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| Full name | Paris Saint-Germain Handball | ||
| Short name | PSG, Paris, Paris SG | ||
| Founded | 1941; 84 years ago (1941) | ||
| Arena | Stade Pierre de Coubertin | ||
| Capacity | 3,400 | ||
| President | Nasser Al-Khelaifi | ||
| Head coach | Stefan Madsen | ||
| Captain | Luka Karabatic | ||
| League | LNH Division 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 1st of 16 (champions) | ||
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Paris Saint-Germain Handball (PSG) is a French professionalhandball club founded in 1941, and based in the city ofParis inFrance. The club is the handball department ofParis Saint-Germain.[1]
PSG play in the highest tier of French handball, theLNH Division 1.[1] Their home ground for LNH matches isStade Pierre de Coubertin, which has aseating capacity of 3,400 spectators.[2] ForEHF Champions League matches, the club play atHalle Georges Carpentier, which has a seating capacity of 4,500 spectators.[3]
Initially called Patriotes d'Asnières (1941–1942), the club has gone through several name changes: Asnières Sports (1942–1987), Paris-Racing-Asnières (1987–1988), Paris-Asnières (1988–1992), PSG-Asnières (1992–2002), and Paris Handball (2002–2012). After being bought by Paris Saint-Germain ownersQatar Sports Investments (QSI) in 2012, the club became Paris Saint-Germain Handball.[1]
Since its inception, the club has won 26 titles. Domestically, Paris SG have clinched twelve LNH Division 1 titles, sixFrench Cups, threeCoupes de la Ligue, a record fiveFrench Super Cups and twoLNH Division 2 titles.[2][4] They are the only club in French handball to have ever won all their matches in LNH Division 1 in a season, which they did in the 2021–22 season.[5] In international club handball, the capital side finished runners-up in the2016–17 edition of the Champions League.[1] PSG also have a reserve team that currently play in theChampionnat National 1, which serves as thethird tier of French handball.[6] They have played in Nationale 1 since 2017–18, after clinching theChampionnat National 2 title and winning promotion during the2016–17 season.[7]
The Parisian club was founded in 1941. Initially, it took the name of Patriotes d'Asnières before becoming Asnières Sports one year later. Asnières Sports was presided by Christian Picard, whose son Gérard Picard took over during the 1975–1976 season and remained president until 2003.[1]
In 1987, the club's management succeeded in convincing theParis City Council to partner Asnières Sports and create a major handball team in the capital. This resulted in theHauts-de-Seine team moving to Paris and being renamed Paris-Racing-Asnières then Paris-Asnières. Relegated in 1989, Paris-Asnières immediately bounced back to the top flight in 1990 after winning the D2 title. At the time, the club's most notable players were future French internationalsJackson Richardson andPatrick Cazal.[1]
In 1992, the club came under the management ofParis Saint-Germain Football Club, a partnership that lasted 10 years. This led to another name change, and Paris-Asnières became PSG-Asnières. PSG-Asnières finished second in theLNH Division 1 during the1995–96 season and then reached the French Cup final in 2001, losing toMontpellier.[1]
During that time, PSG-Asnières managed to attract several international players such asStéphane Stoecklin,Denis Lathoud,Gaël Monthurel,Nenad Peruničić andOlivier Girault. The latter set up home in Paris in 1999, playing for the club until 2008 and then coaching the team until 2011.[1]
Under yet another name, Paris Handball began 2002 with new club ownerLouis Nicollin. During the next decade, the club played in theEHF Champions League during the2005–06 season, and won its first major trophy in 2007 with star playerKévynn Nyokas. Paris Handball registered a28-21 win in the French Cup final overPays d'Aix.[1]
But there were tough times too. At the end of the2008–09 season, the club was relegated toDivision 2. Paris Handball won theLNH Division 2 the very next season and rejoined the top clubs. In 2012, the team narrowly avoided relegation in the last round of play.[1]
After being bought byParis Saint-Germain Football Club ownersQatar Sports Investments (QSI) in 2012, the club became Paris Saint-Germain Handball. Under the initiative ofNasser Al-Khelaifi, a new management and playing team was assembled.Jean-Claude Blanc was named general manager,Philippe Gardent signed as first-team manager, and a host of international stars arrived at the French capital, includingDidier Dinart,Luc Abalo,Samuel Honrubia,Mikkel Hansen,Marko Kopljar,José Manuel Sierra andAntonio García.[1]
In the2012–13 season, PSG claimed their maiden league success, which also meant the club secured a spot in theEHF Champions League. However, PSG were denied the double byMontpellier in the French Cup final.[1]
