2011–12 LNH Division 1

LNH Division 1
Season2011–12
ChampionsMontpellier
RelegatedIstres
Nîmes
Champions LeagueMontpellier
Chambéry
European CupSaint Raphaël
Nantes
Top goalscorerGuillaume Saurina (162)

2011–12 Ligue Nationale de Handball Division 1 season was the 60th since its establishment. Montpellier were the defending champions, having won their title the previous season.

Team information

2011–12 LNH Division 1 is located in France
Chambéry
Chambéry
Montpellier
Montpellier
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2011–12 LNH teams
Team Location Arena Capacity
Chambéry Chambéry Le Phare 4,500
Nîmes Nîmes Le Parnasse 3,391
Toulouse Toulouse Palais des Sports André Brouat 3,751
Montpellier Montpellier Arena Montpellier 9,000
Paris Paris Stade Pierre de Coubertin 4,016
Créteil Créteil Palais des Sports Robert Oubron 2,500
Dunkerque Dunkerque Salle Dewerdt 2,500
Istres Istres Halle polyvalente 2,000
St.-Raphaël Saint-Raphaël Palais des Sports Intercommunal 2,000
Cesson-Rennes Rennes Palais des Sports de la Valette 1,400
Nantes Nantes Palais des Sports de Beaulieu 5,500
Ivry Ivry-sur-Seine Gymnase Auguste Delaune 1,500
Tremblay Tremblay-en-France Palais des sports de Tremblay-en-France 1,200
Sélestat Sélestat CSI Séléstat 2,200

League table

Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Montpellier 26 23 1 2 887 712 +175 47 2012–13 EHF Champions League group stage
2 Chambéry 26 19 1 6 728 656 +72 39
3 Saint Raphaël 26 18 0 8 742 718 +24 36 2012–13 EHF Champions League wild card tournament
4 HBC Nantes 26 12 7 7 729 717 +12 31 2012–13 EHF European Cup third qualifying round
5 Dunkerque 26 15 1 10 713 665 +48 31
6 Toulouse 26 11 2 13 718 730 −12 24
7 Sélestat 26 10 2 14 732 761 −29 22
8 Créteil 26 10 1 15 688 748 −60 21
9 Ivry 26 8 4 14 649 682 −33 20
10 Cesson 26 9 2 15 691 707 −16 20
11 Tremblay HB 26 10 0 16 673 724 −51 20
12 Paris HB 26 9 0 17 704 757 −53 18
13 Istres HB 26 8 2 16 720 760 −40 18 Relegation to the 2012–13 LNH Division 2
14 USAM Nîmes 26 8 1 17 685 722 −37 17

Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 France Guillaume Saurina USAM Nîmes Gard 162
2 Spain Valero Rivera HBC Nantes 158
3 France Jérôme Fernandez Fenix Toulouse Handball 157
4 France Hugo Descat US Créteil Handball 148
5 France Damien Scaccianoce USAM Nîmes Gard 146

References