LNH Division 1

LNH Division 1
Founded	1952 (Nationale 1A); 1985 (Division 1)
No. of teams	14
Country	France
Confederation	EHF
Most recent; champion(s)	Paris Saint-Germain
Most titles	Montpellier Handball (14)
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Division 2
International cup(s)	Champions League; European League
Official website	http://www.lnh.fr/
	2019–20

The Division 1 of Ligue Nationale de Handball is the premier men's professional handballl league in France, administered by the French Handball Federation. Founded in 1952, it is currently contested by 14 teams.

The Montpellier Handball is the most successful club with 14 titles, and club which won the most consecutive titles is Paris Saint-Germain 6 between 2015 and 2020.

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.

Current season

2019–20 Teams

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	Tremblay-en-France	Palais des sports	1,020

Winners

Season	Champion
1952–1953	Villemomble-Sports
1953–1954	ASPP Paris Handball
1954–1955	ASPP Paris Handball (2)
1955–1956	Paris UC
1956–1957	ASPOM Bordeaux
1957–1958	ASPOM Bordeaux (2)
1958–1959	Paris UC (2)
1959–1960	AS Mulhouse
1960–1961	Bataillon de Joinville
1961–1962	Paris UC (3)
1962–1963	US Ivry Handball
1963–1964	US Ivry Handball (2)
1964–1965	SMUC
1965–1966	US Ivry Handball (3)
1966–1967	SMUC (2)
1967–1968	Stella Saint-Maur
1968–1969	SMUC (3)
1969–1970	US Ivry Handball (4)
1970–1971	US Ivry Handball (5)
1971–1972	Stella Saint-Maur (2)
1972–1973	Cercle Sportif Laïc Dijon
1973–1974	Paris UC (4)
1974–1975	SMUC (4)
1975–1976	Stella Saint-Maur (3)
1976–1977	RC Strasbourg
1977–1978	Stella Saint-Maur (4)
1978–1979	Stella Saint-Maur (5)
1979–1980	Stella Saint-Maur (6)
1980–1981	USM Gagny
1981–1982	USM Gagny (2)
1982–1983	US Ivry Handball (6)
1983–1984	SMUC (5)

Season	Champion
1984–1985	USM Gagny (3)
1985–1986	USM Gagny (4)
1986–1987	USM Gagny (5)
1987–1988	USAM Nîmes
1988–1989	US Créteil
1989–1990	USAM Nîmes (2)
1990–1991	USAM Nîmes (3)
1991–1992	Vénissieux handball
1992–1993	USAM Nîmes (4)
1993–1994	OM Vitrolles
1994–1995	Montpellier
1995–1996	OM Vitrolles (2)
1996–1997	US Ivry Handball (7)
1997–1998	Montpellier (2)
1998–1999	Montpellier (3)
1999–2000	Montpellier (4)
2000–2001	Chambéry Savoie Handball
2001–2002	Montpellier (5)
2002–2003	Montpellier (6)
2003–2004	Montpellier (7)
2004–2005	Montpellier (8)
2005–2006	Montpellier (9)
2006–2007	US Ivry Handball (8)
2007–2008	Montpellier (10)
2008–09	Montpellier (11)
2009–10	Montpellier (12)
2010–11	Montpellier (13)
2011–12	Montpellier (14)
2012–13	Paris Saint-Germain
2013–14	US Dunkerque
2014–15	Paris Saint-Germain (2)
2015–16	Paris Saint-Germain (3)