Big-name signings kept coming in the2013–14 season with the arrivals ofDaniel Narcisse,Igor Vori,Jakov Gojun,Fahrudin Melić andGábor Császár. PSG reached the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time in its history, but failed to keep up the pace withDunkerque in the league. Despite this, the season finished on a high note, thanks to a victory in theFrench Cup final against Chambéry, adding a second national cup trophy to the club's honours.[1]
In the2014–15 season, new managerZvonimir Serdarušić and star signingNikola Karabatić led the capital club to its second league title following a nail-biting battle for top spot against Montpellier. PSG claimed the trophy on the last day of the season, after a win overTremblay. The league crown rounded off a domestic treble, going alongside the French Cup and theFrench Super Cup that they had won after beatingNantes and Dunkerque, respectively. On the European stage, PSG's hopes were dashed, for a second time, by Veszprém in the Champions League semifinals.[1]
PSG continued its winning ways in the2015–16 season by claiming a second French Super Cup and a third league title. However, the crowning moment was reaching the Champions League Final4 for the first time in its history. Along the way, the club downedTHW Kiel at theSparkassen-Arena, where the German side had been undefeated for four years; topped its group for the first time ever; and trumped Kiel in the third-place play-off. Additionally,Mikkel Hansen set a new record for goals in a Champions League season, with no fewer than 141 strikes to his name.[1]
In the 2021–22 season they finished off LNH Division 1 with 60 points on 30 matches, being the only team ever in the french league to achieve that.[5]
| Name | Period |
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| Asnières Sports | 1941–1985 |
| Paris-Racing-Asnières | 1985–1989 |
| Paris-Asnières | 1989–1992 |
| PSG-Asnières | 1992–2002 |
| Paris Handball | 2002–2012 |
| Paris Saint-Germain Handball | 2012–present |
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Parent clubParis Saint-Germain represent both the city ofParis and the nearby royal town ofSaint-Germain-en-Laye.[8] As a result, red, blue and white are the club's traditional colours.[9] The red and blue are Parisian colours, a nod to revolutionary figuresLafayette andJean Sylvain Bailly, and the white is a symbol ofFrench royalty and Saint-Germain-en-Laye.[9][10]
On the club's crest, theEiffel Tower in red and the blue background represent Paris, while thefleur de lys in white is a hint to thecoat of arms of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.[10][9] The fleur de lys is a royal symbol as well and recalls that French KingLouis XIV was born in the town.[9] Throughout its history, PSG have brandished several different crests, but all of them have featured the club's three historical colours.[11] Likewise, PSG's most iconic shirts have been predominantly red, blue or white, with the remaining two colours included as well.[12] The club's official mascot, Germain theLynx, also sports PSG's traditional colours.[10]
TheStade Pierre de Coubertin, with aseating capacity of 3,400 spectators, serves as PSG's home stadium forLNH Division 1 matches.[2] ForEHF Champions League games, on the other hand, the club uses theHalle Georges Carpentier as its home venue. It has a seating capacity of 4,500 spectators.[3]
Campus PSG is thetraining ground of Paris Saint-Germain Handball. Owned and financed by the club, the venue will bring together PSG's football (male and female), handball and judo teams, as well as the football and handball academies.[13] The handball division have their own specific areas and facilities spread over 4,510 m2 of space, including two fields, a stand with a capacity of 250 spectators, fitness rooms, recovery areas, staff offices, and meeting rooms.[13][14]
Between 2010 and 2016, with the impossibility for fan groups to support parent clubParis Saint-Germain (men's football team) at home or away, the PSG faithful turned toParis Saint-Germain FC (women), and to a lesser extent to theParis Saint-Germain FC Youth Academy sides, being the very rare case of fan groups supporting their club's women's football team. Liberté Pour les Abonnés and Nautecia, which were among several groups that reunited Boulogne and Auteuil supporters, were behind this initiative.[15] PSG ultras have also occasionally attended big matches of the club's handball team ever since it was bought by PSG ownersQatar Sports Investments (QSI) in 2012.[16][17][18]
Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, ruler ofQatar, bought 70% of parent clubParis Saint-Germain through state-owned shareholding organizationQatar Sports Investments (QSI).[19][20][21] Colony Capital (29%) and Butler (1%) remained minority shareholders.[19] In March 2012, QSI purchased the remaining 30% stake to become PSG's sole shareholder, valuing the club at €100m.[19][22] PSG thus became one of the wealthiest clubs in the world.[20] Paris Saint-Germain Handball (previously called Paris Handball) were then bought by PSG owners QSI in 2012.[1]
