2025–26 LNH Division 1

LNH Division 1
Season2025–26
Dates5 September 2025 – 6 June 2026
Matches160
Goals9,901 (61.88 per match)
Top goalscorerAymeric Minne (149 goals)
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 LNH Division 1, also known as Liqui Moly Starligue for sponsorship reasons, is the 74th season of the LNH Division 1, France's premier handball league. The season began on 5 September 2025[1] and is expected to conclude on 6 June 2026.[2]

Teams

2025–26 Starligue teams

Team changes

Promoted from
2024–25 LNH Division 2 		Relegated from
2024–25 LNH Division 1
Dijon Métropole Handball[3]
Sélestat Alsace Handball[4] 		US Créteil
US Ivry

Stadiums

Team City Venue Capacity
C' Chartres MHB Chartres Halle Jean-Cochet 1,200
Cesson Rennes MHB Cesson-Sévigné Glaz Arena 4,500
Chambéry SMB HB Chambéry Le Phare 4,500
Dijon Métropole Handball Dijon Palais des sports Jean-Michel-Geoffroy 3,295
Dunkerque HGL Dunkerque Stade des Flandres 2,400
Fenix Toulouse Toulouse Palais des Sports André-Brouat 4,397
HBC Nantes Nantes H Arena 5,500
Istres Provence Handball Istres Halle polyvalente 1,500
Limoges Handball Limoges Palais des Sports de Beaublanc 5,516
Montpellier Handball Montpellier FDI Stadium 3,000
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Stade Pierre de Coubertin 3,400
Pays d'Aix UC Aix-en-Provence Arena du Pays d'Aix 6,004
Saint-Raphaël VHB Saint-Raphaël Palais des sports J-F Krakowski 2,500
Sélestat Alsace Handball Sélestat Centre Sportif Intercommunal 2,300
Tremblay Handball Tremblay-en-France Palais des Sports 1,020
USAM Nîmes Nîmes Le Parnasse 4,191

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain 20 19 1 0 693 557 +136 39 Qualification for the Champions League
2 HBC Nantes 20 17 3 0 732 600 +132 37 Qualification for the European League
3 Montpellier Handball 20 15 1 4 674 590 +84 31
4 Limoges Handball 20 13 2 5 658 632 +26 28
5 Saint-Raphaël VHB 20 11 1 8 623 637 −14 23
6 Fenix Toulouse 20 11 1 8 599 589 +10 23
7 Chambéry SMB HB 20 9 4 7 633 633 0 22
8 Tremblay Handball 20 9 2 9 641 638 +3 20
9 Pays d'Aix UC 20 8 3 9 587 585 +2 19
10 Cesson Rennes MHB 20 8 1 11 626 636 −10 17
11 USAM Nîmes 20 8 1 11 583 609 −26 17
12 Sélestat Alsace Handball 20 4 2 14 609 654 −45 10
13 Dunkerque HGL 20 4 2 14 539 614 −75 10
14 C' Chartres MHB 20 4 2 14 567 635 −68 10
15 Dijon Métropole Handball 20 3 1 16 582 649 −67 7 Relegation to LNH Division 2
16 Istres Provence Handball 20 3 1 16 555 643 −88 7
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: LNH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away CCH CES CHA DIJ DUN TOU NAN IST LIM MON PSG AIX STR SEL TRE NIM
C' Chartres MHB — 28–31 24–25 27–41 27–28 29–33 26–34 30–30 24–24 33–39 28–34
Cesson Rennes MHB — 35–31 36–32 33–25 34–26 30–31 31–40 31–25 30–34 35–31
Chambéry SMB HB 33–30 29–27 — 30–28 31–33 34–34 32–39 31–35 31–29 35–33
Dijon Métropole Handball 29–28 33–33 30–34 — 31–24 29–31 34–48 39–31 27–34 25–29 27–32 31–36
Dunkerque HGL 25–24 29–33 — 27–31 30–34 28–36 25–29 25–30 26–27 27–27 29–27
Fenix Toulouse 41–29 30–30 36–27 — 35–23 27–33 33–36 25–29 38–32 27–22
HBC Nantes 40–27 43–30 26–22 28–22 — 34–28 31–31 34–28 46–32 41–32 36–34
Istres Provence Handball 26–28 32–27 27–33 32–32 19–29 — 25–35 27–34 29–39 23–33 36–30
Limoges Handball 36–29 32–31 39–29 30–35 35–40 30–26 — 31–30 31–32 29–29 38–34 33–33
Montpellier Handball 28–21 30–21 31–31 33–28 38–32 — 30–32 44–34 35–30 36–31
Paris Saint-Germain 38–33 33–26 35–27 32–28 39–21 40–25 34–31 — 32–28 36–28 31–29
Pays d'Aix UC 29–31 35–28 32–32 28–24 30–32 29–30 24–37 — 31–29 32–26
Saint-Raphaël VHB 30–28 35–34 35–27 33–28 32–33 35–34 29–31 25–33 27–26 — 30–36 31–28
Sélestat Alsace Handball 32–36 28–34 33–33 32–28 26–28 33–41 32–38 33–38 24–31 29–33 —
Tremblay Handball 34–32 33–40 34–25 28–29 32–23 27–33 33–29 31–38 32–32 34–32 — 36–29
USAM Nîmes 25–29 31–28 35–34 24–21 31–38 29–28 28–31 30–29 33–27 29–27 29–27 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: LNH
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 Aymeric Minne HBC Nantes 149
2 Diogo Oliveira Dunkerque HGL 146
3 Nemanja Ilić Fenix Toulouse 145
4 Mattéo Fadhuile Tremblay Handball 124
5 Noam Leopold HBC Nantes 117
6 Drevy Paschal Saint-Raphaël VHB 112
7 Xavier Labigang Cesson Rennes MHB 111
8 Guéric Vincent USAM Nîmes 105
Yahia Omar Paris Saint-Germain
10 Jack Thurin Montpellier Handball 101
Lucas Vanegue Chambéry SMB HB

References

  1. ^ "Les enjeux de la 1ère journée de Liqui Moly StarLigue". LNH (in French). 5 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Découvrez les grandes dates de la saison 2025/2026". LNH (in French). 22 April 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Le Dijon Métropole Handball Champion de ProLigue". LNH (in French). 25 April 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Le SAHB de retour en Liqui Moly StarLigue!". Sélestat Alsace Handball (in French). 12 June 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  5. ^ Top scorers
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