2025–26 LNH Division 1

LNH Division 1
Season2025–26
Dates5 September 2025 – 6 June 2026
Matches117
Goals7,320 (62.56 per match)
Top goalscorerDiogo Oliveira (117 goals)
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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 15 14 1 0 527 426 +101 29 Qualification for the Champions League
2 HBC Nantes 15 12 3 0 563 458 +105 27 Qualification for the European League
3 Montpellier Handball 15 12 1 2 508 435 +73 25
4 Limoges Handball 15 9 2 4 497 484 +13 20
5 Chambéry SMB HB 15 7 3 5 476 474 +2 17
6 Saint-Raphaël VHB 15 8 1 6 467 478 −11 17
7 Tremblay Handball 15 7 2 6 484 480 +4 16
8 Fenix Toulouse 14 8 0 6 424 408 +16 16
9 USAM Nîmes 15 6 1 8 428 451 −23 13
10 Pays d'Aix UC 14 5 2 7 406 411 −5 12
11 Cesson Rennes MHB 14 5 1 8 437 451 −14 11
12 Sélestat Alsace Handball 15 3 2 10 443 476 −33 8
13 Dijon Métropole Handball 15 3 1 11 428 473 −45 7
14 C' Chartres MHB 15 3 1 11 425 474 −49 7
15 Dunkerque HGL 15 2 2 11 411 476 −65 6 Relegation to LNH Division 2
16 Istres Provence Handball 14 2 1 11 396 465 −69 5
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. 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 27–28 29–33 26–34 24–24 28–34
Cesson Rennes MHB — 33–25 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 35–33
Dijon Métropole Handball 29–28 33–33 — 31–24 29–31 34–48 39–31 25–29 27–32
Dunkerque HGL 29–33 — 30–34 28–36 25–30 26–27 27–27 29–27
Fenix Toulouse 41–29 36–27 — 35–23 27–33 33–36 25–29 27–22
HBC Nantes 40–27 43–30 28–22 — 34–28 31–31 34–28 46–32 41–32
Istres Provence Handball 32–27 27–33 32–32 — 25–35 27–34 29–39 23–33
Limoges Handball 36–29 32–31 39–29 30–35 35–40 — 29–29 38–34 33–33
Montpellier Handball 28–21 30–21 31–31 38–32 — 44–34 35–30 36–31
Paris Saint-Germain 38–33 33–26 35–27 32–28 40–25 34–31 — 36–28 31–29
Pays d'Aix UC 29–31 32–32 30–32 29–30 24–37 — 32–26
Saint-Raphaël VHB 35–27 33–28 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 24–31 29–33 —
Tremblay Handball 34–32 33–40 34–25 32–23 33–29 31–38 32–32 34–32 —
USAM Nîmes 25–29 35–34 24–21 31–38 29–28 30–29 29–27 29–27 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: LNH
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 Diogo Oliveira Dunkerque HGL 117
2 Aymeric Minne HBC Nantes 109
3 Nemanja Ilić Fenix Toulouse 107
4 Noam Leopold HBC Nantes 106
5 Mattéo Fadhuile Tremblay Handball 102
6 Jack Thurin Montpellier Handball 84
7 Lucas Vanegue Chambéry SMB HB 82
8 Elohim Prandi Paris Saint-Germain 79
9 Xavier Labigang Cesson Rennes MHB 78
10 Yahia Omar Paris Saint-Germain 77

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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