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.
Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 LNH Division 1 | |
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| Sport | Handball |
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| Founded | 1952 (as Nationale 1) |
| First season | 1952–53 |
| Administrator | LNH |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country | France |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion(s) | PSG (11th title) (2023–24) |
| Most titles | Montpellier (14 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | beIN Sports |
| Relegation to | LNH Division 2 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Trophée des Champions |
| International cup(s) | EHF Champions League EHF European League |
| Official website | LNH.fr |
Montpellier Handball is the most successful club with 14 titles, and the club which won the most consecutive titles is Paris Saint-Germain with 9 between 2015 and 2023.
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.
Clubs
edit2022–23 Teams
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2020-21 Teams
Results: 2021-22 Teams
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Winners
editPerformance by club
edit| Rank | Club | Titles | Winning seasons |
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| 1 | Montpellier Handball  |
14 | 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain |
11 | 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 3 | Union sportive d'Ivry | 8 | 1963, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1983, 1997, 2007 |
| 4 | Stade Marseillais UC | 7 | 1965, 1967, 1969, 1975, 1984, 1994, 1996 |
| 5 | Stella Sports Saint-Maur | 6 | 1968, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980 |
| 6 | USM Gagny | 5 | 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| 7 | Paris UC | 4 | 1956, 1959, 1962, 1974 |
| USAM Nîmes | 4 | 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993 | |
| 9 | ASP Police Paris | 2 | 1954, 1955 |
| ASPOM Bordeaux | 2 | 1957, 1958 | |
| 11 | Villemomble Sports | 1 | 1953 |
| AS Mulhouse | 1 | 1960 | |
| Bataillon de Joinville | 1 | 1961 | |
| Cercle Sportif Laïc Dijon | 1 | 1973 | |
| Racing Club de Strasbourg | 1 | 1977 | |
| Union sportive de Créteil | 1 | 1989 | |
| Vénissieux HB 85 | 1 | 1992 | |
| Stade olympique de Chambéry | 1 | 2001 | |
| Dunkerque HGL | 1 | 2014 | |
| Total | 71 | 1953–2023 | |
Statistics
editEHF coefficients
editThe following data indicates French coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
EHF League Ranking for 2022/23 season:[2]
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EHF Club Ranking as of 20 May 2023:[3]
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See also
edit- Other domestic competitions:
- Handball in France:
- LNH Division 2 (ProLigue), lower echelon of France handball
- LFH Division 1 Féminine (Ligue Butagaz Énergie), the corresponding women's competition
- LFH Division 2 Féminine (D2F)
- List of handball clubs in France
References
edit- ^ Menjot, Pierre (10 July 2020). "Lidl Starligue : Lidl arrêtera le naming en 2021". lequipe.fr. Groupe Amaury. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "2022/23 season ranking" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Club coefficients". eurotopteam.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.