TV Homburg does without the 3rd league: Financial problems brake!

TV Homburg does without the 3rd league: Financial problems brake!

The decision of the TV Homburg not to apply for a license for the 3rd league ensures conversation in German handball. This message, which took place in the Robert Bosch Hall on Thursday evening, does not surprisingly come to many observers. The SR already reported on the upcoming decision on Wednesday. There was no shock because the financial problems of the association are well known. Handball Marketing GmbH of the TV Homburg made this decision after a thorough analysis of the current financial situation. It turned out that the costs of the game operate significantly exceed the income. This critical situation has existed since the current season.

The problems of TV Homburg are symptomatic of an association that fights for its existence, while at the same time there is to promote the 3rd league in other regional leagues. In Germany there are a total of ten regional leagues in handball, and the champions and runner -up have the opportunity to rise. The competitive environment is highly competitive.

opportunities for advancement in other regional leader

The situation in the regional leagues is exciting. In the regional league north, the AMTV leads the table, closely followed by the Bundesliga reserve of the HSV and Hamburg-Barmbek. A catch-up game between SG Flensburg-Handewitt 2 and TSV Hürup could still influence the placements.

Similar picture in the Regionalliga Ostsee-Spree, where Grün-Weiß Werder is the leaders with 24: 2 points. HSV island Usedom and Ludwigsfeld HC lurk with just one point. The regional league Lower Saxony-Bremen is led by HSG Varel and VfL Fredenbeck, while MTV Grossenheidorn and TSV Burgdorf II are at least three minus points ago.

In the regional league Westphalia, the Bundesliga reserve of GWD Minden leads, while TSV Bonn Rrh in North Rhine. leads the field. The further overview shows that NHV Concordia Delitzsch is at the forefront in the regional league Central Germany, followed by HSV Bad Blankenburg and SG Pirna/Heidenau. The HV Vallendar and TuS KL-Dansenberg are placed in the Southwest Regionalliga directly behind TV Homburg, which now has to redefine its ambitions after not having to redefine the 3rd division.

TSG Münster leads in the Hesse regional league without loss. The leader of the Baden-Württemberg regional league, the SG Köndingen/Teningen, also has a solid overview, while in Bavaria the HC Erlangen III signed off the game before the start of the season.

The financial challenges in front of which TV Homburg is facing a shadow on the future of the association. The example of a predicament is accompanied by the exciting opportunities for advancement of other teams in the various regional people in Germany, which ensure a fresh air. The next time should be of crucial importance for many clubs.