- 2018-19 teams EHF league ranking
- List of champions
- References
{{Infobox handball league
| logo =
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| country = France
| confed = EHF
| rank =
| founded =
| teams =
| relegation = Division 2
| levels = 1
| domest_cup = Coupe de France
Coupe de la Ligue
| confed_cup = Champions League
Cup Winners' Cup
EHF Cup
Challenge Cup
| champions = Metz Handball
| season = 2017–18
| most successful club = Metz Handball (22 titles)
| tv =
| website = http://www.ff-handball.org/
| current = 2018–19 season
}}The French Women's Handball Championship (Championnat de France de handball féminin) is the premier women's handball league in France. Founded in 1952, it is currently contested by twelve teams. Metz Handball has dominated the championship in recent times with 22 titles between 1989 and 2018 including two 5-years winning streaks, while US Ivry and Paris UC were the most successful teams in past decades with nine and five titles respectively.[1] Most recently HBF Arvor 29 won its first championship in 2012.[2]Currently the champion is granted a spot in the EHF Champions League's group stage.[3] 2018-19 teams- Metz Handball
- Fleury Loiret HB
- Issy-Paris Hand
- OGC Nice
- Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball
- ESBF Besançon
- Toulon St.-Cyr
- Cercle Dijon Bourgogne Handball
- Brest Bretagne Handball
- Chambray Touraine Handball
- Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball
- Handball Club Saint-Amand-les-Eaux Porte du Hainaut
EHF league rankingFor season 2019/20[4] Current
ranking | Movement | Last season's
ranking | League | Coefficient |
|---|
| 1 | }} | (1) | {{flagicon|Hungary}} Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 130.00 | | 2 | }} | (4) | {{flagicon|Romania}} Liga Națională | 111.86 | | 3 | }} | (3) | {{flagicon|Russia}} Russian Super League | 98.86 | | 4 | }} | (2) | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Danish League | 92.43 | | 5 | }} | (7) | {{flagicon|France}} French Championship | 73.43 | |
List of champions{{col-begin}}{{col-break}}- 1953 Ecole Simon Siégel
- 1954 Ecole Simon Siégel
- 1955 Bordeaux EC
- 1956 Stade Français
- 1957 CSA Molière
- 1958 US Ivry
- 1959 US Ivry
- 1960 US Ivry
- 1961 SNUC Atlantique
- 1962 Bordeaux EC
- 1963 US Ivry
- 1964 US Ivry
- 1965 ES Colombes
- 1966 ES Colombes
- 1967 Stade Marsellais
- 1968 ES Colombes
- 1969 US Ivry
- 1970 US Ivry
- 1971 Stella Sports
- 1972 Stade Pessacais
- 1973 ASU Lyon
- 1974 US Ivry
- 1975 Paris UC
{{col-break}}- 1976 Paris UC
- 1977 US Ivry
- 1978 Paris UC
- 1979 Troyes OS
- 1980 Paris UC
- 1981 Paris UC
- 1982 US Dunkerque
- 1983 Bordeaux EC
- 1984 Stade Français
- 1985 USM Gagny
- 1986 Issy Handball
- 1987 USM Gagny
- 1988 ES Besançon
- 1989 ASPTT Metz
- 1990 ASPTT Metz
- 1991 USM Gagny
- 1992 USM Gagny
- 1993 ASPTT Metz
- 1994 ASPTT Metz
- 1995 ASPTT Metz
- 1996 ASPTT Metz
- 1997 ASPTT Metz
- 1998 ES Besançon
{{col-break}}- 1999 ASPTT Metz
- 2000 ASPTT Metz
- 2001 ES Besançon
- 2002 ASPTT Metz
- 2003 ES Besançon
- 2004 Metz Métropole
- 2005 Metz Métropole
- 2006 Metz Métropole
- 2007 Metz Métropole
- 2008 Metz Métropole
- 2009 Metz Handball
- 2010 Toulon St.-Cyr
- 2011 Metz Handball
- 2012 HBF Arvor 29
- 2013 Metz Handball
- 2014 Metz Handball
- 2015 Fleury Loiret HB
- 2016 Metz Handball
- 2017 Metz Handball
- 2018 Metz Handball
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
{{col-end}}References1. ^List of champions in handseven.fr
2. ^2011-12 results in scoresway.com
3. ^2011-12 results in EHF's website
4. ^http://cms.eurohandball.com/PortalData/1/Resources/2_cl/3_download_pdf/Placedistribution1920_WOMEN_FINAL.pdf
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