Metz Handball

Sports club in Metz, France

Metz Handball

Full name| Metz Handball
Short name| Metz HB
Founded| 1967
Arena| Les Arènes
Capacity| 4,500 / 5,000
President| Thierry Weizman
Head coach| Emmanuel Mayonnade
League| Ligue Butagaz Énergie
2023–24| Champion
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Metz Handball is a French handball club from Metz, France. Founded in 1965 under the name ASPTT Metz, the club has an exceptional track record with some 40 titles won, which is the all-time record for a French women's team sport. Chaired by Thierry Weizman since 2005, the club is becoming increasingly professional and now aims to play a leading role in Europe.

The men's team also played in 1st League between 1971 and 1983, and nowadays plays in Nationale 1 (3rd division) since 2020.

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Location of Metz Handball

## History

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Over the past few decades, Metz Handball has become the most prestigious women's handball club in France. It is also one of the oldest institutions playing in the French elite.

The club was created in 1965 under the name of ASPTT Metz, but it wasn't until 1968, with the creation of the women's team, that the club became well-known in the sport.

Second-place finishers in France and semi-finalists in the Cup of Cups in 1977, the men's team gave ASPTT Metz its first prestige on a major stage. But in the shadow of the men's team, the women's team progressed year after year until being promoted in 1986 to France's top tier, without being relegated since. The coach of the team at that time was Frenchman Olivier Krumbholz, who later became the successful national manager for France. Since the promotion, Metz HB has had overwhelming success with 24 National Championships from 1989 to 2022, which is the all-time record in the French Women's First League Championship.

Metz Handball is progressively establishing itself as a strong place in European handball. A first epic saw the Dragonnes reach the semi-final of the Cup Winners Cup in 1999. They then became famous in the EHF Cup where, after several quarter finals, they played a first European final in 2013 but did not manage to win the title. The following seasons, the club gains momentum and shines in the Champions League. Unlucky quarter-finalists in 2017 and 2018, Metz participated for the first time in the Final 4 of Europe's most prestigious competition in 2019, where they finished fourth.

After a season without any trophy in 2021, Metz Handball realizes the most beautiful season of its history. The club won a 24th French Championship title, a 10th French Cup, and became famous in the Ligue Butagaz Énergie with a flawless record: 26 victories in 26 games. For the second time in its history, the Dragonnes participated in the Final 4 of the EHF Champions League and won their first European medal by finishing third.

### Name

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* 1967–2002: ASPTT Metz
* 2002–2005: Handball Metz Métropole
* 2005–2009: Handball Metz Moselle Lorraine
* 2009–: Metz Handball

## Results

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Metz wins Coupe de France 2017, against Issy Paris Hand

National competitions

* French Championship:
* Winners (26): 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
* Runners-up (7): 1991, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2015, 2021
* French Cup:
* Winners (12): 1990, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
* Runners-up (7): 1987, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2018
* French League Cup [fr]:
* Winners (7): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
* Runners-up (1): 2004

International competitions

* EHF Cup (C3):
* Silver: 2013
* EHF Cup Winners' Cup (C2):
* Semi-finalist: 1999, 2004, 2010, 2011
* EHF Champions League (C1):
* Bronze: 2022
* Fourth place: 2019, 2024
* Quarterfinalists: 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023

## European record

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Record[1] Season  | Competition  | Round  | Club  | Home  | Away  | Aggregate

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2024–25 | EHF Champions League | Group stage
Group A |  FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria |  |  |
CSM București |  |
RK Krim Mercator |  |
Storhamar HE |  |
Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub |  |
HC Podravka Vegeta |  |
CS Gloria Bistrița |  |

## Team

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### Current squad

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Squad for the 2024-25 season

Goalkeepers

* 01  Camille Depuiset
* 37  Zsófi Szemerey

Wingers players

* 06  Chloé Valentini (c)
* 23  Zaliata Mlamali

* 28  Lucie Granier
* 98  Manon Errard

Line players

* 15  Anne-Emmanuelle Augustine
* 27  Sarah Bouktit

Back players

* 08  Anne Mette Hansen
* 31  Djazz Chambertin
* 54  Tyra Axnér

* 07  Allison Pineau
* 38  Petra Vámos

* 20  Laura Flippes
* 24  Emma Jacques

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Information of players out on loan

No. | Nat. | Player  | Position  | Date of Birth  | Since | Loan until  | Current club
71  |  | Mélanie Halter | Goalkeeper  | 17 June 2002  | 1 July 2024  | 30 June 2025  |  Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE
15  |  | Mia Brkic | Line Player  | 11 May 2003  | 1 July 2024  | 30 June 2026  |  RK Podravka Koprivnica
Squad information

