Montpellier Handball


Montpellier Handball, formerly named Montpellier Agglomération Handball, is a professional handball club from Montpellier, France. Montpellier is the only French club to ever have won the EHF Champions League.

History

The team was founded as Cosmos Montpellier in 1982. In 1992 they were promoted to the top division. From 1994 they were coached by Patrice Canayer who guided them to 4 French championships.
In 2003 they became the first French team to win the EHF Champions League, when they beat Spanish Portland San Antonio in the final 19-27 away and 31-19 at home.
In September 2012 18 people with connections to Montpellier, including 9 players, were accused of match fixing during a match against Cesson. The accusion was that they had lost a match on purpose, in which their relatives had put money on the result worth upwards of 89,000 euros. As a result several players left the club, including Luka and Nikola Karabatić, Erlend Mamelund and Primož Prošt. Three years later Nikola Karabatić were found guilty and had to pay a fine of 10,000 euros.
After the 2023-24 season Patrice Canayer left the club after 30 years in charge. He was replaced by Érick Mathé, who had been the assistant for Canayer from 2015 to 2018.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

NamePeriod
Cosmos Montpellier1982–1987
Montpellier Paillade SC1987–1989
Montpellier Handball1989–2007
Montpellier Agglomération Handball2007–2015
Montpellier Handball2015–present

Kits

Accomplishments

  • LNH Division 1:
  • * Champions: 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
  • EHF Champions League:
  • * Champions: 2002–03, 2017–18
  • Coupe de France:
  • * Champions: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2024–25
  • Coupe de la Ligue:
  • * Champions: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16
  • Trophée des Champions:
  • * Champions: 2010, 2011, 2018
  • Championnat de France N1B
  • * First place: 1991–92
  • Championnat de France Nationale 2
  • * First place: 1988–89, 1999–00
  • Championnat de France Nationale 3
  • * First place: 1987–88
  • Double
  • '''Triple Crown'''

    European record

Team

Current squad

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Transfer History

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  • Former club members

Notable former players