LFH Division 1 Féminine , known for sponsorship reasons as Ligue Butagaz Énergie , is the premier women's handball league in France . It is overseen by the Ligue Féminine de Handball (LFH), the governing body of French women's professional handball, under delegation from the French Handball Federation (FFHB). Founded in 1952, it is currently contested by twelve teams.
13-568: LFH may refer to: LFH Division 1 Féminine , the premier women's handball league in France Luftverkehr Friesland-Harle , an airline based in Harle, Germany Low-force helix , a 60-pin electrical connector Linux Filesystem Hierarchy , the directory structure of Linux operating systems Lycée Franco-Hellénique Eugène Delacroix , a French international school in
26-523: A ranking that announces the place attribution for the following season (number of teams for each Federation in the various competitions). For the 2023/24 season, the system changed. The coefficients and ranks were not determined by the overall performance of a federation, as it used to be. The performances are separated by competitions (e.g.: good performance by french teams in the Champions League would not allocate more places for french teams in
39-738: A win, two points for a draw and one point for a loss. Currently the Champion of France is granted a spot in the EHF Champions League 's group stage. Runner-up is qualified for the EHF European League but is able to apply for a wildcard (upgrade) to participate in the Champions League. The winner of the Coupe de France is qualified for the EHF European League. If a qualified team declines to participate in
52-757: Is Philippe Bana since 28 November 2020. The federation organizes the National League for club teams, and the French Cups for men and women ( French : Coupe de France masculine and French : Coupe de France Féminine ). The winners of these tournaments qualify for European Leagues and Cups — the EHF Men's Champions League and the EHF Women's Champions League , and the Men's EHF Cup Winners' Cup and Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup . France hosted
65-474: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages LFH Division 1 F%C3%A9minine Metz Handball has dominated the championship in recent times with 25 titles between 1989 and 2023 including a 6-year winning streak, while US Ivry and Paris UC were the most successful teams in past decades with nine and five titles respectively. As of 2022: 2022-23 Teams All 14 teams play each other twice during
78-777: Is the national handball association in France. Founded on 1 September 1941, FFHB organizes handball and beach handball within France and represents France internationally. It sorts under the French Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports . The federation is a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF), Mediterranean Handball Confederation and the International Handball Federation (IHF). The current president of FFHB
91-613: The European Championship four times, in 2006 , 2010 , 2014 and 2024. The men's team won gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Head coach for the men's national team is former player Guillaume Gille . The France women's national handball team were the world champions after their victory at the 2017 World Championships and reigning European champions after winning
104-517: The 2022-23 handball season, the French Federation of Handball launched its own subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service: Free TV channel Sport en France used to broadcast some matches (BeIN Sports took the official broadcaster slot since 2023-24). EHF League Ranking for 2022/23 season: French Handball Federation The French Handball Federation ( French : Fédération Française de Handball ) ( FFHB )
117-663: The Athens, Greece metropolitan area Lycée Franco-Hondurien , a French international school in Tegucigalpa, Honduras Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title LFH . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LFH&oldid=1256309694 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
130-963: The European League). Thus, the new system includes separate rankings for the Champions League and the European League. Place distribution for 2023/24 Women's EHF Club competitions - France 's place attribution: The Champions League has 7 other spots open for clubs that are not national champions but have qualified for the European League (1 spot for the best seeded Federation of the EHF EL and 6 spots open for upgrades). The EHF European League has 8 spots open in for upgrades. A club needs to fulfill set technical and organizational or administrative requirements to be able to play in European competitions (finances, adequate playing hall, etc.). Note - former names of clubs: " Handball TV " : For
143-460: The European League, the next best-ranked team in the league can apply to take their place. A number of the league's other top teams are eligible to participate in European competitions. The number of teams per national federation qualified for European competitions ( EHF Champions League and EHF European League ) is determined by a federation's EHF coefficient and EHF rank. Each year, the EHF publishes
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#1732801214123156-499: The men's World Championship in 1970 , 2001 and 2017 , and the women's World Championship in 2007 . The men's national team is the current reigning Olympic Champion. It was the first team in the world to win the three titles in a row. It is widely regarded as the best current men's handball team in the world. The team has won the World Championship title six times, in 1995 , 2001 , 2009 , 2011 , 2015 and 2017 and
169-471: The season (home and away matches – 26 competition days). At the end of the season, the best ranked team is declared "Champion de France" and is granted a spot in the EHF Champions League 's group stage. The last ranked team (14th) is relegated to the lower echelon of women's handball Division 2 Féminine (D2F) and replaced by the top-ranked D2F team that possesses the VAP status. Teams receive three points for
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