# 2020–21 Handball-Bundesliga

The 2020–21 Handball-Bundesliga was the 56th season of the Handball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier handball league and the 44th season consisting of only one league. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league announced 1 October 2020 as the start date and the season ended on 27 June 2021.
As there were no relegated teams last season, this season is being played with 20 teams.
THW Kiel won their twenty-second overall and second consecutive title.

## Teams
### Team changes

| Promoted from 2019–20 2. Handball-Bundesliga | Relegated from 2019–20 Handball-Bundesliga |
| HSC 2000 Coburg TUSEM Essen | None as season was cancelled. |

### Stadiums

| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| Bergischer HC | Wuppertal Solingen Düsseldorf | Uni-Halle Klingenhalle ISS Dome | 3,200 2,800 12,500 |
| Füchse Berlin | Berlin | Max-Schmeling-Halle | 9,000 |
| HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | Balingen | Sparkassen-Arena Porsche-Arena | 2,300 6,181 |
| TV Bittenfeld | Stuttgart | Scharrena Stuttgart Porsche-Arena | 2,251 6,211 |
| HSC 2000 Coburg | Coburg | HUK-Coburg arena | 3,530 |
| HC Erlangen | Nuremberg | Arena Nürnberger Versicherung | 8,308 |
| TUSEM Essen | Essen | Sportpark am Hallo | 2,500 |
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | Flensburg | Flens-Arena | 6,300 |
| TSG Friesenheim | Ludwigshafen | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle | 2,350 |
| Frisch Auf Göppingen | Göppingen | EWS Arena | 5,600 |
| TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | Hanover | TUI Arena Swiss Life Hall | 9,850 4,460 |
| THW Kiel | Kiel | Sparkassen-Arena | 10,285 |
| SC DHfK Leipzig | Leipzig | Arena Leipzig | 6,327 |
| TBV Lemgo | Lemgo | Lipperlandhalle | 4,790 |
| SC Magdeburg | Magdeburg | GETEC Arena | 6,600 |
| MT Melsungen | Melsungen | Rothenbach-Halle | 4,300 |
| GWD Minden | Minden | Kampa-Halle | 4,059 |
| HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | Nordhorn | Euregium EmslandArena | 4,100 4,995 |
| Rhein-Neckar Löwen | Mannheim | SAP Arena | 13,200 |
| HSG Wetzlar | Wetzlar | Rittal Arena Wetzlar | 4,421 |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | THW Kiel (C) | 38 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1212 | 999 | +213 | 68 | Champions League |
| 2 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 38 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1175 | 998 | +177 | 68 | Champions League |
| 3 | SC Magdeburg | 38 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 1151 | 1013 | +138 | 53 | EHF European League |
| 4 | Füchse Berlin | 38 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 1093 | 1003 | +90 | 52 | EHF European League |
| 5 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 38 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 1116 | 1023 | +93 | 50 | |
| 6 | SC DHfK Leipzig | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 1017 | 1019 | −2 | 42 | |
| 7 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 1055 | 1046 | +9 | 42 | |
| 8 | MT Melsungen | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 1062 | 1062 | 0 | 41 | |
| 9 | TBV Lemgo | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 1043 | 1056 | −13 | 41 | EHF European League |
| 10 | HSG Wetzlar | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 1078 | 1034 | +44 | 41 | |
| 11 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 1032 | 1034 | −2 | 36 | |
| 12 | Bergischer HC | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 1037 | 1019 | +18 | 35 | |
| 13 | HC Erlangen | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 1038 | 1051 | −13 | 34 | |
| 14 | TV Bittenfeld | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 1019 | 1075 | −56 | 32 | |
| 15 | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 38 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 1023 | 1100 | −77 | 29 | |
| 16 | GWD Minden | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 989 | 1051 | −62 | 28 | |
| 17 | TSG Friesenheim (R) | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 927 | 1018 | −91 | 25 | Relegated to 2. Handball-Bundesliga |
| 18 | HSG Nordhorn-Lingen (R) | 38 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 964 | 1112 | −148 | 17 | Relegated to 2. Handball-Bundesliga |
| 19 | TUSEM Essen (R) | 38 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 1013 | 1142 | −129 | 15 | Relegated to 2. Handball-Bundesliga |
| 20 | HSC 2000 Coburg (R) | 38 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 968 | 1157 | −189 | 11 | Relegated to 2. Handball-Bundesliga |
* ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allows a different number of spectators.
* 1 2 Kiel 57–52 Flensburg
* 1 2 Leipzig 55–55 Göppingen, Leipzig scored more away goals
* 1 2 3 Melsungen 8 Pts; Lemgo 4 Pts; Wetzlar 0 Pts

