HG Saarlouis
HG Saarlouis (HGS) is the biggest handball club in Saarland. HGS was founded in 1995 when the handball divisions of the clubs SC Saargold Lisdorf and DJK Roden merged. HG Saarlouis has enjoyed some major successes in the past, such as being promoted to the 2. Handballbundesliga in 2009.
HG Saarlouis is known for its successful, active youth work and its efforts to promote young talent. Numerous national and first-division players trained at HG Saarlouis.
The club has a loyal fan base and plays its home games at the Stadtgartenhalle in Saarlouis.

Shortfacts
Teamcard
- ClubHandball Gemeinschaft Saarlouis
- Founded1995
- Home baseSaarlouis
- Members> 1,000
- Handball teams> 30
Sporting successes
HG Saarlouis are delighted to be entering into a fantastic new partnership of equals with HYLO®. We are looking forward to embarking on this journey together.
HG Saarlouis
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Foto: Rolf Ruppenthal/ 23. Nov. 2024

Foto: Rolf Ruppenthal/ 2. Dez. 2023

Tor durch den Saarlouiser Noa Zeimet.
Foto: Rolf Ruppenthal/ 12. April 2025

Viel zu selten konnten sich die Saarlouiser wie hier Muhamet Durmishi am Hanauer Kreis durchsetzen.
Foto: Rolf Ruppenthal/ 21. Sept. 2024

Grün ist die Hoffnung: Nach dem Einlaufen im Lichtgewitter konnten die Gastgeber in der runderneuerten Stadtgartenhalle den großen Erwartungen der Fans nicht gerecht werden.
Foto: Rolf Ruppenthal/ 21. Sept. 2024

Foto: Rolf Ruppenthal/ 11. Jan. 2025

Foto: Rolf Ruppenthal/ 8. März 2025

Yves Kunkerl bei seiner Rückkehr in seine Heimathalle. Nicht immer konnte er sich so souverän gegen die Gästeabwehr durchsetzen wie hier.
Foto: Rolf Ruppenthal/ 7. Sept. 2024

Foto: Rolf Ruppenthal/ 9. Dez. 2023
HG Saarlouis FAQs
HG Saarlouis plays in the 3. Liga Staffel Süd-West.
From the fan shop at home games or by request via social media or email. HG Saarlouis does not currently have an online fan shop.
The kids escorting the team this season come from our own youth players, and in the future external teams / player escorts can also submit requests to HG Saarlouis via all available channels.
HG Saarlouis train at the Stadtgartenhalle Saarlouis. There will be a public training session open to all fans during the preparatory period (summer 2025).
Tickets to HG Saarlouis home games can be purchased in the following locations:
- From the main office (Industriestr. 14a, 66740 Saarlouis)
- Online (via Platform Etix)
- At the box office
HG Saarlouis’s most famous players/faces are:
- Yves Kunkel (former German national player, former 1. Liga player)
- Lars Weissgerber (former 1. Liga player for HSG Wetzlar)
- Tom Paetow
- Sports director: Markus Baur (handball world champion)
HG Saarlouis does not currently have a mascot.
You can submit a membership application via the home page, or in person at home games or the main office.
HG Saarlouis currently has 25 youth teams.
Players who trained with HG Saarlouis’s youth division and moved directly from HG Saarlouis to Bundesliga clubs (since 2012): Marko Grgic (national player, Olympic silver medallist), Yves Kunkel (national A team player), Tim Suton (national A team player), Lars Weissgerber, Daniel Fontaine, Jerome Müller