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 The Ligue Nationale de Handball ( en, National Handball League) is a governing body established in 2004 to administer French men's professional handball autonomously from the national federation (FFHB). It has jurisdiction over the country's top t ...

, under delegation from the

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. Founded in 1952, it is currently contested by 16 teams.

Montpellier Handball Montpellier Handball, formerly named Montpellier Agglomération Handball, is a handball club from Montpellier, France. Montpellier is the only French club to ever have won the EHF Champions League. Crest, colours, supporters Naming history ...

is the most successful club with 14 titles, and the club which won the most consecutive titles is

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...

with 8 between 2015 and 2022. The champion and the vice-champion are directly qualified for the group phase of the

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. The winners of the

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and the Coupe de la Ligue are qualified for the

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. 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

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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

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). It was succeeded in 2021 by lubricant manufacturer

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Clubs

2022–23 Teams

2020-21 Teams Results: * US Ivry & Tremblay Handball * Saran Loiret HB & Grand Nancy MHB ---- 2021-22 Teams Results: * Saran Loiret HB & Grand Nancy MHB * US Ivry & Sélestat Alsace HB ----

Winners

Performance by club

Statistics

EHF coefficients

The following data indicates French coefficient rankings between European handball leagues. ;Country ranking: EHF League Ranking for 2022/23 season: *1. (''1'') Handball-Bundesliga (145.00) *2. (''3'')

Liga ASOBAL Liga Asobal is the premier professional handball league in Spain. It was founded in 1958 with the name of División de Honor, changing its name to the current name in 1990. The Liga ASOBAL, which is played under EHF rules, currently consists of 1 ...

(121.50) *3. (''2'') LNH Division 1 (104.33) *4. (''5'')

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...

(94.17) *5. (''7'') Håndboldligaen (87.33) ;Club ranking: EHF Club Ranking as of 14 December 2022: * 4.

(540) * 7. Montpellier (447) * 11.

HBC Nantes Handball Club Nantes is a team from Nantes, France, that plays in the LNH Division 1. Crest, colours, supporters Naming history Club crest File:Logo HBCNantes 2000.GIF, Logo in the 2000s(-2011) File:NantesLOGO.png, Official logo since 20 ...

(385) * 28.

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(175) * 29. Fenix Toulouse (172)

References

External links

Official website
{{Top sport leagues in France 1 Professional sports leagues in France