# 2021–22 LNH Division 1

The 2021–22 LNH Division 1 (known as the Liqui Moly StarLigue for sponsorship reasons) was the 70th season of the LNH Division 1, French premier handball league and the 45th season consisting of only one league. It ram from 10 September 2021 to 8 June 2022.
Paris Saint-Germain won their ninth title.

## Teams
### Team changes

| Promoted from 2020–21 LNH Division 2 | Relegated from 2020–21 LNH Division 1 |
| Saran Nancy | Ivry Tremblay |

### Arenas and locations

The following 16 clubs compete in the LNH Division 1 during the 2021–22 season:
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| Aix | Aix-en-Provence | Arena du Pays d'Aix | 6,004 |
| Cesson-Rennes | Cesson-Sévigné | Glaz Arena | 4,500 |
| Chartres | Chartres | Halle Jean-Cochet | 1,200 |
| Chambéry | Chambéry | Le Phare | 4,423 |
| Créteil | Créteil | Palais des Sports Robert Oubron | 2,398 |
| Dunkerque | Dunkerque | Stade des Flandres | 2,400 |
| Istres | Istres | Halle polyvalente | 1,600 |
| Limoges | Limoges | Salle Henri-Normand | 1,168 |
| Montpellier | Montpellier | Sud de France Arena Palais des sports René-Bougnol | 9,000 2,870 |
| Nancy | Nancy | Parc des sports de Vandœuvre Nations | 1,150 |
| Nantes | Nantes | Palais des Sports | 5,902 |
| Nîmes | Nîmes | Le Parnasse | 4,191 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Paris | Stade Pierre de Coubertin | 4,016 |
| Saint-Raphaël | Saint-Raphaël | Palais des sports J-F Krakowski | 2,000 |
| Saran | Saran | Halle du Bois Joly | 950 |
| Toulouse | Toulouse | Palais des Sports André-Brouat | 3,850 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain (C) | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1103 | 871 | +232 | 60 | Qualification for Champions League group phase |
| 2 | Nantes | 30 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 965 | 818 | +147 | 49 | Qualification for Champions League group phase |
| 3 | Aix | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 900 | 840 | +60 | 44 | Qualification for European League group phase |
| 4 | Montpellier | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 935 | 859 | +76 | 41 | Qualification for European League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Chambéry | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 909 | 855 | +54 | 39 | Qualification for European League first qualifying round |
| 6 | Nîmes | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 903 | 880 | +23 | 36 | |
| 7 | Toulouse | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 875 | 891 | −16 | 32 | |
| 8 | Saint-Raphaël | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 910 | 910 | 0 | 31 | |
| 9 | Cesson-Rennes | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 817 | 856 | −39 | 27 | |
| 10 | Chartres | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 889 | 947 | −58 | 22 | |
| 11 | Créteil | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 893 | 932 | −39 | 21 | |
| 12 | Dunkerque | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 911 | 936 | −25 | 20 | |
| 13 | Limoges | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 900 | 942 | −42 | 18 | |
| 14 | Istres | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 919 | 960 | −41 | 17 | |
| 15 | Saran (R) | 30 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 793 | 905 | −112 | 12 | Relegated to LNH Division 2 |
| 16 | Nancy (R) | 30 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 832 | 941 | −109 | 11 | Relegated to LNH Division 2 |

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Shots | % |
| 1 | Dragan Gajić | Limoges | 228 | 296 | 77 |
| 2 | Mohammad Sanad | Nîmes | 224 | 313 | 72 |
| 3 | Raphaël Caucheteux | Saint-Raphaël | 202 | 263 | 77 |
| 4 | Matthieu Ong | Aix | 178 | 227 | 78 |
| 5 | Valero Rivera Folch | Nantes | 174 | 231 | 75 |
| 6 | Théo Avelange Demouge | Dunkerque | 168 | 220 | 76 |
| 7 | Nemanja Ilić | Toulouse | 168 | 223 | 75 |
| 8 | Robin Molinié | Cesson-Rennes | 164 | 267 | 61 |
| 9 | Vanja Ilić | Chartres | 155 | 214 | 72 |
| 10 | Valentin Aman | Créteil | 151 | 190 | 79 |

### Awards

The awards were announced on 10 June 2022.
| Position | Player | Club |
| Most valuable player | Luc Steins | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Best young | Ian Tarrafeta | Aix |
| Best coach | Danijel Anđelković | Toulouse |

### All-star team

The all-star team was announced on 10 June 2022.
| Position | Player | Club |
| Goalkeeper | Nikola Portner | Chambéry |
| Left wing | Kristján Örn Kristjánsson | Aix |
| Left back | Robin Molinié | Cesson-Rennes |
| Centre back | Luc Steins | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Pivot | Kamil Syprzak | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Right back | Matthieu Ong | Aix |
| Right wing | Mohammad Sanad | Nîmes |