Handball Cercle Nimes is a French women's handball club from Nimes playing in the French Championship.[1] It was established in 1971.
| Handball Cercle Nîmes | |||
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| Full name | Handball Cercle Nîmes | ||
| Short name | HBC Nîmes | ||
| Founded | 1971 | ||
| Arena | Le Parnasse, Nîmes | ||
| President | Bertrand Roux (FRA) | ||
| Head coach | Christophe Chagnard (FRA) | ||
| League | Division 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 4th | ||
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Nimes' is one of the leading teams in the Challenge Cup, having won the competition in 2001 and 2009. Its major success in other EHF competitions to date was reaching the 2012 EHF Cup quarterfinals.[2] It has reached the national cup's final in 1999, 2003 and 2011 and the League Cup's final in 2010, losing to ASPTT Metz, ES Besançon and Toulon Handball.
Titles
edit- Challenge Cup
- 2001, 2009
References
edit- ^ 2012-13 standings in scoresway.com
- ^ Profile in EHF's website
External links
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