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MT Melsungen

MT Melsungen
Full nameMelsunger Turngemeinde 1861 e. V.
Nickname(s)Die Roten
Short nameMTM
Founded1861; 163 years ago (1861)
ArenaRothenbach-Halle
Capacity4,500
Head coachRoberto García Parrondo
LeagueHandball-Bundesliga
2023–245th of 18
Club colours   
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Home
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
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Away
Website
Official site

MT Melsungen is a German handball team from Melsungen, Germany, that plays in the Handball-Bundesliga.

Location of MT Melsungen
Melsungen
Melsungen
Location of MT Melsungen

History

From 1992 to 2005, the team played in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga and finished third twice (in 1997/98 and 2003/2004). In the 2004/2005 season, he won 29 of 34 matches and took first place in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga, making his way to the Handball-Bundesliga. In the debut season of 2005/2006, MT Melsungen took 12th place in the top class. In 1996, 2013 and 2014, the team made it to the DHB-Pokal in Hamburg, but failed there in the semi-finals. In the 2019/20 DHB-Pokal, the team made it to the finals for the first time, but was eliminated against TBV Lemgo there.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name Period
TG Melsungen –1999
MSG Melsungen/Böddiger 1999–2006
MT Melsungen 2006–present

Kits

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Rothenbach-Halle

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024-25 season[1]
MT Melsungen

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Technical staff

Previous squads

Accomplishments

Domestic

EHF Ranking

As of 30 May 2022[2]
Rank Team Points
70 Sweden Ystads IF 94
71 Norway Nærbø IL 93
72 Estonia Põlva Serviti 93
73 Germany MT Melsungen 89
74 Kosovo KH Besa Famgas 84
75 Iceland Valur 84
76 France Saint-Raphaël Var Handball 82

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

Seasons Coach Country
2000–2004 Hrvoje Horvat CroatiaGermany
2004–2006 Rastislav Trtík Czech Republic
2006-2009 Robert Hedin Sweden
2009-2010 Ryan Zinglersen Denmark
2010 Matjaz Tominiec Slovenia
2010-2018 Michael Roth Germany
2018-2020 Heiko Grimm Germany
2020–2021 Guðmundur Guðmundsson Iceland
2021– Roberto García Parrondo Spain

References