HBC Nantes

HBC Nantes
Full nameHandball Club Nantes
Founded1953 (1953)
ArenaPalais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes
Hall XXL, Nantes
Capacity5,500
10,750
PresidentGaël Pelletier
Head coachGrégory Cojean
LeagueLNH Division 1
2024–25LNH Division 1, 2nd of 16
Club colours   
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Handball Club Nantes is a professional handball club team from Nantes, France, that plays in the LNH Division 1.

Nantes
Location of HBC Nantes

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name Period
Handball Club de Nantes 1953–present

Club crest

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

Kits

Sports Hall information

Honors

Runner Up : 2017–18
Third Place Match : 2024–25
Runner Up : 2012–13, 2015–16
Runner Up : 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25
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 2025-26 season

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Transfer History

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
2021–22 EHF European League Group Stage
Group B 		Cocks 40–28 36–25 3rd place
TBV Lemgo 27–28 37–37
GOG Håndbold 27–24 29–29
Chekhovskiye Medvedi 35–31 10–0
SL Benfica 33–33 30–31
Last 16 Füchse Berlin 25–24 33–30 58–54
Quarterfinals SC Magdeburg 25–28 28–30 53–58
2022–23 EHF Champions League Group Stage
Group B 		Barlinek Industria Kielce 33–40 30–33 3rd place
OTP Bank - Pick Szeged 35–30 28–28
Elverum Håndball 41–30 42–36
Celje Pivovarna Laško 35–24 31–32
THW Kiel 38–30 33–37
Barça 29–34 33–37
Aalborg Håndbold 34–33 35–28
Playoffs Orlen Wisła Płock 32–32 25–25 57–57 (5–4 p)
2023–24 EHF European League Group Stage
Group A 		SL Benfica 37–28 38–34 1st place
Rhein-Neckar Löwen 32–36 32–25
IFK Kristianstad 31–27 31–27
Main round
Group I 		TSV Hannover-Burgdorf 38–32 33–26 1st place
Górnik Zabrze 31–23 31–22
Quarterfinals Füchse Berlin 33–33 30–37 63–70
2024–25 EHF Champions League Group Stage
Group B 		Aalborg Håndbold 31–38 29–29 3rd place
Industria Kielce 23–20 28–28
OTP Bank - Pick Szeged 32–33 32–29
Kolstad Håndball 44–27 28–29
SC Magdeburg 32–28 29–28
RK Zagreb 32–29 25–22
Barça 31–31 36–30
Playoffs Orlen Wisła Płock 25–28 29–24 54–52
Quarterfinals Sporting CP 28–27 32–30 60–57
Semifinals Füchse Berlin 24–34
Third place game Barça 30–25

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

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