MT Melsungen

MT Melsungen is a German professional handball club based in Melsungen, Hesse. The club's men's first team competes in the Handball-Bundesliga, the highest level of men's handball in Germany. The team plays its home matches at the Rothenbach-Halle in Kassel, although from the 2027–28 season it is scheduled to move to the Probonio Arena. The club was founded in 1861 as Melsunger Turngemeinde. Its handball department was established in 1921. The first men's team reached the 2. Handball-Bundesliga in 1992 and the Bundesliga in 2005, where it has remained continuously since the 2005–06 season. In 2026, MT Melsungen won the EHF European League for the first time, defeating THW Kiel 24–23 in the final in Hamburg. It was the first major title in the club's history, either domestically or internationally. The victory qualified Melsungen for the EHF Champions League for the first time in 2026–27.