LNH Division 1

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LNH Division 1
Current season, competition or edition:
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CountriesFrance
ConfederationEHF
Founded1952 (as Nationale 1)
Number of teams16
Relegation toLNH Division 2
Level on pyramidLevel 1
Domestic cup(s)Coupe de France
Coupe de la Ligue
Trophée des Champions
International cup(s)Champions League
European League
Current championsParis Saint-Germain ()
Most championshipsMontpellier Handball (14)
TV partnersbeIN Sports
WebsiteStarLigue

LNH Division 1, doing business as Starligue and currently known as Liqui Moly Starligue for sponsorship reasons, is the premier men's professional handball league in France. It is administered by the Ligue Nationale de Handball, under delegation from the French Handball Federation. Founded in 1952, it is currently contested by 16 teams.

Montpellier Handball is the most successful club with 14 titles, and the club which won the most consecutive titles is Paris Saint-Germain with 7 between 2015 and 2021.

The champion and the vice-champion are directly qualified for the group phase of the EHF Champions League. The winners of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue are qualified for the European League. If the winner of (one of) these cups is also the champion, the place(s) are attributed in terms of the Division 1 ranking.

Since 2016, the league has had a title sponsor. Discount retail chain Lidl was the first, paying €1 million per season for the rights (with the exception of the final season, a short term extension signed during the COVID-19 crisis).[1] It was succeeded in 2021 by lubricant manufacturer Liqui Moly.

Current season[]

2020–21 Teams[]

Locations of the 2020–21 LNH Division 1
Team Location Arena Capacity
Pays d'Aix Université Club Aix-en-Provence Complexe sportif du Val de l'Arc
Arena du Pays d'Aix 		1,650
6,004
Chartres Métropole Chartres Halle Jean-Cochet 1,200
Chambéry Chambéry Le Phare 4,400
Dunkerque Dunkerque Stade des Flandres 2,400
US Ivry Ivry-sur-Seine Gymnase Auguste-Delaune 1,500
US Créteil Créteil Palais des Sports Robert Oubron 2,500
Montpellier Montpellier Palais des sports René-Bougnol
Sud de France Arena 		3,000
8,000
Nantes Nantes Palais des Sports
Halle XXL de la Beaujoire 		5,000
9,000
USAM Nîmes Nîmes Le Parnasse 3,391
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Halle Georges Carpentier 		3,402
4,300
Saint Raphaël Saint-Raphaël Palais des sports J-F Krakowski 2,000
Istres Provence Handball Istres Halle polyvalente 2,000
Fenix Toulouse Toulouse Palais des Sports André Brouat 4,200
Tremblay Handball Tremblay-en-France Palais des sports 1,020
Limoges Handball Limoges Palais des Sports de Beaublanc 5,516
Cesson Rennes Cesson-Sévigné Glaz Arena 4,500

Winners[]

Season Champion
1952–1953
1953–1954
1954–1955 (2)
1955–1956
1956–1957
1957–1958 (2)
1958–1959 (2)
1959–1960
1960–1961
1961–1962 (3)
1962–1963 US Ivry Handball
1963–1964 US Ivry Handball (2)
1964–1965 SMUC
1965–1966 US Ivry Handball (3)
1966–1967 SMUC (2)
1967–1968
1968–1969 SMUC (3)
1969–1970 US Ivry Handball (4)
1970–1971 US Ivry Handball (5)
1971–1972 (2)
1972–1973
1973–1974 (4)
1974–1975 SMUC (4)
1975–1976 (3)
1976–1977
1977–1978 (4)
1978–1979 (5)
1979–1980 (6)
1980–1981
1981–1982 (2)
1982–1983 US Ivry Handball (6)
1983–1984 SMUC (5)
Season Champion
1984–1985 (3)
1985–1986 (4)
1986–1987 (5)
1987–1988 USAM Nîmes
1988–1989 US Créteil
1989–1990 USAM Nîmes (2)
1990–1991 USAM Nîmes (3)
1991–1992
1992–1993 USAM Nîmes (4)
1993–1994 OM Vitrolles
1994–1995 Montpellier
1995–1996 OM Vitrolles (2)
1996–1997 US Ivry Handball (7)
1997–1998 Montpellier (2)
1998–1999 Montpellier (3)
1999–2000 Montpellier (4)
2000–2001 Chambéry Savoie Handball
2001–2002 Montpellier (5)
2002–2003 Montpellier (6)
2003–2004 Montpellier (7)
2004–2005 Montpellier (8)
2005–2006 Montpellier (9)
2006–2007 US Ivry Handball (8)
2007–2008 Montpellier (10)
2008–09 Montpellier (11)
2009–10 Montpellier (12)
2010–11 Montpellier (13)
2011–12 Montpellier (14)
2012–13 Paris Saint-Germain
2013–14 US Dunkerque
2014–15 Paris Saint-Germain (2)
2015–16 Paris Saint-Germain (3)
Season Champion
2016–17 Paris Saint-Germain (4)
2017–18 Paris Saint-Germain (5)
2018–19 Paris Saint-Germain (6)
Paris Saint-Germain (7)
Paris Saint-Germain (8)

Statistics[]

EHF coefficients[]

See also: EHF coefficient rank

The following data indicates French coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Menjot, Pierre (10 July 2020). "Lidl Starligue : Lidl arrêtera le naming en 2021". lequipe.fr. Groupe Amaury. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "2021/22 season ranking" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Club coefficients". eurotopteam.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

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