# 2012–13 LNH Division 1

2012–13 Ligue Nationale de Handball Division 1 season is the 61st since its establishment. Montpellier were the defending champions, having won their title the previous season.

## Teams

| Club | Arena | Capacity |
| Aix | Val de l'Arc | 2 000 |
| Billère | Palais des Sports | 3 391 |
| Cesson-Rennes | Palais des Sports de la Valette | 1 400 |
| Chambéry | Le Phare | 4 500 |
| Créteil | Palais des Sports Robert Oubron | 2 500 |
| Dunkerque | Salle Dewerdt | 2 500 |
| Ivry | Gymnase Auguste Delaune | 1 500 |
| Montpellier | Arena Montpellier | 8 500 |
| Nantes | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu | 5 500 |
| Paris | Stade Pierre de Coubertin | 4 016 |
| Saint-Raphaël | Palais des Sports Intercommunal | 2 000 |
| Sélestat | CSI Séléstat | 2 200 |
| Toulouse | Palais des Sports André Brouat | 3 751 |
| Tremblay | Palais des sports de Tremblay-en-France | 1 200 |

## Regular season
### Standings

| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | Dff | Pts |
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 870 | 699 | 171 | 49 |
| 2 | US Dunkerque | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 744 | 672 | 72 | 39 |
| 3 | Montpellier Agglomération Handball | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 857 | 759 | 98 | 38 |
| 4 | Chambéry Savoie Handball | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 752 | 723 | 29 | 34 |
| 5 | HBC Nantes | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 732 | 665 | 67 | 34 |
| 6 | Saint-Raphaël VHB | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 746 | 745 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Cesson Rennes MHB | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 686 | 710 | -24 | 26 |
| 8 | Sélestat Alsace HB | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 740 | 774 | -34 | 21 |
| 9 | Pays d'Aix UC | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 767 | 784 | -17 | 21 |
| 10 | US Ivry | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 657 | 700 | -43 | 21 |
| 11 | Fenix Toulouse Handball | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 759 | 787 | -28 | 20 |
| 12 | Tremblay-en-France Handball | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 714 | 717 | -3 | 18 |
| 13 | US Créteil | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 711 | 763 | -52 | 16 |
| 14 | Billère Handball | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 608 | 845 | -237 | 0 |
* source:handnews.fr
* Champions League
* EHF Cup
* Relegated

### Results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.
| Club | AIX | BIL | CES | CSH | CRE | DUN | IVRY | MON | NAN | PSG | SRV | SEL | TOU | TRE |
| Aix-en-Provence | | 37–29 | 36–23 | 30–36 | 27–27 | 23–31 | 32–24 | 27–27 | 28–28 | 27–31 | 27–29 | | | 38–34 |
| Billère | 21–30 | | 26–27 | 28–34 | 24–26 | 24–32 | 24–29 | 24–50 | 20–29 | 18–26 | | 24–38 | 28–32 | 24–32 |
| Cesson-Rennes | 26–27 | 35–22 | | 23–31 | 25–18 | 27–28 | 20–20 | 28–37 | 27–25 | 27–32 | | 28–24 | | 28–25 |
| Chambéry | 32–30 | 27–22 | 29–30 | | | 31–27 | 24–23 | | 30–30 | 24–28 | 28–26 | 35–35 | 34–24 | 28–28 |
| Créteil | | 34–26 | 25–31 | 29–29 | | 29–30 | 20–23 | 33–35 | 24–28 | 28–35 | 30–31 | 25–28 | 36–28 | 26–24 |
| Dunkerque | 27–26 | 37–22 | 28–24 | | 27–22 | | 38–22 | 28–29 | 28–25 | 30–36 | 31–28 | 24–23 | 26–26 | |
| Ivry | 30–28 | | 25–26 | 30–21 | 27–24 | 22–22 | | 28–32 | | 22–34 | 29–29 | 26–25 | 33–31 | 25–26 |
| Montpellier | 36–32 | 38–28 | 35–30 | 33–22 | 32–33 | 26–26 | 33–29 | | | 25–25 | 29–26 | 35–29 | 41–31 | 40–30 |
| Nantes | 34–17 | 29–17 | | 29–32 | 29–32 | 26–28 | 27–22 | 29–33 | | 26–24 | 24–24 | 33–23 | 31–26 | 23–22 |
| Paris | 39–33 | | 34–23 | 36–29 | 30–28 | 30–25 | 27–22 | 38–24 | 31–29 | | 33–28 | 42–27 | 43–29 | |
| Saint-Raphaël | 30–32 | 31–25 | 28–30 | 30–28 | 32–26 | | 27–24 | 28–26 | 24–31 | 29–35 | | 38–26 | 32–31 | |
| Sélestat | 36–30 | 32–23 | 23–23 | 25–30 | | 25–27 | | 30–30 | 24–29 | 29–45 | 29–32 | | 28–35 | 28–26 |
| Toulouse | 34–34 | 28–27 | 29–26 | 25–29 | 34–31 | 32–37 | 31–22 | 34–29 | 23–26 | | 26–22 | 31–32 | | 27–27 |
| Tremblay-en-France | 33–28 | 29–20 | 26–18 | 20–23 | 22–25 | 28–25 | 20–22 | | 24–25 | 26–27 | 36–23 | 28–29 | 28–25 | |

## Statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Valero Rivera | HBC Nantes | 158 |
| 2 | Matthieu Drouhin | Tremblay-en-France | 157 |
| 3 | Hugo Descat | US Créteil | 139 |
| 4 | Raphaël Caucheteux | Saint Raphaël | 125 |
| 5 | Jorge Maqueda | HBC Nantes | 120 |
| 6 | Jérôme Fernandez | Fenix Toulouse Handball | 119 |
| 7 | Nikola Karabatić | Aix-en-Provence | 118 |
| 8 | Edin Bašić | Chambéry Savoie Handball | 115 |
| 9 | Paweł Podsiadło | Sélestat Alsace Handball | 112 |
| 9 | Quentin Minel | US Créteil | 112 |

### Top goalkeepers

| Rank | Name | Club | Saves/Shoots | Percentage |
| 1 | Vincent Gérard | US Dunkerque | 282 / 757 | 37.25% |
| 2 | Mickaël Robin | Montpellier Agglomération Handball | 269 / 770 | 34.94% |
| 3 | Slaviša Đukanović | Saint Raphaël | 257 / 688 | 37.35% |
| 4 | Robin Cappelle | Aix-en-Provence | 253 / 797 | 31.74% |
| 5 | Cyril Dumoulin | Chambéry Savoie Handball | 240 / 646 | 37.15% |
| 6 | José Manuel Sierra | PSG Handball | 233 / 625 | 37.28% |
| 7 | Yann Genty | Cesson Rennes MHB | 208 / 573 | 36.30% |
| 8 | László Fülöp | Sélestat Alsace Handball | 196 / 586 | 33.45% |
| 9 | François-Xavier Chapon | US Ivry | 179 / 554 | 32.31% |
| 10 | Arnaud Siffert | HBC Nantes | 170 / 512 | 33.20% |