LNH Division 2
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Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 LNH Division 2 | |
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| Sport | Handball |
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| Founded | 1952 (as Nationale 2) |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country | France |
| Most recent champion(s) | Sélestat Alsace Handball |
| Level on pyramid | Level 2 |
| Promotion to | Starligue |
| Official website | http://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
[edit]2022–23 Teams
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Locations of the 2022–23 LNH Division 2
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Rank 21-22 |
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| 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 |  1st VAP (D3)
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| 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 | 2nd VAP (D3)
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| Massy Essonne Handball | Massy | Centre Pierre-de-Coubertin | 800 | 8th |
| Nancy Handball | Nancy | Parc des sports de Vandœuvre Nations | 1,150 |  16th (D1)
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| Pontault-Combault Handball | Pontault-Combault | Espace Roger Boisramé | 1,300 | 3rd |
| Saran Loiret Handball | Saran | Halle Jacques Mazzuca | 950 | 15th (D1)
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| 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
[edit]- Coupe de France
- LNH Division 1 (Liqui Moly Starligue), upper echelon of French men's handball
- LFH Division 1 Féminine (Ligue Butagaz Énergie)
- LFH Division 2 Féminine (D2F), the corresponding women's competition
- List of handball clubs in France
References
[edit]- ^ "La ProD2 intègre la LNH et devient la Proligue". lnh.fr. Ligue Nationale de Handball. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.