Metz Handball

Metz Handball is a French handball club from Metz, France. Founded in 1965, the club is mainly known for its women's section which is most successful in France since the 1990s since it has won a total of 23 French Championships (all-time record), nine French Cup Championships (all-time record), eight French League Cup Championships (all-time record), and was European Women's EHF Cup runner-up in 2013.

Metz Handball
Full nameMetz Handball
Short nameMetz
Founded1967
ArenaLes Arènes
Capacity5,000
PresidentThierry Weizman
Head coachEmmanuel Mayonnade
LeagueLFH Division 1
2020-20212nd
Club colours   
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Website
Official site

A men's section also played in 1st League between 1971 and 1983 and nowadays plays in Nationale 1 (3rd division) since 2020.

History

The club was established in 1965 under the name of ASPTT Metz, but it was not until 1986 the women's team was promoted to the best league in France. Manager of the team at that time was French Olivier Krumbholz, who later became the successful national manager for France. The club was renamed as Handball Metz Métropole in 2002, then as Handball Metz Moselle Lorraine in 2005 and finally as Metz Handball in 2009.

Since the promotion, Metz HB has had overwhelming success with 23 National Championships from 1989–2019, which is the all-time record in the French Women's First League Championship.

Name
  • 1967–2002: ASPTT Metz
  • 2002–2005: Handball Metz Métropole
  • 2005–2009: Handball Metz Moselle Lorraine
  • 2009–: Metz Handball

Results
Metz wins Coupe de France 2017, against Issy Paris Hand.
  • French Women's First League Championship:
    • Winners (23): 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
    • Runner-up (7): 1991, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2015, 2021
  • French Women's Cup Championship:
    • Winners (9): 1990, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019
    • Runner-up (7): 1987, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2018
  • French Women's League Cup Championship:
    • Winners (7): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
    • Runner-up (1): 2004
  • European Women's EHF Cup:
    • Silver: 2013
  • European Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
    • Bronze: 1999, 2004, 2010, 2011
  • European EHF Women's Champions League:
    • Quarterfinalists: 2012, 2017, 2018, 2021
    • Fourth place: 2019

European record
Record[1]
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2021–22 Champions League Group stage
(Group B)		 CSKA Moscow 24–32 26–27 3rd place
Vipers Kristiansand 23–18 31–25
Odense Håndbold 38–31 27–21
Győri Audi ETO KC 29–33 30–39
Kastamonu Bld. GSK 33–25 30–20
IK Sävehof 35–21 31–28
RK Krim 27–27 29–28
Playoffs Borussia Dortmund Handball 32–19 30–22 62–41
Quarterfinals Rostov-Don 10–0 10–0 20–0
Semi-final (F4) To be determined

Team

Current squad

Squad for the season 2021-22[2]

Squad information
No. Nat. Player Position Date of Birth In Contract until
12 Ivana Kapitanović Goalkeeper 17 September 1994 2018 2022
99 Hatadou Sako Goalkeeper 21 October 1995 2020 2024
6 Chloé Valentini Left Wing 19 April 1995 2021 2023
21 Laura Kanor Left Wing 16 June 1997 2020 2023
14 Debbie Bont Right Wing 9 December 1990 2020 2023
31 Adriana Cardoso de Castro Right Wing 29 October 1990 2021 2022
9 Astride N'Gouan Line Player 9 July 1991 2018 2022
27 Sarah Bouktit Line Player 27 August 2002 2021 2024
8 Ćamila Mičijević Left Back 8 September 1994 2020 2023
11 Tamara Horacek Left Back 5 November 1995 2021 2023
17 Orlane Kanor Left Back 16 June 1997 2016 2022
2 Bruna de Paula Centre Back 26 September 1996 2021 2023
10 Méline Nocandy Centre Back 25 February 1998 2015 2022
19 Louise Burgaard Right Back 17 October 1992 2019 2023
24 Emma Jacques Right Back 29 November 2001 2021 2025

Transfers
Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Technical staff

Staff for the 2021-22 season.

  • Head coach: Emmanuel Mayonnade
  • Assistant coach: Yekaterina Andryushina
  • Team Leader: Dragan Majstorovic
  • Goalkeeping coach: Alexandra Hector
  • Physicak coach: Bertrand Barbier
  • Physiotherapist: : Jacques Levy

Statistics

Notable former players

Head coach history
Claude Guillois 1980–1985
Olivier Krumbholz 1985–1995
Joël Monasso 1995–1996
Patrick Passemard 2003
Bertrand François 1996–2003; 2004–2006; 2009–2010
Dragan Majstrorovic 2010
Sébastien Gardillou 2010–2012
Sandor Rac 2006–2009; 2012–2015
Jérémy Roussel[6] 2014–2015
Emmanuel Mayonnade 2015–

Stadium
Metz Arena in 2010
  • Name: Les Arènes
  • City: Metz
  • Capacity: 5,000
  • Address: 5 avenue Louis-le-Débonnaire 57000
  • Played in the arena since: 2001-

Kit manufacturers

References
  1. "European record - Metz Handball". EHF. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. "L'équipe". metz-handball.com. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. "Metz Handball". European Handball Federation.
  4. "All-Star team gets fresh look in 2019". eurohandball.com. 10 May 2019.
  5. "New All-Star Team features three fresh names and returning Neagu". eurohandball.com. 5 June 2020.
  6. handball-world. "New coach in Metz as Roussel has responded to call of Chartres". handball-world. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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