HBC Nantes
{{short description|French handball club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox handball club
| clubname = HBC Nantes
| image = 190px
| full name = Handball Club Nantes
| founded = {{start date and age|1953}}
| ground = Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes
Hall XXL, Nantes
| capacity = 5,500
10,750
| chairman = Gaël Pelletier
| manager = Grégory Cojean
| league = LNH Division 1
| season = 2024–25
| position = LNH Division 1, 2nd of 16
| colour1 = Violet |colour2=Yellow
| website = https://hbcnantes.com/
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Handball Club Nantes is a professional handball club team from Nantes, France, that plays in the LNH Division 1.
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Crest, colours, supporters
=Naming history=
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| style="color:#FFD800; background:#660066"|Name
! style="color:#FFD800; background:#660066"|Period |
|---|
| align=left|Handball Club de Nantes
|1953–present |
=Club crest=
File:Logo HBCNantes 2000.GIF|Logo in the 2000s
(-2011)
File:NantesLOGO.png|Official logo since 2011
(2011–present)
=Kits=
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!colspan=15 ! style="color:#FFD800; background:#660066"| HOME |
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!colspan=15 ! style="color:#FFD800; background:#660066"| AWAY |
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Sports Hall information
File:PalaisdesSportsdeBeaulieu-Nantes1.jpg]]
- Name: – Palais des Sports de Beaulieu
- City: – Nantes
- Capacity: – 5500
- Address: – 7–9 Rue André Tardieu, 44200 Nantes, France
Honors
::Runner Up : 2017–18
::Third Place Match : 2024–25
::Runner Up : 2012–13, 2015–16
::Runner Up : 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25
::Winner : 2016–17, 2022–23, 2023–24
::Runner Up : 2014–15, 2021–22
::Winner : 2014–15, 2021–22
::Runner Up : 2012–13, 2016–17
::Winner : 2017, 2022
::Runner Up : 2016
Team
=Current squad=
:Squad for the 2024-25 season
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;Goalkeeper
- {{0}}1 {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Pešić
- 30 {{flagicon|ESP}} Ignacio Biosca
;Left Wingers
- {{0}}7 {{flagicon|ESP}} Valero Rivera (c)
- 17 {{flagicon|SWI}} Noam Leopold
;Right Wingers
- {{0}}9 {{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Avelange-Demouge
- 19 {{flagicon|ESP}} Kauldi Odriozola
;Line player
- {{0}}5 {{flagicon|JPN}} Shuichi Yoshida
- 11 {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Tournat
- 15 {{flagicon|SLO}} Matej Gaber
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;Left Backs
- {{0}}2 {{flagicon|SRB}} Marko Milosavljević
- {{0}}3 {{flagicon|FRA}} Thibaud Briet
- {{0}}6 {{flagicon|FRA}} Baptiste Bonnefond
- 18 {{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Lagarde
;Central Backs
- {{0}}4 {{flagicon|FRA}} Aymeric Minne
- 10 {{flagicon|SLO}} Rok Ovniček
- 14 {{flagicon|FRA}} Lucas De La Bretèche
- 16 {{flagicon|FRA}} O'Brian Nyateu
;Right Backs
- {{0}}8 {{flagicon|ALG}} Ayoub Abdi
- 13 {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Bos
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=Transfers=
:Transfers for the 2025–26 season
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;File:Arrow-up.gif Joining
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Ian Tarrafeta (CB) (from {{flagicon|FRA}} Pays d'Aix UC)
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;File:Arrow-down.gif Leaving
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Marko Milosavljević (LB) (to {{flagicon|SUI}} HC Kriens-Luzern)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Lucas De La Bretèche (CB) (to {{flagicon|FRA}} Pays d'Aix UC)
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:Transfers for the 2026–27 season
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;File:Arrow-up.gif Joining
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Christoffer Bonde (GK) (from {{flagicon|DEN}} Skjern Håndbold)
- {{flagicon|UKR}} Ihor Turchenko (LB) (from {{flagicon|FRA}} Limoges Handball)
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;File:Arrow-down.gif Leaving
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European record
| class="wikitable"
! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Club ! 1st leg ! 2nd leg ! Aggregate |
| colspan="7" bgcolor=white| |
| rowspan="7" | 2016–17
| rowspan="7" | EHF Champions League | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|Group Stage | {{flagicon|UKR}} HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | style="text-align:center; background:lemonchiffon;"| 26–26 | style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;"| 32–34 | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 1st place |
| {{flagicon|TUR}} Beşiktaş
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 33–19 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 33–28 |
| {{flagicon|ROM}} CS Dinamo București
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 26–24 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 27–26 |
| {{flagicon|DEN}} Team Tvis Holstebro
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 31–26 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 35–25 |
| {{flagicon|POR}} ABC/UMinho
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 35–33 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 34–29 |
| style="text-align:center;"|PO
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Logroño | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 31–25 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 37–31 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 68–56 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1/8
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain | style="text-align:center; background:lemonchiffon;"| 26–26 | style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;"| 27–35 | style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;"| 53–61 |
| colspan=7 style="text-align: center;" bgcolor=white| |
| rowspan="11" | 2017–18
| rowspan="11" | EHF Champions League | rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"|Group Stage | {{flagicon|HUN}} SC Pick Szeged | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 30–26 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 33–30 | rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| 3rd place |
