Overview

• The Handball-Bundesliga Frauen confirmed the season will start with eleven clubs, with Ludwigsburg registered as the first relegated team.
• Fixtures involving Ludwigsburg are removed from the calendar without replacement, giving opponents a bye on those dates.
• The club had already been barred from the German Supercup and the EHF Champions League following its insolvency filing.
• Players were released from contracts in recent weeks, and several internationals, including Xenia Smits, Jenny Behrend and Antje Döll, have signed elsewhere.
• League rules indicated an eight-point deduction would have applied had Ludwigsburg begun the season, and officials now express hope the Ludwigsburg handball location can be preserved long term.