Brest Bretagne Handball, also knows as BBH, is a French professional

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

club from Brest,

Brittany Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...

. This team currently competes in the French Women's Handball First League from 2016 and the

2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League The 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League was the 32nd edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament, running from 7 September 2024 to 1 June 2025. Győri Audi ETO KC were the defending champions and won the tournament for second straig ...

History

The club was founded in 2004 under the name ''HBF Arvor 29'' as a fusion of the two clubs ''Brest Penn-ar-Bed'' and de ''Lesneven-Le Folgoët''. In 2012 they won the French championship for the first time. Afterwards the team had to declare bankruptcy and started again in the third tier under the name ''Brest Penn Ar Bed''. In 2014 they were promoted to the second tier again. They then changed their name to ''Brest Bretagne Handball''. Two years later they became the first club ever to win the French Women's Cup as a second tier team. The same year they were promoted to the top league again. In the 2020–2021 EHF Champions League, the club reached the EHF Final 4 tournament for the first time in the club's history. They won an historic semifinal, against the three-time defending champions and five-time winners from Győri Audi ETO KC. In the final, they were defeated by Norwegian Vipers Kristiansand, who also claimed their first title.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Kits

Results

* EHF Champions League: **''Runner-up:''

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

* French Women's First League Championship: **''Winners: 2012, 2021'' **''Runner-up:'' 2011, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 * French Women's Cup: **''Winners: 2016, 2018, 2021'' **''Runner-up:'' 2019 * French Women's League Cup: **''Winners:'' 2012 **''Runner-up:'' 2011

European record

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2025-26 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 1 Camille Depuiset * 12 Floriane André ;Wingers ;LW: * 10 Coralie Lassource * 21 Laura Kanor ;RW: * 30 Siobann Delaye * 55 Pauline Coatanea ;Line players * 11 Oriane Ondono * 22 Pauletta Foppa ;LB * 17 Enola Borg * 23 Annika Lott * 8 Clarisse Mairot ;CB: * 2

Méline Nocandy Méline Nocandy (born 25 February 1998) is a French female handballer for Brest Bretagne Handball and the French national team. She is a World Champion from 2023 and an Olympic champion from 2021. Career Nocandy played on Guadeloupe based tea ...

* 15 Juliette Faure ;RB: * 13 Anna Vyakhireva

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2025–26 season'' ; Joining * Camille Depuiset (GK) (from

Metz Handball 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 Thierr ...

) * Enola Borg (LB) (from Mérignac Handball) ; Leaving * Katharina Filter (GK) (to

Team Esbjerg Team Esbjerg is a professional women's handball team based in Esbjerg, Denmark, that competes in the Bambusa Kvindeligaen and the 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League. They play their home matches in Blue Water Dokken, which have capacity for ...

) * Eva Jarrige (RB) (to

Chambray Touraine Handball Chambray Touraine Handball is the name of a French handball club from Chambray-lès-Tours. This team currently competes in the French Women's Handball First League from 2016. History of the club In 1994, Chambray sports club, set up a new ...

) * Audrey Dembele (LB) (to Handball Plan-de-Cuques) * Kristina Novak (RB) (to

CSM București Clubul Sportiv Municipal București, commonly known as CSM București is a Romanian professional multi-sports club based in Bucharest. Departments Active branches: *Athletics *Basketball *Dancesport *Handball *Judo *Scrabble *Volleyball Defunct ...

) *

Iva Mladenovska Iva Mladenovska (born 14 January 2007) is a Macedonian female handballer for Brest Bretagne Handball and the North Macedonia national team. She represented the North Macedonia at the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship The 2022 Euro ...

(RB) (to

ESBF Besançon ESBF Besançon is a French women's handball club based in Besançon. They play in the French Women's First League. Honours * French Women's First League: **''Gold:'' 1988, 1998, 2001, 2003 **''Bronze:'' 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2 ...

)

Technical staff

:''Staff for the 2024–25 season.'' * Head coach:

Raphaëlle Tervel Raphaëlle Tervel (born 21 April 1979) is a former French handballer and current head coach of Brest Bretagne Handball. She was born in Besançon. She made her debut with the national team in 1998. She won gold medals with the French team at ...

* Assistant coach: Sandrine Mariot-Delerce * Goalkeeping coach: Mathieu Kreiss * Fitness coach:

Notable former players

* Cléopâtre Darleux (2011–2012; 2016–2024) * Allison Pineau (2016–2019) * Alexandra Lacrabère (2010–2012) * Alicia Toublanc (2015–2024) * Astride N'Gouan (2015–2018) * Sophie Herbrecht (2017–2018) * Lindsay Burlet (2017–2018) * Marie Prouvensier (2016–2019) *

Maud-Éva Copy Maud-Éva Copy (born 6 November 1992) is a French handball player. In 2020 it was announced that she would play for Metz Handball. As a child she played handball at Locmaria Handball together with Pauline Coatanea. Achievements *French Women' ...

(2012–2019) * Amandine Tissier (2015–2021) *

Kalidiatou Niakaté Kalidiatou Niakaté (born 15 March 1995) is a French handball player for Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub and the French national team. While playing for Issy-Paris Hand Paris 92 is a French professional handball club from Issy-les-Moulinea ...

(2019–2022) * Constance Mauny (2018–2024) * Julie Foggea (2022–2024) * Audrey Dembele (2023–2025) * Slađana Pop-Lazić (2017–2022) * Biljana Filipović (2010–2012) * Jelena Popović (2011–2012) *

Jovana Stoiljković Jovana Stoiljković ( sr-cyr, Јована Стоиљковић; born 30 September 1988) is a Serbian handball player for Chambray Touraine Handball Chambray Touraine Handball is the name of a French handball club from Chambray-lès-Tours. T ...

