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LNH Division 1

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Men's professional handball league in France

LNH Division 1
Current season, competition or edition: 2025–26 LNH Division 1

Sport	Handball
Founded	1952; 73 years ago (1952) (as Nationale 1)
First season	1952–53
Administrator	LNH
No. of teams	16
Country	France
Confederation	EHF
Most recent champion	PSG (12th title) (2024–25)
Most titles	Montpellier (14 titles)
Broadcaster	beIN Sports
Relegation to	LNH Division 2
Domestic cups	Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Trophée des Champions
International cups	EHF Champions League EHF European League
Official website	LNH.fr

LNH Division 1, doing business asStarligue and currently known asLiqui Moly Starligue for sponsorship reasons, is the premier men's professionalhandball league in France. It is administered by theLigue Nationale de Handball, under delegation from theFrench Handball Federation. Founded in 1952, it is currently contested by 16 teams.

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

The champion and the vice-champion are directly qualified for the group phase of theEHF Champions League. The winners of theCoupe de France and theCoupe de la Ligue are qualified for theEuropean 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 chainLidl was the first, paying €1 million per season for the rights (with the exception of the final season, a short term extension signed during theCOVID-19 crisis).^[1] It was succeeded in 2021 by lubricant manufacturerLiqui Moly.

Clubs

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2024–25 Teams

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Locations of the 2024–25 LNH Division 1

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity	Rank 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 Arena	4,500	11th
Chambéry	Chambéry	Le Phare	4,400	6th
Chartres Métropole	Chartres	Halle Jean-Cochet	1,200	12th
US Créteil	Créteil	Palais des Sports Robert Oubron	2,500	14th
Dunkerque	Dunkerque	Stade des Flandres	2,400	10th
Istres	Istres	Halle polyvalente	2,000	2ndVAP (D2)
US Ivry	Ivry-sur-Seine	Gymnase Auguste-Delaune	1,500	13th
Limoges Handball	Limoges	Palais des Sports de Beaublanc	5,516	5th
Montpellier	Montpellier	Palais des sports René-Bougnol Sud de France Arena	3,000 8,000
Nantes	Nantes	Palais des Sports Halle XXL de la Beaujoire	5,000 9,000
USAM Nîmes	Nîmes	Le Parnasse	3,391	7th
Paris Saint-Germain	Paris	Stade Pierre de Coubertin Halle Georges Carpentier	3,402 4,300
Saint Raphaël	Saint-Raphaël	Palais des sports J-F Krakowski	2,000	9th
Fenix Toulouse	Toulouse	Palais des Sports André Brouat	4,200	4th
Tremblay	Tremblay-en-France	Palais des sports	1,020	1stVAP (D2)

Squads of previous seasons

2020-21 Teams

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity	Rank 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 Arena	4,500	1st inD2
Chambéry	Chambéry	Le Phare	4,400	9th
Chartres Métropole	Chartres	Halle Jean-Cochet	1,200	10th
US Créteil	Créteil	Palais des Sports Robert Oubron	2,500	14th
Dunkerque	Dunkerque	Stade des Flandres	2,400	7th
Istres Provence Handball	Istres	Halle polyvalente	2,000	11th
US Ivry	Ivry-sur-Seine	Gymnase Auguste-Delaune	1,500	12th
Limoges Handball	Limoges	Palais des Sports de Beaublanc	5,516	2nd inD2
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
USAM Nîmes	Nîmes	Le Parnasse	3,391
Paris Saint-Germain	Paris	Stade Pierre de Coubertin Halle Georges Carpentier	3,402 4,300
Saint Raphaël	Saint-Raphaël	Palais des sports J-F Krakowski	2,000	8th
Fenix Toulouse	Toulouse	Palais des Sports André Brouat	4,200	5th
Tremblay Handball	Tremblay-en-France	Palais des sports	1,020	13th

Results:

2021-22 Teams

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity	Rank 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 Arena	4,500	14th
Chambéry	Chambéry	Le Phare	4,400	7th
Chartres Métropole	Chartres	Halle Jean-Cochet	1,200	11th
US Créteil	Créteil	Palais des Sports Robert Oubron	2,500	12th
Dunkerque	Dunkerque	Stade des Flandres	2,400	10th
Istres Provence Handball	Istres	Halle polyvalente	2,000	13th
Limoges Handball	Limoges	Palais des Sports de Beaublanc	5,516	9th
Montpellier	Montpellier	Palais des sports René-Bougnol Sud de France Arena	3,000 8,000
Grand Nancy Métropole Handball	Nancy	Parc des sports de Vandœuvre Nations	1,150	2nd inD2
Nantes	Nantes	Palais des Sports Halle XXL de la Beaujoire	5,000 9,000
USAM Nîmes	Nîmes	Le Parnasse	3,391	5th
Paris Saint-Germain	Paris	Stade Pierre de Coubertin Halle Georges Carpentier	3,402 4,300
Saint Raphaël	Saint-Raphaël	Palais des sports J-F Krakowski	2,000	8th
Saran Loiret Handball	Saran	Halle Jacques Mazzuca	950	1st inD2
Fenix Toulouse	Toulouse	Palais des Sports André Brouat	4,200	6th

