HBC Nantes

French handball club

HBC Nantes

Full name| Handball Club Nantes
Founded| 1953; 72 years ago (1953)
Arena| Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes
Hall XXL, Nantes
Capacity| 5,500
10,750
President| Gaël Pelletier
Head coach| Grégory Cojean
League| LNH Division 1
2024–25| LNH Division 1, 2nd of 16
Club colours|

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Website
Official site

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

Nantes

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Location of HBC Nantes

## Crest, colours, supporters

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### Naming history

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Name  | Period

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Handball Club de Nantes | 1953–present

### Club crest

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* Logo in the 2000s
(-2011)

* Official logo since 2011
(2011–present)

### Kits

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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

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Home hall: Palais des Sports de Beaulieu

* Name: – Palais des Sports de Beaulieu
* City: – Nantes
* Capacity: – 5500
* Address: – 7–9 Rue André Tardieu, 44200 Nantes, France

## Honors

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* EHF Champions League:

Runner Up : 2017–18
Third Place Match : 2024–25

* EHF Cup:

Runner Up : 2012–13, 2015–16

* France Handball League:

Runner Up : 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25

* Coupe de France: 3

Winner : 2016–17, 2022–23, 2023–24
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

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### Current squad

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Squad for the 2024-25 season

Goalkeeper

* 01  Ivan Pešić
* 30  Ignacio Biosca

Left Wingers

* 07  Valero Rivera (c)
* 17  Noam Leopold

Right Wingers

* 09  Théo Avelange-Demouge
* 19  Kauldi Odriozola

Line player

* 05  Shuichi Yoshida
* 11  Nicolas Tournat
* 15  Matej Gaber

Left Backs

* 02  Marko Milosavljević
* 03  Thibaud Briet
* 06  Baptiste Bonnefond
* 18  Romain Lagarde

Central Backs

* 04  Aymeric Minne
* 10  Rok Ovniček
* 14  Lucas De La Bretèche
* 16  O'Brian Nyateu

Right Backs

* 08  Ayoub Abdi
* 13  Julien Bos

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### Transfers

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Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

* Ian Tarrafeta (CB) (from  Pays d'Aix UC)

Leaving

* Marko Milosavljević (LB) (to  HC Kriens-Luzern)
* Lucas De La Bretèche (CB) (to  Pays d'Aix UC)

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Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Joining

* Christoffer Bonde (GK) (from  Skjern Håndbold)
* Ihor Turchenko (LB) (from  Limoges Handball)

Leaving

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## European record

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Season  | Competition  | Round  | Club  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg  | Aggregate

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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

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### Notable former players

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* Igor Anić (2014–2015)
* Robin Cantegrel (2008–2017)
* Nicolas Claire (2013–2019)
* Théo Derot (2015–2017)
* Frédéric Dole (2007–2013)
* Cyril Dumoulin (2016–2021)
* Rock Feliho (2010–2021)
* Romain Lagarde (2014–2019)
* Aymeric Minne (2019–)
* Olivier Nyokas (2016–2021)
* Mickaël Robin (2021–2022)
* Seufyann Sayad (2009–2014)
* Guillaume Saurina (2017–2018)
* Arnaud Siffert (2011–2013, 2016–2019)
* Nicolas Tournat (2012–2020)
* Audräy Tuzolana (2009–2011)
* Ahmed Hadjali (2009–2010)
* Tahar Labane (2010–2011)
* Matías Schulz (2014–2016)
* Senjamin Burić (2016–2018, 2019–2020)
* Bruno Souza (2008–2011)
* Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz (2015–2016)
* Šime Ivić (2016)
* Jerko Matulić (2016–2018)
* Ivan Pešić (2022–)
* Sebastian Augustinussen (2019–2021)
* Emil Nielsen (2019–2022)
* David Balaguer (2015–2022)
* Alberto Entrerríos (2012–2016)
* Adrià Figueras (2020–2021)
* Javier García Rubio (2013–2014)
* Eduardo Gurbindo (2016–2021)
* Jorge Maqueda (2012–2015, 2022–2024)
* Kauldi Odriozola (2022–)
* Valero Rivera (2010–2016, 2018–)
* Antonio García Robledo (2019–2020)
* Borja Vidal (2011–2013)
* Dominik Klein (2016–2018)
* Gawain Vincent (2010–2013)
* Attila Borsos (1988–1990)
* Rudolf Faluvégi (2017–2019)
* Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson (2022–)
* Gunnar Steinn Jónsson (2012–2014)
* Michele Skatar (2010–2014)
* Kiril Lazarov (2017–2022)
* Nemanja Pribak (2010–2012)
* Espen Lie Hansen (2018–2019)
* Alexandre Cavalcanti (2019–)
* Wilson Davyes (2014–2015)
* Pedro Portela (2021–2023)
* Vitaly Komogorov (2015–2016)
* Alexander Shkurinskiy (2021–2023)
* Uroš Bundalo (2016)
* Rok Ovniček (2019–)
* Gorazd Škof (2013–2016)
* Dragan Pechmalbec (2012–2022)
* Stefan Vujić (2013–2014)
* Kim Ekdahl du Rietz (2011–2012)
* Linus Persson (2021–2023)
* Mahmoud Gharbi (2010–2017)
* Hatem Haraket (2008–2010)
* Marouen Maggaiz (2008–2014)
* Aymen Toumi (2013–2015)

### Former coaches

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Seasons | Coach | Country

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2004–2009  | Stéphane Moualek |
2009–2019  | Thierry Anti |
2019–2022  | Alberto Entrerríos |
2022–  | Grégory Cojean |

## References

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## External links

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* Official website
* HBC Nantes on Facebook

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HBC Nantes

History / statistics|

* History
* Seasons
* Players
* Head coaches
* European statistics

Home facilities|

* Palais des Sports de Beaulieu
* Hall XXL

Seasons|

* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23

Website
hbcnantes.com

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LNH Division 1

2024–25|

* Aix
* Cesson-Rennes
* Chambéry
* Chartres
* Créteil
* Dunkerque
* Istres
* Ivry
* Limoges
* Montpellier
* Nantes
* Nîmes
* PSG
* Saint-Raphaël
* Toulouse
* Tremblay

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
* 2024–25

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