Rhein-Neckar Löwen

Rhein-Neckar Löwen is a handball club from Mannheim, Germany. The club was founded in 2002 as a merger of TSG Kronau and TSG Baden Östringen, competing initially under the name SG Kronau/Östringen. Currently, Rhein-Neckar Löwen competes in the First Division of the German Handball Bundesliga.

Accomplishments

• Semi-finalist EHF Champions League 2009
• Finalist EHF Cup Winners' Cup 2008
• German A Youth Champions 2008
• Finalist German Cup 2006, 2007, 2010
• Semi-finalist German Cup 2008, 2009
• Last 16 of EHF Cup 2007
• Promotion to the Bundesliga First Division 2003, 2005

The most popular players of the Rhein-Neckar Löwen are Uwe Gensheimer, Oliver Roggisch, Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson and Ólafur Stefánsson.

Accomplishments prior to the merger

• 1982, 1989: Promoted to the Regionalliga South (Östringen)
• 1993, 1999: Promoted to the Regionalliga South (Kronau)
• 1995: Promoted to the Bundesliga Second Division (Östringen)
• 1996: German B Youth Champions (Kronau)
• 2000: Promoted to the Bundesliga Second Division (Kronau)
• 2002: Runners-up in the Bundesliga Second Division (Östringen)

External links

• Club website
• Club page at the European Handball Federation website
• Club page at the Toyota Handball-Bundesliga website
• Club site on facebook