(2017–2019) *

Isabelle Gulldén Isabelle Therese Gulldén (born 29 June 1989) is a Swedish former professional handball who last played for Lugi HF and also a former national team player for the Swedish National Team. Career In 2008, 2012, and 2016 she was part of the Swedis ...

(2018–2021) * Louise Sand (2017–2018) *

Filippa Idéhn Filippa Idéhn (born 15 August 1990) is a Swedish professional handballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ikast Håndbold and the Swedish national team. International achievements *European Championship: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2014 * Carpathian T ...

(2017–2019) * Jenny Carlson (2022–2024) * Tatjana Brnović (2022–2023) *

Itana Grbić Itana Grbić, ( sr-cyrl, Итана Грбић; born 1 September 1996) is a Montenegrin handball player who plays for ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica and the Montenegrin national team. Itana is the younger sister of Montenegrin footballer Petar Grbi� ...

(2022–2023) * Djurdjina Jauković (2020–2024) *

Alexandrina Cabral Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa (born 5 May 1986), also known as Alexandrina Cabral or Alexandrina Barbosa or Shandy Barbosa, is a former handballer who last played for Brest Bretagne Handball. Born in Portugal, she represented Spain women's nation ...

(2023–2024) *

Marta Mangué Marta Mangué González (born 23 April 1983) is a Spanish former handballer who played as a left back. She was part of the Spain national team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame i ...

(2015–2020) * Nely Carla Alberto (2015–2016) *

Tonje Løseth Tonje Løseth (born 1 January 1991) is a Norwegian handball player for København Håndbold. In 2015 she signed to play for Tus Metzingen. Achievements *Danish Cup: **''Gold'': 2019 * French Women's First League Championship: **''Gold:'' 202 ...

(2020–2022) *

Helene Gigstad Fauske Helene Gigstad Fauske (born 31 January 1997) is a Norwegian handball player for Odense Håndbold and the Norwegian national team. Career Stabæk Fauske started her career at her hometown club Stabæk IF, where she made her senior debut in the 2 ...

(2021–2023) * Kristina Novak (2024–2025) * Mayssa Pessoa (2009–2011) * Moniky Bancilon (2011–2013) * Ana Gros (2018–2021) * Amra Pandžić (2018–2019) *

Monika Kobylińska Monika Kobylińska (born 9 April 1995) is a Polish handball player for CSM București and the Polish national team. She competed at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship in Denmark, the 2016 European Championship in Sweden, the 2017 Wo ...

(2019–2023) *

Monika Stachowska Monika Stachowska (born 2 January 1981) is a Polish handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and ...

(2010–2012) * Katharina Filter (2023–2025) * Ewgenija Minevskaja (2019–2020) *

Faten Yahiaoui Faten Yahiaoui (born 1985) is a Tunisian team handball player. She plays on the Tunisian national team, and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship The 2011 World Women's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the ...

(2013–2014) * Ouided Kilani (2009) *

Sandra Toft Sandra Toft (born 18 October 1989) is a Danish professional handball goalkeeper for Győri ETO KC and the Danish national team. She is the fifth most capped player ever on the Danish national team with 195 appeances. She made her debut on the ...

(2019–2022) *

Valeriia Maslova Valeriia Olegovna Maslova (; born 23 January 2001) is a Russian handball player for Brest Bretagne Handball and the Russian national team. International honours * Youth World Championship: **''Gold Medalist'': 2018 International career Maslova ...

(2023–2024) *

Melinda Geiger Melinda Anamaria Geiger (born 28 March 1987) is a Romanian handball player who is playing for CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud and the Romanian national team. Geiger announced her retirement in February 2019 at the age of 31 citing recurring ...

(2016–2017) *

Merel Freriks Merel Freriks (born 6 January 1998) is a Dutch female handball player for Danish club Team Esbjerg and the Netherlands women's national handball team, Dutch national team. She was a part the Netherlands team that won the 2019 World Women's Hand ...

(2022–2024) * Anastasiia Pidpalova (2013–2014) * Nabila Tizi (2013–2017) *

Szabina Tápai Szabina Tápai (born 30 January 1986 in Kiskunhalas) is a Hungarian handballer who most recently played for Szent István SE in the second league. In 2016 she decided to retire from professional handball due to an argument with her coach, Ri ...

(2009–2010) *

Julija Portjanko Julija Portjanko (; born Yuliya Ihorivna Portyanko, ; 20 April 1983 – 12 October 2021), also known as Julija Nikolić (; ), was a Macedonian handball player. She last played for the club ŽRK Vardar ŽRK Vardar () is a Republic of Macedon ...

(2010–2012)

Management

Arena

*Name:

Brest Arena Brest Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Brest, France. Its tenant is Brest Bretagne Handball. Inaugurated on September 13, 2014, it is designed to host major sporting competitions, team training sessions and large-scale concerts. It was designe ...

*City:

Brest, France Brest (; ) is a port, port city in the Finistère department, Brittany (administrative region), Brittany. Located in a sheltered bay not far from the western tip of a peninsula and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an impor ...

*Capacity: 4,077 spectators *Address: 149 Boulevard de Plymouth, 29200 Brest

Kit manufacturers

Statistics

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

:''(All-Time) – Last updated on 27 April 2025''

Individual awards in the EHF Champions League

Top scorers by season

In bold, still part of the team

References

External links

* * {{Division 1 Féminine teamlist Women's handball clubs in France Sport in Brest, France Handball clubs established in 2004 2004 establishments in France