French Women's Handball Championship

French Women's Handball Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 season
Countries	France
Confederation	EHF
Relegation to	Division 2
Level on pyramid	Level 1
Domestic cup(s)	Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue
International cup(s)	Champions League Cup Winners' Cup EHF Cup Challenge Cup
Current champions	HBF Arvor 29
Most championships	Metz Handball (17 titles)
Website	http://www.ff-handball.org/

The French Women's Handball Championship (Championnat de France de handball féminin) is the premier women's handball league in France. Founded in 1952, it is currently contested by ten teams.

Metz Handball has dominated the championship in recent times with 17 titles between 1989 and 2011 including two 5-years winning streaks, while US Ivry and Paris UC were the most successful teams in past decades with nine and five titles respectively.^[1] Most recently HBF Arvor 29 won its first championship in 2012.^[2]

Currently the champion is granted a spot in the EHF Champions League's group stage.^[3]

2016-17 teams

• Metz Handball
• Fleury Loiret HB
• Issy-Paris Hand
• OGC Nice
• Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball
• ESBF Besançon
• Toulon St.-Cyr
• Cercle Dijon Bourgogne
• Brest Bretagne Handball
• Chambray Touraine Handball
• HBC Celles-sur-Belle

EHF league ranking

For season 2015/2016^[4]

Current ranking	Movement	Last season's ranking	League	Coefficient
1		(1)	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	112,44
2		(2)	Danish League	100,67
3		(4)	Russian Super League	84,44
4		(3)	Postenligaen	68,67
5		(5)	Liga Națională	67,56
6		(7)	Bundesliga	57,11
7		(8)	French Championship	53,92
8		(6)	División de Honor	45,11

List of champions

References