VfL Gummersbach is a German sports club based in the town of Gummersbach, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded in 1950, and is active in a number of sports, including handball, soccer, and athletics. The club’s handball team is particularly successful, and has won the German Handball Championship several times. As a sports club, VfL Gummersbach is likely to have teams and athletes participating in various local, regional, and national competitions in the sports in which it is active.