No. | Nat. | Player  | Position  | Date of Birth  | In | Contract until  | Previous club
1  |  | Camille Depuiset | Goalkeeper  | 19 October 1998  | 2022  | 2025  |  Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball
6  |  | Chloé Valentini | Left Wing  | 19 April 1995  | 2021  | 2027  |  ESBF Besançon
7  |  | Allison Pineau | Centre Back  | 2 May 1989  | 2024  | 2025  |  RK Krim
8  |  | Anne Mette Hansen | Left Back  | 25 August 1994  | 2023  | 2025  |  Győri ETO KC
9  |  | Tyra Axnér | Left Back  | 18 March 2002  | 2024  | 2027  |  Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
15  |  | Anne-Emmanuelle Augustine | Line Player  | 10 July 2001  | 2024  | 2026  |  OGC Nice Handball
16  |  | Zsófi Szemerey | Goolkeeper  | 2 June 1994  | 2024  | 2026  |  Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE
20  |  | Laura Flippes | Right Back  | 13 December 1994  | 2024  | 2027  |  CSM București
23  |  | Zaliata Mlamali  | Left Wing  | 23 February 2003  | 2023  | 2025
24  |  | Emma Jacques  | Right Back  | 29 November 2001  | 2021  | 2025
27  |  | Sarah Bouktit | Line Player  | 27 August 2002  | 2021  | 2026  |  Fleury Loiret HB
28  |  | Lucie Granier | Right Wing  | 11 June 1999  | 2023  | 2025  |  ESBF Besançon
31  |  | Djazz Chambertin | Left Back  | 24 May 1997  | 2023  | 2025  |  OGC Nice Handball
38  |  | Petra Vámos | Centre Back  | 14 September 2000  | 2024  | 2027  |  Debreceni VSC
98  |  | Manon Errard  | Right Wing  | 9 February 2005  | 2024  | 2025

### Transfers

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Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

* Allison Pineau (CB) (from  RK Krim)
* Petra Vámos (CB) (from  Debreceni VSC)
* Anne-Emmanuelle Augustine (LP) (from  OGC Nice Handball)
* Tyra Axnér (LB) (from  Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub)
* Zsófi Szemerey (GK) (from  Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE)
* Laura Flippes (RB) (from  CSM București)
* Manon Errard (RW) (from  Training Center)

Leaving

* Louise Burgaard (RB) (to  Odense Håndbold)
* Kristina Jørgensen (CB) (to  Győri Audi ETO KC)
* Alina Grijseels (CB) (to  CSM București)
* Hatadou Sako (GK) (to  Győri Audi ETO KC)
* Mélanie Halter (GK) (on loan to  Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE until 30 June 2025)
* Mia Brkic (LP) (on loan to  RK Podravka Koprivnica until 30 June 2026)
* Julie Le Blévec (RW) (to  Saint-Amand Handball)
* Emma Tuccella (RW) (to  ATH Handball)

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### Technical staff

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Staff for the 2024–25 season

* Head coach: Emmanuel Mayonnade
* Assistant coach: Yekaterina Andryushina
* Physical coach: Samuel Breton
* Goalkeeping coach: None
* Physiotherapist: Alexandre Pawlowski
* Physiotherapist: Pierre Gillet
* Physiotherapist: Charles Balanger
* Doctor: Thierry Weizman

## Academy

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### Training Center

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As of the 2023–24 season[2]

Goalkeepers

* 16  Fatima Camara
* 12  Elihanna Rodrigo Da Costa

Left Wingers

* 05  Nélya Goval
* 77  Zoé Glabay

Right Wingers

* 42  Emma Tuccella (c)
* 98  Manon Errard
* 18  Sirine Atmanu

Line Players

* 22  Alice Giliberto
* 07  Merle Albers

Left Backs

* 51  Lily Balássi
* 24  Yvanna Antangana

Centre Backs

* 09  Délia Golvet
* 17  Claire Koestner

Right Backs

* 21  Andela Zagar (to  Békéscsabai Előre NKSE) with immediate effect
* 03  Ludyvine Kaakil-Talaba

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### Men's team

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As of the 2023–24 season[3]

Goalkeepers

* \--  Maxime Donatiello
* \--  Thibaut Jean
* 97  Nicolas Balmy

Left Wingers

* 03  Thiebaud Marotta
* 57  Antonin D'Hondt

Right Wingers

* \--  Martin Frandsen
* 19  Nathan Andrezo
* 44  Xavier Blond

Line Players

* 15  Arthur Abate
* 13  Luka Trailovic
* \--  Arthur Leclerc-Strazzabosco
* \--  Simon Voltz

