Historic triumph: HC Oppenweiler/Backnang celebrates promotion to the 2nd league!

Historic triumph: HC Oppenweiler/Backnang celebrates promotion to the 2nd league!

A tough fight and goosebumps moments! Last weekend, HC Oppenweiler/Backnang celebrated its promotion to the 2nd men's handball league - at the third attempt. Coach Stephan “Apollo” Just only took over the position last summer and has already achieved significant success. The team was crowned champions of the southern season of the 3rd league and the promotion now represents an important milestone in the club's history, which reflects impressive progress in recent years. Loud Eisenach Online The club will compete in the second highest German handball league for the first time under the name HC Oppenweiler/Backnang.

The decisive games in the promotion round impressively showed how much potential the team has. In the home game against Eintracht Hildesheim, the HCOB celebrated an impressive 35:26 victory before the second leg ended with a narrow 27:31. Despite the defeat in the second leg, promotion was secured, which illustrated the tension in the Hildesheim Arena. Eintracht coach Daniel Deutsch admitted that his team had failed in the first leg and that the defeat ultimately did not turn things around Handball World was reported.

A new section for the HCOB

This promotion is also a significant step forward for the Oppenweiler/Backnanger people. Twelve years ago the club was still struggling in the Württemberg League, but the development of the last few years - not least thanks to voluntary participation in the 2021 promotion round - has proven to be a valuable decision. Coach Just felt “absolute relief” after the final whistle and praised the exceptional performance of his protégés, who also had to battle injury problems this season.

Next season the HCOB will compete against many well-known teams, including TV Großwallstadt, TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke, TUSEM Essen and HSG Nordhorn-Lingen. The Württemberg derbies against HBW Balingen-Weilstetten and SG BBM Bietigheim, who were recently relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga, are particularly exciting. Here the hub of handball sports is becoming more and more interesting. According to information on the Wikipedia page for 2nd Handball Bundesliga The teams in the league are divided geographically and play in two seasons, which makes the sporting comparisons even more exciting.

Stephan Just: A trainer with tradition

Stephan “Apollo” Just himself has had an eventful career. He was born in Eisenach in 1979 and began his career at ThSV Eisenach, where he was promoted to the 1st Handball Bundesliga in the 1997 season. With 448 Bundesliga games and 1,864 goals as well as 14 international matches for Germany, he made a name for himself in the handball world before continuing his coaching career in various clubs. His experience will now be crucial for the challenges in the 2nd Bundesliga.

A big step for everyone involved at HC Oppenweiler/Backnang. The anticipation for the coming season is huge and the club is ready to reposition itself in German handball. Football, handball and sports fans in the region can look forward to exciting encounters!