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

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
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   HC Motor Zaporizhzhia 26–26 32–34 1st place
  Beşiktaş 33–19 33–28
  CS Dinamo București 26–24 27–26
  Team Tvis Holstebro 31–26 35–25
  ABC/UMinho 35–33 34–29
PO   Logroño 31–25 37–31 68–56
1/8   Paris Saint-Germain 26–26 27–35 53–61
2017–18 EHF Champions League Group Stage   SC Pick Szeged 30–26 33–30 3rd place
  RK Vardar 23–27 27–26
  Rhein-Neckar Löwen 26–26 30–30
  FC Barcelona Handbol 25–31 29–25
  IFK Kristianstad 34–25 31–26
  Wisła Płock 32–30 32–30
  RK Zagreb 28–27 22–23
1/8   HC Meshkov Brest 32–24 28–28 60–52
QF   Skjern Håndbold 33–27 27–27 60–54
SF   Paris Saint-Germain 32–28
F   Montpellier 32–26
2018–19 EHF Champions League Group Stage   Paris Saint-Germain 31–35 34–35 4th place
  MOL-Pick Szeged 29–26 28–30
  SG Flensburg-Handewitt 31–34 29–29
  Skjern Håndbold 35–27 34–32
  PPD Zagreb 23–20 27–27
  Celje Pivovarna Laško 38–27 29–29
  HC Motor Zaporizhzhia 23–27 30–30
1/8   Rhein-Neckar Löwen 30–27 32–34 62–61
1/4   Barcelona Lassa 25–32 26–29 51–61
2020–21 EHF Champions League Group Stage
Group B
  Barcelona 27–35 29–30 6th place
  Telekom Veszprém 24–28 5–5
  THW Kiel 24–24 35–27
  Aalborg 38–29 24–32
  HC Motor Zaporizhzhia 31–32 28–29
  Celje Pivovarna Laško 28–30 32–25
  PPD Zagreb 30–28 34–24
Last 16   Łomża Vive Kielce 24–25 35–31 58–56
Quarterfinals   Telekom Veszprém 32–28 30–32 62–60
Semifinal   Barça 26–31
Third place game   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  
2009–2019 Thierry Anti  
2019–2022 Alberto Entrerríos  
2022– Grégory Cojean  

References