Handball Cercle Nîmes
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| Full name | Handball Cercle Nîmes | ||
| Short name | HBC Nîmes | ||
| Founded | November 23, 1971 | ||
| Dissolved | March 8, 2016 | ||
| Arena | Le Parnasse, Nîmes | ||
| Capacity | 4191 | ||
| President | Bertrand Roux (FRA) | ||
| Head coach | Christophe Chagnard (FRA) | ||
| League | Division 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 4th | ||
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Handball Cercle Nimes was a French women's handball club from Nimes playing in the French Championship.[1] It was established in 1971 and dissolved in 2016.
Nimes' was one of the leading teams in the Challenge Cup, having won the competition in 2001 and 2009. Its major success in other EHF competitions was reaching the 2012 EHF Cup quarterfinals.[2] It reached the national cup's final in 1999, 2003 and 2011 and the League Cup's final in 2010, losing to ASPTT Metz, ES Besançon and Toulon Handball.
History
[edit]The club was founded by Dr. Remezy in 1971 and started in the regional leagues. In 1976 they reached the National II for the first time.
In 1982 they changed their name to HBC Juvenel Nîmes. In 1991 they were promoted to the second tier for the first time.
In the 1994-95 season they were promoted to the Division 1 for the first tume.
In the 2000-01 season they won the EHF Challenge Cup for the first time beating Croatian ŽRK Split in the final.
The club was dissolved on 8 March 2016 due to financial difficulties.[3][4]
Titles
[edit]- Challenge Cup
- 2001, 2009
Notable former players
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Camille Ayglon- Chloé Bulleux
- Blandine Dancette
- Joanne Dudziak
- Estelle Nze Minko
- Allison Pineau
Mouna Chebbah- Rafika Marzouk
Nina Jeriček
References
[edit]- ^ 2012-13 standings in scoresway.com
- ^ Profile in EHF's website
- ^ "LFH : Nîmes dépose le bilan". Handzone.net (in French). 8 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Handball féminin : le HBC Nîmes dépose le bilan et devrait disparaître". Midi libre. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
External links
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