarah WachterGermany16 December 19992019Germany TV Nellingen
18PSara ŠenvaldCroatia14 March 19962020Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
21RBIrene Espínola PérezSpain19 December 19922018Germany Borussia Dortmund
23PJill KooijNetherlands30 April 19962019Netherlands SV Dalfsen
26RBAnouk NieuwenwegNetherlands20 August 19962020Germany Thüringer HC
33RBLucie-Marie KretzschmarGermany7 August 20002019Germany HC Leipzig
34LWJoanna RodeGermany30 July 19972020Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen
73GKOliwia KamińskaPoland9 September 19982019Sweden Skara HF
77LBCarmen MoserGermany7 March 19952020Germany TSG Ketsch
2021–22 squad
2021–22 Bundesliga (7th/14)
No. Position Player Nationality Date of birth Year signed Signed from
1GKIsabel de GóisPortugal10 October 19952020Germany SV Union Halle-Neustadt
2LWSelina KalmbachGermany24 March 19982014Germany SG AbsUbaScho
3PSharon NooitmeerNetherlands11 June 19992021France HB Octeville Sur Mer
4RBSvenja MannGermany22 January 20012021Germany SG Schozach-Bottwartal
6RWNathalie HendrikseNetherlands4 April 19952019Norway Gjerpen HK Skien
7CBLynn KnippenborgNetherlands7 January 19922019Denmark TTH Holstebro
9LWNatalie MannGermany22 January 20012021Germany Sport-Union Neckarsulm II
10RBDaphne GautschiSwitzerland9 July 20002021France Metz Handball
11LBLaila IhlefeldtGermany22 March 20022021Germany TV Möglingen
12GKSarah WachterGermany16 December 19992019Germany TV Nellingen
18LWJohanna StockschläderGermany11 February 19952021Germany Borussia Dortmund
20RBNele ReimerGermany9 September 19962021Germany SG BBM Bietigheim
21RBIrene Espínola PérezSpain19 December 19922018Germany Borussia Dortmund
23PJill KooijNetherlands30 April 19962019Netherlands SV Dalfsen
26RBAnouk NieuwenwegNetherlands20 August 19962020Germany Thüringer HC
32CBSophie LütkeGermany8 March 19902021Germany SV Union Halle-Neustadt
33RBLucie-Marie KretzschmarGermany7 August 20002019Germany HC Leipzig
77LBCarmen MoserGermany7 March 19952020Germany TSG Ketsch
2022–23 squad
2022–23 Bundesliga (12th/14)
No. Position Player Nationality Date of birth Year signed Signed from
1GKValentyna SalamakhaAzerbaijan23 April 19862022Romania CS Gloria Bistrița
2LBLaila IhlefeldtGermany22 March 20022021Germany TV Möglingen
3PSharon NooitmeerNetherlands11 June 19992021France HB Octeville Sur Mer
4RBSvenja MannGermany22 January 20012021Germany SG Schozach-Bottwartal
5RWAmber VerbraekenNetherlands5 Juli 20022022Netherlands RKHV Quintus
6RWTija Gomilar ZickeroSlovenia12 May 20002022Slovenia RK Krim
7CBFatos KücükyildizSweden30 September 19922022Germany Borussia Dortmund
9CBOlga GorsheninaRussia9 November 19902022Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
10RBDaphne GautschiSwitzerland9 July 20002021France Metz Handball
11CBAnnefleur BruggemanNetherlands23 July 19972022Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen
12GKSarah WachterGermany16 December 19992019Germany TV Nellingen
13PLuisa SchulzeGermany14 September 19902022Germany SG BBM Bietigheim
15GKAnita PoláčkováCzech Republic27 May 20032022Czech Republic DHK Zora Olomouc
21CBSophie LütkeGermany8 March 19902021Germany SV Union Halle-Neustadt
23LBMunia SmitsBelgian-German23 December 19992022Germany HSG Bad Wildungen
25RBNina EngelGermany25 April 20032022Germany SV Werder Bremen
33LWMarthine SvendsbergetNorway14 January 20012022Norway Aker Topphåndball
77LBCarmen MoserGermany7 March 19952020Germany TSG Ketsch
2023–24 squad
2023–24 Bundesliga (10th/14)
No. Position Player Nationality Date of birth Year signed Signed from
1GKValentyna SalamakhaAzerbaijan23 April 19862022Romania CS Gloria Bistrița
