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HBC Nantes
HBC Nantes
Full name	Handball Club Nantes
Founded	1953; 72 years ago
Arena	Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes; Hall XXL, Nantes
Capacity	5,500; 10,750
Head coach	Grégory Cojean
League	LNH Division 1
2023–24	LNH Division 1, 2nd of 16
Club colours
Home	Away
	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

Naming history

Name	Period
Handball Club de Nantes	1953–present

Club crest

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

Kits

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

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

EHF Champions League:

Runner Up : 2017–18

EHF Cup:

Runner Up : 2012–13, 2015–16

France Handball League:

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

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

Current squad

Squad for the 2024-25 season

Goalkeeper

1 Ivan Pešić
30 Ignacio Biosca

Left Wingers

7 Valero Rivera (c)
17 Noam Leopold

Right Wingers

9 Théo Avelange-Demouge
19 Kauldi Odriozola

Line player

Left Backs

Central Backs

Right Backs

8 Ayoub Abdi
13 Julien Bos

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

none

Leaving

none

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