# TVB Stuttgart

TVB 1898 Stuttgart is a handball club from Waiblingen, town of Bittenfeld, Germany. that plays in the Handball-Bundesliga.

## History

TV Bittenfeld played in the 2nd Division German Handball Championship from the 2006/07 season to the 2014/15 season. After finishing third overall in the 2014/15 season, the team advanced to the 1st division German league and changed its name to TVB 1898 Stuttgart. The team's home matches will be played in Scharrena Stuttgart. Due to the limited capacity of the domestic arena, some matches will be held at the nearby Porsche-Arena. Starting in the 2021/22 season, all matches will be in the Porsche Arena. The club has a local rivalry with HBW Balingen-Weilstetten.

## Crest, colours, supporters
### Club crest

* Logo in the 2000s (-2015)
* Official logo since 2015 (2015–present)

### Kits

HOME :
| 2010–13 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 |
AWAY :
| 2011–12 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 |

## Sports Hall information

* Name: – Porsche-Arena
* City: – Stuttgart
* Capacity: – 6181
* Address: – Mercedesstraße 69, 70372 Stuttgart, Germany

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2024–25 season
TVB 1898 Stuttgart :
Goalkeepers
01 Luka Krivokapić
16 Miljan Vujović
21 Luca Tschentscher
30 Samir Bellahcene
Left wingers
06 Daniel Fernández
07 Alon Oberman
25 Patrick Zieker
Right wingers
02 Nico Bacani
05 Jorge Serrano
Line players
09 Gianfranco Pribetić
17 Samuel Röthlisberger
24 Lukas Laube
Left backs
08 Nico Schöttle
10 Jonas Truchanovičius
14 Ante Ivanković
44 Lenny Rubin
Centre Backs
03 Max Häfner
11 Bruno Reguart
22 Torben Matzken
Right backs
13 Achilleas Toskas
34 Kai Häfner :

### Technical staff

* Head coach: Michael Schweikardt
* Athletic Trainer: Steffen Hepperle
* Physiotherapist: Frank Jakschitz
* Physiotherapist: Tobias Unfried
* Club doctor: Dr. Friedel Mauch

### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2025–26 season

## Previous squads

2018–2019 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Germany | Johannes Bitter | (1982-09-02) 2 September 1982 (age 42) | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Germany | Tobias Schimmelbauer | (1987-07-01) 1 July 1987 (age 37) | Left Winger |
| 3 | Germany | Max Häfner | (1996-05-13) 13 May 1996 (age 28) | Central Back |
| 6 | Germany | Dominik Weiss | (1989-01-25) 25 January 1989 (age 36) | Left Back |
| 7 | Netherlands | Bobby Schagen | (1990-01-13) 13 January 1990 (age 35) | Right Winger |
| 8 | Germany | Michael Schweikardt | (1983-03-07) 7 March 1983 (age 41) | Left Winger |
| 9 | Germany | Manuel Späth | (1985-10-16) 16 October 1985 (age 39) | Line Player |
| 10 | Germany | Michael Kraus | (1983-09-28) 28 September 1983 (age 41) | Central Back |
| 12 | Germany | Jonas Maier | (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 (age 31) | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Croatia | Robert Markotić | (1990-03-07) 7 March 1990 (age 34) | Right Back |
| 14 | Germany | Simon Baumgarten | (1985-09-06) 6 September 1985 (age 39) | Line Player |
| 17 | Switzerland | Samuel Röthlisberger | (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 (age 28) | Line Player |
| 20 | Germany | Florian Burmeister | (1997-04-20) 20 April 1997 (age 27) | Left Back |
| 22 | Germany | Nick Lehmann | (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 26) | Goalkeeper |
| 24 | Switzerland | Lukas von Deschwanden | (1989-06-05) 5 June 1989 (age 35) | Central Back |
| 30 | Germany | Sascha Pfattheicher | (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 27) | Right Winger |
| 77 | Germany | David Schmidt | (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 (age 31) | Right Back |
2015–2016 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Croatia | Dragan Jerković | (1975-12-08) 8 December 1975 (age 49) | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Germany | Tobias Schimmelbauer | (1987-07-01) 1 July 1987 (age 37) | Left Winger |
| 3 | Germany | Florian Schöbinger | (1986-03-05) 5 March 1986 (age 38) | Line Player |
| 4 | Germany | Martin Kienzle | (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 33) | Left Winger |
| 6 | Germany | Dominik Weiss | (1989-01-25) 25 January 1989 (age 36) | Left Back |
| 8 | Germany | Michael Schweikardt | (1983-03-07) 7 March 1983 (age 41) | Left Winger |
| 9 | Germany | Lars Friedrich | (1985-04-23) 23 April 1985 (age 39) | Right Back |
| 10 | Denmark | Kasper Kisum | (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 32) | Left Back |
| 11 | Germany | Djibril M’Bengue | (1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 32) | Right Back |
| 12 | Turkey | Yunus Özmusul | (1989-02-04) 4 February 1989 (age 36) | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Croatia | Teo Čorić | (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 32) | Line Player |
| 14 | Germany | Simon Baumgarten | (1985-09-06) 6 September 1985 (age 39) | Line Player |
| 15 | Romania | Viorel Fotache | (1989-05-15) 15 May 1989 (age 35) | Left Back |
| 16 | Germany | Sebastian Arnold | (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 (age 28) | Goalkeeper |
| 21 | Germany | Michael Seiz | (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 31) | Right Winger |
| 23 | Germany | Alexander Heib | (1987-06-12) 12 June 1987 (age 37) | Central Back |
| 24 | Germany | Finn Kretschmer | (1994-06-02) 2 June 1994 (age 30) | Right Winger |
| 25 | Iran | Sajjad Esteki | (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 34) | Left Back |
| 26 | Germany | Michael Spatz | (1982-11-25) 25 November 1982 (age 42) | Right Winger |

