Handball season 2025/26: a bang start with thrilling duels!
Find out everything about the new season of the ALSCO Handball Bundesliga, including game schedules and exciting matches in Göppingen.

Handball season 2025/26: a bang start with thrilling duels!
Handball friends, watch out! The ALSCO Women's Handball Bundesliga has now presented its schedule for the coming season and anticipation is already bubbling in the scene. The new season starts on Friday, August 29, 2025 with a thrilling opening game between Sport-Union Neckarsulm and HSG Bensheim/Auerbach. Who can miss this kick-off at 7:30 p.m.? This is the perfect time to head indoors for the first time this season.
But that's just the beginning: On Saturday, August 30, 2025, there are several games on the schedule that will make handball hearts beat faster. Among others, HSG Blomberg-Lippe and Buxtehuder SV meet at 5 p.m., while VfL Oldenburg welcomes BSV Sachsen Zwickau at 6 p.m. There are also other exciting duels that will take place in the halls - including the encounters between Frisch Auf Göppingen and HB Ludwigsburg as well as Borussia Dortmund against TuS Metzingen, both at 7 p.m.
Important highlights of the season
The game between Borussia Dortmund and HB Ludwigsburg promises to be a highlight of the season, which will be a real clash of the Titans on the third matchday on Wednesday, September 10th, 2025. It continues with the first replay of the playoff final and the Handball Super Cup on matchday six. On Wednesday, October 22, 2025, there will be an exciting duel between HB Ludwigsburg and HSG Blomberg-Lippe.
The handball business does not stop at big moments: Due to the World Cup, games will be paused between November 26th and December 14th, 2025. The Christmas game days are full of excitement when TuS Metzingen takes on Neckarsulm on December 27th and Göppingen on December 30th. The Thuringian HC is also fighting its way through the festive season by playing against Zwickau.
On the home stretch into the playoffs
The main round of the ALSCO HBF will conclude on the Easter weekend on April 4, 2026. From the exciting duels that extend until Christmas to the playoffs that begin on the weekend of April 18th and 19th, 2026, the entire season will be a celebration for the region's handball fans. The anticipation for the games is now palpable, and all teams have certainly set themselves the goal of finishing at the top of the playoffs.
According to the latest statistics from the Handball Bundesliga, great talents and strong teams are emerging. Thanks to a solid competition with 18 teams taking part, there will certainly be no shortage of exciting handball this season. Teams like SC Magdeburg, who have not lost any of their last 13 games, and Fuchse Berlin are very popular and will give everything to win the championship title. At this point it should also be said that the different teams such as Goppingen, HBW Balingen-Weilstetten and MT Melsungen will do everything they can to inspire their fans and take them on an exciting journey through the season. Come by and be part of this dream!
For more information and news, you can view the fixture list and results on Handball World as well as Handball Stats 247 read up. This means you are well informed about what is happening in German handball!