# HBC Nantes

Handball Club Nantes is a professional handball club team from Nantes, France, that plays in the LNH Division 1.

## Crest, colours, supporters
### Naming history

| Name | Period |
| Handball Club de Nantes | 1953–present |

### Club crest

* Logo in the 2000s (-2011)
* Official logo since 2011 (2011–present)

### Kits

HOME :
| 2012–13 | 2014–15 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2023–24 |
AWAY :
| 2012–13 | 2014–15 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2023–24 |

## Sports Hall information

* Name: – Palais des Sports de Beaulieu
* City: – Nantes
* Capacity: – 5500
* Address: – 7–9 Rue André Tardieu, 44200 Nantes, France

## Honors

* EHF Champions League:
       Runner Up : 2017–18
* EHF Cup:
       Runner Up : 2012–13, 2015–16
* France Handball League:
       Runner Up : 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2023–24
* Coupe de France: 3
       Winner : 2016–17, 2022–23, 2023–24
       Runner Up : 2014–15, 2021–22
* Coupe de la Ligue: 2
       Winner : 2014–15, 2021–22
       Runner Up : 2012–13, 2016–17
* Trophée des champions: 2
       Winner : 2017, 2022
       Runner Up : 2016

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2024-25 season

### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2025–26 season

## European record

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
| 2016–17 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | 26–26 | 32–34 | 1st place |
| 2016–17 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | Beşiktaş | 33–19 | 33–28 | 1st place |
| 2016–17 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | CS Dinamo București | 26–24 | 27–26 | 1st place |
| 2016–17 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | Team Tvis Holstebro | 31–26 | 35–25 | 1st place |
| 2016–17 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | ABC/UMinho | 35–33 | 34–29 | 1st place |
| 2016–17 | EHF Champions League | PO | Logroño | 31–25 | 37–31 | 68–56 |
| 2016–17 | EHF Champions League | 1/8 | Paris Saint-Germain | 26–26 | 27–35 | 53–61 |
| 2017–18 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | SC Pick Szeged | 30–26 | 33–30 | 3rd place |
| 2017–18 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | RK Vardar | 23–27 | 27–26 | 3rd place |
| 2017–18 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 26–26 | 30–30 | 3rd place |
| 2017–18 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | FC Barcelona Handbol | 25–31 | 29–25 | 3rd place |
| 2017–18 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | IFK Kristianstad | 34–25 | 31–26 | 3rd place |
| 2017–18 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | Wisła Płock | 32–30 | 32–30 | 3rd place |
| 2017–18 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | RK Zagreb | 28–27 | 22–23 | 3rd place |
| 2017–18 | EHF Champions League | 1/8 | HC Meshkov Brest | 32–24 | 28–28 | 60–52 |
| 2017–18 | EHF Champions League | QF | Skjern Håndbold | 33–27 | 27–27 | 60–54 |
| 2017–18 | EHF Champions League | SF | Paris Saint-Germain | 32–28 |
| 2017–18 | EHF Champions League | F | Montpellier | 32–26 |
| 2018–19 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | Paris Saint-Germain | 31–35 | 34–35 | 4th place |
| 2018–19 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | MOL-Pick Szeged | 29–26 | 28–30 | 4th place |
| 2018–19 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 31–34 | 29–29 | 4th place |
| 2018–19 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | Skjern Håndbold | 35–27 | 34–32 | 4th place |
| 2018–19 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | PPD Zagreb | 23–20 | 27–27 | 4th place |
| 2018–19 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | Celje Pivovarna Laško | 38–27 | 29–29 | 4th place |
| 2018–19 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage | HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | 23–27 | 30–30 | 4th place |
| 2018–19 | EHF Champions League | 1/8 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 30–27 | 32–34 | 62–61 |
| 2018–19 | EHF Champions League | 1/4 | Barcelona Lassa | 25–32 | 26–29 | 51–61 |
| 2020–21 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage Group B | Barcelona | 27–35 | 29–30 | 6th place |
| 2020–21 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage Group B | Telekom Veszprém | 24–28 | 5–5 | 6th place |
| 2020–21 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage Group B | THW Kiel | 24–24 | 35–27 | 6th place |
| 2020–21 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage Group B | Aalborg | 38–29 | 24–32 | 6th place |
| 2020–21 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage Group B | HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | 31–32 | 28–29 | 6th place |
| 2020–21 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage Group B | Celje Pivovarna Laško | 28–30 | 32–25 | 6th place |
| 2020–21 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage Group B | PPD Zagreb | 30–28 | 34–24 | 6th place |
| 2020–21 | EHF Champions League | Last 16 | Łomża Vive Kielce | 24–25 | 35–31 | 58–56 |
| 2020–21 | EHF Champions League | Quarterfinals | Telekom Veszprém | 32–28 | 30–32 | 62–60 |
| 2020–21 | EHF Champions League | Semifinal | Barça | 26–31 |
| 2020–21 | EHF Champions League | Third place game | Paris Saint-Germain | 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

