Handball Club Nantes is a team from Nantes,

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

, that plays in the

LNH Division 1 LNH Division 1, doing business as Starligue and currently known as Liqui Moly Starligue for sponsorship reasons, is the premier men's professional handball league in France. It is administered by the Ligue Nationale de Handball, under delegation ...

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Club crest

File:Logo HBCNantes 2000.GIF, Logo in the 2000s
(-2011) File:NantesLOGO.png, Official logo since 2011
(2011–present)

Kits

Sports Hall information

*Name: –

Palais des Sports de Beaulieu Palais des Sports de Beaulieu is an indoor sporting arena located in Nantes, France. Built in 1973, the seating capacity of the arena is for 5,500 people. It is currently home to the HBC Nantes handball team. The arena hosted the 1974 Europ ...

*City: – Nantes *Capacity: – 5500 *Address: – 7–9 Rue André Tardieu, 44200 Nantes,

Honors

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men ...

: ::''Runner Up'' : 2017–18 *

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Prev ...

: ::''Runner Up'' :

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, 2015–16 * France Handball League: ::''Runner Up'' : 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22 *

Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...

: 1 ::Winner : 2016–17 ::''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 The Trophée des Champions (, ) is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France. It is equivalent to the super cups found in many other countries. His ...

: 2 ::Winner : 2017, 2022 ::''Runner Up'' : 2016

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season'' ;Goalkeeper * 1 Ivan Pešić * 16

Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson (born 24 July 2000) is an Icelandic handball player for HBC Nantes and the Icelandic national team. He represented Iceland at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship, and in the 2021 World Men's Handball Champi ...

* 21

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;Left Wingers *7 Valero Rivera ( c) * 11

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;Right Wingers * 14

Pedro Portela Pedro André Caseiro Portela (born 6 January 1990) is a Portuguese handball player for Sporting CP and the Portuguese national team. He represented Portugal at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball ...

* 19 Kauldi Odriozola ;Line player * 2 Rubén Marchán * 17 Jérémy Toto * 18 Théo Monar ;Left Backs *3 Thibaud Briet *8 Alexandre Cavalcanti *9

Alexander Shkurinskiy Alexander Shkurinskiy (born 11 April 1995) is a Russian handball player for HC Meshkov Brest and the Russian national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 25 ...

;Central Backs *4 Aymeric Minne *5 Lucas De La Bretèche * 10 Rok Ovniček ;Right Backs *6 Linus Persson * 15 Jorge Maqueda

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2023–24 season'' ; Joining * Baptiste Bonnefond (LB) ''(from

Fenix Toulouse Handball Fenix Toulouse Handball is a French team handball, handball team based in Toulouse, that plays in the LNH Division 1. Crest, colours, supporters Naming history Kit manufacturers Kits Sports Hall information *Name: – :fr:Palai ...

)'' * Julien Bos (RB) ''(from

Montpellier HB Montpellier Handball, formerly named Montpellier Agglomération Handball, is a handball club from Montpellier, France. Montpellier is the only French club to ever have won the EHF Champions League. Crest, colours, supporters Naming history ...

)'' * Théo Avelange-Demouge (RW) ''(from Dunkerque HGL)'' * William Höghielm (P) ''(from

Redbergslids IK Redbergslids IK (RIK), is a handball team from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1916. Redbergslids is the most successful club in Sweden, having won 20 Swedish Championship titles. Home games are played in Prioritet Serneke Arena. Redbergslid is t ...

)'' ; Leaving *

(LB) ''(to

RK Eurofarm Pelister RK Eurofarm Pelister (HC Eurofarm Pelister) ( mk, РК Еурофарм Пелистер) is a handball club from Bitola, Macedonia. They currently compete in the Macedonian Handball Super League and EHF European League. History The original te ...

)'' ? * Linus Persson (RB) ''(to

GOG Håndbold GOG is a handball club based in the small town of Gudme on Funen, Denmark. The club is one of the most successful in the history of Danish handball having won the Danish Handball Championship 8 times and the Danish Handball Cup a record 10 ti ...

)'' *

(RW) ''(to

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foot ...

)'' ? * Rubén Marchán (P) ''(to

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...

