LNH Division 1


The Division 1 of Ligue Nationale de Handball is the premier men's professional handballl
league in France, administered by the French Handball Federation. Founded in 1952, it is currently contested by 14 teams.
The Montpellier Handball is the most successful club with 14 titles, and club which won the most consecutive titles is Paris Saint-Germain 6 between 2015 and 2020.
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 these cups is also the champion, the place are attributed in terms of the Division 1 ranking.

Current season

2019–20 Teams

TeamLocationArenaCapacity
Pays d'Aix Université ClubAix-en-ProvenceComplexe sportif du Val de l'Arc
Arena du Pays d'Aix		1,650
6,004
Chartres MétropoleChartresHalle Jean-Cochet1,200
ChambéryChambéryLe Phare4,400
DunkerqueDunkerqueStade des Flandres2,400
US IvryIvry-sur-SeineGymnase Auguste-Delaune1,500
US CréteilCréteilPalais des Sports Robert Oubron2,500
MontpellierMontpellierPalais des sports René-Bougnol
Sud de France Arena		3,000
8,000
NantesNantesPalais des Sports
Halle XXL de la Beaujoire		5,000
9,000
USAM NîmesNîmesLe Parnasse3,391
Paris Saint-GermainParisStade Pierre de Coubertin
Halle Georges Carpentier		3,402
4,300
Saint RaphaëlSaint-RaphaëlPalais des sports J-F Krakowski2,000
Istres Provence HandballIstresHalle polyvalente2,000
Fenix ToulouseToulousePalais des Sports André Brouat4,200
TremblayTremblay-en-FrancePalais des sports1,020

Winners

Statistics

EHF coefficients

The following data indicates French coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.
;Country ranking:
EHF League Ranking for 2020/21 season:
;Club ranking:
EHF Club Ranking as of 5 November 2019:
  • 7. Paris Saint-Germain
  • 10. Montpellier
  • 12. HBC Nantes
  • 26. Saint-Raphaël Var
  • 41. Chambéry
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