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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 Thierry Weizman since 2005, the club is becoming increasingly professional and now aims to play a leading role in Europe.
The men's team also played in 1st League between 1971 and 1983, and nowadays plays in Nationale 1 (3rd division) since 2020.




History



Over the past few decades, Metz Handball has become the most prestigious women's handball club in France. It is also one of the oldest institutions playing in the French elite.
The club was created in 1965 under the name of ASPTT Metz, but it wasn't until 1968, with the creation of the women's team, that the club became well-known in the sport.
Second-place finishers in France and semi-finalists in the Cup of Cups in 1977, the men's team gave ASPTT Metz its first prestige on a major stage. But in the shadow of the men's team, the women's team progressed year after year until being promoted in 1986 to France's top tier, without being relegated since. The coach of the team at that time was Frenchman Olivier Krumbholz, who later became the successful national manager for France.
Since the promotion, Metz HB has had overwhelming success with 24 National Championships from 1989 to 2022, which is the all-time record in the French Women's First League Championship.
Metz Handball is progressively establishing itself as a strong place in European handball. A first epic saw the Dragonnes reach the semi-final of the Cup Winners Cup in 1999. They then became famous in the EHF Cup where, after several quarter finals, they played a first European final in 2013 but did not manage to win the title. The following seasons, the club gains momentum and shines in the Champions League. Unlucky quarter-finalists in 2017 and 2018, Metz participated for the first time in the Final 4 of Europe's most prestigious competition in 2019, where they finished fourth.
After a season without any trophy in 2021, Metz Handball realizes the most beautiful season of its history. The club won a 24th French Championship title, a 10th French Cup, and became famous in the Ligue Butagaz Énergie with a flawless record: 26 victories in 26 games. For the second time in its history, the Dragonnes participated in the Final 4 of the Women's EHF Champions League and won their first European medal by finishing third.




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




Results



National competitions
French Championship:
Winners (26): 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Runners-up (7): 1991, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2015, 2021
French Cup:
Winners (12): 1990, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Runners-up (7): 1987, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2018
French League Cup:
Winners (7): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
Runners-up (1): 2004
International competitions
EHF Cup (C3):
Silver: 2013
EHF Cup Winners' Cup (C2):
Semi-finalist: 1999, 2004, 2010, 2011
EHF Champions League (C1):
Bronze: 2022
Fourth place: 2019, 2024
Quarterfinalists: 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023




European record






Team






= Current squad

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Squad for the 2024-25 season




= Transfers

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Transfers for the 2025–26 season




= Technical staff

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Staff for the 2024–25 season
Head coach: Emmanuel Mayonnade
Assistant coach: Yekaterina Andryushina
Physical coach: Samuel Breton
Goalkeeping coach: None
Physiotherapist: Alexandre Pawlowski
Physiotherapist: Pierre Gillet
Physiotherapist: Charles Balanger
Doctor: Thierry Weizman




Academy






= Training Center

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As of the 2023–24 season




= Men's team

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As of the 2024–25 season




Statistics






Notable former players






Head coach history






Stadium



Name: Les Arènes
City: Metz
Capacity: 4,500 / 5,000
Address: 5 avenue Louis-le-Débonnaire 57000
Played in the arena since: 2001-




Kit manufacturers


Kempa




References






External links


Media related to Metz Handball at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Kylian Mbappé
• Qatar
• Metz Handball
• Metz
• 2023–24 Women's EHF Champions League
• LFH Division 1 Féminine
• 2024 European Women's Handball Championship squads
• 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League group stage
• 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League
• CS Rapid București (handball)
• Vipers Kristiansand
• Djazz Chambertin