LNH Division 1

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LNH Division 1
Current season, competition or edition:
Handball current event 2.svg 2024–25 LNH Division 1
LNH Division 1.png
Sport Handball
Founded1952;73 years ago (1952)
(as Nationale 1)
First season1952–53
Administrator LNH
No. of teams16
Country France
Confederation EHF
Most recent
champion(s)
PSG (12th title)
(2024–25)
Most titles Montpellier (14 titles)
Broadcaster(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

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.

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Montpellier Handball is the most successful club with 14 titles, and the club which won the most consecutive titles is Paris Saint-Germain with 11 between 2015 and 2025.

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

2024–25 Teams

TeamLocationArenaCapacityRank 23-24
Pays d'Aix Université Club Aix-en-Provence Complexe sportif du Val de l'Arc
Arena du Pays d'Aix
1,650
6,004
8th
Cesson Rennes Cesson-Sévigné Glaz Arena4,50011th
Chambéry Chambéry Le Phare 4,4006th
Chartres Métropole Chartres Halle Jean-Cochet1,20012th
US Créteil Créteil Palais des Sports Robert Oubron2,50014th
Dunkerque Dunkerque Stade des Flandres 2,40010th
Istres Istres Halle polyvalente2,000Increase2.svg 2nd VAP (D2)
US Ivry Ivry-sur-Seine Gymnase Auguste-Delaune1,50013th
Limoges Handball Limoges Palais des Sports de Beaublanc 5,5165th
Montpellier Montpellier Palais des sports René-Bougnol
Sud de France Arena
3,000
8,000
Bronze medal icon.svg
Nantes Nantes Palais des Sports
Halle XXL de la Beaujoire
5,000
9,000
Silver medal icon.svg
USAM Nîmes Nîmes Le Parnasse3,3917th
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Halle Georges Carpentier
3,402
4,300
Gold medal icon.svg
Saint Raphaël Saint-Raphaël Palais des sports J-F Krakowski2,0009th
Fenix Toulouse Toulouse Palais des Sports André Brouat4,2004th
Tremblay Tremblay-en-France Palais des sports1,020Increase2.svg 1st VAP (D2)
Squads of previous seasons

2020-21 Teams

TeamLocationArenaCapacityRank 2019-20
Pays d'Aix Université Club Aix-en-Provence Complexe sportif du Val de l'Arc
Arena du Pays d'Aix
1,650
6,004
6th
Cesson Rennes Cesson-Sévigné Glaz Arena4,500Increase2.svg 1st in D2
Chambéry Chambéry Le Phare 4,4009th
Chartres Métropole Chartres Halle Jean-Cochet1,20010th
US Créteil Créteil Palais des Sports Robert Oubron2,50014th
Dunkerque Dunkerque Stade des Flandres 2,4007th
Istres Provence Handball Istres Halle polyvalente2,00011th
US Ivry Ivry-sur-Seine Gymnase Auguste-Delaune1,50012th
Limoges Handball Limoges Palais des Sports de Beaublanc 5,516Increase2.svg 2nd in D2
Montpellier Montpellier Palais des sports René-Bougnol
Sud de France Arena
3,000
8,000
4th
Nantes Nantes Palais des Sports
Halle XXL de la Beaujoire
5,000
9,000
Silver medal icon.svg
USAM Nîmes Nîmes Le Parnasse3,391Bronze medal icon.svg
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Halle Georges Carpentier
3,402
4,300
Gold medal icon.svg
Saint Raphaël Saint-Raphaël Palais des sports J-F Krakowski2,0008th
Fenix Toulouse Toulouse Palais des Sports André Brouat4,2005th
Tremblay Handball Tremblay-en-France Palais des sports1,02013th

Results:


2021-22 Teams

TeamLocationArenaCapacityRank 2020-21
Pays d'Aix Université Club Aix-en-Provence Complexe sportif du Val de l'Arc
Arena du Pays d'Aix
1,650
6,004
4th
Cesson Rennes Cesson-Sévigné Glaz Arena4,50014th
Chambéry Chambéry Le Phare 4,4007th
Chartres Métropole Chartres Halle Jean-Cochet1,20011th
US Créteil Créteil Palais des Sports Robert Oubron2,50012th
Dunkerque Dunkerque Stade des Flandres 2,40010th
Istres Provence Handball Istres Halle polyvalente2,00013th
Limoges Handball Limoges Palais des Sports de Beaublanc 5,5169th
Montpellier Montpellier Palais des sports René-Bougnol
Sud de France Arena
3,000
8,000
Silver medal icon.svg
Grand Nancy Métropole Handball Nancy Parc des sports de Vandœuvre Nations1,150Increase2.svg 2nd in D2
Nantes Nantes Palais des Sports
Halle XXL de la Beaujoire
5,000
9,000
Bronze medal icon.svg
USAM Nîmes Nîmes Le Parnasse3,3915th
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Halle Georges Carpentier
3,402
4,300
Gold medal icon.svg
Saint Raphaël Saint-Raphaël Palais des sports J-F Krakowski2,0008th
Saran Loiret Handball Saran Halle Jacques Mazzuca950Increase2.svg 1st in D2
Fenix Toulouse Toulouse Palais des Sports André Brouat4,2006th

Results:


