# Brest Bretagne Handball

Brest Bretagne Handball, also knows as BBH, is a French professional handball club from Brest, Brittany. This team currently competes in the French Women's Handball First League from 2016 and the 2021–22 Women's EHF Champions League.
In the 2020–2021 EHF Champions League, the club reached the EHF Final 4 tournament for the first time in the club's history. They won an historic semifinal, against the three-time defending champions and five-time winners from Győri Audi ETO KC. In the final, they were defeated by Norwegian Vipers Kristiansand, who also claimed their first title.

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

| Name | Period |
| HBF Arvor 29 | 2004–2009 |
| Arvor 29 - Pays de Brest | 2009–2012 |
| Brest Penn Ar Bed | 2012–2014 |
| Brest Bretagne Handball | 2014–present |

### Kits

HOME :
| 2017–18 | 2018–19 |
AWAY :
| 2017–18 | 2018–19 |

## Results

* EHF Champions League:
** Runner-up: 2021
* French Women's First League Championship:
** Winners: 2012, 2021
** Runner-up: 2011, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
* French Women's Cup Championship:
** Winners: 2016, 2018, 2021
** Runner-up: 2019
* French Women's League Cup Championship:
** Winners: 2012
** Runner-up: 2011

## European record

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2024–25 | EHF Champions League | Group B | Team Esbjerg | 33–32 | 27–36 | 4th place |
| 2024–25 | EHF Champions League | Group B | ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica | 23–23 | 35–22 | 4th place |
| 2024–25 | EHF Champions League | Group B | HB Ludwigsburg | 26–28 | 33–26 | 4th place |
| 2024–25 | EHF Champions League | Group B | Vipers Kristiansand | 30–27 | 10–0 | 4th place |
| 2024–25 | EHF Champions League | Group B | Győri Audi ETO KC | 34–35 | 27–28 | 4th place |
| 2024–25 | EHF Champions League | Group B | CS Rapid București | 33–21 | 34–31 | 4th place |
| 2024–25 | EHF Champions League | Group B | Odense Håndbold | 36–38 | 33–36 | 4th place |
| 2024–25 | EHF Champions League | Playoffs | RK Podravka Koprivnica | | | |

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2024-25 season
Squad information :
| No. | Player | Position | Date of birth | In | Contract until | Previous club |
| 2 | Méline Nocandy | Centre Back | 25 February 1998 | 2024 | 2026 | Paris 92 |
| 8 | Clarisse Mairot | Left Back | 27 January 2001 | 2024 | 2026 | ESBF Besançon |
| 10 | Coralie Lassource | Left Wing | 1 September 1992 | 2019 | 2026 | Érd HC |
| 11 | Oriane Ondono | Line Player | 14 April 1996 | 2024 | 2027 | Neptunes de Nantes |
| 12 | Floriane André | Goalkeeper | 30 May 2000 | 2024 | 2027 | Neptunes de Nantes |
| 13 | Anna Vyakhireva | Right Back | 13 March 1995 | 2024 | 2026 | Vipers Kristiansand |
| 14 | Kristina Novak | Right Back | 29 August 2000 | 2024 | 2026 | Sola HK |
| 15 | Juliette Faure | Center Back | 23 October 1999 | 2023 | 2027 | ESBF Besançon |
| 21 | Laura Kanor | Left Wing | 16 June 1997 | 2024 | 2026 | CS Rapid București |
| 22 | Pauletta Foppa | Line Player | 22 December 2000 | 2018 | 2027 | Fleury Loiret Handball |
| 23 | Annika Lott | Left Back | 7 December 1999 | 2024 | 2027 | Thüringer HC |
| 24 | Katharina Filter | Goalkeeper | 4 February 1999 | 2023 | 2025 | København Håndbold |
| 30 | Siobann Delaye | Right Wing | 1 June 2003 | 2023 | 2027 | Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball |
| 55 | Pauline Coatanea | Right Wing | 6 July 1993 | 2017 | 2027 | Neptunes de Nantes |
| 63 | Eva Jarrige | Right Back | 17 February 2000 | 2023 | 2025 | |
| 75 | Audrey Dembele | Left Back | 10 March 2001 | 2023 | 2025 | ESBF Besançon |
| 91 | Iva Mladenovska | Right Back | 14 January 2007 | 2023 | 2027 | ŽRK Metalurg |

### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2025–26 season

### Technical staff

    Staff for the 2024–25 season.
* Head coach: Raphaëlle Tervel
* Assistant coach: Sandrine Mariot-Delerce
* Goalkeeping coach: Mathieu Kreiss
* Fitness coach:

### Notable former players

* Cléopâtre Darleux (2011-2012; 2016-2024)
* Allison Pineau (2016-2019)
* Alexandra Lacrabère (2010-2012)
* Alicia Toublanc (2015–2024)
* Astride N'Gouan (2015-2018)
* Sophie Herbrecht (2017-2018)
* Lindsay Burlet (2017-2018)
* Marie Prouvensier (2016-2019)
* Maud-Éva Copy (2012-2019)
* Amandine Tissier (2015-2021)
* Kalidiatou Niakaté (2019-2022)
* Constance Mauny (2018–2024)
* Julie Foggea (2022–2024)
* Slađana Pop-Lazić (2017-2022)
* Biljana Filipović (2010-2012)
* Jelena Popović (2011-2012)
* Jovana Stoiljković (2017-2019)
* Isabelle Gulldén (2018-2021)
* Louise Sand (2017-2018)
* Filippa Idéhn (2017-2019)
* Jenny Carlson (2022–2024)
* Tatjana Brnović (2022-2023)
* Itana Grbić (2022-2023)
* Djurdjina Jauković (2020-2024)
* Alexandrina Cabral (2023-2024)
* Marta Mangué (2015-2020)
* Nely Carla Alberto (2015-2016)
* Mayssa Pessoa (2009-2011)
* Moniky Bancilon (2011-2013)
* Ana Gros (2018-2021)
* Amra Pandžić (2018-2019)
* Monika Kobylińska (2019-2023)
* Monika Stachowska (2010-2012)
* Faten Yahiaoui (2013-2014)
* Ouided Kilani (2009)
* Tonje Løseth (2020-2022)
* Helene Gigstad Fauske (2021-2023)
* Sandra Toft (2019-2022)
* Valeriia Maslova (2023-2024)
* Melinda Geiger (2016-2017)
* Ewgenija Minevskaja (2019-2020)
* Merel Freriks (2022–2024)
* Anastasiia Pidpalova (2013-2014)
* Nabila Tizi (2013-2017)
* Szabina Tápai (2009-2010)
* Julija Portjanko (2010-2012)

## Management

| Position | Name |
| President | Gérard Le Saint Denis Le Saint |
| Sporting director | Nicolas Roué (dec. 2022–) |
| Secretary general (administrative and financial manager) | Mathieu Marchand |
| Academy manager | Romain Corre |

## Arena

* Name: Brest Arena
* City: Brest, France
* Capacity: 4,077 spectators
* Address: 149 Boulevard de Plymouth, 29200 Brest

## Kit manufacturers

| Period | Kit manufacturer |
| ? – 2011/2012 (Arvor 29 era) | Macron |
| 2012/2013 – 2019/2020 | Hummel |
| 2020/2021 – 2023/2024 | CRAFT |

## Statistics
### Top scorers by season

| Season | Player | Goals |
| 2011–2012 | Alexandra Lacrabère | 199 |
| 2012–2013 | | |
| 2013–2014 | Nabila Tizi | 153 |
| 2014–2015 | Nabila Tizi | 190 |
| 2015–2016 | Marta Mangué | 109 |
| 2016–2017 | Allison Pineau | 146 |
| 2017–2018 | Pauline Coatanea | 132 |
| 2018–2019 | Ana Gros | 287 |
| 2019–2020 | Ana Gros | 209 |
| 2020–2021 | Ana Gros | 283 |
| 2021–2022 | Helene Fauske | 204 |
| 2022–2023 | Helene Fauske | 148 |
| 2023–2024 | Valeriia Maslova | 240 |
In bold, still part of the team