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French Women's Handball Championship

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Countries
  
France

Level on pyramid
  
Level 1

Levels on pyramid
  
1

Relegation to
  
Division 2

Current champions
  
HBF Arvor 29

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Domestic cup(s)
  
Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue

Most championships
  
Metz Handball (17 titles)

Confederation
  
European Handball Federation

International cup
  
Women's EHF Champions League

Teams
  
Metz Handball, Fleury Loiret HB, Issy‑Paris Hand, Brest Bretagne Handball, Handball Cercle Nîmes

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.

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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. Most recently HBF Arvor 29 won its first championship in 2012.

Currently the champion is granted a spot in the EHF Champions League's group stage.

2016-17 teams

  • Metz Handball
  • Fleury Loiret HB
  • Issy-Paris Hand
  • OGC Nice
  • Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball
  • ESBF Besançon
  • Toulon St.-Cyr
  • Cercle Dijon Bourgogne
  • Brest Bretagne Handball
  • Chambray Touraine Handball
  • HBC Celles-sur-Belle

    • EHF league ranking

    For season 2015/2016

    References

    French Women's Handball Championship Wikipedia
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