French Women's Handball Championship
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Current season, competition or edition: 2011–12 season |
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| Countries | France |
|---|---|
| Confederation | EHF |
| Relegation to | Division 2 |
| Level on pyramid | Level 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue |
| International cup(s) | Champions League Cup Winners' Cup EHF Cup Challenge Cup |
| Current champions | HBF Arvor 29 |
| Most championships | Metz Handball (17 titles) |
| Website | http://www.ff-handball.org/ |
The French Women's Handball Championship (Championnat de France de handball féminin) is the premier women's handball league in France. Founded in 1952, it is currently contested by ten teams.
Metz Handball has dominated the championship in recent times with 17 titles between 1989 and 2011 including two 5-years winning streaks, while US Ivry and Paris UC were the most successful teams in past decades with nine and five titles respectively.[1] Most recently HBF Arvor 29 won its first championship in 2012.[2]
Currently the champion is granted a spot in the EHF Champions League's group stage.[3]
2012-13 teams
- ESBF Besançon
- Cercle Dijon Bourgogne
- HBC Nîmes
- CJF Fleury Loiret Handball
- Issy-Paris Hand
- Le Havre AC
- Metz Handball
- Mios Biganos Handball
- OGC Nice
- Toulon St.-Cyr
EHF league ranking
- For season 2015/2016[4]
| Current ranking |
Movement | Last season's ranking |
League | Coefficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
(1) |  Nemzeti Bajnokság I |
112,44 |
| 2 | |
(2) |  Danish League |
100,67 |
| 3 |  |
(4) |  Russian Super League |
84,44 |
| 4 |  |
(3) |  Postenligaen |
68,67 |
| 5 | |
(5) |  Liga Națională |
67,56 |
| 6 | |
(7) |  Bundesliga |
57,11 |
| 7 | |
(8) |  French Championship |
53,92 |
| 8 | |
(6) |  División de Honor |
45,11 |
List of champions
References
- ↑ List of champions in handseven.fr
- ↑ 2011-12 results in scoresway.com
- ↑ 2011-12 results in EHF's website
- ↑ 2015/16 European Cup place distribution (PDF). European Handball Federation.