| {{flagicon|MKD}} RK Vardar
| style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;"| 23–27 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 27–26 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Rhein-Neckar Löwen
| style="text-align:center; background:lemonchiffon;"| 26–26 | style="text-align:center; background:lemonchiffon;"| 30–30 |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona Handbol
| style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;"| 25–31 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 29–25 |
| {{flagicon|SWE}} IFK Kristianstad
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 34–25 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 31–26 |
| {{flagicon|POL}} Wisła Płock
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 32–30 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 32–30 |
| {{flagicon|CRO}} RK Zagreb
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 28–27 | style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;"| 22–23 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1/8
| {{flagicon|BLR}} HC Meshkov Brest | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 32–24 | style="text-align:center; background:lemonchiffon;"| 28–28 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 60–52 |
| style="text-align:center;"|QF
| {{flagicon|DNK}} Skjern Håndbold | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 33–27 | style="text-align:center; background:lemonchiffon;"| 27–27 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 60–54 |
| style="text-align:center;"|SF
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain | colspan=3; style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 32–28 |
| style="text-align:center;"|F
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Montpellier | colspan=3; style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;"| 32–26 |
| colspan=7 style="text-align: center;" bgcolor=white| |
| rowspan="9" | 2018–19
| rowspan="9" | EHF Champions League | rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"|Group Stage | {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain | style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;"| 31–35 | style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;"| 34–35 | rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| 4th place |
| {{flagicon|HUN}} MOL-Pick Szeged
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 29–26 | style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;"| 28–30 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} SG Flensburg-Handewitt
| style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;"| 31–34 | style="text-align:center; background:lemonchiffon;"| 29–29 |
| {{flagicon|DEN}} Skjern Håndbold
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 35–27 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 34–32 |
| {{flagicon|CRO}} PPD Zagreb
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 23–20 | style="text-align:center; background:lemonchiffon;"| 27–27 |
| {{flagicon|SLO}} Celje Pivovarna Laško
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 38–27 | style="text-align:center; background:lemonchiffon;"| 29–29 |
| {{flagicon|UKR}} HC Motor Zaporizhzhia
| style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;"| 23–27 | style="text-align:center; background:lemonchiffon;"| 30–30 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1/8
| {{flagicon|GER}} Rhein-Neckar Löwen | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 30–27 | style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;"| 32–34 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 62–61 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1/4
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona Lassa | style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;| 25–32 | style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;| 26–29 | style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;| 51–61 |
| colspan=7 style="text-align: center;" bgcolor=white| |
| rowspan="11" | 2020–21
| rowspan="11" | EHF Champions League | rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"|Group Stage | {{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona | style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;| 27–35 | style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;| 29–30 | rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| 6th place |
| {{flagicon|HUN}} Telekom Veszprém
| style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;| 24–28 | style="text-align:center; background:lemonchiffon;"| 5–5 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} THW Kiel
| style="text-align:center; background:lemonchiffon;"| 24–24 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 35–27 |
| {{flagicon|DEN}} Aalborg
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 38–29 | style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;| 24–32 |
| {{flagicon|UKR}} HC Motor Zaporizhzhia
| style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;| 31–32 | style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;| 28–29 |
| {{flagicon|SLO}} Celje Pivovarna Laško
| style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;| 28–30 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 32–25 |
| {{flagicon|CRO}} PPD Zagreb
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 30–28 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 34–24 |
| Last 16
|{{flagicon|POL}} Łomża Vive Kielce | style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;| 24–25 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 35–31 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 58–56 |
| Quarterfinals
|{{flagicon|HUN}} Telekom Veszprém | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 32–28 | style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;| 30–32 | style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"| 62–60 |
| Semifinal
|{{flagicon|SPA}} Barça | colspan=3; style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;"| 26–31 |
| Third place game
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain | colspan=3; style="text-align:center; background:lightcoral;"| 28–31 |
Note All matches ending with a 10–0 or 5–5 results were assessed by the EHF.
