2023–24 LNH Division 1

LNH Division 1

Season	2023-24
Dates	7 September 2023 – 31 May 2024
Matches played	152
Goals scored	9,476 (62.34 per match)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 LNH Division 1, also known as Liqui Moly Starligue for sponsorship reasons, is the 72nd season of the LNH Division 1, France's premier handball league. The season began on 7 September 2023 and is expected to end on 31 May 2024.

Teams

Aix

Cesson-Rennes

Chartres

Chambéry

Créteil

Dunkerque

Dijon

Limoges

Montpellier

Ivry

Nantes

Nîmes

PSG

St-Raphaël

Saran

Toulouse

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2023-24 Starligue teams

Team changes

Promoted from 2022–23 LNH Division 2	Relegated from 2022–23 LNH Division 1
Saran Loiret Handball Dijon Métropole Handball	Istres Provence Handball Sélestat Alsace Handball

Stadiums

Team	City	Venue	Capacity
C' Chartres MHB	Chartres	Halle Jean-Cochet	1,200
Cesson Rennes MHB	Cesson-Sévigné	Glaz Arena	4,500
Chambéry SMB HB	Chambéry	Le Phare	4,500
Dijon Métropole Handball	Dijon	Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy	4,147
Dunkerque HGL	Dunkerque	Stade des Flandres	2,400
Fenix Toulouse	Toulouse	Palais des Sports André-Brouat	4,397
HBC Nantes	Nantes	H Arena	5,500
Limoges Handball	Limoges	Palais des Sports de Beaublanc	5,516
Montpellier Handball	Montpellier	FDI Stadium	3,000
Paris Saint-Germain	Paris	Stade Pierre de Coubertin	3,400
Pays d'Aix UC	Aix-en-Provence	Arena du Pays d'Aix	6,004
Saint-Raphaël VHB	Saint-Raphaël	Palais des sports J-F Krakowski	2,500
Saran Loiret Handball	Saran	Halle des Sports Jacques Mazzuca	1,440
USAM Nîmes	Nîmes	Le Parnasse	4,191
US Créteil	Créteil	Palais des Sports Robert Oubron	2,500
US Ivry	Ivry-sur-Seine	Gymnase Auguste Delaune	1,500

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Paris Saint-Germain	19	18	1	0	699	560	+139	37	Qualification to the EHF Champions League
2	HBC Nantes	19	15	2	2	664	539	+125	32
3	Montpellier Handball	19	14	1	4	606	530	+76	29	Qualification to the EHF European League
4	Fenix Toulouse	19	12	2	5	610	575	+35	26
5	Limoges Handball	19	10	2	7	617	612	+5	22
6	Saint-Raphaël VHB	19	9	3	7	636	644	−8	21
7	USAM Nîmes	19	10	0	9	532	547	−15	20
8	Pays d'Aix UC	19	10	0	9	608	606	+2	20
9	Chambéry SMB HB	19	10	0	9	578	585	−7	20
10	Dunkerque HGL	19	7	1	11	578	598	−20	15
11	C' Chartres MHB	19	7	1	11	543	590	−47	15
12	Cesson Rennes MHB	19	7	0	12	560	567	−7	14
13	US Ivry	19	5	1	13	554	601	−47	11
14	Saran Loiret Handball	19	3	2	14	544	613	−69	8
15	US Créteil	19	2	4	13	569	637	−68	8	Relegation to LNH Division 2
16	Dijon Métropole Handball	19	2	2	15	578	672	−94	6

Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2024. Source: LNH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away	CCH	CES	CHA	DIJ	DUN	TOU	NAN	LIM	MON	PSG	AIX	STR	SAR	NIM	CRE	IVR
C' Chartres MHB	—		22–27	33–27	29–26		28–28		22–38	27–34		24–27		27–30		29–24
Cesson Rennes MHB	27–28	—	26–29		29–33	24–32		33–29	27–32				30–25	35–26		32–26
Chambéry SMB HB	25–30	30–29	—	41–29		33–32	25–39			26–34		39–35			35–26	29–28
Dijon Métropole Handball		29–33		—		32–36	22–41	30–34	28–32		26–33			29–31	30–30	34–34
Dunkerque HGL	32–28		26–27	30–32	—		23–29	31–38	28–32	33–42	33–32				27–22	32–30
Fenix Toulouse	33–30			44–41	34–32	—	24–34	29–29	33–29	31–34	33–26	34–29				34–26
HBC Nantes	33–25	32–26		47–34	41–36		—	34–34	31–30		37–41	35–31	38–24			30–22
Limoges Handball	39–34	29–26	29–23			29–32		—	30–36		35–38	34–31		32–29	37–35	31–29
Montpellier Handball			32–26	33–29					—	26–31	36–31	35–35	34–28	25–23	36–25	35–29
Paris Saint-Germain	44–30	34–26		40–32		29–29	35–32	37–27	31–27	—			46–31		35–27
Pays d'Aix UC	24–27	34–32	35–34	33–34				35–32		31–39	—		35–31	26–29	32–27
Saint-Raphaël VHB		31–30	34–33	36–31	38–38		34–39	39–37		38–45	29–28	—	33–28	31–33
Saran Loiret Handball	32–35		29–27	31–29	31–24	23–33		31–32		29–37	32–34	27–29	—		28–28
USAM Nîmes		24–30	31–28		33–28	34–27	21–26		16–27	24–34	31–32		25–22	—	32–25
US Créteil	40–35	36–33	39–40		24–32	30–31	24–38					37–37	31–31	34–36	—	29–32
US Ivry		28–32			27–34	31–29			27–31	34–38	29–28	37–39	33–31	28–24		—

Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2024. Source: LNH
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

External links

• Official website