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2021–22 LNH Division 1

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LNH Division 1
Season2021–22
Dates10 September 2021 – 8 June 2022
ChampionParis Saint-Germain
9th title
RelegatedSaran Loiret
Grand Nancy Métropole
Champions LeagueParis Saint-Germain
HBC Nantes
European LeaguePays d'Aix UC
Montpellier
Chambéry
Matches played240
Top goalscorerDragan Gajić
(228 goals)

The 2021–22 LNH Division 1 (known as the Liqui Moly StarLigue for sponsorship reasons) was the 70th season of the LNH Division 1, French premier handball league and the 45th season consisting of only one league. It ram from 10 September 2021 to 8 June 2022.[1]

Paris Saint-Germain won their ninth title.[2]

Teams

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Team changes

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Promoted from
2020–21 LNH Division 2
Relegated from
2020–21 LNH Division 1
Saran
Nancy
Ivry
Tremblay

Arenas and locations

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The following 16 clubs compete in the LNH Division 1 during the 2021–22 season:

Team Location Arena Capacity
Aix Aix-en-Provence Arena du Pays d'Aix 6,004
Cesson-Rennes Cesson-Sévigné Glaz Arena 4,500
Chartres Chartres Halle Jean-Cochet 1,200
Chambéry Chambéry Le Phare 4,423
Créteil Créteil Palais des Sports Robert Oubron 2,398
Dunkerque Dunkerque Stade des Flandres 2,400
Istres Istres Halle polyvalente 1,600
Limoges Limoges Salle Henri-Normand 1,168
Montpellier Montpellier Sud de France Arena
Palais des sports René-Bougnol
9,000
2,870
Nancy Nancy Parc des sports de Vandœuvre Nations 1,150
Nantes Nantes Palais des Sports 5,902
Nîmes Nîmes Le Parnasse 4,191
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Stade Pierre de Coubertin 4,016
Saint-Raphaël Saint-Raphaël Palais des sports J-F Krakowski 2,000
Saran Saran Halle du Bois Joly 950
Toulouse Toulouse Palais des Sports André-Brouat 3,850

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain (C) 30 30 0 0 1103 871 +232 60 Qualification for Champions League group phase
2 Nantes 30 24 1 5 965 818 +147 49
3 Aix 30 21 2 7 900 840 +60 44 Qualification for European League group phase
4 Montpellier 30 20 1 9 935 859 +76 41 Qualification for European League second qualifying round
5 Chambéry 30 19 1 10 909 855 +54 39 Qualification for European League first qualifying round
6 Nîmes 30 16 4 10 903 880 +23 36
7 Toulouse 30 14 4 12 875 891 −16 32
8 Saint-Raphaël 30 14 3 13 910 910 0 31
9 Cesson-Rennes 30 12 3 15 817 856 −39 27
10 Chartres 30 10 2 18 889 947 −58 22
11 Créteil 30 9 3 18 893 932 −39 21
12 Dunkerque 30 10 0 20 911 936 −25 20
13 Limoges 30 8 2 20 900 942 −42 18
14 Istres 30 6 5 19 919 960 −41 17
15 Saran (R) 30 6 0 24 793 905 −112 12 Relegated to LNH Division 2
16 Nancy (R) 30 5 1 24 832 941 −109 11
Source: LNH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[3] Shots %
1 Slovenia Dragan Gajić Limoges 228 296 77
2 Egypt Mohammad Sanad Nîmes 224 313 72
3 France Raphaël Caucheteux Saint-Raphaël 202 263 77
4 France Matthieu Ong Aix 178 227 78
5 Spain Valero Rivera Folch Nantes 174 231 75
6 France Théo Avelange Demouge Dunkerque 168 220 76
7 Serbia Nemanja Ilić Toulouse 168 223 75
8 France Robin Molinié Cesson-Rennes 164 267 61
9 Serbia Vanja Ilić Chartres 155 214 72
10 France Valentin Aman Créteil 151 190 79

Awards

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The awards were announced on 10 June 2022.[4]

Position Player Club
Most valuable player Netherlands Luc Steins Paris Saint-Germain
Best young Spain Ian Tarrafeta Aix
Best coach Serbia Danijel Anđelković Toulouse

All-star team

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The all-star team was announced on 10 June 2022.[4]

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Switzerland Nikola Portner Chambéry
Left wing Iceland Kristján Örn Kristjánsson Aix
Left back France Robin Molinié Cesson-Rennes
Centre back Netherlands Luc Steins Paris Saint-Germain
Pivot Poland Kamil Syprzak Paris Saint-Germain
Right back France Matthieu Ong Aix
Right wing Egypt Mohammad Sanad Nîmes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Liqui Moly StarLigue Calendrier & résultats 2021/22". lnh.fr. 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Le PSG toujours invincible en Liqui Moly Starligue, Aix s'impose". lequipe.fr. 1 June 2022.
  3. ^ Liqui Moly StarLigue Statistiques Top joueurs 2021/22
  4. ^ a b "Steins et Andjelkovic, joueur et entraîneur de l'année ! - LE PALMARES COMPLET SAISON 2021 - 2022, TROPHEES LM STARLIGUE". handzone.net (in French). 10 June 2022.
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