LFH Division 1 Féminine
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion(s) | Metz Handball (23rd title) |
| Most titles | Metz Handball (23 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Division 2 |
| International cup(s) | Champions League EHF Cup Challenge Cup |
| Official website | http://www.ff-handball.org/ |
 2019–20 season | |
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 twelve teams.
Metz Handball has dominated the championship in recent times with 23 titles between 1989 and 2019 including a 6-year winning streak, while US Ivry and Paris UC were the most successful teams in past decades with nine and five titles respectively.[1]
Currently the champion is granted a spot in the EHF Champions League's group stage.[2]
2019-20 teams
- Metz Handball
- Fleury Loiret HB
- Issy-Paris Hand
- OGC Nice
- Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball
- ESBF Besançon
- Toulon St.-Cyr
- Mérignac Handball
- Brest Bretagne Handball
- Chambray Touraine Handball
- Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball
- Handball Club Saint-Amand-les-Eaux Porte du Hainaut
EHF league ranking
- For season 2019/20[3]
| Current ranking |
Movement | Last season's ranking |
League | Coefficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
(1) |  Nemzeti Bajnokság I
|
130.00 |
| 2 | 
|
(4) |  Liga Națională
|
111.86 |
| 3 |
|
(3) |  Russian Super League
|
98.86 |
| 4 | 
|
(2) |  Danish League
|
92.43 |
| 5 |
|
(7) |  French Championship
|
73.43 |
List of champions
References
- ^ List of champions Archived 2016-05-26 at the Wayback Machine in handseven.fr
- ^ 2011-12 results in EHF's website
- ^ http://cms.eurohandball.com/PortalData/1/Resources/2_cl/3_download_pdf/Placedistribution1920_WOMEN_FINAL.pdf