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European record

Note All matches ending with a 10–0 or 5–5 results were assessed by the EHF.

Former club members

Notable former players

* Igor Anić (2014–2015) * Robin Cantegrel (2008–2017) *

Nicolas Claire Nicolas Claire (born 10 July 1987) is a French handball player for Pays d'Aix UCH and the French national team. He was part of the French team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship The 2018 EHF Euro ...

(2013–2019) * Théo Derot (2015–2017) * Frédéric Dole (2007–2013) *

Cyril Dumoulin Cyril Dumoulin (born 2 February 1984) is a French handball player for HBC Nantes and the French national team. He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 26th event ...

(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 Matías Carlos Schulz (born 12 February 1982) is an Argentine handball goalkeeper for Pfadi Winterthur and the Argentina men's national handball team. He defended Argentina at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, and at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summe ...

(2014–2016) * Senjamin Burić (2016–2018, 2019–2020) * Bruno Souza (2008–2011) *

Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz Rodrigo Alonso Salinas Muñoz (born 25 February 1989) is a Chilean handball player for Bidasoa Irún and the Chilean national team. He ranked second in the 2014 Pan American Men's Handball Championship's top goalscorers list. Salinas reached ...

(2015–2016) * Šime Ivić (2016) *

Jerko Matulić Jerko Matulić (born 20 April 1990) is a Croatian handball player. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 25th event hosted by the International Handball Federation. ...

(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 Eduardo Gurbindo Martínez (born 8 November 1987) is a Spanish handball player who plays for CS Dinamo București CS Dinamo București is a Romanian sports society based in Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital ...

(2016–2021) * Jorge Maqueda (2012–2015, 2022–) * Rubén Marchán (2021–) * Kauldi Odriozola (2022–) * Valero Rivera (2010–2016, 2018–) *

Antonio García Robledo Antonio Jesús García Robledo (born 6 March 1984) is a Spanish handball player who plays for BM Granollers and the Spanish national team. References External links * * Antonio García Robledoat the ''Ligue Nationale de Handball The Ligu ...

(2019–2020) * Borja Vidal (2011–2013) * Dominik Klein (2016–2018) *

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(2010–2013) * Attila Borsos (1988–1990) * Rudolf Faluvégi (2017–2019) *

(2022–) * Gunnar Steinn Jónsson (2012–2014) *

Michele Skatar Michele Skatar (born December 30, 1985) is a Croatian naturalized Italian handball player, currently free agent, runner-up in the EHF Cup (2013). Skatar played for professional teams in Croatia, Italy, Germany and France. At international level, ...

(2010–2014) *

Kiril Lazarov Kiril Lazarov ( mk, Кирил Лазаров, born 10 May 1980) is a retired Macedonian handball player and current coach of the North Macedonia national handball team and RK Alkaloid. Lazarov holds the record for most goals scored in a single ...

(2017–2022) * Nemanja Pribak (2010–2012) * Espen Lie Hansen (2018–2019) * Alexandre Cavalcanti (2019–) * Wilson Davyes (2014–2015) *

(2021–) * Vitaly Komogorov (2015–2016) *

(2021–) * Uroš Bundalo (2016) * Rok Ovniček (2019–) *

Gorazd Škof Gorazd Škof (born 11 July 1977) is a retired Slovenian handball player. He made a total of 188 appearances for Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Cen ...

(2013–2016) *

Milan Milić Milan Milić (born 14 May 1998) is a Serbian handball player who plays for RK Vojvodina and the Serbian national team. He represented Serbia at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the ...

(2020–) * Dragan Pechmalbec (2012–2022) * Stefan Vujić (2013–2014) * Kim Ekdahl du Rietz (2011–2012) * Linus Persson (2021–) *

Mahmoud Gharbi Mahmoud Gharbi (born 11 February 1982) is a Tunisian handball player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed with the Tunisia men's national handball team The Tunisian national handball team ( ar, ...

(2010–2017) * Hatem Haraket (2008–2010) *

Marouen Maggaiz Marouen Maggaiz ( ar, مروان المقايز; born 28 July 1983) is a Tunisian handball goalkeeper for CSM București and the Tunisian national team. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the G ...