# 2015–16 LNH Division 1

The 2015–16 LNH Division 1 was the 64th season of the LNH Division 1, the French premier handball league, and the 39th season consisting of only one league. It ran from 21 August 2015 to 4 June 2016.

## Team information

The following 14 clubs competed in the LNH Division 1 during the 2015–16 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 |
| Chartres MHB 28 | Morancez | Halle Jean Cochet | 1,200 |
| 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 |
| Fenix Toulouse | Toulouse | Palais des Sports André Brouat | 4,200 |
| Tremblay | Tremblay-en-France | Palais des sports | 1,100 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 883 | 739 | +144 | 46 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Saint Raphaël | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 749 | 713 | +36 | 36 | Qualification to EHF Cup third qualifying round |
| 3 | HBC Nantes | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 769 | 681 | +88 | 34 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Montpellier | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 758 | 721 | +37 | 33 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Chambéry | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 730 | 690 | +40 | 31 | Qualification to EHF Cup second qualifying round |
| 6 | Créteil | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 786 | 787 | −1 | 28 | Qualification to EHF Cup second qualifying round |
| 7 | Dunkerque | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 681 | 687 | −6 | 26 | |
| 8 | Cesson-Rennes | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 681 | 717 | −36 | 25 | |
| 9 | Toulouse | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 762 | 743 | +19 | 24 | |
| 10 | USAM Nîmes | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 767 | 779 | −12 | 22 | |
| 11 | Ivry | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 697 | 765 | −68 | 19 | |
| 12 | Aix | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 734 | 779 | −45 | 17 | |
| 13 | Chartres | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 674 | 784 | −110 | 12 | Relegation to 2016–17 LNH Division 2 |
| 14 | Tremblay | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 725 | 811 | −86 | 11 | Relegation to 2016–17 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 | CHR | CRÉ | DUN | IVR | MON | NAN | NIM | PSG | STR | TOU | TRE |
| Aix | | 28–19 | 26–30 | 37–24 | 33–37 | 27–27 | 24–30 | 26–30 | 34–34 | 33–28 | 25–35 | 28–38 | 30–30 | 27–26 |
| Cesson-Rennes | 23–23 | | 27–25 | 25–29 | 29–36 | 25–23 | 27–23 | 27–27 | 32–29 | 28–28 | 33–36 | 28–27 | 28–28 | 27–20 |
| Chambéry | 31–28 | 27–19 | | 34–24 | 31–27 | 22–19 | 28–20 | 25–35 | 34–29 | 29–25 | 25–30 | 31–24 | 28–27 | 31–32 |
| Chartres | 20–28 | 23–25 | 18–34 | | 28–28 | 25–26 | 30–25 | 27–33 | 27–29 | 24–21 | 20–32 | 22–24 | 24–23 | 25–31 |
| Créteil | 31–29 | 29–26 | 27–27 | 39–35 | | 31–26 | 30–36 | 27–24 | 25–26 | 31–31 | 34–32 | 26–30 | 31–31 | 30–24 |
| Dunkerque | 28–26 | 30–26 | 24–23 | 29–29 | 23–25 | | 23–23 | 30–26 | 22–28 | 34–27 | 29–32 | 25–27 | 26–24 | 30–25 |
| Ivry | 34–30 | 23–26 | 27–30 | 34–29 | 32–31 | 22–24 | | 25–30 | 23–40 | 35–36 | 27–33 | 30–30 | 33–29 | 29–24 |
| Montpellier | 37–30 | 36–29 | 27–27 | 31–25 | 33–30 | 29–29 | 31–23 | | 0–20 | 30–27 | 32–31 | 27–28 | 32–34 | 37–33 |
| Nantes | 29–28 | 25–17 | 33–25 | 38–31 | 40–29 | 27–25 | 35–25 | 29–22 | | 33–28 | 17–24 | 23–27 | 26–26 | 32–26 |
| Nîmes | 37–26 | 22–24 | 30–27 | 34–27 | 30–30 | 23–25 | 28–28 | 33–29 | 29–26 | | 28–34 | 28–36 | 32–28 | 33–30 |
| Paris | 31–32 | 38–31 | 35–27 | 33–25 | 34–27 | 34–24 | 32–22 | 30–26 | 34–33 | 36–32 | | 34–27 | 37–30 | 43–39 |
| Saint Raphaël | 25–25 | 27–27 | 24–24 | 29–25 | 32–29 | 29–28 | 31–23 | 25–34 | 28–25 | 35–33 | 29–32 | | 28–29 | 26–21 |
| Toulouse | 33–23 | 31–26 | 28–27 | 29–22 | 30–31 | 27–28 | 31–21 | 29–30 | 33–29 | 33–27 | 33–38 | 26–28 | | 34–31 |
| Tremblay | 32–28 | 24–27 | 25–28 | 33–36 | 35–35 | 25–24 | 23–24 | 22–30 | 27–34 | 28–37 | 32–43 | 30–35 | 27–26 | |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mikkel Hansen | Paris Saint-Germain | 228 |
| 2 | Valero Rivera | Nantes | 184 |
| 3 | Nemanja Ilić | Toulouse | 155 |
| 4 | Raphaël Caucheteux | Saint Raphaël | 149 |
| 5 | Snorri Stein Guðjónsson | Nîmes | 136 |
| 6 | Dragan Gajić | Montpellier | 130 |
| 7 | Nedim Remili | Créteil | 128 |
| 8 | Arnaud Bingo | Tremblay-en-France | 127 |
| 9 | Vasko Ševaljević | Toulouse | 126 |
| 10 | Timothey N’Guessan | Chambéry | 124 |

### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| Month | Player | Club |
| September | Jure Dolenec | Montpellier Handball |
| October | Vincent Gérard | Montpellier Handball |
| November | Matías Schulz | HBC Nantes |
| December | Nedim Remili | US Créteil |
| February | Grégoire Detrez | Chambéry SH |
| March | Valero Rivera | HBC Nantes |
| April | Kevin Bonnefoi | Cesson Rennes |

## Number of teams by regions

| | Region | No. teams | Teams |
| 1 | Île-de-France | 4 | Créteil, Ivry, Paris and Tremblay |
| 2 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 2 | Montpellier and Nîmes |
| 2 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 | Aix and Saint-Raphaël |
| 4 | Brittany | 1 | Cesson-Rennes |
| 4 | Centre | 1 | Chartres |
| 4 | Midi-Pyrénées | 1 | Toulouse |
| 4 | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | 1 | Dunkerque |
| 4 | Pays de la Loire | 1 | Nantes |
| 4 | Rhône-Alpes | 1 | Chambéry |