German Handball Association

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. It was founded on the 1st of October 1949. The association has been a member of the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1950^[1] and the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1991, just after the country's unification. The DHB headquarters are in Dortmund.^[2]

German Handball Association German: Deutscher Handballbund DHB
IOC nation	Federal Republic of Germany (GER)
National flag
Sport	Handball
Other sports	Beach handball Wheelchair handball
Official website	www.dhb.de
HISTORY
Year of formation	1 October 1949; 75 years ago (1949-10-01)
DEMOGRAPHICS
Number of Handball clubs	4,356 (as of 2016)
Membership size	756,987 (as of 2016)
AFFILIATIONS
International federation	International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since	1950; 75 years ago (1950)
Continental association	European Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee	German Olympic Sports Confederation
GOVERNING BODY
President	Andreas Michelmann
HEADQUARTERS
Address	Willi-Daume-Haus Strobelallee 56 DE-44139 Dortmund, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia
Country	Germany
Secretary General	Mark Schober
FINANCE
Sponsors	Kempa Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse Nigrin [de] Deutsche Kreditbank Prowin Bosch Car Service Lidl Gerflor

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