3PSharon NooitmeerNetherlands11 June 19992021France HB Octeville Sur Mer
5RWAmber VerbraekenNetherlands5 Juli 20022022Netherlands RKHV Quintus
8RWVasiliki GkatziouGreece8 October 19972023Spain BM Remudas
10CBFatos ÖzdemirSweden30 September 19922022Germany Borussia Dortmund
11CBAnnefleur BruggemanNetherlands23 July 19972022Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen
17LBArwen GorbGermany20 June 20022023Germany TSG Ketsch
18RWMarloes HoitzingNetherlands25 January 20012023Germany VfL Oldenburg
21LWAlessia RinerSwitzerland8 January 20042023Switzerland LK Zug
23LBMunia SmitsBelgian-German23 December 19992022Germany HSG Bad Wildungen
25RBNina EngelGermany25 April 20032022Germany SV Werder Bremen
29GKLena IvančokAustria29 March 20012023Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
55LWRabea PollakowskiGermany26 February 19982023Germany VfL Waiblingen
75PKim HinkelmannGermany16 October 20012023Denmark Holstebro Håndbold
81LBAgni ZygouraGreece4 February 19962023Greece P.A.O.K.
97LBVeronika AndrýskováCzech Republic24 May 19972023Czech Republic DHK Baník Most
2024–25 squad
2024–25 Bundesliga (9th/12)
No. Position Player Nationality Date of birth Year signed Signed from
5PKim HinkelmannGermany16 October 20012023Denmark Holstebro Håndbold
7LBAngunn GudmestadNorway8 May 20012024Norway Aker Topphåndball
8RWVasiliki GkatziouGreece8 October 19972023Spain BM Remudas
10CBSina HagenGermany12 October 19962024Germany Buxtehuder SV
11CBAnnefleur BruggemanNetherlands23 July 19972022Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen
12GKJohanna FossumNorway25 January 20032024Norway Sola HK
17CBLynn HoltmanNetherlands7 July 20042024Netherlands Westfriesland SEW
19RWIva van der LindenNetherlands19 April 19982024Sweden Boden Handboll IF
21LWAlessia RinerSwitzerland8 January 20042023Switzerland LK Zug
23LBMunia SmitsBelgian-German23 December 19992022Germany HSG Bad Wildungen
29GKLena IvančokAustria29 March 20012023Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
55LWRabea PollakowskiGermany26 February 19982023Germany VfL Waiblingen
58RBLilli HolsteGermany25 April 20012024Germany HSG Bensheim/Auerbach
66GKAleksandra OrowiczPoland7 September 19962024Germany SG 09 Kirchhof
92PStefanie KaiserAustria31 October 19922024Germany HSG Blomberg-Lippe
97LBVeronika AndrýskováCzech Republic24 May 19972023Czech Republic DHK Baník Most
2025–26 squad
2025–26 Bundesliga (9th/12)
No. Position Player Nationality Date of birth Year signed Signed from
5PKim HinkelmannGermany16 October 20012023Denmark Holstebro Håndbold
7LBAngunn GudmestadNorway8 May 20012024Norway Aker Topphåndball
11CBAnnefleur BruggemanNetherlands23 July 19972022Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen
12GKJohanna FossumNorway25 January 20032024Norway Sola HK
13LBAlicia SoffelGermany11 February 19992025Germany HSG Bensheim/Auerbach
14LBKamila KordovskáCzech Republic4 December 19972025France Handball Plan-de-Cuques
17CBLynn HoltmanNetherlands7 July 20042024Netherlands Westfriesland SEW
19RWIva van der LindenNetherlands19 April 19982024Sweden Boden Handboll IF
21LWAlessia RinerSwitzerland8 January 20042023Switzerland LK Zug
22RWMeret OssenkoppGermany21 Juni 19982025Germany HL Buchholz 08-Rosengarten
23LBMunia SmitsBelgian-German23 December 19992022Germany HSG Bad Wildungen
29GKLena IvančokAustria29 March 20012023Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
39PMerle AlbersGermany19 April 20042025France Palente Besançon Handball
58RBLilli HolsteGermany25 April 20012024Germany HSG Bensheim/Auerbach
59LWAntje DöllGermany3 October 19882025Germany HB Ludwigsburg
78LBPaulina UścinowiczPoland16 October 19992025Germany HSV Solingen-Gräfrath