Former club members
=Notable former players=
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- {{flagicon|FRA}} Igor Anić (2014–2015)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Robin Cantegrel (2008–2017)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Claire (2013–2019)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Derot (2015–2017)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Dole (2007–2013)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Cyril Dumoulin (2016–2021)
- {{flagicon|FRA}}{{flagicon|DRC}} Rock Feliho (2010–2021)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Lagarde (2014–2019)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Aymeric Minne (2019–)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Nyokas (2016–2021)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Mickaël Robin (2021–2022)
- {{flagicon|FRA}}{{flagicon|MAR}} Seufyann Sayad (2009–2014)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Guillaume Saurina (2017–2018)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Arnaud Siffert (2011–2013, 2016–2019)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Tournat (2012–2020)
- {{flagicon|FRA}}{{flagicon|DRC}} Audräy Tuzolana (2009–2011)
- {{flagicon|ALG}} Ahmed Hadjali (2009–2010)
- {{flagicon|ALG}} Tahar Labane (2010–2011)
- {{flagicon|ARG}} Matías Schulz (2014–2016)
- {{flagicon|BIH}} Senjamin Burić (2016–2018, 2019–2020)
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Souza (2008–2011)
- {{flagicon|CHI}} Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz (2015–2016)
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Šime Ivić (2016)
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Jerko Matulić (2016–2018)
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Pešić (2022–)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Sebastian Augustinussen (2019–2021)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Emil Nielsen (2019–2022)
- {{flagicon|ESP}} David Balaguer (2015–2022)
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Alberto Entrerríos (2012–2016)
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Adrià Figueras (2020–2021)
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Javier García Rubio (2013–2014)
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Eduardo Gurbindo (2016–2021)
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Jorge Maqueda (2012–2015, 2022–2024)
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Kauldi Odriozola (2022–)
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Valero Rivera (2010–2016, 2018–)
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Antonio García Robledo (2019–2020)
- {{flagicon|ESP}}{{flagicon|QAT}} Borja Vidal (2011–2013)
- {{flagicon|GER}} Dominik Klein (2016–2018)
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Gawain Vincent (2010–2013)
- {{flagicon|HUN}} Attila Borsos (1988–1990)
- {{flagicon|HUN}} Rudolf Faluvégi (2017–2019)
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson (2022–)
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Gunnar Steinn Jónsson (2012–2014)
- {{flagicon|ITA}}{{flagicon|CRO}} Michele Skatar (2010–2014)
- {{flagicon|MKD}} Kiril Lazarov (2017–2022)
- {{flagicon|MKD}}{{flagicon|SRB}} Nemanja Pribak (2010–2012)
- {{flagicon|NOR}} Espen Lie Hansen (2018–2019)
- {{flagicon|POR}} Alexandre Cavalcanti (2019–)
- {{flagicon|POR}} Wilson Davyes (2014–2015)
- {{flagicon|POR}} Pedro Portela (2021–2023)
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Vitaly Komogorov (2015–2016)
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Shkurinskiy (2021–2023)
- {{flagicon|SLO}} Uroš Bundalo (2016)
- {{flagicon|SLO}} Rok Ovniček (2019–)
- {{flagicon|SLO}} Gorazd Škof (2013–2016)
- {{flagicon|SRB}}{{flagicon|FRA}} Dragan Pechmalbec (2012–2022)
- {{flagicon|SRB}}{{flagicon|CRO}} Stefan Vujić (2013–2014)
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Kim Ekdahl du Rietz (2011–2012)
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Linus Persson (2021–2023)
- {{flagicon|TUN}} Mahmoud Gharbi (2010–2017)
- {{flagicon|TUN}} Hatem Haraket (2008–2010)
- {{flagicon|TUN}} Marouen Maggaiz (2008–2014)
- {{flagicon|TUN}} Aymen Toumi (2013–2015)
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=Former coaches=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||
| style="color:#FFD800; background:#660066"|Seasons | style="color:#FFD800; background:#660066"|Coach | style="color:#FFD800; background:#660066"|Country |
|---|---|---|
| style="text-align: center" | 2004–2009
| style="text-align: center" | Stéphane Moualek | style="text-align: center" | {{flagicon|FRA}} | ||
| style="text-align: center" | 2009–2019
| style="text-align: center" | Thierry Anti | style="text-align: center" | {{flagicon|FRA}} | ||
| style="text-align: center" | 2019–2022
| style="text-align: center" | Alberto Entrerríos | style="text-align: center" | {{flagicon|SPA}} | ||
| style="text-align: center" | 2022–
| style="text-align: center" | Grégory Cojean | style="text-align: center" | {{flagicon|FRA}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://hbcnantes.com/}}
- {{facebook|HBCNantesOfficiel}}
{{HBC Nantes}}
{{Ligue Nationale de Handball}}
Category:Handball clubs in France