Metz Handball

Metz Handball
Metz Handball
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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.

Metz

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Location of Metz Handball

History

If Metz Handball has become, over the last decades, 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 will be necessary to wait a few more years to see the creation of a feminine team in 1968, which make the current fame of the club.

Vice-champions of France and semi-finalists of the Cup of Cups in 1977, the men's team gave ASPTT Metz its first prestige. But in the shadow, the women's team progressed year after year until being promoted in 1986 in the best league in France, without ever leaving it since. The coach of the team at that time was French 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 EHF Champions League

and won their first European medal by finishing third.

Name

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

Results

Issy Paris Hand

French Women's First League Championship:
- Winners (25): 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
- Runners-up (7): 1991, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2015, 2021
French Women's Cup Championship:
- Winners (11): 1990, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023
- Runners-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
- Runners-up (1): 2004
European Women's EHF Cup:
- Silver: 2013
European Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Semi-finalist: 1999, 2004, 2010, 2011
European
EHF Women's Champions League
:
- Bronze: 2022
- Fourth place: 2019
- Quarterfinalists: 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023

European record

Record^[1]
Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2023–24	EHF Champions League	Group stage Group B	Team Esbjerg	36–31	29–27	1st
			FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	25–24	25–38
			Vipers Kristiansand	31–29	35–37
			CS Rapid București	33–22	31–34
			RK Krim Mercator	40–31	22–28
			Zagłębie Lubin	42–26	24–30
			Ikast Håndbold	36–39	35–34
		Quarterfinals	CSM București

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season^[2]

Goalkeepers

01 Camille Depuiset
99 Hatadou Sako

Wingers players
LW

06 Chloé Valentini (c)
23 Zaliata Mlamali

RW

28 Lucie Granier
70 Julie Le Blévec
42 Emma Tuccella

Line players

11 Mia Brkic
27 Sarah Bouktit

Back players
LB

08 Anne Mette Hansen
31 Djazz Chambertin

CB

04 Alina Grijseels
10 Kristina Jørgensen

RB

19 Louise Burgaard
24 Emma Jacques

Squad information
No.	Nat.	Player	Position	Date of Birth	In	Contract until	Previous club
1		Camille Depuiset	Goalkeeper	19 October 1998	2022	2025	Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball
4		Alina Grijseels	Center Back	12 April 1996	2023	2025	Borussia Dortmund
6		Chloé Valentini	Left Wing	19 April 1995	2021	2027	ESBF Besançon
8		Anne Mette Hansen	Left Back	25 August 1994	2023	2025	Győri ETO KC
10		Kristina Jørgensen	Center Back	17 January 1998	2022	2024	Viborg HK
11		Mia Brkic	Line Player	11 May 2003	2023	2026	Saint-Amand Handball
19		Louise Burgaard	Right Back	17 October 1992	2019	2024	Ikast Håndbold
23		Zaliata Mlamali	Left Wing	23 February 2003	2023	2024
24		Emma Jacques	Right Back	29 November 2001	2021	2025
27		Sarah Bouktit	Line Player	27 August 2002	2021	2026	Fleury Loiret HB
28		Lucie Granier	Right Wing	11 June 1999	2023	2025	ESBF Besançon
31		Djazz Chambertin	Left Back	24 May 1997	2023	2025	OGC Nice Handball
42		Emma Tuccella	Right Wing	8 January 2004	2023	2024
70		Julie Le Blévec	Right Wing	27 June 2000	2022	2024	Fleury Loiret HB
99		Hatadou Sako	Goalkeeper	21 October 1995	2020	2024	OGC Nice Handball

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

Petra Vámos (CB) (from Debreceni VSC)
OGC Nice Handball
)
Tyra Axnér (LB) (from Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub)
Zsófi Szemerey (GK) (from Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE)
Laura Flippes (RB) (from CSM București)
Manon Errard (RW) (from Training Center)

Leaving

Louise Burgaard (RB) (to Odense Håndbold)
Győri Audi ETO KC
)
Alina Grijseels (CB) (to CSM București)
Győri Audi ETO KC
)
Mélanie Halter (GK) (on loan to Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE until 30 June 2025)
Mia Brkic (LP) (on loan to RK Podravka Koprivnica until 30 June 2026)
Julie Le Blévec (RW) (to ?)
Emma Tuccella (RW) (to ?)

