Brest Bretagne Handball
| Brest Bretagne Handball | |||
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| Full name | Brest Bretagne Handball | ||
| Nickname(s) | Les Rebelles | ||
| Short name | BBH | ||
| Founded | 2004 | ||
| Arena | Brest Arena, Brest, Brittany, France | ||
| Capacity | 4,077 | ||
| President | Gérard and Denis Le Saint | ||
| Head coach | Raphaëlle Tervel | ||
| League | Ligue Butagaz Énergie | ||
| 2023–24 | 2nd | ||
| Club colours | |||
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| Website Official site | |||
Brest Bretagne Handball, also knows as BBH, is a French professional handball club from Brest, Brittany. This team currently competes in the French Women's Handball First League from 2016 and the 2021–22 Women's EHF Champions League.
In the 2020–2021 EHF Champions League, the club reached the EHF Final 4 tournament for the first time in the club's history. They won an historic semifinal, against the three-time defending champions and five-time winners from Győri Audi ETO KC.[1] In the final, they were defeated by Norwegian Vipers Kristiansand, who also claimed their first title.[2]
Brest
Location of Brest Bretagne Handball
Crest, colours, supporters
Naming history
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| HBF Arvor 29 | 2004–2009 |
| Arvor 29 - Pays de Brest | 2009–2012 |
| Brest Penn Ar Bed | 2012–2014 |
| Brest Bretagne Handball | 2014–present |
Kits
| HOME | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
          2017–18 |
   2018–19 | ||||||||
| AWAY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
   2017–18 |
   2018–19 | |||
Results
- EHF Champions League:
- Runner-up: 2021
- French Women's First League Championship:
- Winners: 2012, 2021
- Runner-up: 2011, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
- French Women's Cup Championship:
- Winners: 2016, 2018, 2021
- Runner-up: 2019
- French Women's League Cup Championship:
- Winners: 2012
- Runner-up: 2011
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | EHF Champions League | Group B |  Team Esbjerg
|
33–32 | ||
 ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
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35–22 | |||||
 HB Ludwigsburg
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33–26 | |||||
 Vipers Kristiansand
|
30–27 | |||||
 Győri Audi ETO KC
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34–35 | |||||
 CS Rapid București
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34–31 | |||||
| Odense Håndbold
|
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Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2024-25 season
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| Squad information | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Position | Date of birth | In | Contract until | Previous club |
| 2 | 
|
Constance Mauny | Left wing | 17 December 1998 | 2018 | 2024 | Chambray Touraine
|
| 3 |
|
Alicia Toublanc | Right wing | 3 May 1996 | 2015 | 2024 | |
| 9 |
|
Đurđina Jauković | Left back | 24 February 1997 | 2020 | 2024 | ŽRK Budućnost
|
| 10 |
|
Coralie Lassource | Left wing | 1 September 1992 | 2019 | 2026 | Érd HC
|
| 12 | 
|
Petra Marinović | Goalkeeper | 29 June 2001 | 2021 | 2024 | Saint-Amand Handball
|
| 15 |
|
Juliette Faure | Center Back | 23 October 1999 | 2023 | 2024 | ES Besançon
|
| 16 |
|
Cléopâtre Darleux | Goalkeeper | 1 July 1989 | 2016 | 2024 | Nice Handball
|
| 19 |
|
Elisa Técher | Left back | 14 October 2003 | 2022 | 2024 | Fleury Loiret Handball
|
| 20 | 
|
Merel Freriks | Line Player | 6 January 1998 | 2022 | 2024 | Borussia Dortmund
|
| 21 |
|
Aïssatou Kouyaté | Right back | 19 April 1995 | 2021 | 2024 | ES Besançon
|
| 22 |
|
Pauletta Foppa | Line Player | 22 December 2000 | 2018 | 2027 | Fleury Loiret Handball
|
| 24 |
|
Katharina Filter | Goalkeeper | 4 February 1999 | 2023 | 2025 | København Håndbold
|
| 30 |
|
Siobann Delaye | Right Wing | 1 June 2003 | 2023 | 2025 | Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball
|
| 42 | 
|
Jenny Carlson | Centre back | 17 April 1995 | 2022 | 2024 | Holstebro Håndbold
|
| 55 |
|
Pauline Coatanea | Right wing | 6 July 1993 | 2017 | 2025 | Neptunes de Nantes
|
| 61 | 
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Valeriia Maslova | Right Back | 23 January 2001 | 2023 | 2025 | Metz Handball
|
| 63 |
|
Eva Jarrige | Right Back | 17 February 2000 | 2023 | 2025 | |
| 75 |
|
Audrey Dembele | Left Back | 10 March 2001 | 2023 | 2025 | ES Besançon
|
| 86 | 
|
Alexandrina Cabral | Left Back | 10 March 2001 | 2023 | 2024 | BM Morvedre
|
| 91 | 
|
Iva Mladenovska | Right Back | 14 January 2007 | 2023 | 2027 | ŽRK Metalurg
|
| 97 |
|
Julie Foggea | Goalkeeper | 28 August 1990 | 2022 | 2024 | CS Rapid București
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Transfers
- Transfers for the 2025–26 season
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Technical staff
- Staff for the 2024–25 season.
