German Handball Association

Official websitewww.dhb.deHISTORYYear of formation1 October 1949; 74 years ago (1949-10-01)DEMOGRAPHICSNumber of Handball clubs4,356 (as of 2016)Membership size756,987 (as of 2016)AFFILIATIONSInternational federationInternational Handball Federation (IHF)IHF member since1950; 74 years ago (1950)Continental associationEuropean Handball FederationNational Olympic CommitteeGerman Olympic Sports ConfederationGOVERNING BODYPresidentAndreas Michelmann HEADQUARTERSAddressCountryGermanySecretary GeneralMark Schober FINANCESponsorsKempa
Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse
Nigrin [de]
Deutsche Kreditbank
Prowin
Bosch Car Service
Lidl
Gerflor

The German Handball Association (German: Deutscher Handballbund) (DHB) is the national handball association of Germany. DHB organizes team handball within Germany and represents German handball internationally. The association has been a member of the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1950 and the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1991, just after the country's unification. The DHB headquarters are in Dortmund.

Presidents

Period	Head President
1949–1955	Willi Daume
1955–1966	Ernst Feick
1966–1972	Otto Seeber
1972–1989	Bernhard Thiele
1989–1993	Hans-Jürgen Hinrichs
1993–1998	Bernd Steinhauser
1998–2013	Ulrich Strombach
2013–	Bernhard Bauer

Competitions

Men's Senior Competitions

• Handball-Bundesliga (Division 1)
• 2. Handball-Bundesliga (Division 2)
• German Handball Cup
• German Handball Super Cup

Women's Senior Competitions

• Women's Handball-Bundesliga (Division 1)
• 2. Women's Handball-Bundesliga (Division 2)
• Women's German Cup

External links

• Official website