LNH Division 2 explained

LNH Division 2
Sport:Handball
Founded:1952 (as Nationale 2)
Teams:16
Country:France
Champions:Sélestat Alsace Handball
Level:Level 2
Promotion:Starligue
Website:http://www.lnh.fr/
Current Season:2023–24 LNH Division 2

LNH Division 2, doing business as Proligue, is a professional handball league, and the second level of the French men's handball pyramid. It is organized by the Ligue Nationale de Handball, under delegation from the French Handball Federation. Founded in 1952, it is currently contested by 14 teams.
It was administered by the French federation until 2016, when the LNH took over and rebranded it as Proligue to match the name of its top tier, the Starligue.[1]

Current season

2022–23 Teams

TeamLocationArenaCapacityRank 21-22
Grand Besançon DHBBesançonPalais des sports Ghani-Yalouz3,28012th
Billère HandballBillèreSporting d'Este1,5009th
Bordeaux Bruges LormontBrugesSalle Jean Gaudet500 1st (D3)
Caen HandballCaenPalais des sports de Caen2,950 10th
JS CherbourgCherbourgComplexe sportif de Chantereyne2,6002nd
Dijon Métropole HBDijonPalais des sports Jean-Michel-Geoffroy2,0006th
Frontignan HandballFrontignanSalle Henri FerrariSalle Henri Ferrari500 2nd (D3)
Massy Essonne HandballMassyCentre Pierre-de-Coubertin8008th
Nancy HandballNancyParc des sports de Vandœuvre Nations1,150 16th (D1)
Pontault-Combault HandballPontault-CombaultEspace Roger Boisramé1,3003rd
Saran Loiret HandballSaranHalle Jacques Mazzuca950 15th (D1)
Sarrebourg Moselle-Sud HBSarrebourgCentre sportif Pierre-de-Coubertin1,00011th
Strasbourg Eurométropole HBStrasbourgGymnase des Malteries1,20013th
Tremblay HandballTremblay-en-FrancePalais des sports de Tremblay1,0207th
Valence HandballValencePalais des sports Pierre-Mendès-France1,50015th
Villeurbanne HBAVilleurbanneSalle des Gratte-Ciel2,00014th

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La ProD2 intègre la LNH et devient la Proligue . . 14 June 2016 . lnh.fr . Ligue Nationale de Handball . 23 March 2021.