# 2014–15 LNH Division 1

The 2014–15 LNH Division 1 is the 63rd season of the LNH Division 1, France's premier Handball league.

## Team information

The following 14 clubs compete in the LNH Division 1 during the 2014–15 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 |
| Istres | Istres | Halle Polyvalente | 2,000 |
| 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 |
| Sélestat | Sélestat | CSI Sélestat Rhénus Sport | 2,300 5,500 |
| Fenix Toulouse | Toulouse | Palais des Sports André Brouat | 4,200 |
| Tremblay | Tremblay-en-France | Palais des sports | 1,100 |

### Personnel and kits

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2014–15 LNH Division 1, with their president, head coach, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.
| Team | President | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Aix | Christian Salomez | Zvonimir Serdarušić | Kempa | GTM Sud, Saigi |
| Cesson-Rennes | Stéphane Clémenceau | Yérime Sylla | Kempa | — |
| Chambéry | Alain Poncet | Mario Cavalli Jackson Richardson (interim) Ivica Obrvan | hummel | Excoffier, EDF |
| US Créteil | Jean-Luc Druais | Benjamin Pavoni Christophe Mazel | Kappa | Suez Sita |
| Dunkerque | Jean Pierre Vandaele | Patrick Cazal | hummel | Dillinger |
| Istres | Louis Morales | Gilles Derot | Kempa | ville'd Istres |
| Montpellier | Rémy Lévy | Patrice Canayer | ASICS | Montpellier Agglomération |
| Nantes | Gaël Pelletier | Thierry Anti | hummel | SOGEA Atlantique |
| USAM Nîmes | David Tebib | Jérôme Chauvet Franck Maurice | Kappa | piscineprivee, Nîmes |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Nasser Al-Khelaifi | Philippe Gardent | Nike | gfi |
| Saint Raphaël | Jean-François Krakowski | Joël Da Silva | hummel | Pizzorno |
| Sélestat | Vincent Mompert | Jean-Luc Le Gall Christian Gaudin | hummel | Reproland, Galva-Hilo |
| Fenix Toulouse | Philippe Dallard | Antonio García | hummel | E.Leclerc |
| Tremblay | Pascal Papillon | David Christmann | hummel | Veolia |

## League table

| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain (C) (F) | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 842 | 661 | 181 | 45 | Qualification to EHF Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Montpellier AHB | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 801 | 683 | 118 | 44 | Qualification to EHF Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Saint-Raphaël VHB | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 775 | 754 | 21 | 34 | Qualification to EHF Cup round 2 |
| 4 | Chambéry SH | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 703 | 682 | 21 | 33 | Qualification to EHF Cup round 2 |
| 5 | Dunkerque HGL | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 661 | 639 | 22 | 32 | - |
| 6 | HBC Nantes | 26 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 737 | 713 | 24 | 31 | Qualification to EHF Cup round 2 |
| 7 | Cesson Rennes MHB | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 651 | 674 | -23 | 24 | - |
| 8 | USAM Nîmes | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 738 | 744 | -6 | 23 | - |
| 9 | US Créteil Handball | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 724 | 751 | -27 | 21 | - |
| 10 | Fenix Toulouse Handball | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 749 | 753 | -4 | 20 | - |
| 11 | Tremblay-en-France Handball | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 703 | 748 | -45 | 20 | - |
| 12 | Pays d'Aix UC | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 737 | 777 | -40 | 19 | - |
| 13 | Sélestat Alsace HB | 26 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 688 | 795 | -107 | 10 | Relegation to the 2015–16 LNH Division 2 |
| 14 | Istres Provence Handball | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 691 | 826 | -135 | 8 | Relegation to the 2015–16 LNH Division 2 |
Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points. (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

### Schedule and results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.
| | Aix | CessR | Cha | Cré | Dunk | Istr | Mon | Nan | Nîm | PSG | St-R | Sél | Tou | Tre |
| Aix | | 32–29 | 26–31 | 29–26 | 20–27 | 30–31 | 22–33 | 31–36 | 28–34 | 29–30 | 29–35 | 33–27 | 27–27 | 33–28 |
| Cesson Rennes | 24–24 | | 23–21 | 26–23 | 21–22 | 29–21 | 27–27 | 25–30 | 29–27 | 23–26 | 23–23 | 27–31 | 25–24 | 25–29 |
| Chambéry | 29–28 | 17–18 | | 28–26 | 25–24 | 22–22 | 29–27 | 25–24 | 28–21 | 33–32 | 29–26 | 30–24 | 33–24 | 29–30 |
| US Créteil | 31–29 | 25–26 | 35–31 | | 21–28 | 24–24 | 30–34 | 25–28 | 28–27 | 21–29 | 35–35 | 41–31 | 31–28 | 25–23 |
| Dunkerque | 31–23 | 21–22 | 17–21 | 27–26 | | 30–25 | 24–30 | 27–25 | 27–25 | 27–26 | 33–36 | 24–19 | 27–24 | 27–18 |
| Istres | 28–35 | 22–26 | 26–34 | 26–30 | 25–32 | | 26–32 | 29–32 | 27–35 | 24–28 | 32–33 | 33–27 | 28–31 | 26–30 |
| Montpellier | 35–28 | 36–27 | 32–22 | 30–24 | 28–21 | 38–26 | | 30–21 | 34–26 | 28–32 | 32–28 | 34–24 | 31–30 | 31–30 |
| Nantes | 33–25 | – | 29–30 | – | – | 33–24 | 27–27 | | – | 26–27 | 29–24 | 30–23 | – | – |
| USAM Nîmes | 24–28 | 25–25 | – | 27–27 | – | – | – | 33–31 | | 30–35 | – | 26–32 | 33–33 | 29–21 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 31–27 | 35–19 | – | – | – | – | 36–20 | 33–21 | – | | – | – | 34–31 | 35–26 |
| Saint-Raphaël | – | 31–29 | – | – | – | – | 27–34 | – | 37–34 | 32–31 | | 31–22 | 33–28 | 32–30 |
| Sélestat | 26–29 | 24–32 | 29–31 | – | 24–27 | 35–30 | – | – | – | 29–43 | – | | 22–26 | – |
| Toulouse | – | – | 26–23 | 40–26 | 33–25 | 29–30 | 28–34 | 25–25 | – | – | – | – | | 32–34 |
| Tremblay | 27–27 | 22–19 | – | 23–22 | 27–24 | – | – | 23–24 | – | – | 28–28 | 23–25 | – | |

## Number of teams by regions

| | Region | No. teams | Teams |
| 1 | Île-de-France | 3 | US Créteil, Paris Saint-Germain and Tremblay |
| 1 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 3 | Aix, Istres and Saint-Raphaël |
| 3 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 2 | Montpellier and USAM Nîmes |
| 4 | Alsace | 1 | Sélestat |
| 4 | Brittany | 1 | Cesson-Rennes |
| 4 | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | 1 | Dunkerque |
| 4 | Midi-Pyrénées | 1 | Toulouse |
| 4 | Pays de la Loire | 1 | Nantes |
| 4 | Rhône-Alpes | 1 | Chambéry |