Editing Hamburg (section)

==Sports==
{{Main|Sport in Hamburg}}
[[File:Hamburg City Man 2007.jpg|left|thumb|''Hamburg City Man'' 2007 at the Binnenalster]]
[[File:Barclaycard-Arena-Hamburg-Aussendarstellung.JPG|thumb|[[Barclays Arena (Hamburg)|Barclays Arena]]]]
[[File:HH imtech arena.jpg|thumb|Volksparkstadion]]

[[Hamburger SV]] is a [[Association football|football]] team playing in the [[2. Bundesliga]]. HSV was six times German champion, three times winner of the German Cup, and triumphed in the European Cup in 1983, as well as having participated in the group stages of the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] twice: in 2000–01 and 2006–07. They play at the [[Volksparkstadion]] (average attendance in the [[2012–13 Bundesliga|12–13 season]] was 52,916). The HSV was the oldest team of the Bundesliga, playing in the league since its beginning in 1963, until a change of results saw them relegated from the [[Bundesliga]] in 2018. In addition, [[FC St. Pauli]] is a [[Bundesliga]] football club that came in second place in the  [[2009–10 2. Bundesliga]] season and qualified to play alongside [[Hamburger SV]] in the [[Bundesliga|first division]] for the first time since the [[2001–02 Bundesliga|2001–02 season]]. They are currently a division above HSV for the first time ever following promotion to the [[Bundesliga]] in the [[2023-24 2. Bundesliga|2023-24 season]]. St. Pauli's home games take place at the [[Millerntor-Stadion]].

The [[Hamburg Freezers]] represented Hamburg until 2016 in the [[Deutsche Eishockey Liga|DEL]], the premier [[ice hockey]] league in Germany.

[[HSV Hamburg|HSV Handball]] represented Hamburg until 2016 in the German [[Bundesliga (handball)|handball league]]. In 2007, HSV Handball won the European Cupwinners Cup. The Club won the league in the 2010–11 season and had an average attendance of 10.690 in the [[O2 World Hamburg]] the same year. The most recent success for the team was the [[EHF Champions League]] win in 2013. Since 2014, the club has suffered from economic problems and was almost not allowed the playing licence for the 2014–15 season; but due to economic support from the former club president/sponsor Andreas Rudolf, the club was allowed the licence in the last minute. On 20 January 2016, however, their licence was removed due to violations following the continued economic struggles. In 2016–17, they were not allowed to play in the first or second league. The team lives on through their former second team (now their main team) in the third division (2016–2018) and in second division (since 2018).

The ''BCJ Hamburg'' played in the [[Basketball Bundesliga]] from 1999 to 2001. Later, the [[Hamburg Towers]] became the city's prime team. The Towers promoted to Germany's top division in 2019. In 2022, they already reached the playoffs. The Towers play their home games at the [[Edel-optics.de Arena]] in [[Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg|Wilhelmsburg]].

Hamburg is the nation's [[field hockey]] capital and dominates the men's as well as the women's Bundesliga. As of 2025, the city hosted 5 of the 12 men's first league teams: Der Club an der Alster, Hamburger Polo Club, Großflottbeker TGHC, Harvesterhuder THC, and Uhlenhorster Hockey Club.

The [[Hamburg Warriors]] are one of Germany's top lacrosse clubs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hamburgwarriors.com/ |title=HTHC Hamburg Warriors |publisher=Hamburgwarriors.com |access-date=25 January 2010}}</ref> The club has grown immensely in the last several years and includes at least one youth team, three men's, and two women's teams. The team participates in the Deutsch Lacrosse Verein. The Hamburg Warriors are part of the Harvestehuder Tennis- und Hockey-Club e.V (HTHC).<ref>{{Citation |first=Ross |last=Forman |publisher=Outsports.com |url=http://www.outsports.com/os/index.php/2008032471/People/2008-People/Out-lacrosse-coach-lands-in-Germany.html |title=Out lacrosse coach lands in Germany |date=10 June 2008 |access-date=11 August 2008 |archive-date=4 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604121143/http://www.outsports.com/os/index.php/2008032471/People/2008-People/Out-lacrosse-coach-lands-in-Germany.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Hamburg Blue Devils]] was one of the prominent [[American Football]] teams playing in [[German Football League]] before its exit in 2017.<ref>[http://www.gfl.info/text.php?Inhalt=newsmeldung&ID=8409 Hamburg Blue Devils ziehen sich zuruck] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226153225/http://www.gfl.info/text.php?Inhalt=newsmeldung&ID=8409|date=26 February 2014}} {{in lang|de}} GFL website, published: 18 January 2014, accessed: 14 May 2014</ref> [[Hamburg Sea Devils (ELF)|Hamburg Sea Devils]] is a team of [[European League of Football]] (ELF), which is a planned professional league, that is set to become the first fully professional league in Europe since the demise of [[NFL Europe]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Football-Comeback des Jahres: Hamburg Sea Devils und Frankfurt Galaxy starten in der ELF|url=https://www.ran.de/american-football/elf/elf-news/football-comeback-des-jahres-hamburg-sea-devils-und-frankfurt-galaxy-starten-in-der-elf-116073|access-date=9 March 2021|date=9 March 2021|website=ran.de|language=German}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Sea Devils will start playing games in June 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neues Hamburger Footballteam spielt im Stadion Hoheluft |url=https://www.abendblatt.de/sport/article231587759/Neues-Hamburger-Footballteam-spielt-im-Stadion-Hoheluft.html |publisher=Hamburger Abendblatt|access-date=17 February 2021 |language=German|date=17 February 2021}}</ref>