Results:

2022-23 Teams

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity	Rank 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
Cesson Rennes	Cesson-Sévigné	Glaz Arena	4,500	9th
Chambéry	Chambéry	Le Phare	4,400	5th
Chartres Métropole	Chartres	Halle Jean-Cochet	1,200	10th
US Créteil	Créteil	Palais des Sports Robert Oubron	2,500	11th
Dunkerque	Dunkerque	Stade des Flandres	2,400	12th
Istres Provence Handball	Istres	Halle polyvalente	2,000	14th
US Ivry	Ivry-sur-Seine	Gymnase Auguste-Delaune	1,500	1stVAP (D2)
Limoges Handball	Limoges	Palais des Sports de Beaublanc	5,516	13th
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
USAM Nîmes	Nîmes	Le Parnasse	3,391	6th
Paris Saint-Germain	Paris	Stade Pierre de Coubertin Halle Georges Carpentier	3,402 4,300
Saint Raphaël	Saint-Raphaël	Palais des sports J-F Krakowski	2,000	8th
Sélestat Alsace Handball	Sélestat	CSI Sélestat	2,300	2ndVAP (D2)
Fenix Toulouse	Toulouse	Palais des Sports André Brouat	4,200	7th

Results:

2023-24 Teams

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity	Rank 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 Arena	4,500	9th
Chambéry	Chambéry	Le Phare	4,400	4th
Chartres Métropole	Chartres	Halle Jean-Cochet	1,200	13th
US Créteil	Créteil	Palais des Sports Robert Oubron	2,500	14th
Dijon	Dijon	Palais des Sports de Dijon	5,000	2ndVAP (D2)
Dunkerque	Dunkerque	Stade des Flandres	2,400	8th
US Ivry	Ivry-sur-Seine	Gymnase Auguste-Delaune	1,500	12th
Limoges Handball	Limoges	Palais des Sports de Beaublanc	5,516	10th
Montpellier	Montpellier	Palais des sports René-Bougnol Sud de France Arena	3,000 8,000
Nantes	Nantes	Palais des Sports Halle XXL de la Beaujoire	5,000 9,000
USAM Nîmes	Nîmes	Le Parnasse	3,391	5th
Paris Saint-Germain	Paris	Stade Pierre de Coubertin Halle Georges Carpentier	3,402 4,300
Saint Raphaël	Saint-Raphaël	Palais des sports J-F Krakowski	2,000	7th
Saran Loiret Handball	Saran	Halle Jacques Mazzuca	950	1stVAP (D2)
Fenix Toulouse	Toulouse	Palais des Sports André Brouat	4,200	6th

Results:

Winners

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Season	Champion
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)

Season	Champion
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)

Season	Champion
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

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Rank	Club	Titles	Winning seasons
1	Montpellier Handball	14	1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010,2011,2012
2	Paris Saint-Germain	12	2013,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019, 2020, 2021,2022, 2023,2024,2025
3	Union sportive d'Ivry	8	1963, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1983, 1997, 2007
4	Stade Marseillais UC	7	1965, 1967, 1969, 1975, 1984, 1994, 1996
5	Stella Sports Saint-Maur	6	1968, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980
6	USM Gagny	5	1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987
7	Paris UC	4	1956, 1959, 1962, 1974
7	USAM Nîmes	4	1988, 1990, 1991, 1993
9	ASP Police Paris	2	1954, 1955
9	ASPOM Bordeaux	2	1957, 1958
11	Villemomble Sports	1	1953
	AS Mulhouse	1	1960
	Bataillon de Joinville	1	1961
	Cercle Sportif Laïc Dijon	1	1973
	Racing Club de Strasbourg	1	1977
	Union sportive de Créteil	1	1989
	Vénissieux HB 85	1	1992
	Stade olympique de Chambéry	1	2001
	Dunkerque HGL	1	2014
Total		73	1953–2025

Statistics

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EHF coefficients

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References

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^Menjot, Pierre (10 July 2020)."Lidl Starligue : Lidl arrêtera le naming en 2021".lequipe.fr. Groupe Amaury. Retrieved10 July 2021.
^"2022/23 season ranking"(PDF).European Handball Federation. Retrieved22 October 2021.
^"Club coefficients".eurotopteam.com. Retrieved15 October 2025.

External links

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Official website

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LNH Division 1

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Seasons

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Handball in France

League competitions

men:	LNH Starligue LNH Proligue
women:	LFH Division 1 Féminine LFH Division 2 Féminine

Cup competitions

men:	Coupe de France Trophée des Champions
women:	Coupe de France

Defunct competitions

women:	Coupe de la Ligue women (2003-16) Coupe de la Ligue men (2002-2022)

National teams - Senior

National teams - Youth

men:	Under-21 Under-19
women:	Under-20 Under-18

Organizations

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Top level men'shandball leagues of Europe (EHF)

Top sport leagues inFrance

Leagues

Men's	American football Basketball Football Futsal Handball Ice hockey Rugby Union Volleyball Water polo
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