# 2016–17 LNH Division 1

The 2016–17 LNH Division 1 is the 65th season of the LNH Division 1, French premier handball league and the 40th season consisting of only one league. It runs from 21 September 2016 to 8 June 2017.

## Team information

The following 14 clubs compete in the LNH Division 1 during the 2016–17 season:
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| Aix | Aix-en-Provence | Complexe sportif du Val de l'Arc | 1,650 |
| Cesson-Rennes | Rennes | Palais des sports de la Valette Le Liberté | 1,400 4,000 |
| Chambéry | Chambéry | Le Phare | 4,400 |
| US Créteil | Créteil | Palais des Sports Robert Oubron | 2,500 |
| Dunkerque | Dunkerque | Stade des Flandres | 2,400 |
| US Ivry | Ivry-sur-Seine | Gymnase Auguste-Delaune | 1,500 |
| Montpellier | Montpellier | Palais des sports René-Bougnol Park&Suites Arena | 3,000 8,000 |
| Nantes | Nantes | Palais des Sports Halle XXL de la Beaujoire | 5,000 9,000 |
| USAM Nîmes | Nîmes | Le Parnasse | 3,391 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Paris | Stade Pierre de Coubertin Halle Georges Carpentier | 3,402 4,300 |
| Saint Raphaël | Saint-Raphaël | Palais des sports J-F Krakowski | 2,000 |
| Saran | Saran | Halle du Bois Joly | 1,440 |
| Sélestat | Sélestat | CSI Sélestat Rhénus Sport | 2,300 5,500 |
| Fenix Toulouse | Toulouse | Palais des Sports André Brouat | 4,200 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 26 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 899 | 729 | +170 | 48 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | HBC Nantes | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 843 | 732 | +111 | 45 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Montpellier | 26 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 848 | 704 | +144 | 40 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Saint Raphaël | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 746 | 691 | +55 | 35 | Qualification to EHF Cup |
| 5 | Chambéry | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 727 | 702 | +25 | 26 | Qualification to EHF Cup |
| 6 | Dunkerque | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 699 | 711 | −12 | 26 | |
| 7 | Toulouse | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 749 | 779 | −30 | 25 | |
| 8 | Aix | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 761 | 769 | −8 | 22 | |
| 9 | Ivry | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 705 | 740 | −35 | 22 | |
| 10 | USAM Nîmes | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 703 | 733 | −30 | 22 | |
| 11 | Cesson-Rennes | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 681 | 748 | −67 | 16 | |
| 12 | Saran | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 745 | 845 | −100 | 16 | |
| 13 | Créteil | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 738 | 815 | −77 | 16 | Relegation to 2017–18 LNH Division 2 |
| 14 | Sélestat | 26 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 616 | 762 | −146 | 5 | Relegation to 2017–18 LNH Division 2 |

### Schedule and results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.
| | AIX | CES | CHA | CRÉ | DUN | IVR | MON | NAN | NIM | PSG | STR | SAR | SEL | TOU |
| Aix | | 34–25 | 25–32 | 32–22 | 31–35 | 28–30 | 22–31 | 33–38 | 32–27 | 28–30 | 29–29 | 27–30 | 33–28 | 38–35 |
| Cesson-Rennes | 31–34 | | 22–33 | 33–23 | 23–22 | 31–26 | 28–37 | 27–33 | 24–24 | 22–28 | 25–22 | 26–25 | 22–24 | 26–26 |
| Chambéry | 27–25 | 27–25 | | 29–30 | 29–20 | 29–25 | 32–34 | 33–30 | 17–22 | 26–33 | 28–23 | 26–28 | 36–23 | 30–29 |
| Créteil | 27–27 | 28–27 | 31–29 | | 31–34 | 29–29 | 24–32 | 26–32 | 25–29 | 28–29 | 31–37 | 35–36 | 30–24 | 27–29 |
| Dunkerque | 27–21 | 27–25 | 24–22 | 34–30 | | 31–20 | 26–31 | 26–34 | 23–23 | 27–37 | 27–23 | 27–29 | 29–21 | 24–24 |
| Ivry | 23–28 | 27–27 | 27–24 | 27–28 | 28–21 | | 30–29 | 29–30 | 33–23 | 21–31 | 21–28 | 35–31 | 27–22 | 32–28 |
| Montpellier | 36–32 | 35–28 | 29–25 | 35–27 | 38–26 | 32–27 | | 25–26 | 37–30 | 33–34 | 33–25 | 42–28 | 31–20 | 31–29 |
| Nantes | 34–28 | 29–25 | 30–27 | 35–29 | 27–23 | 30–30 | 30–33 | | 29–33 | 37–31 | 38–33 | 34–25 | 40–29 | 42–27 |
| Nîmes | 25–29 | 30–24 | 23–25 | 30–26 | 26–23 | 29–27 | 21–34 | 31–34 | | 33–36 | 26–28 | 25–28 | 31–20 | 22–27 |
| Paris | 34–32 | 41–28 | 31–25 | 39–32 | 36–29 | 40–26 | 31–25 | 37–38 | 37–23 | | 28–24 | 30–29 | 38–25 | 42–31 |
| Saint Raphaël | 31–29 | 29–29 | 30–25 | 39–28 | 26–21 | 27–21 | 27–26 | 23–21 | 29–25 | 29–32 | | 30–30 | 25–18 | 31–25 |
| Saran | 26–28 | 30–26 | 33–36 | 32–37 | 23–37 | 32–32 | 20–37 | 27–31 | 31–39 | 32–44 | 27–44 | | 28–28 | 28–29 |
| Sélestat | 28–29 | 19–21 | 20–27 | 26–27 | 24–26 | 24–25 | 27–34 | 19–27 | 22–25 | 19–32 | 24–28 | 30–27 | | 26–32 |
| Toulouse | 28–27 | 35–31 | 30–28 | 30–27 | 29–30 | 28–27 | 28–32 | 24–30 | 33–28 | 27–38 | 24–26 | 30–30 | 32–26 | |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Uwe Gensheimer | Paris Saint-Germain | 167 |
| 2 | Hugo Descat | Créteil | 158 |
| 3 | Morten Vium | Ivry | 152 |
| 4 | Raphaël Caucheteux | Saint Raphaël | 150 |
| 5 | David Balaguer | Nantes | 139 |
| 6 | Jure Dolenec | Montpellier | 132 |
| 7 | Fahrudin Melić | Chambéry | 130 |
| 7 | Nemanja Ilić | Toulouse | 130 |
| 9 | Snorri Stein Guðjónsson | Nîmes | 127 |
| 10 | Nicolas Claire | Nantes | 125 |

### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| Month | Player | Club |
| September | Jean-Jacques Acquevillo | Saran Loiret HB |
| October | Matthieu Drouhin | Saran Loiret HB |
| November | Nicolas Claire | HBC Nantes |
| December | Cyril Dumoulin | HBC Nantes |
| February | Jean-Loup Faustin | Montpellier Handball |
| March | Hugo Descat | US Créteil |
| April | Jure Dolenec | Montpellier Handball |
| May | David Balaguer | HBC Nantes |