LNH Division 1

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.

LNH Division 1
Current season, competition or edition:
2021–22 LNH Division 1
CountriesFrance
ConfederationEHF
Founded1952 (as Nationale 1)
Number of teams16
Relegation toLNH Division 2
Level on pyramidLevel 1
International cup(s)Champions League
European League
Current championsParis Saint-Germain (2020–21)
Most championshipsMontpellier Handball (14)
TV partnersbeIN Sports
Websitelnh.fr/liquimoly-starligue

Montpellier Handball is the most successful club with 14 titles, and the club which won the most consecutive titles is Paris Saint-Germain with 7 between 2015 and 2021.

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.

Current season

2020–21 Teams
Locations of the 2020–21 LNH Division 1
Team Location Arena Capacity
Pays d'Aix Université Club Aix-en-Provence Complexe sportif du Val de l'Arc
Arena du Pays d'Aix		 1,650
6,004
Chartres Métropole Chartres Halle Jean-Cochet 1,200
Chambéry Chambéry Le Phare 4,400
Dunkerque Dunkerque Stade des Flandres 2,400
US Ivry Ivry-sur-Seine Gymnase Auguste-Delaune 1,500
US Créteil Créteil Palais des Sports Robert Oubron 2,500
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
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
Istres Provence Handball Istres Halle polyvalente 2,000
Fenix Toulouse Toulouse Palais des Sports André Brouat 4,200
Tremblay Handball Tremblay-en-France Palais des sports 1,020
Limoges Handball Limoges Palais des Sports de Beaublanc 5,516
Cesson Rennes Cesson-Sévigné Glaz Arena 4,500

Winners
SeasonChampion
1952–1953Villemomble-Sports
1953–1954ASPP Paris Handball
1954–1955ASPP Paris Handball (2)
1955–1956Paris UC
1956–1957ASPOM Bordeaux
1957–1958ASPOM Bordeaux (2)
1958–1959Paris UC (2)
1959–1960AS Mulhouse
1960–1961Bataillon de Joinville
1961–1962Paris UC (3)
1962–1963US Ivry Handball
1963–1964US Ivry Handball (2)
1964–1965SMUC
1965–1966US Ivry Handball (3)
1966–1967SMUC (2)
1967–1968Stella Saint-Maur
1968–1969SMUC (3)
1969–1970US Ivry Handball (4)
1970–1971US Ivry Handball (5)
1971–1972Stella Saint-Maur (2)
1972–1973Cercle Sportif Laïc Dijon
1973–1974Paris UC (4)
1974–1975SMUC (4)
1975–1976Stella Saint-Maur (3)
1976–1977RC Strasbourg
1977–1978Stella Saint-Maur (4)
1978–1979Stella Saint-Maur (5)
1979–1980Stella Saint-Maur (6)
1980–1981USM Gagny
1981–1982USM Gagny (2)
1982–1983US Ivry Handball (6)
1983–1984SMUC (5)
SeasonChampion
1984–1985USM Gagny (3)
1985–1986USM Gagny (4)
1986–1987USM Gagny (5)
1987–1988USAM Nîmes
1988–1989US Créteil
1989–1990USAM Nîmes (2)
1990–1991USAM Nîmes (3)
1991–1992Vénissieux handball
1992–1993USAM Nîmes (4)
1993–1994OM Vitrolles
1994–1995Montpellier
1995–1996OM Vitrolles (2)
1996–1997US Ivry Handball (7)
1997–1998Montpellier (2)
1998–1999Montpellier (3)
1999–2000Montpellier (4)
2000–2001Chambéry Savoie Handball
2001–2002Montpellier (5)
2002–2003Montpellier (6)
2003–2004Montpellier (7)
2004–2005Montpellier (8)
2005–2006Montpellier (9)
2006–2007US Ivry Handball (8)
2007–2008Montpellier (10)
2008–09Montpellier (11)
2009–10Montpellier (12)
2010–11Montpellier (13)
2011–12Montpellier (14)
2012–13Paris Saint-Germain
2013–14US Dunkerque
2014–15Paris Saint-Germain (2)
2015–16Paris Saint-Germain (3)
SeasonChampion
2016–17Paris Saint-Germain (4)
2017–18Paris Saint-Germain (5)
2018–19Paris Saint-Germain (6)
2019–20Paris Saint-Germain (7)
2020–21Paris Saint-Germain (8)

Statistics

EHF coefficients
See also: EHF coefficient rank

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. "2021/22 season ranking" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. "Club coefficients". eurotopteam.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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