* Igor Anić (2014–2015)
* Robin Cantegrel (2008–2017)
* Nicolas Claire (2013–2019)
* Théo Derot (2015–2017)
* Frédéric Dole (2007–2013)
* Cyril Dumoulin (2016–2021)
* Rock Feliho (2010–2021)
* Romain Lagarde (2014–2019)
* Aymeric Minne (2019–)
* Olivier Nyokas (2016–2021)
* Mickaël Robin (2021–2022)
* Seufyann Sayad (2009–2014)
* Guillaume Saurina (2017–2018)
* Arnaud Siffert (2011–2013, 2016–2019)
* Nicolas Tournat (2012–2020)
* Audräy Tuzolana (2009–2011)
* Ahmed Hadjali (2009–2010)
* Tahar Labane (2010–2011)
* Matías Schulz (2014–2016)
* Senjamin Burić (2016–2018, 2019–2020)
* Bruno Souza (2008–2011)
* Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz (2015–2016)
* Šime Ivić (2016)
* Jerko Matulić (2016–2018)
* Ivan Pešić (2022–)
* Sebastian Augustinussen (2019–2021)
* Emil Nielsen (2019–2022)
* David Balaguer (2015–2022)
* Alberto Entrerríos (2012–2016)
* Adrià Figueras (2020–2021)
* Javier García Rubio (2013–2014)
* Eduardo Gurbindo (2016–2021)
* Jorge Maqueda (2012–2015, 2022–2024)
* Kauldi Odriozola (2022–)
* Valero Rivera (2010–2016, 2018–)
* Antonio García Robledo (2019–2020)
* Borja Vidal (2011–2013)
* Dominik Klein (2016–2018)
* Gawain Vincent (2010–2013)
* Attila Borsos (1988–1990)
* Rudolf Faluvégi (2017–2019)
* Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson (2022–)
* Gunnar Steinn Jónsson (2012–2014)
* Michele Skatar (2010–2014)
* Kiril Lazarov (2017–2022)
* Nemanja Pribak (2010–2012)
* Espen Lie Hansen (2018–2019)
* Alexandre Cavalcanti (2019–)
* Wilson Davyes (2014–2015)
* Pedro Portela (2021–2023)
* Vitaly Komogorov (2015–2016)
* Alexander Shkurinskiy (2021–2023)
* Uroš Bundalo (2016)
* Rok Ovniček (2019–)
* Gorazd Škof (2013–2016)
* Dragan Pechmalbec (2012–2022)
* Stefan Vujić (2013–2014)
* Kim Ekdahl du Rietz (2011–2012)
* Linus Persson (2021–2023)
* Mahmoud Gharbi (2010–2017)
* Hatem Haraket (2008–2010)
* Marouen Maggaiz (2008–2014)
* Aymen Toumi (2013–2015)

### Former coaches

| Seasons | Coach |
| 2004–2009 | Stéphane Moualek |
| 2009–2019 | Thierry Anti |
| 2019–2022 | Alberto Entrerríos |
| 2022– | Grégory Cojean |