## Former club members
### Notable former players

* Jens Bechtloff (2003–2007)
* Johannes Bitter (2016–2021)
* Kai Häfner (2006–2007)
* Michael Kraus (2016–2019)
* Djibril M’Bengue (2013–2018)
* Jürgen Müller (2006, 2012–2015)
* David Schmidt (2018–2020)
* Manuel Späth (2017–2020)
* Michael Spatz (2015–2016)
* Dominik Weiss (2009–2022)
* Christian Zeitz (2020)
* Patrick Zieker (2019–)
* Teo Čorić (2015–2017)
* Dragan Jerković (2013–2017)
* Robert Markotić (2018–2020)
* Ivan Pešić (2021–2022)
* Jan Větrovec (2006–2008)
* Kasper Kisum (2015–2016)
* Richard Sundberg (2014–2015)
* Rudolf Faluvégi (2019–2021)
* Egon Hanusz (2021–)
* Sajjad Esteki (2015)
* Elvar Ásgeirsson (2019–2021)
* Arnór Þór Gunnarsson (2010–2012)
* Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (2007–2009)
* Viggó Kristjánsson (2020–2022)
* Árni Þór Sigtryggsson (2007–2009)
* Žarko Peševski (2019–2022)
* Bobby Schagen (2016–2019)
* Dennis Szczęsny (2012–2014)
* Viorel Fotache (2015–2017)
* Dragoș Oprea (2016)
* Gregor Lorger (2011–2012)
* Primož Prošt (2020–2022)
* Miljan Vujović (2022–)
* Lukas von Deschwanden (2018–2019)
* Samuel Röthlisberger (2017–)
* Oscar Bergendahl (2022–)
* Patrik Kvalvik (2014–2015)
* Adam Lönn (2019–)
* Tobias Thulin (2021–2022)
* Can Çelebi (2016–2017)
* Yunus Özmusul (2015–2016)

### Former coaches

| Seasons | Coach |
| 1973–2007 | Günter Schweikardt |
| 2007–2008 | Henning Fröschle |
| 2008 | Jens Baumbach |
| 2008–2013 | Günter Schweikardt |
| 2013 | Heiko Burmeister |
| 2013–2015 | Jürgen Schweikardt |
| 2015–2016 | Thomas König |
| 2016–2018 | Markus Baur |
| 2018–2021 | Jürgen Schweikardt |
| 2021–2022 | Roi Sánchez |
| 2022– | Michael Schweikardt |