# 2011–12 Handball-Bundesliga

The 2011–12 Handball-Bundesliga is the 47th season of the Handball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier handball league, and the 35th season consisting of only one league.

## Team information

| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| Bergischer HC | Wuppertal | Uni-Halle | 4,100 |
| Eintracht Hildesheim | Hildesheim | Sparkassenarena | 2,800 |
| Frisch Auf Göppingen | Göppingen | EWS Arena | 4,300 |
| Füchse Berlin | Berlin | Max-Schmeling-Halle | 8,500 |
| SC Magdeburg | Magdeburg | Bördelandhalle | 7,782 |
| TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke | Lübbecke | Kreissporthalle Lübbecke | 3,300 |
| HSV Hamburg | Hamburg | O2 World Hamburg | 13,000 |
| HSG Wetzlar | Wetzlar | RITTAL Arena | 4,412 |
| HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | Balingen | Sparkassen-Arena | 2,000 |
| Rhein-Neckar Löwen | Mannheim | SAP Arena | 14,500 |
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | Sinsheim | Campushalle | 6,300 |
| TBV Lemgo | Lemgo | Lipperlandhalle | 5,000 |
| THW Kiel | Kiel | Sparkassen-Arena | 10,250 |
| TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | Hannover | AWD Hall | 4,200 |
| MT Melsungen | Melsungen | Rothenbach-Halle | 4,300 |
| TV 05/07 Hüttenberg | Hüttenberg | Sporthalle Hüttenberg | 1,600 |
| TV Grosswallstadt | Großwallstadt | Sparkassen-Arena | 4,200 |
| VfL Gummersbach | Gummersbach | Eugen-Haas-Halle | 2,100 |

## League table

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | THW Kiel | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1107 | 809 | +298 | 68:0 | 2012–13 EHF Champions League group stage |
| 2 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 34 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1060 | 907 | +153 | 57:11 | 2012–13 EHF Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Füchse Berlin | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 1016 | 877 | +139 | 53:15 | 2012–13 EHF Champions League group stage |
| 4 | HSV Hamburg | 34 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 1046 | 935 | +111 | 51:17 | 2012–13 EHF Champions League wild card tournament |
| 5 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 34 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 1044 | 953 | +91 | 48:20 | 2012–13 EHF European Cup third qualifying round |
| 6 | SC Magdeburg | 34 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 985 | 940 | +45 | 39:29 | 2012–13 EHF European Cup third qualifying round |
| 7 | TBV Lemgo | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 988 | 979 | +9 | 38:30 |
| 8 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 901 | 914 | −13 | 33:35 | 2012–13 EHF European Cup third qualifying round |
| 9 | TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 944 | 953 | -9 | 30:38 | |
| 10 | MT Melsungen | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 947 | 993 | −46 | 30:38 | |
| 11 | VfL Gummersbach | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 1008 | 1078 | −70 | 29:39 | |
| 12 | TV Grosswallstadt | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 865 | 928 | −63 | 27:41 | |
| 13 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 980 | 1050 | −70 | 24:44 | |
| 14 | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 857 | 936 | −79 | 24:44 | |
| 15 | HSG Wetzlar | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 857 | 896 | −39 | 23:45 | |
| 16 | Bergischer HC | 34 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 921 | 1037 | −116 | 17:51 | Relegation to the 2012–13 2. Handball-Bundesliga |
| 17 | TV 05/07 Hüttenberg | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 883 | 1008 | −125 | 17:51 | Relegation to the 2012–13 2. Handball-Bundesliga |
| 18 | Eintracht Hildesheim | 34 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 865 | 1081 | −216 | 4:64 | Relegation to the 2012–13 2. Handball-Bundesliga |
* Updated to games played on 2 June 2012
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* The number on the left of the colon is points gained, the number to the left is points conceded