There are also the [[Hamburg Dockers]], an [[Australian rules football]] club.<ref>{{Citation |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=Hamburger Abendblatt |url=http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2005/07/18/460404.html |title=Australian Football im Stadtpark |date=18 July 2005 |access-date=11 August 2008|language=de}}</ref> The FC St. Pauli team dominates women's rugby in Germany. Other first-league teams include VT Aurubis Hamburg (Volleyball) and Hamburger Polo Club.<ref>{{Citation |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=Hamburger Abendblatt |url=http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2008/08/11/920015.html |title=Hamburg Blue Devils vor Einzug in die Play-offs |date=11 August 2008 |access-date=11 August 2008|language=de}}</ref> [[Eimsbütteler TV]] plays in the [[German Women's 2 Volleyball Bundesliga]]. There are also several minority sports clubs, including four [[cricket]] clubs.

[[File:Tennis am Rothenbaum.jpg|thumb|Am Rothenbaum is the main tennis stadium of the [[Hamburg European Open|International German Open]].]]

The Centre Court of the Tennis [[Am Rothenbaum]] venue, with a capacity of 13,200 people, is the largest in Germany.<ref>{{Citation |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Center Court / Rothenbaum Stadion |url=http://www.dtb-tennis.de/AmRothenbaum/9695.php?selected=9115 |access-date=16 August 2008 |publisher=[[Deutscher Tennis Bund]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201061029/http://dtb-tennis.de/AmRothenbaum/9695.php?selected=9115 |archive-date=1 February 2009|language=de}}</ref>

Hamburg also hosts [[equestrianism|equestrian]] events at ''Reitstadion [[Klein Flottbek]]'' (Deutsches Derby in jumping and dressage) and ''[[Horner Rennbahn]]'' ([[Deutsches Derby]] [[flat racing]]).<ref>{{Citation |first=Jack |last=Shinar |url=http://news.bloodhorse.com/article/46018.htm |title=Kamsin Easily Wins Deutsches Derby |date=9 July 2008 |publisher=news.bloodhorse.com |access-date=11 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709165240/http://news.bloodhorse.com/article/46018.htm |archive-date=9 July 2008 }}</ref> The city also owns the [[harness racing]] track "[[Trabrennbahn Bahrenfeld]]". The Hamburg Marathon is the biggest [[marathon]] in Germany after Berlin's. In 2008, 23,230 participants were registered.<ref>{{Citation |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]] |url=http://www.iaaf.org/LRR08/news/newsid=44599.html |title=Mandago, Timofeyeva impress at Hamburg Marathon |date=27 April 2008 |access-date=11 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020094424/http://www.iaaf.org/LRR08/news/newsid%3D44599.html |archive-date=20 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> World Cup events in cycling, the UCI ProTour competition [[EuroEyes Cyclassics]], and the [[triathlon]] [[International Triathlon Union|ITU]] World Cup event ''Hamburg City Man'' are also held in here.<ref>{{Citation |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=Hamburger Abendblatt |url=http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2006/02/02/529362.html |title=Hamburg City Man 2006 als WM-Generalprobe |date=2 February 2008 |access-date=11 August 2008|language=de}}</ref>

Volksparkstadion was used as a site for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]]. In 2010 UEFA held the final of the [[UEFA Europa League]] in the arena.<ref>{{Citation |first=Ahmed |last=Bilal |url=http://soccerlens.com/2010-champions-league-final-in-madrid-2010-uefa-cup-final-in-hamburg/6864/ |title=2010 Champions League Final in Madrid, 2010 UEFA Cup final in Hamburg |date=29 March 2008|access-date=11 August 2008 |publisher=Soccerlens.com}}</ref>

Hamburg made a bid for the [[2024 Olympic Games]], but 51.7 percent of those city residents participating in a [[referendum]] in November 2015 voted against continuing Hamburg's bid to host the games. Meanwhile, Hamburg's partner city [[Kiel]] voted in favour of hosting the event, with almost 66 percent of all participants supporting the bid. Opponents of the bid had argued that hosting the 33rd Olympic Games would cost the city too much in public funds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zeit.de/zustimmung?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zeit.de%2Fpolitik%2F2015-11%2Folympia-bewerbung-hamburg-referendum|title=ZEIT ONLINE &#124; Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl.|website=www.zeit.de|access-date=19 May 2022|archive-date=19 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519041717/https://www.zeit.de/zustimmung?url=https://www.zeit.de/politik/2015-11/olympia-bewerbung-hamburg-referendum|url-status=dead}}</ref>