In late June 2019, Paris Saint-Germain announced a long-term contract extension with kit manufacturerNike, which is now one of European football's most lucrative and the biggest sponsorship agreement in the club's history.[23] PSG are tied to the American brand until 2032 and will more than triple their previous €25m deal with an annual figure in excess of €80 million.[23][24] PSG said the newNike deal will cover the men's and women's football teams, as well as their handball outfit.[23]
Note All matches ending with a 10–0 or 5–5 results were assessed by the EHF.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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| 2020–21 | EHF Champions League | Group Matches (Group A) |  MOL-Pick Szeged | 10–0 | 32–29 | 2nd place |
 SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 28–29 | 27–28 | ||||
 Meshkov Brest | 33–26 | 31–32 | ||||
 Elverum Håndball | 35–29 | 44–29 | ||||
 Łomża Vive Kielce | 37–26 | 33–35 | ||||
 FC Porto | 29–28 | 34–31 | ||||
 Vardar 1961 | 5–5 | 10–0 | ||||
| Last 16 |  Celje Pivovarna Laško | 31–23 | 37–24 | 68–47 | ||
| Quarterfinals | THW Kiel | 34–28 | 29–31 | 63–59 | ||
| Semifinal |  Aalborg Håndbold | 33–35 | ||||
| Third place match |  HBC Nantes | 31–28 | ||||
| 2019–20 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage Group A |  Barça | 32–35 | 32–36 | 2nd place |
| MOL-Pick Szeged | 30–25 | 29–32 | ||||
| Aalborg | 37–24 | 32–29 | ||||
| Flensburg | 32–30 | 30–29 | ||||
| Celje | 27–18 | 33–29 | ||||
 PPD Zagreb | 37–26 | 37–29 | ||||
| Elverum | 31–25 | 25–22 | ||||
| Round of 16 |  Dinamo București | Cancelled | ||||
| Semi-final(F4) | Barça | 32–37 | ||||
| Third place match(F4) | Telekom Veszprém | 31–26 | ||||
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Luc Abalo (2012–2020)William Accambray (2014–2017)Patrice Annonay (2005–2016)Xavier Barachet (2014–2017)Patrick Cazal (1990–1994)Didier Dinart (2012–2013)Yann Genty (2020–2022)Vincent Gérard (2019–2022)Olivier Girault (1999–2008)Samuel Honrubia (2012–2016)Christophe Kempé (1992–1995)Benoît Kounkoud (2014–2022)Denis Lathoud (1994–1997)Sébastien Mongin (2004–2008)Gaël Monthurel (1995–1998)Dylan Nahi (2016–2021) Adama Keïta (2015-2024)Daniel Narcisse (2013–2018)Kévynn Nyokas (2006–2012)Thierry Omeyer (2014–2019)Nedim Remili (2016–2022)Nikola Karabatic (2015-2024)Jackson Richardson (1989–1991)Arnaud Siffert (2000–2006)Cédric Sorhaindo (2004–2009)Stéphane Stoecklin (1994–1996)Semir Zuzo (1999–2003)Jakov Gojun (2013–2015)Marko Kopljar (2012–2015)Luka Stepančić (2016–2019)Igor Vori (2013–2016)Rodrigo Corrales (2017–2020)Antonio García Robledo (2012–2014)José Manuel Sierra (2012–2014)David Balaguer (2022-2025) Rubén Marchán (2023-2025)Viran Morros (2018–2021)Mikkel Hansen (2012–2022)Henrik Møllgaard (2015–2018)Henrik Toft Hansen (2018–2023)
Jesper Nielsen (2016–2018)Kim Ekdahl du Rietz (2018–2020)Andreas Palicka (2022-2025)
Mladen Bojinović (2012–2015)Petar Nenadić (2023)Nenad Peruničić (1993–1994)Sander Sagosen (2017–2020)Kent Robin Tønnesen (2023-2025)Gábor Császár (2013–2015)Dominik Máthé (2022-2024)
Belgacem Filah (2005–2012)
Ibrahima Diaw (2002–2009, 2011–2014)Uwe Gensheimer (2016–2019)
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (2019–2020)
Dani Baijens (2024-2025)
Fahrudin Melić (2013–2016)
Dainis Krištopāns (2020–2023)Ion Mocanu (1991–1993)
Sergiy Onufriyenko (2015–2016)
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| President |  Nasser Al-Khelaifi |
| General manager | Thierry Omeyer |
| Sports coordinator | Daniel Narcisse |
| Academy manager | Pierre-Alexis Médina |
| First-team coach | Stefan Madsen |
| Assistant coach | Henrik Møllgaard |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Patrice Annonay |
| No. | President | Paris Saint-Germain | Honours |
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| 1 | Christian Picard | 1941–1975 | |
| 2 | Gérard Picard | 1975–2003 | LNH Division 2 (2) |
| 3 | Jean-Claude Lemoult | 2003–2009 | Coupe de France (1) |
| 4 | Jean-Paul Onillon | 2009–2012 | |
| 5 | Nasser Al-Khelaifi | 2012– | LNH Division 1 (12) Coupe de France (5) Coupe de la Ligue (3) Trophée des Champions (5) |
| Manager | Paris Saint-Germain | Honours |
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| Yann Blanchard | 1984–1990 | LNH Division 2 (1) |
| Patrice Canayer | 1990–1994 | |
| Risto Magdinčev | 1994–1997 | |
| Nicolas Cochery | 1997–2000 | |
 Boro Golić | 2000–2003 | |
| Maxime Spincer | 2003–2004 2011 | |
| Thierry Anti | 2004–2008 | Coupe de France (1) |
| Olivier Girault | 2008–2011 | LNH Division 2 (1) |
| François Berthier | 2011–2012 | |
| Philippe Gardent | 2012–2015 | LNH Division 1 (2) Coupe de France (2) Trophée des Champions (1) |
| Zvonimir Serdarušić | 2015–2018 | LNH Division 1 (3) Coupe de France (1) Coupe de la Ligue (2) Trophée des Champions (2) |
| Raúl González | 2018–2025 | LNH Division 1 (7) Coupe de France (2) Coupe de la Ligue (1) Trophée des Champions (2) |
| Stefan Madsen | 2025- |
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