## Results

| Home \ Away | BAL | BRG | BER | BIT | COB | ERL | ESS | FLE | FRI | GÖP | HAN | KIE | LEI | LEM | MAG | MEL | MIN | NOR | RNL | WET |
| HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | — | 27–25 | 19–28 | 28–30 | 34–26 | 24–29 | 31–28 | 25–32 | 26–27 | 30–31 | 30–26 | 22–33 | 20–20 | 25–26 | 26–39 | 23–25 | 29–29 | 35–24 | 32–30 | 30–28 |
| Bergischer HC | 30–22 | — | 29–32 | 30–31 | 28–24 | 29–25 | 35–29 | 25–30 | 28–19 | 29–28 | 27–23 | 27–32 | 29–30 | 33–26 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 25–24 | 25–25 | 26–28 | 20–22 |
| Füchse Berlin | 36–30 | 29–27 | — | 31–25 | 32–20 | 30–22 | 30–23 | 29–33 | 28–21 | 34–27 | 31–27 | 26–28 | 27–28 | 30–24 | 22–32 | 32–30 | 28–25 | 29–25 | 23–29 | 35–28 |
| TV Bittenfeld | 27–23 | 26–30 | 25–28 | — | 23–29 | 25–27 | 31–23 | 30–32 | 26–29 | 28–26 | 31–26 | 27–34 | 30–24 | 26–26 | 22–32 | 26–26 | 30–26 | 36–24 | 32–28 | 24–31 |
| HSC 2000 Coburg | 27–27 | 24–27 | 25–32 | 28–26 | — | 27–26 | 31–32 | 25–29 | 23–23 | 21–29 | 26–33 | 32–37 | 22–29 | 23–27 | 26–28 | 25–30 | 24–28 | 26–29 | 28–31 | 30–30 |
| HC Erlangen | 32–34 | 20–25 | 30–27 | 34–25 | 33–28 | — | 29–24 | 26–27 | 19–24 | 31–28 | 21–21 | 25–31 | 30–22 | 31–35 | 30–28 | 31–21 | 21–21 | 35–29 | 20–26 | 28–36 |
| TUSEM Essen | 33–27 | 22–32 | 23–24 | 27–20 | 29–27 | 20–26 | — | 28–29 | 27–29 | 28–32 | 26–26 | 27–31 | 24–26 | 37–39 | 26–31 | 28–35 | 29–20 | 26–33 | 23–33 | 29–36 |
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 38–26 | 29–22 | 29–33 | 34–30 | 32–22 | 33–23 | 35–28 | — | 35–29 | 30–23 | 28–24 | 31–28 | 29–23 | 27–27 | 33–30 | 36–20 | 29–24 | 33–26 | 26–26 | 32–24 |
| TSG Friesenheim | 27–22 | 28–22 | 23–34 | 28–24 | 22–19 | 26–30 | 25–26 | 20–29 | — | 25–27 | 26–27 | 20–29 | 27–27 | 24–25 | 22–28 | 27–30 | 30–24 | 26–28 | 24–26 | 27–27 |
| Frisch Auf Göppingen | 28–23 | 26–26 | 25–24 | 27–17 | 37–29 | 27–27 | 35–27 | 28–28 | 24–22 | — | 31–24 | 28–31 | 30–33 | 28–28 | 21–29 | 23–30 | 33–29 | 26–26 | 34–32 | 33–30 |
| TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 25–29 | 30–30 | 27–27 | 23–23 | 27–23 | 27–26 | 30–26 | 26–33 | 25–28 | 31–25 | — | 29–35 | 31–28 | 31–23 | 27–29 | 31–23 | 26–25 | 31–22 | 36–30 | 25–24 |
