#dortmundedit

Fellow BVB fans, we all give our boys a lot of love, but we often ignore the amazing BVB ladies who play handball. That ought to change. So here is a little guide on Borussia Dortmund's handball team.

BVB handball competes in the Handball Bundesliga Frauen (HBF), the top league for women’s handball in Germany, and in the DHB-Pokal. Currently they are not in any European competitions, but they could qualify for the EHF Champions League, the EHF Cup, or the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. The league system, domestic cup, and European competitions work similarly to their counterparts in football.

LINKS

bvb handball website

bvb handball facebook

hbf league website

official livestreams (only for some games)

HANDBALL BASICS

Handball is an extremely fast-paced game. There are a lot more goals per match than there are in football. An average match usually has around 50 goals in total. Each team has seven players, one goalkeeper and six field players. Watching a game will teach the rules better than me explaining them, so here is the women’s handball final from the 2012 Olympics.

CURRENT TEAM

goal

#1 / Annamária Ferenczi / Hungary

#16 / Clara Woltering / Germany

#26 / Mandy Burrekers / Netherlands

backcourt

#4 / Alina Grijseels / Germany

#5 / Carolin Schmele / Germany

#7 / Nadja Zimmermann / Germany

#8 / Sally Potocki / Australia

#11 / Karina Schäfer / Germany

#15 / Rafika Ettaqi / Morocco

#33 / Nadja Nadgornaja / Germany

right wing

#3 / Stella Kramer / Germany

#19 / Sarolta Selmeci / Hungary

left wing

#24 / Petronela Kováčiková / Slovakia

#25 / Kjersti Salberg / Norway

#77 / Virág Vaszari / Hungary

pivot

#6 / Saskia Weisheitel / Germany

#9 / Anne Müller / Germany

And our coach is Ildiko Barna from Hungary.