# 2023–24 LNH Division 1

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

## 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 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1083 | 893 | +190 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | HBC Nantes | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1045 | 855 | +190 | 54 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Montpellier Handball | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 988 | 860 | +128 | 48 | Qualification for the European League group stage |
| 4 | Fenix Toulouse | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 964 | 921 | +43 | 39 | Qualification for the European League group stage |
| 5 | Limoges Handball | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 986 | 966 | +20 | 36 | Qualification for the European League qualification round |
| 6 | Chambéry SMB HB | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 926 | 919 | +7 | 32 | |
| 7 | USAM Nîmes | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 882 | 910 | −28 | 32 | |
| 8 | Pays d'Aix UC | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 944 | 960 | −16 | 28 | |
| 9 | Saint-Raphaël VHB | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 988 | 1018 | −30 | 28 | |
| 10 | Dunkerque HGL | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 911 | 930 | −19 | 26 | |
| 11 | Cesson Rennes MHB | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 885 | 909 | −24 | 23 | |
| 12 | C' Chartres MHB | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 890 | 966 | −76 | 20 | |
| 13 | US Ivry | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 882 | 939 | −57 | 16 | |
| 14 | US Créteil | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 893 | 991 | −98 | 16 | |
| 15 | Saran Loiret Handball | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 855 | 954 | −99 | 15 | Relegation to LNH Division 2 |
| 16 | Dijon Métropole Handball | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 907 | 1038 | −131 | 10 | Relegation to LNH Division 2 |
* ↑ Pays d'Aix UC were deducted 2 points.

## Results

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

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Kamil Syprzak | Paris Saint-Germain | 220 |
| 2 | Tom Pelayo | Dunkerque HGL | 216 |
| 3 | Gabriel Loesch | Pays d'Aix UC | 191 |
| 4 | Chema Márquez | Saint-Raphaël VHB | 189 |
| 5 | Nemanja Ilić | Fenix Toulouse | 183 |
| 6 | Benjamin Richert | Chambéry SMB HB | 170 |
| 7 | Valero Rivera | HBC Nantes | 169 |
| 8 | Ian Tarrafeta | Pays d'Aix UC | 165 |
| 9 | Elohim Prandi | Paris Saint-Germain | 160 |
| 10 | Mario López Álvarez | US Créteil | 159 |