2022-23 Teams

TeamLocationArenaCapacityRank 21-22
Pays d'Aix Université Club Aix-en-Provence Complexe sportif du Val de l'Arc
Arena du Pays d'Aix
1,650
6,004
Bronze medal icon.svg
Cesson Rennes Cesson-Sévigné Glaz Arena4,5009th
Chambéry Chambéry Le Phare 4,4005th
Chartres Métropole Chartres Halle Jean-Cochet1,20010th
US Créteil Créteil Palais des Sports Robert Oubron2,50011th
Dunkerque Dunkerque Stade des Flandres 2,40012th
Istres Provence Handball Istres Halle polyvalente2,00014th
US Ivry Ivry-sur-Seine Gymnase Auguste-Delaune1,500Increase2.svg 1st VAP (D2)
Limoges Handball Limoges Palais des Sports de Beaublanc 5,51613th
Montpellier Montpellier Palais des sports René-Bougnol
Sud de France Arena
3,000
8,000
4th
Nantes Nantes Palais des Sports
Halle XXL de la Beaujoire
5,000
9,000
Silver medal icon.svg
USAM Nîmes Nîmes Le Parnasse3,3916th
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Halle Georges Carpentier
3,402
4,300
Gold medal icon.svg
Saint Raphaël Saint-Raphaël Palais des sports J-F Krakowski2,0008th
Sélestat Alsace Handball Sélestat CSI Sélestat2,300Increase2.svg 2nd VAP (D2)
Fenix Toulouse Toulouse Palais des Sports André Brouat4,2007th

Results:


2023-24 Teams

TeamLocationArenaCapacityRank 22-23
Pays d'Aix Université Club Aix-en-Provence Complexe sportif du Val de l'Arc
Arena du Pays d'Aix
1,650
6,004
11th
Cesson Rennes Cesson-Sévigné Glaz Arena4,5009th
Chambéry Chambéry Le Phare 4,4004th
Chartres Métropole Chartres Halle Jean-Cochet1,20013th
US Créteil Créteil Palais des Sports Robert Oubron2,50014th
Dijon Dijon Palais des Sports de Dijon 5,000Increase2.svg 2nd VAP (D2)
Dunkerque Dunkerque Stade des Flandres 2,4008th
US Ivry Ivry-sur-Seine Gymnase Auguste-Delaune1,50012th
Limoges Handball Limoges Palais des Sports de Beaublanc 5,51610th
Montpellier Montpellier Palais des sports René-Bougnol
Sud de France Arena
3,000
8,000
Silver medal icon.svg
Nantes Nantes Palais des Sports
Halle XXL de la Beaujoire
5,000
9,000
Bronze medal icon.svg
USAM Nîmes Nîmes Le Parnasse3,3915th
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Halle Georges Carpentier
3,402
4,300
Gold medal icon.svg
Saint Raphaël Saint-Raphaël Palais des sports J-F Krakowski2,0007th
Saran Loiret Handball Saran Halle Jacques Mazzuca950Increase2.svg 1st VAP (D2)
Fenix Toulouse Toulouse Palais des Sports André Brouat4,2006th

Results:


Winners

SeasonChampion
1952–1953 Villemomble-Sports
1953–1954 ASPP Paris Handball
1954–1955 ASPP Paris Handball (2)
1955–1956 Paris UC
1956–1957 ASPOM Bordeaux
1957–1958 ASPOM Bordeaux (2)
1958–1959 Paris UC (2)
1959–1960 AS Mulhouse
1960–1961 Bataillon de Joinville
1961–1962 Paris UC (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 Stella Saint-Maur
1968–1969 SMUC (3)
1969–1970 US Ivry Handball (4)
1970–1971 US Ivry Handball (5)
1971–1972 Stella Saint-Maur (2)
1972–1973 Cercle Sportif Laïc Dijon
1973–1974 Paris UC (4)
1974–1975 SMUC (4)
1975–1976 Stella Saint-Maur (3)
1976–1977 RC Strasbourg
1977–1978 Stella Saint-Maur (4)
1978–1979 Stella Saint-Maur (5)
1979–1980 Stella Saint-Maur (6)
1980–1981 USM Gagny
1981–1982 USM Gagny (2)
1982–1983 US Ivry Handball (6)
1983–1984 SMUC (5)
SeasonChampion
1984–1985 USM Gagny (3)
1985–1986 USM Gagny (4)
1986–1987 USM Gagny (5)
1987–1988 USAM Nîmes
1988–1989 US Créteil
1989–1990 USAM Nîmes (2)
1990–1991 USAM Nîmes (3)
1991–1992 Vénissieux Handball
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)
SeasonChampion
2016–17 Paris Saint-Germain (4)
2017–18 Paris Saint-Germain (5)
2018–19 Paris Saint-Germain (6)
2019–20 Paris Saint-Germain (7)
2020–21 Paris Saint-Germain (8)
2021–22 Paris Saint-Germain (9)
2022–23 Paris Saint-Germain (10)
2023–24 Paris Saint-Germain (11)
2024–25 Paris Saint-Germain (12)

Performance by club

RankClubTitlesWinning seasons
1 Montpellier Handball Star full.svg 141995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
2 Paris Saint-Germain Star full.svg 12 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
3 Union sportive d'Ivry 81963, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1983, 1997, 2007
4 Stade Marseillais UC 71965, 1967, 1969, 1975, 1984, 1994, 1996
5 Stella Sports Saint-Maur 61968, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980
6 USM Gagny 51981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987
7 Paris UC 41956, 1959, 1962, 1974
USAM Nîmes 41988, 1990, 1991, 1993
9 ASP Police Paris 21954, 1955
ASPOM Bordeaux 21957, 1958
11 Villemomble Sports 11953
AS Mulhouse 11960
Bataillon de Joinville 11961
Cercle Sportif Laïc Dijon 11973
Racing Club de Strasbourg 11977
Union sportive de Créteil 11989
Vénissieux HB 85 11992
Stade olympique de Chambéry 12001
Dunkerque HGL 1 2014
Total731953–2025

Statistics

EHF coefficients

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. "2022/23 season ranking" (PDF). European Handball Federation . Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. "Club coefficients". eurotopteam.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.