The Coupe de la Ligue was an annual League cup competition for French women's handball professional clubs. Organized by the Ligue Nationale de Handball, it first took place in 2002-2003 [1] and was disestablished after the 2015-2016 edition.[ citation needed ]
It has been won the most times by Metz Handball with 8 titles. [2]
Season | Winner | Finalist | Score |
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2002-2003 | ESBF Besançon | Cercle Dijon Bourgogne | 26 – 25 [2] |
2003-2004 | ESBF Besançon (2) | Metz Handball | 31 – 28 |
2004-2005 | Metz Handball | Le Havre AC | 27 – 26 |
2005-2006 | Metz Handball (2) | Le Havre AC (2) | 25 – 21 |
2006-2007 | Metz Handball (3) | Cercle Dijon Bourgogne (2) | 25 – 18 |
2007-2008 | Metz Handball (4) | CJF Fleury-Les-Aubrais | 36 – 30 |
2008-2009 | Metz Handball (5) | Le Havre AC (3) | 25 – 20 |
2009-2010 | Metz Handball (6) | HBC Nîmes | 21 – 18 |
2010-2011 | Metz Handball (7) | Handball féminin Arvor 29 | 29 – 27 |
2011-2012 | Handball féminin Arvor 29 | Mios-Biganos bassin d'Arcachon | 30 – 27 |
2012-2013 | Issy Paris Hand | HBC Nîmes (2) | 23 – 21 |
2013-2014 | Metz Handball (8) | CJF Fleury Loiret (2) | 25 – 20 |
2014-2015 | CJF Fleury Loiret | Union Mios Biganos-Bègles | 32 – 31 |
2015-2016 | CJF Fleury Loiret (2) | OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball | 25 – 20 [2] |
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