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HBC Nantes

HBC Nantes
Full nameHandball Club Nantes
Founded1953; 71 years ago (1953)
ArenaPalais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes
Hall XXL, Nantes
Capacity5,500
10,750
Head coachGrégory Cojean
LeagueLNH Division 1
2023–24LNH Division 1, 2nd of 16
Club colours   
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Home
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Away
Website
Official site

Handball Club Nantes is a professional handball club team from Nantes, France, that plays in the LNH Division 1.

Location of HBC Nantes
Nantes
Nantes
Location of HBC Nantes

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name Period
Handball Club de Nantes 1953–present

Club crest

Kits

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Palais des Sports de Beaulieu

Honors

Runner Up : 2017–18
Runner Up : 2012–13, 2015–16
Runner Up : 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2023–24
Winner : 2016–17, 2022–23, 2023–24
Runner Up : 2014–15, 2021–22
Winner : 2014–15, 2021–22
Runner Up : 2012–13, 2016–17
Winner : 2017, 2022
Runner Up : 2016

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024-25 season

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

European record

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2016–17 EHF Champions League Group Stage Ukraine HC Motor Zaporizhzhia 26–26 32–34 1st place
Turkey Beşiktaş 33–19 33–28
Romania CS Dinamo București 26–24 27–26
Denmark Team Tvis Holstebro 31–26 35–25
Portugal ABC/UMinho 35–33 34–29
PO Spain Logroño 31–25 37–31 68–56
1/8 France Paris Saint-Germain 26–26 27–35 53–61
2017–18 EHF Champions League Group Stage Hungary SC Pick Szeged 30–26 33–30 3rd place
North Macedonia RK Vardar 23–27 27–26
Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen 26–26 30–30
Spain FC Barcelona Handbol 25–31 29–25
Sweden IFK Kristianstad 34–25 31–26
Poland Wisła Płock 32–30 32–30
Croatia RK Zagreb 28–27 22–23
1/8 Belarus HC Meshkov Brest 32–24 28–28 60–52
QF Denmark Skjern Håndbold 33–27 27–27 60–54
SF France Paris Saint-Germain 32–28
F France Montpellier 32–26
2018–19 EHF Champions League Group Stage France Paris Saint-Germain 31–35 34–35 4th place
Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged 29–26 28–30
Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 31–34 29–29
Denmark Skjern Håndbold 35–27 34–32
Croatia PPD Zagreb 23–20 27–27
Slovenia Celje Pivovarna Laško 38–27 29–29
Ukraine HC Motor Zaporizhzhia 23–27 30–30
1/8 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen 30–27 32–34 62–61
1/4 Spain Barcelona Lassa 25–32 26–29 51–61
2020–21 EHF Champions League Group Stage
Group B
Spain Barcelona 27–35 29–30 6th place
Hungary Telekom Veszprém 24–28 5–5
Germany THW Kiel 24–24 35–27
Denmark Aalborg 38–29 24–32
Ukraine HC Motor Zaporizhzhia 31–32 28–29
Slovenia Celje Pivovarna Laško 28–30 32–25
Croatia PPD Zagreb 30–28 34–24
Last 16 Poland Łomża Vive Kielce 24–25 35–31 58–56
Quarterfinals Hungary Telekom Veszprém 32–28 30–32 62–60
Semifinal Spain Barça 26–31
Third place game France Paris Saint-Germain 28–31

Note All matches ending with a 10–0 or 5–5 results were assessed by the EHF.

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

Seasons Coach Country
2004–2009 Stéphane Moualek France
2009–2019 Thierry Anti France
2019–2022 Alberto Entrerríos Spain
2022– Grégory Cojean France

References