| THW Kiel | 38–34 | 33–30 | 32–26 | 33–28 | 41–26 | 36–30 | 37–25 | 29–21 | 29–19 | 31–23 | 34–31 | — | 31–21 | 33–23 | 24–24 | 29–28 | 41–26 | 32–22 | 32–23 | 31–21 |
| SC DHfK Leipzig | 26–18 | 27–25 | 24–24 | 23–25 | 35–29 | 30–25 | 26–23 | 24–29 | 27–19 | 22–25 | 29–26 | 26–33 | — | 32–32 | 33–29 | 29–33 | 24–21 | 24–21 | 26–33 | 32–28 |
| TBV Lemgo | 26–32 | 31–23 | 23–29 | 35–29 | 33–26 | 24–23 | 31–23 | 22–33 | 24–22 | 26–26 | 24–26 | 25–30 | 28–23 | — | 32–27 | 28–30 | 29–27 | 36–29 | 28–23 | 28–27 |
| SC Magdeburg | 26–28 | 27–31 | 29–24 | 29–30 | 42–22 | 36–26 | 34–28 | 29–32 | 37–29 | 28–22 | 33–25 | 34–33 | 33–34 | 30–28 | — | 31–27 | 29–28 | 28–20 | 31–33 | 27–27 |
| MT Melsungen | 24–25 | 32–31 | 32–35 | 28–30 | 27–32 | 31–29 | 35–31 | 30–32 | 25–23 | 31–23 | 20–28 | 26–32 | 31–28 | 27–21 | 24–27 | — | 24–24 | 33–28 | 25–26 | 30–28 |
| GWD Minden | 20–27 | 29–36 | 31–26 | 27–27 | 30–21 | 30–29 | 30–29 | 28–29 | 24–24 | 24–23 | 28–27 | 30–35 | 23–20 | 28–23 | 25–35 | 30–30 | — | 27–27 | 26–26 | 24–29 |
| HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | 29–27 | 26–31 | 20–25 | 26–29 | 28–26 | 30–31 | 22–19 | 28–38 | 27–24 | 20–29 | 20–22 | 29–35 | 24–28 | 25–32 | 26–33 | 21–29 | 20–22 | — | 24–29 | 29–30 |
| Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 36–27 | 24–23 | 24–27 | 30–20 | 39–24 | 26–30 | 33–27 | 31–31 | 31–27 | 31–32 | 33–28 | 25–25 | 23–28 | 26–18 | 22–27 | 31–22 | 29–27 | 30–26 | — | 37–24 |
| HSG Wetzlar | 36–26 | 30–22 | 29–27 | 30–25 | 31–22 | 28–28 | 26–30 | 27–29 | 29–11 | 31–32 | 26–24 | 31–22 | 29–26 | 21–27 | 24–24 | 25–33 | 28–25 | 35–26 | 34–32 | — |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Shots | % |
| 1 | Ómar Ingi Magnússon | SC Magdeburg | 274 | 400 | 69 |
| 2 | Marcel Schiller | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 270 | 378 | 71 |
| 3 | Bjarki Már Elísson | TBV Lemgo | 254 | 340 | 75 |
| 4 | Robert Weber | HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | 235 | 338 | 69 |
| 5 | Hampus Wanne | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 230 | 321 | 72 |
| 6 | Viggó Kristjánsson | TV Bittenfeld | 230 | 371 | 62 |
| 7 | Julius Kühn | MT Melsungen | 211 | 366 | 58 |
| 8 | Niclas Ekberg | THW Kiel | 205 | 264 | 78 |
| 9 | Florian Billek | HSC 2000 Coburg | 204 | 285 | 72 |
| 10 | Hans Lindberg | Füchse Berlin | 197 | 255 | 77 |