- Head coach: Raphaëlle Tervel
- Assistant coach: Sandrine Mariot-Delerce
- Goalkeeping coach: Mathieu Kreiss
- Fitness coach: Fabien Renouf
Notable former players
- Cléopâtre Darleux (2011-2012; 2016-2024)
- Allison Pineau (2016-2019)
- Alexandra Lacrabère (2010-2012)
- Alicia Toublanc (2015–2024)
- Astride N'Gouan (2015-2018)
- Sophie Herbrecht (2017-2018)
- Lindsay Burlet (2017-2018)
- Marie Prouvensier (2016-2019)
- Maud-Éva Copy (2012-2019)
- Amandine Tissier (2015-2021)
- Kalidiatou Niakaté (2019-2022)
- Constance Mauny (2018–2024)
- Julie Foggea (2022–2024)
Slađana Pop-Lazić (2017-2022)- Biljana Filipović (2010-2012)
- Jelena Popović (2011-2012)
- Jovana Stoiljković (2017-2019)
- Isabelle Gulldén (2018-2021)
- Louise Sand (2017-2018)
- Filippa Idéhn (2017-2019)
- Jenny Carlson (2022–2024)
- Tatjana Brnović (2022-2023)
- Itana Grbić (2022-2023)
- Djurdjina Jauković (2020-2024)
- Alexandrina Cabral (2023-2024)
- Marta Mangué (2015-2020)
- Nely Carla Alberto (2015-2016)
Mayssa Pessoa (2009-2011)- Moniky Bancilon (2011-2013)
Ana Gros (2018-2021)- Amra Pandžić (2018-2019)
Monika Kobylińska (2019-2023)- Monika Stachowska (2010-2012)
Faten Yahiaoui (2013-2014)- Ouided Kilani (2009)
- Tonje Løseth (2020-2022)
- Helene Gigstad Fauske (2021-2023)
- Sandra Toft (2019-2022)
- Valeriia Maslova (2023-2024)
- Melinda Geiger (2016-2017)
- Ewgenija Minevskaja (2019-2020)
- Merel Freriks (2022–2024)
Anastasiia Pidpalova (2013-2014)
Nabila Tizi (2013-2017)- Szabina Tápai (2009-2010)
- Julija Portjanko (2010-2012)
Management
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Gérard Le Saint Denis Le Saint
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| Sporting director | Nicolas Roué (dec. 2022–)[3]
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| Secretary general (administrative and financial manager) | Mathieu Marchand[4]
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| Academy manager | Romain Corre
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Arena
- Name: Brest Arena
- City: Brest, France
- Capacity: 4,077 spectators
- Address: 149 Boulevard de Plymouth, 29200 Brest
Kit manufacturers
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| ? – 2011/2012 (Arvor 29 era) |  Macron
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| 2012/2013 – 2019/2020 | Hummel
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[5] |
| 2020/2021 – 2023/2024 | CRAFT
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[6] |
Statistics
Top scorers in the EHF Champions League
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Individual awards in the EHF Champions League
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Top scorers by season
| Season | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| ... | ||
| 2011–2012 | Alexandra Lacrabère
|
199 |
| 2012–2013 | ||
| 2013–2014 | Nabila Tizi
|
153 |
| 2014–2015 | Nabila Tizi
|
190 |
| 2015–2016 | Marta Mangué
|
109 |
| 2016–2017 | Allison Pineau
|
146 |
| 2017–2018 | Pauline Coatanea
|
132 |
| 2018–2019 | Ana Gros
|
287 |
| 2019–2020 | Ana Gros
|
209 |
| 2020–2021 | Ana Gros
|
283 |
| 2021–2022 | Helene Fauske
|
204 |
| 2022–2023 | Helene Fauske
|
148 |
| 2023–2024 | Valeriia Maslova
|
240 |
In bold, still part of the team
References
- ^ "Brest reach first final after thrilling shoot-out". eurohandball.com. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Superb Vipers celebrate first Champions League title". eurohandball.com. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Nicolas Roué, le communicant qui devient manager" (in French). 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Handball. Brest BH : Du changement dans l'organigramme du club". 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Un premier vrai test pour le Brest Penn-Ar-Bed" (in French). 9 November 2012.
- ^ "CRAFT - new kit manufacturer announcement on BBH's Facebook page". Facebook.
- ^ "Brest Bretagne". European Handball Federation.
- ^ "Fan Favourite Oftedal leads Győr quartet in All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Győr quintet headline EHF Champions League All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 3 June 2022.
External links
Media related to Brest Bretagne Handball at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