Technical staff

Staff for the 2023–24 season

Head coach: Emmanuel Mayonnade
Assistant coach: Yekaterina Andryushina
Physical coach: Nicolas Jarzat
Goalkelping coach: Stéphane Leidwanger
Physiotherapist: Alexandre Pawlowski
Physiotherapist: Pierre Gillet
Doctor: Thierry Weizman

Academy

Training Center

As of the 2023–24 season^[3]

Goalkeepers

16 Fatima Camara
12 Elihanna Rodrigo Da Costa

Left Wingers

05 Nélya Goval
77 Zoé Glabay

Right Wingers

42 Emma Tuccella (c)
98 Manon Errard
18 Sirine Atmanu

Line Players

22 Alice Giliberto
07 Merle Albers

Left Backs

51 Lily Balássi
24 Yvanna Antangana

Centre Backs

09 Délia Golvet
17 Claire Koestner

Right Backs

21 Andela Zagar (to Békéscsabai Előre NKSE) with immediate effect
03 Ludyvine Kaakil-Talaba

Men's team

As of the 2023–24 season^[4]

Goalkeepers

-- Maxime Donatiello
-- Thibaut Jean
97 Nicolas Balmy

Left Wingers

03 Thiebaud Marotta
57 Antonin D'Hondt

Right Wingers

-- Martin Frandsen
19 Nathan Andrezo
44 Xavier Blond

Line Players

15 Arthur Abate
13 Luka Trailovic
-- Arthur Leclerc-Strazzabosco
-- Simon Voltz

Left Backs

-- Matthew Videmont

Centre Backs

14 Guillaume Bettenfeld
-- Alexandre Belin

Right Backs

30 Steven Bello

Statistics

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

(All-Time) – Last updated on 13 November 2023^[5]

Rank	Name	Seasons played	Goals
1	Grâce Zaadi	8	300
2	Ana Gros	4	231
3	Meline Nocandy	7	198
4	Jurswailly Luciano	10	181
5	Louise Burgaard	5	173
6	Xenia Smits	5	162
7	Sarah Bouktit	4	157
8	Chloé Valentini	3	148
9	Astride N'Gouan	4	146
10	Orlane Kanor	6	145

Individual awards in the EHF Champions League

Season	Player	Award
2018–19^[6]	Manon Houette	All–Star Team (Best Left Wing)
2018–19^[6]	Emmanuel Mayonnade	All–Star Team (Best Coach)
2019–20^[7]	Emmanuel Mayonnade	All–Star Team (Best Coach)

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^[8]	2014–2015
	Emmanuel Mayonnade	2015–

Stadium

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

Kit manufacturers

Kempa

References

^ "European record - Metz Handball". EHF. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "L'équipe". metz-handball.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
^ "NATIONALE 1F". Retrieved 26 September 2023.
^ "NATIONALE 1M". Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^ "Metz Handball". European Handball Federation.
^ "All-Star team gets fresh look in 2019". eurohandball.com. 10 May 2019.
^ "New All-Star Team features three fresh names and returning Neagu". eurohandball.com. 5 June 2020.
^ "New coach in Metz as Roussel has responded to call of Chartres". handball-world. Retrieved 2021-05-02.

External links

Media related to Metz Handball at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

[1] "European record - Metz Handball". EHF. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[2] "L'équipe". metz-handball.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[team1-3] "NATIONALE 1F". Retrieved 26 September 2023.

[team2-4] "NATIONALE 1M". Retrieved 27 September 2023.

[auto-5] "Metz Handball". European Handball Federation.

[6] "All-Star team gets fresh look in 2019". eurohandball.com. 10 May 2019.

[7] "New All-Star Team features three fresh names and returning Neagu". eurohandball.com. 5 June 2020.

[8] "New coach in Metz as Roussel has responded to call of Chartres". handball-world. Retrieved 2021-05-02.

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