Appearances and Goalscorers

Competitive matches and goals in the Bundesliga only.[A] As of 1 June 2026.[29][30][31]

Most appearances
RankPlayerYearsGames
1Germany Selina Kalmbach2016–2022134
2Netherlands Annefleur Bruggeman2022–102
3Germany Sarah Wachter2019–202397
4Spain Irene Espínola Pérez2018–202295
5Switzerland Seline Ineichen2016–202091
6Germany Nele Reimer2017–2020
2021–2022		82
7Netherlands Sharon Nooitmeer2021–202475
8Netherlands Lynn Knippenborg2019–202272
9Netherlands Nathalie Hendrikse2019–202272
10Netherlands Jill Kooij2019–202272
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerYearsGamesGoalsRatio
1Spain Irene Espínola Pérez2018–2022954204.42
2Germany Nele Reimer2017–2020
2021–2022		823614.40
3Netherlands Lynn Knippenborg2019–2022723244.50
4Belgian-German Munia Smits2022–673074.58
5Netherlands Nathalie Hendrikse2019–2022722803.89
6Germany Nina Engel2022–2024502635.26
7Switzerland Seline Ineichen2016–2020912062.26
8Germany Selina Kalmbach2016–20221342051.53
9Germany Lena Hoffmann2016–2019521913.67
10Netherlands Jill Kooij2019–2022721832.54

A. ^ Including playoff/playdown matches and goals.

Former coaches

Competitive matches in the Bundesliga only.[A] As of 1 June 2026.

Coach Nat. From To G W D L Win%[B] PPG Honours Notes
Stefan Arnold Germany 07/2009 06/2010 —−−−— -
Emir Hadžimuhamedović Bosnia and Herzegovina 07/2010 02/2018 389227023.68 0.53 1 2. Bundesliga
1 3. Liga
1 BW-Oberliga
1 Württembergliga
2 HVW-Pokal
Annamária Ilyés (Caretaker) Hungary 02/2018 03/2018 7007000.00 0.00
Tanja Logvin Austria 04/2018 06/2018 7115014.29 0.43
Pascal Morgant Germany 07/2018 01/2020 379127024.32 0.51
Maike Daniels (Caretaker) Germany 01/2020 06/2020 7304042.86 0.86
Tanja Logvin Austria 07/2020 01/2023 6732332047.76 1.00
Mart Aalderink (Caretaker) Netherlands 01/2023 06/2023 14518035.71 0.79
Thomas Zeitz Germany 07/2023 Present 7626248034.21 0.71 [32]

A. ^ Including playoff/playdown matches.
B. ^ Win percentage is rounded to two decimal places.

Honours

  • 2. Bundesliga
    • Champions (1): 2016
  • 3. Liga (Süd)
    • Champions (1): 2013
  • Baden-Württemberg Oberliga
    • Champions (1): 2012
  • Württembergliga
    • Champions (2): 2011, 2024 (Second team)
  • HVW-Pokal
    • Champions (2): 2011, 2013

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Seasons Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsor Notes
2009/10 – 2010/11 Denmark H2O Autohaus Weilbacher
2011/12 – 2012/13 Denmark Hummel TDS Informationstechnologie AG
2013/2014 Germany ProTouch
2014/2015 Fujitsu
2015/2016 Bäckerei Härdtner [33]
2016/17 – 2020/21 Germany Erima Kaufland/Lidl [34]
2021/22 – 2023/24 Spain Joma [35]
2024/2025 Germany Erima [36]
2025/26 – 2027/28 Germany JAKO Schwarz Gruppe [37]

References

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  15. ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, several matches were played behind closed doors.
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  17. ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, the majority of matches were played behind closed doors.
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  19. ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, some matches were played behind closed doors.
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  34. ↑ "Aufsteiger Neckarsulm präsentiert neuen Ausrüster". June 2016.
  35. ↑ "Joma wird neuer Ausrüster der Sport-Union Neckarsulm". July 2021.
  36. ↑ "Sport-Union möchte bei Fans und Vorstand für einen niedrigeren Blutdruck sorgen". August 2024.
  37. ↑ "Sport-Union Neckarsulm und JAKO starten langfristige Ausrüstungskooperation". February 2025.
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