LFH Division 1 Féminine

LFH Division 1 Féminine

Current season, competition or edition:
Countries	France
Confederation	EHF
Relegation to
Level on pyramid	Level 1
Domestic cup(s)	Coupe de France
International cup(s)	Champions League EHF European League EHF European Cup
Current champions	Brest Bretagne Handball (2nd title) (2020–21)
Most championships	Metz Handball (23 titles)
TV partners	Sport en France
Website	http://www.handlfh.org/

LFH Division 1 Féminine, known for sponsorship reasons as Ligue Butagaz Énergie, is the premier women's handball league in France. It is overseen by the Ligue Féminine de Handball (LFH), the governing body of French women's professional handball, under delegation from the French Handball Federation (FFHB). Founded in 1952, it is currently contested by twelve teams.

Metz Handball has dominated the championship in recent times with 23 titles between 1989 and 2019 including a 6-year winning streak, while US Ivry and Paris UC were the most successful teams in past decades with nine and five titles respectively.^[1]

Currently the champion is granted a spot in the EHF Champions League's group stage.^[2]

2021-22 teams[]

• Metz Handball
• Fleury Loiret HB
• Paris 92
• OGC Nice
• Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball
• ESBF Besançon
• Toulon Saint-Cyr Var Handball
• Mérignac Handball
• Brest Bretagne Handball
• Chambray Touraine Handball
• Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball
• Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Handball
• HBC Celles-sur-Belle

EHF league ranking[]

For season 2019/20, see footnote^[3]

Current ranking	Movement	Last season's ranking	League	Coefficient
1		(1)	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	130.00
2		(4)	Liga Națională	111.86
3		(3)	Russian Super League	98.86
4		(2)	Danish League	92.43
5		(7)	LFH Division 1 Féminine	73.43

List of champions[]

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