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Metz Handball

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Metz Handball
Full nameMetz Handball
Short nameMetz HB
Founded1965
ArenaLes Arènes
Capacity4,500 / 5,000
PresidentThierry Weizman
Head coachEmmanuel Mayonnade
LeagueLigue Butagaz Énergie
2025–262nd
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Home
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Website
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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 50 titles won, which is the all-time record for a French women's team sport. Chaired by Thierry Weizman since 2005, the team has consistently played in the EHF Champions League and reached the Final4 five times, peaking with the EHF Champions League trophy in 2026.[1]

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

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History

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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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

After a season without any trophy in 2021, Metz Handball won a 24th French Championship title, a 10th French Cup, and had a flawless record in the Ligue Butagaz Énergie: 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.[5] 4 years later they won the tournament for the first time.[6]

Name

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

Results

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Metz wins Coupe de France 2017, against Issy Paris Hand
National competitions
  • French Championship:
    • First place Winners (27): 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, 2025
    • Runner-up Runners-up (9): 1991, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2015, 2021, 2026
  • French Cup:
    • First place Winners (14): 1990, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
    • Runner-up Runners-up (7): 1987, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2018
  • French League Cup:
    • First place Winners (8): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
    • Runner-up Runners-up (1): 2004
International competitions

European record

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Record[7]
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2026–27 EHF Champions League Group stage
Group B		 Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC
Denmark Odense Håndbold
Romania CS Gloria Bistrița
Croatia HC Podravka Vegeta
Norway Storhamar HE
Germany HSG Blomberg-Lippe
Denmark Nykøbing Falster

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2026-27 season
Information of players out on loan
No. Nat. Player Position Date of Birth Since Loan until Current club
2 France Claire Koestner Centre Back 10 February 2006 1 July 2025 30 June 2027 France Saint-Amand
Squad information
No. Nat. Player Position Date of Birth In Contract until Previous club
1 Brazil Gabriela Moreschi Goalkeeper 8 July 1994 2026 2029 Romania CSM București
6 France Chloé Valentini Left Wing 19 April 1995 2021 2027 France ESBF Besançon
10 France Suzanne Wajoka Left Wing 2 January 2001 2025 2027 France ESBF Besançon
11 Hungary Anna Albek Right Back 2 December 2001 2025 2027 Hungary Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE
14 France Yvana Atangana Left Back 17 September 2006 2026 2029
18 Denmark Kristina Jørgensen Centre Back 17 January 1998 2026 2029 Hungary Győri ETO KC
19 France Lilou Pintat Line Player 9 November 2004 2026 2028 France JDA Dijon Handball
20 France Laura Schneider Right Back 13 December 1994 2024 2027 Romania CSM București
23 Republic of the Congo Betchaïdelle Ngombele Left Back 23 March 2004 2025 2027 Slovenia RK Krim
24 Spain Lyndie Tchaptchet Line Player 13 January 2005 2026 2028 Spain BM Bera Bera
28 France Lucie Granier Right Wing 11 June 1999 2023 2027 France ESBF Besançon
29 France Léna Grandveau Centre Back 21 January 2003 2024 2027 France Neptunes de Nantes
38 Hungary Petra Vámos Centre Back 14 September 2000 2024 2027 Hungary DVSC Schaeffler
76 France Lylou Borg Centre Back 31 May 2005 2025 2027 France Mérignac Handball
79 Czech Republic Sabrina Novotná Goalkeeper 2 July 2000 2025 2027 Czech Republic Házená Kynžvart
98 France Manon Errard Right Wing 9 February 2005 2024 2028

Transfers

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Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Technical staff

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Staff for the 2026–27 season
  • France Head coach: Emmanuel Mayonnade
  • Russia Assistant coach: Yekaterina Andryushina
  • France Physical coach: Samuel Breton
  • France Goalkeeping coach: Vincent Gérard
  • France Physiotherapist: Alexandre Pawlowski
  • France Physiotherapist: Pierre Gillet
  • France Physiotherapist: Charles Balanger
  • France Doctor: Thierry Weizman
  • France Video analyst: Edgar Le Denn

Academy

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Training Center

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As of the 2026–27 season[9]

Men's team

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As of the 2026–27 season[10]

Statistics

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Notable former players

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Retired numbers

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Metz Handball
No. Player Position Tenure Seasons
13France Isabelle WendlingLine Player1989–201021

Head coach history

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France Claude Guillois 1980–1985
France Olivier Krumbholz 1985–1995
France Joël Monasso 1995–1996
France Patrick Passemard 2003
France Bertrand François 1996–2003; 2004–2006; 2009–2010
Serbia Dragan Majstrorovic 2010
France Sébastien Gardillou 2010–2012
Serbia Sandor Rac 2006–2009; 2012–2014
France Jérémy Roussel[19] 2014–2015
France Emmanuel Mayonnade 2015–

Stadium

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Metz Arena in 2010
  • 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

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References

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  1. ↑ "Metz stun Györ in Raiffeisen Bank EHF FINAL4 2026 final". eurohandball.com. 7 June 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "History of Metz Handball". metz-handball.com (in French). June 2023.
  3. ↑ "History of Metz Handball". metz-handball.com (in French). June 2023.
  4. ↑ "History of Metz Handball". metz-handball.com (in French). June 2023.
  5. ↑ "EHF Final4 Women 2022". European Handball Federation.
  6. ↑ "Metz Handball win Women's EHF Champions League 2025/2026". Handball World. 8 June 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "European record - Metz Handball". EHF. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  8. ↑ https://metz-handball.com/2026/01/05/kristina-jorgensen-le-joyau-messin/
  9. ↑ "NATIONALE 1 FEMININE 2025-26". Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "NATIONALE 1 MASCULINE 2025-26". Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Metz Handball". European Handball Federation.
  12. ↑ "All-Star team gets fresh look in 2019". eurohandball.com. 10 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "New All-Star Team features three fresh names and returning Neagu". eurohandball.com. 5 June 2020.
  14. ↑ "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players". eurohandball.com. 27 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "EHF Excellence Awards 2025: Women's Team of the Season revealed". eurohandball.com. 11 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "Metz stun Györ in Raiffeisen Bank EHF FINAL4 2026 final". EHF. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "EHF Excellence Awards 2026: Women's Team of the Season revealed". eurohandball.com. 23 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "MVPs and Young Players of the Season revealed". eurohandball.com. 26 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "New coach in Metz as Roussel has responded to call of Chartres". handball-world. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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