Left Backs

* \--  Matthew Videmont

Centre Backs

* 14  Guillaume Bettenfeld (c)
* \--  Alexandre Belin

Right Backs

* 30  Steven Bello

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## Statistics

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### Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

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(All-Time) – Last updated on 2 June 2024[4]
| Rank  | Name  | Seasons

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1  |  Grâce Zaadi | 8  | 300
2  |  Ana Gros | 4  | 231
3  |  Sarah Bouktit | 4  | 220
4  |  Louise Burgaard | 5  | 211
5  |  Chloé Valentini | 3  | 204
6  |  Meline Nocandy | 7  | 198
7  |  Jurswailly Luciano | 10  | 181
8  |  Kristina Jørgensen | 2  | 170
9  |  Xenia Smits | 5  | 162
10  |  Astride N'Gouan | 4  | 146

### Individual awards in the EHF Champions League

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| Season  | Player  | Award

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2018–19[5] |  Manon Houette | All–Star Team (Best Left Wing)
Emmanuel Mayonnade | All–Star Team (Best Coach)
2019–20[6] |  Emmanuel Mayonnade | All–Star Team (Best Coach)
2023–24[7] |  Chloé Valentini | All–Star Team (Best Left Wing)
Sarah Bouktit | All–Star Team (Best Line Player)

## Notable former players

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* Camille Ayglon
* Paule Baudouin
* Chloé Bulleux
* Cléopâtre Darleux
* Béatrice Edwige
* Laura Flippes
* Laura Glauser
* Astride N'Gouan
* Nathalie Selambarom
* Gervaise Pierson
* Orlane Kanor
* Tamara Horacek
* Méline Nocandy
* Leila Lejeune
* Manon Houette
* / Melinda Jacques-Szabó
* Nina Kamto Njitam
* Corinne Krumbholz [fr]
* Laurisa Landre
* Amandine Leynaud
* Marion Limal
* Stéphanie Ludwig
* Nodjialem Myaro
* Claudine Mendy
* Gnonsiane Niombla
* Allison Pineau
* Katty Piejos
* Estelle Vogein
* Linda Pradel
* Sophie Remiatte
* Maakan Tounkara
* Isabelle Wendling
* Grâce Zaadi
* Hatadou Sako
* Justina Praça
* Bruna de Paula
* Klaudija Bubalo
* Kristina Franić (Elez)
* Ivana Kapitanović
* Ćamila Mičijević
* Ivana Lovric
* Vesna Horaček [fr]
* Lenka Černá
* Pavla Poznarová
* Lenka Kysučanová
* Lara González
* Xenia Smits
* Andrea Farkas
* Viktória Csáki
* Marina Vukčević (Rajčić)
* Debbie Bont
* Yvette Broch
* Jurswailly Luciano
* Ekaterina Andryushina
* Valeriia Maslova
* / Irina Popova [fr]
* Zita Galic
* Kristina Liščević
* Tatjana Medved
* Svetlana Ognjenović
* Slađana Pop-Lazić
* Ana Gros
* Olga Peredery
* Carmen Nițescu
* Louise Burgaard
* Kristina Jørgensen
* Alina Grijseels

## Head coach history

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| Claude Guillois | 1980–1985

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| Olivier Krumbholz | 1985–1995
| Joël Monasso | 1995–1996
| Patrick Passemard | 2003
| Bertrand François  | 1996–2003; 2004–2006; 2009–2010
| Dragan Majstrorovic | 2010
| Sébastien Gardillou | 2010–2012
| Sandor Rac | 2006–2009; 2012–2014
| Jérémy Roussel[8] | 2014–2015
| Emmanuel Mayonnade | 2015–

## Stadium

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Metz Arena in 2010

* Name: Les Arènes
* City: Metz
* Capacity: 4,500 / 5,000
* Address: 5 avenue Louis-le-Débonnaire 57000
* Played in the arena since: 2001-

## Kit manufacturers

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* Kempa

## References

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1. ^ "European record - Metz Handball". EHF. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
2. ^ "NATIONALE 1F". Retrieved 26 September 2023.
3. ^ "NATIONALE 1M". Retrieved 27 September 2023.
4. ^ "Metz Handball". European Handball Federation.
5. ^ "All-Star team gets fresh look in 2019". eurohandball.com. 10 May 2019.
6. ^ "New All-Star Team features three fresh names and returning Neagu". eurohandball.com. 5 June 2020.
7. ^ "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players". eurohandball.com. 27 June 2024.
8. ^ "New coach in Metz as Roussel has responded to call of Chartres". handball-world. Retrieved 2021-05-02.

## External links

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* Media related to Metz Handball at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website

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