Metz Handball

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Metz Handball
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Full nameMetz Handball
Short nameMetz HB
Founded1967
Arena Les Arènes
Capacity4,500 / 5,000
PresidentThierry Weizman
Head coach Emmanuel Mayonnade
League Ligue Butagaz Énergie
2022–23Champions
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Metz Handball is a French handball club from Metz, France. Founded in 1965 under the name ASPTT Metz, the club has an exceptional track record with some 40 titles won, which is the all-time record for a French women's team sport. Chaired by Thierry Weizman since 2005, the club is becoming increasingly professional and now aims to play a leading role in Europe.

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The men's team also played in 1st League between 1971 and 1983, and nowadays plays in Nationale 1 (3rd division) since 2020.

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Location of Metz Handball

History

If Metz Handball has become, over the last decades, the most prestigious women's handball club in France, it is also one of the oldest institutions playing in the French elite.

The club was created in 1965 under the name of ASPTT Metz, but it will be necessary to wait a few more years to see the creation of a feminine team in 1968, which make the current fame of the club.

Vice-champions of France and semi-finalists of the Cup of Cups in 1977, the men's team gave ASPTT Metz its first prestige. But in the shadow, the women's team progressed year after year until being promoted in 1986 in the best league in France, without ever leaving it since. The coach of the team at that time was French Olivier Krumbholz, who later became the successful national manager for France. Since the promotion, Metz HB has had overwhelming success with 24 National Championships from 1989 to 2022, which is the all-time record in the French Women's First League Championship.

Metz Handball is progressively establishing itself as a strong place in European handball. A first epic saw the Dragonnes reach the semi-final of the Cup Winners Cup in 1999. They then became famous in the EHF Cup where, after several quarter finals, they played a first European final in 2013 but did not manage to win the title. The following seasons, the club gains momentum and shines in the Champions League. Unlucky quarter-finalists in 2017 and 2018, Metz participated for the first time in the Final 4 of Europe's most prestigious competition in 2019, where they finished fourth.

After a season without any trophy in 2021, Metz Handball realizes the most beautiful season of its history. The club won a 24th French Championship title, a 10th French Cup, and became famous in the Ligue Butagaz Énergie with a flawless record: 26 victories in 26 games. For the second time in its history, the Dragonnes participated in the Final 4 of the EHF Champions League and won their first European medal by finishing third.

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Results

Metz wins Coupe de France 2017, against Issy Paris Hand Coupe de France 2016-17 Metz vainqueur 2017-05-27.jpg
Metz wins Coupe de France 2017, against Issy Paris Hand

European record

Record [1]
SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2023–24 EHF Champions League Group stage
Group B 		Flag of Denmark.svg Team Esbjerg 36–3129–271st
Flag of Hungary.svg FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 25–2425–38
Flag of Norway.svg Vipers Kristiansand 31–2935–37
Flag of Romania.svg CS Rapid București 33–2231–34
Flag of Slovenia.svg RK Krim Mercator 40–3122–28
Flag of Poland.svg Zagłębie Lubin 42–2624–30
Flag of Denmark.svg Ikast Håndbold 36–3935–34
Quarterfinals Flag of Romania.svg CSM București

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season [2]
Squad information
No.Nat.PlayerPositionDate of BirthInContract untilPrevious club
1 Flag of France.svg Camille Depuiset Goalkeeper19 October 199820222025 Flag of France.svg Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball
4 Flag of Germany.svg Alina Grijseels Center Back12 April 199620232025 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
6 Flag of France.svg Chloé Valentini Left Wing19 April 199520212027 Flag of France.svg ESBF Besançon
8 Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Mette Hansen Left Back25 August 199420232025 Flag of Hungary.svg Győri ETO KC
10 Flag of Denmark.svg Kristina Jørgensen Center Back17 January 199820222024 Flag of Denmark.svg Viborg HK
11 Flag of Croatia.svg Mia BrkicLine Player11 May 200320232026 Flag of France.svg Saint-Amand Handball
19 Flag of Denmark.svg Louise Burgaard Right Back17 October 199220192024 Flag of Denmark.svg Ikast Håndbold
23 Flag of France.svg Zaliata MlamaliLeft Wing23 February 200320232024
24 Flag of France.svg Emma JacquesRight Back29 November 200120212025
27 Flag of France.svg Sarah Bouktit Line Player27 August 200220212026 Flag of France.svg Fleury Loiret HB
28 Flag of France.svg Lucie Granier Right Wing11 June 199920232025 Flag of France.svg ESBF Besançon
31 Flag of France.svg Djazz ChambertinLeft Back24 May 199720232025 Flag of France.svg OGC Nice Handball
42 Flag of France.svg Emma TuccellaRight Wing8 January 200420232024
70 Flag of France.svg Julie Le BlévecRight Wing27 June 200020222024 Flag of France.svg Fleury Loiret HB
99 Flag of France.svg Hatadou Sako Goalkeeper21 October 199520202024 Flag of France.svg OGC Nice Handball

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Technical staff

Staff for the 2023–24 season

Academy

Training Center

As of the 2023–24 season [3]

Men's team

As of the 2023–24 season [4]

Statistics

Notable former players

Head coach history

Flag of France.svg Claude Guillois 1980–1985
Flag of France.svg Olivier Krumbholz 1985–1995
Flag of France.svg Joël Monasso 1995–1996
Flag of France.svg Patrick Passemard 2003
Flag of France.svg Bertrand François1996–2003; 2004–2006; 2009–2010
Flag of Serbia.svg Dragan Majstrorovic 2010
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Gardillou 2010–2012
Flag of Serbia.svg Sandor Rac 2006–2009; 2012–2015
Flag of France.svg Jérémy Roussel [8] 2014–2015
Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Mayonnade 2015–

Stadium

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Metz Arena in 2010

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References

  1. ↑ "European record - Metz Handball". EHF . Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "L'équipe". metz-handball.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "NATIONALE 1F" . Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "NATIONALE 1M" . Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Metz Handball". European Handball Federation.
  6. ↑ "All-Star team gets fresh look in 2019". eurohandball.com. 10 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "New All-Star Team features three fresh names and returning Neagu". eurohandball.com. 5 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "New coach in Metz as Roussel has responded to call of Chartres". handball-world. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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