HBC Nantes

French handball club

   
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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
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Location of HBC Nantes

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name Period
Handball Club de Nantes 1953–present

Club crest

  • Logo in the 2000s (-2011)
    Logo in the 2000s
    (-2011)
  • Official logo since 2011 (2011–present)
    Official logo since 2011
    (2011–present)

Kits

HOME

2012–13

2014–15

2020–21

2021–22

2023–24
AWAY

2012–13

2014–15

2020–21

2021–22

2023–24

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Palais des Sports de Beaulieu

Honors

  • EHF Champions League:
Runner Up : 2017–18
  • EHF Cup:
Runner Up : 2012–13, 2015–16
  • France Handball League:
Runner Up : 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22
  • Coupe de France: 2
Winner : 2016–17, 2022–23
Runner Up : 2014–15, 2021–22
  • Coupe de la Ligue: 2
Winner : 2014–15, 2021–22
Runner Up : 2012–13, 2016–17
  • Trophée des champions: 2
Winner : 2017, 2022
Runner Up : 2016

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023-24 season
Goalkeeper
Left Wingers
  • 07 Spain Valero Rivera (c)
  • 11 France Baptiste Damatrin
Right Wingers
  • 09 France Théo Avelange-Demouge
  • 19 Spain Kauldi Odriozola
Line player
  • 15 Sweden William Höghielm
  • 17 France Jérémy Toto
  • 18 France Théo Monar
Left Backs
  • 02 Serbia Marko Milosavljević
  • 03 France Thibaud Briet
  • 06 France Baptiste Bonnefond
  • 08 Portugal Alexandre Cavalcanti
Central Backs
Right Backs

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season
Joining
Leaving

Transfers for the 2025–26 season
Joining


Leaving

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

External links

  • Official website
  • HBC Nantes on Facebook
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HBC Nantes
History / statistics
  • History
  • Seasons
  • Players
  • Head coaches
  • European statistics
Home facilitiesSeasons
  • 2019–20
  • 2020–21
  • 2021–22
  • 2022–23
Website
hbcnantes.com
  • v
  • t
  • e
2023–24
Seasons
  • 1969–70
  • 1970–71
  • 1971–72
  • 1972–73
  • 1973–74
  • 1974–75
  • 1975–76
  • 1976–77
  • 1977–78
  • 1978–79
  • 1979–80
  • 1980–81
  • 1981–82
  • 1982–83
  • 1983–84
  • 1984–85
  • 1985–86
  • 1986–87
  • 1987–88
  • 1988–89
  • 1989–90
  • 1990–91
  • 1991–92
  • 1992–93
  • 1993–94
  • 1994–95
  • 1995–96
  • 1996–97
  • 1997–98
  • 1998–99
  • 1999–00
  • 2000–01
  • 2001–02
  • 2002–03
  • 2003–04
  • 2004–05
  • 2005–06
  • 2006–07
  • 2007–08
  • 2008–09
  • 2009–10
  • 2010–11
  • 2011–12
  • 2012–13
  • 2013–14
  • 2014–15
  • 2015–16
  • 2016–17
  • 2017–18
  • 2018–19
  • 2019–20
  • 2020–21
  • 2021–22
  • 2022–23
  • 2023–24
  • v
  • t
  • e
League competitions
men:
women:
Cup competitions
men:
  • Coupe de France
  • Coupe de la Ligue
  • Trophée des Champions
women:
  • Coupe de France
Defunct competitions
women:
  • Coupe de la Ligue (2003-16)
National teams
Organizations