MT Melsungen

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MT Melsungen
Full nameMelsunger Turngemeinde 1861 e. V.
NicknameDie Roten
Short nameMTM
Founded1861; 165 years ago (1861)
ArenaRothenbach-Halle
Capacity4,500
Head coachRoberto García Parrondo
LeagueHandball-Bundesliga
2024–253rd of 18
Club colours   
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Home
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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
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Location of MT Melsungen

History

The club was founded in 1861 by a group 38 people from Melsungen.[1] The Handball department was added in 1921.

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, they won 29 of 34 matches and took first place in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga, making their way to the Handball-Bundesliga. In the debut season of 2005/2006, MT Melsungen took 12th place in the top division.[2] In 1996, 2013 and 2014, the team made it to the DHB-Pokal in Hamburg, but failed there in the semi-finals. In the 2014/15 season they played in a continental tournament for the first time in the EHF European Cup, where they went out in the quarter final to Danish club Skjern Håndbold.[3] In the 2019/20 DHB-Pokal, the team made it to the finals for the first time, but was eliminated against TBV Lemgo there.[4]

Biggest Success

2025 MT Melsungen was third place in the german Handball-Bundesliga it was the biggest success of history for MT Melsungen.[5]

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 2025–26 season[6]

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Transfer History

Technical staff

Previous squads

Accomplishments

Domestic

EHF Ranking

As of 17 June 2025[21]
RankTeamPoints
14Poland Wisla Plock326
15Denmark GOG Håndbold278
16Romania Dinamo Bucuresti274
17Germany MT Melsungen215
18Portugal FC Porto192
19Croatia RK Nexe Nasice182
20Portugal SL Benfica170

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

SeasonsCoachCountry
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

  1. ↑ "Geschichte – Melsunger Turngemeinde 1861 e. V." (in German). melsunger-turngemeinde.com. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "MT Melsungen". mt-melsungen.de (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Auswärtstor-Regel: Melsungen verpasst Final Four im EHF-Pokal" (in German). handball-world.com. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "TBV Lemgo Lippe krönt sich zum DHB-Pokalsieger" (in German). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "MT Melsungen - Spielplan DAIKIN HBL (2024/2025)".
  6. ↑ "Team".
  7. ↑ "mt-angelt-sich-schweizer-juwel".
  8. ↑ "johannes-golla-kommt-zurueck".
  9. ↑ "mt-holt-linksaussen-dariel-garcia".
  10. ↑ "eulen-verpflichten-melsungen-kreislaeufer".
  11. ↑ "tvb-verpflichtet-mohamed-amine-darmoul".
  12. ↑ "MT Melsungen: MT verpflichtet Kulesh". www.mt-melsungen.de. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "MT Melsungen: MT holt Ungarn-Keeper Palasics". www.mt-melsungen.de. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "MT Melsungen: MT setzt auf Torwart-Duo aus Ungarn". www.mt-melsungen.de. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "MT Melsungen: Forsell Schefvert kommt zur MT". www.mt-melsungen.de. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  16. ↑ https://www.mt-melsungen.de/news/details/pep-des-handballs-bekommt-einen-guardiola
  17. ↑ "SC Magdeburg holt Rückraumspieler Jonsson aus Melsungen | handball-world". www.handball-world.news. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "Brisanter Handball-Transfer: Neuer Morawski-Klub fix | handball-world". www.handball-world.news. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  19. ↑ "Handball: HÖJ Elite schnappt sich nächsten Bundesliga-Profi | handball-world". www.handball-world.news. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  20. ↑ "Joan Marín: "Este verano vendrán jugadores contrastados, que no habrá que presentar"". www.fcbarcelona.es. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  21. ↑ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".