Handball-Bundesliga: Flensburg finishes third, Kiel suffers worst season in 23 years

The 60th season of the Handball-Bundesliga has concluded for the four northern clubs, with SG Flensburg-Handewitt achieving the best result by finishing third.

Flensburg-Handewitt's final match against Füchse Berlin ended in a 38:43 defeat. Despite eleven goals from Simon Pytlick, the team could not overcome the deficit. Mathias Gidsel of Berlin was the top scorer of the match with eighteen goals, bringing his season total to 317 and securing the league's top scorer award.

THW Kiel experienced a disappointing season, ending in sixth place after a 34:31 home loss to TBV Lemgo Lippe. This marks Kiel's worst league standing in 23 years and likely eliminates their chances of qualifying for European competitions. The team did, however, celebrate the contract extension of national player Lukas Zerbe until 2029.

HSV Hamburg concluded the season in tenth place following a 40:33 away win against ThSV Eisenach, largely due to a strong second-half performance. Meanwhile, TSV Hannover-Burgdorf finished eleventh, a significant drop from their sixth-place finish last season. Their final match against European League winners MT Melsungen ended in a 32:32 draw, decided by a last-second goal.