LNH Division 2

LNH Division 2
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023–24 LNH Division 2
SportHandball
Founded1952 (as Nationale 2)
No. of teams16
CountryFrance
Most recent
champion(s)
Sélestat Alsace Handball
Level on pyramidLevel 2
Promotion toStarligue
Official websitehttp://www.lnh.fr/

LNH Division 2, doing business as Proligue, is a professional handball league, and the second level of the French men's handball pyramid. It is organized by the Ligue Nationale de Handball, under delegation from the French Handball Federation. Founded in 1952, it is currently contested by 14 teams.
It was administered by the French federation until 2016, when the LNH took over and rebranded it as Proligue to match the name of its top tier, the Starligue.[1]

Current season

2022–23 Teams

Locations of the 2022–23 LNH Division 2
Tremblay
Tremblay
Caen
Caen
Villeurbanne
Villeurbanne
Pontault-Combault
Pontault-Combault
Cherbourg
Cherbourg
Massy
Massy
Dijon
Dijon
Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Valence
Valence
Billère
Billère
Besançon
Besançon
Sarrebourg
Sarrebourg
Frontignan
Frontignan
Nancy
Nancy
Saran
Saran
Bruges
Bruges
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Locations of the 2022–23 LNH Division 2
Team Location Arena Capacity Rank 21-22
Grand Besançon DHB Besançon Palais des sports Ghani-Yalouz 3,280 12th
Billère Handball Billère Sporting d'Este 1,500 9th
Bordeaux Bruges Lormont Bruges Salle Jean Gaudet 500 Increase 1st VAP (D3)
Caen Handball Caen Palais des sports de Caen 2,950 10th
JS Cherbourg Cherbourg Complexe sportif de Chantereyne 2,600 2nd
Dijon Métropole HB Dijon Palais des sports Jean-Michel-Geoffroy 2,000 6th
Frontignan Handball Frontignan Salle Henri Ferrari 500 Increase 2nd VAP (D3)
Massy Essonne Handball Massy Centre Pierre-de-Coubertin 800 8th
Nancy Handball Nancy Parc des sports de Vandœuvre Nations 1,150 2 16th (D1)
Pontault-Combault Handball Pontault-Combault Espace Roger Boisramé 1,300 3rd
Saran Loiret Handball Saran Halle Jacques Mazzuca 950 1 15th (D1)
Sarrebourg Moselle-Sud HB Sarrebourg Centre sportif Pierre-de-Coubertin 1,000 11th
Strasbourg Eurométropole HB Strasbourg Gymnase des Malteries 1,200 13th
Tremblay Handball Tremblay-en-France Palais des sports de Tremblay 1,020 7th
Valence Handball Valence Palais des sports Pierre-Mendès-France 1,500 15th
Villeurbanne HBA Villeurbanne Salle des Gratte-Ciel 2,000 14th

See also

References

  1. ^ "La ProD2 intègre la LNH et devient la Proligue". lnh.fr. Ligue Nationale de Handball. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

External links

  • Official site
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League competitions
men:
women:
Cup competitions
men:
  • Coupe de France
  • Coupe de la Ligue
  • Trophée des Champions
women:
  • Coupe de France
Defunct competitions
women:
  • Coupe de la Ligue (2003-16)
National teams
Organizations