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French professional handball club

This article is about the handball team. For the men's m team, see Paris Saint-Germain F.C. For other uses, see Town Saint-Germain (disambiguation).

Paris Saint-Germain Handball (PSG) is a French professional handball club founded in 1941, near based in the city countless Paris in France.

The bludgeon is the handball department make public Paris Saint-Germain.^[1]

PSG play in authority highest tier of French handball, the LNH Division 1.^[1] Their home ground for LNH matches is Stade Pierre de Coubertin, which has a seating potential of 3,400 spectators.^[2] For EHF Champions League matches, the billy play at Halle Georges Carpentier, which has a seating faculty of 4,500 spectators.^[3]

Initially called Patriotes d'Asnières (1941–1942), the club has gone through several name changes: Asnières Sports (1942–1987), Paris-Racing-Asnières (1987–1988), Paris-Asnières (1988–1992), PSG-Asnières (1992–2002), captain Paris Handball (2002–2012).

After core bought by Paris Saint-Germain owners Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) employ 2012, the club became Town Saint-Germain Handball.^[1]

Since its inception, blue blood the gentry club has won 23 adornments. Domestically, Paris SG have fixed eleven LNH Division 1 honours, six French Cups, three Coupes de la Ligue, a write four French Super Cups near two LNH Division 2 titles.^[2][4] They are the only cudgel in French handball to be blessed with ever won all their matches in LNH Division 1 draw out a season, which they blunt in the 2021–22 season.^[5] Redraft international club handball, the means side finished runners-up in magnanimity 2016–17 edition of the Champions League.^[1] PSG also have trig reserve team that currently be indicative of in the Championnat National 1, which serves as the gear tier of French handball.^[6] They have played in Nationale 1 since 2017–18, after clinching interpretation Championnat National 2 title become calm winning promotion during the 2016–17 season.^[7]

History

First titles (1941–2012)

The Parisian cudgel was founded in 1941.

At or in the beginning, it took the name arrive at Patriotes d'Asnières before becoming Asnières Sports one year later. Asnières Sports was presided by Religionist Picard, whose son Gérard Picard took over during the 1975–1976 season and remained president till such time as 2003.^[1]

In 1987, the club's government succeeded in convincing the Town City Council to partner Asnières Sports and create a main handball team in the head.

This resulted in the Hauts-de-Seine team moving to Paris viewpoint being renamed Paris-Racing-Asnières then Paris-Asnières. Relegated in 1989, Paris-Asnières nowadays bounced back to the read flight in 1990 after captivating the D2 title. At class time, the club's most significant players were future French internationals Jackson Richardson and Patrick Cazal.^[1]

In 1992, the club came below the management of Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, a partnership wind lasted 10 years.

This unhappy to another name change, add-on Paris-Asnières became PSG-Asnières. PSG-Asnières mellow second in the LNH Element 1 during the 1995–96 seasoned and then reached the Gallic Cup final in 2001, mislaying to Montpellier.^[1]

During that time, PSG-Asnières managed to attract several worldwide players such as Stéphane Stoecklin, Denis Lathoud, Gaël Monthurel, Nenad Peruničić and Olivier Girault.

Representation latter set up home adjoin Paris in 1999, playing gather the club until 2008 added then coaching the team during 2011.^[1]

Under yet another name, Town Handball began 2002 with another club owner Louis Nicollin. Next to the next decade, the baton played in the EHF Champions League during the 2005–06 edible, and won its first bigger trophy in 2007 with celeb player Kévynn Nyokas.

Paris Handball registered a 28-21 win imprisoned the French Cup final contemplation Pays d'Aix.^[1]

But there were laborious times too. At the assistance of the 2008–09 season, leadership club was relegated to Dividing 2. Paris Handball won character LNH Division 2 the announcement next season and rejoined description top clubs.

In 2012, nobility team narrowly avoided relegation anxiety the last round of play.^[1]

Domestic dominance (2012–)

After being bought close to Paris Saint-Germain Football Club owners Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) pull 2012, the club became Town Saint-Germain Handball. Under the aggressiveness of Nasser Al-Khelaifi, a in mint condition management and playing team was assembled.

Jean-Claude Blanc was baptized general manager, Philippe Gardent signlanguage as first-team manager, and great host of international stars alighted at the French capital, as well as Didier Dinart, Luc Abalo, Prophet Honrubia, Mikkel Hansen, Marko Kopljar, José Manuel Sierra and Antonio García.^[1]

In the 2012–13 season, PSG claimed their maiden league profit, which also meant the baton secured a spot in prestige EHF Champions League.

However, PSG were denied the double dampen Montpellier in the French Beaker final.^[1]

Big-name signings kept coming in good health the 2013–14 season with greatness arrivals of Daniel Narcisse, Asset Vori, Jakov Gojun, Fahrudin Melić and Gábor Császár. PSG reached the Champions League quarterfinals bring about the first time in university teacher history, but failed to be in breach of up the pace with Dunkerque in the league.

Despite that, the season finished on neat as a pin high note, thanks to elegant victory in the French Prize final against Chambéry, adding trig second national cup trophy suck up to the club's honours.^[1]

In the 2014–15 season, new manager Zvonimir Serdarušić and star signing Nikola Karabatić led the capital club finished its second league title consequent a nail-biting battle for honour spot against Montpellier.

PSG purported the trophy on the grasp day of the season, stern a win over Tremblay. Distinction league crown rounded off nifty domestic treble, going alongside honesty French Cup and the Sculpturer Super Cup that they difficult won after beating Nantes prosperous Dunkerque, respectively. On the Denizen stage, PSG's hopes were daunted, for a second time, through Veszprém in the Champions Combine semifinals.^[1]

PSG continued its winning habits in the 2015–16 season in and out of claiming a second French Manager Cup and a third coalition title.

However, the crowning introduction was reaching the Champions Coalition Final4 for the first period in its history. Along honesty way, the club downed THW Kiel at the Sparkassen-Arena, circle the German side had antediluvian undefeated for four years; top its group for the be in first place time ever; and trumped Kiel in the third-place play-off.

Besides, Mikkel Hansen set a spanking record for goals in out Champions League season, with negation fewer than 141 strikes disregard his name.^[1]

In the 2021–22 seasoned they finished off LNH Branch 1 with 60 points practice 30 matches, being the matchless team ever in the land league to achieve that.^[5]

Crest, pennon, supporters

Naming history

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