Brest Bretagne Handball

Brest Bretagne Handball
Full nameBrest Bretagne Handball
Nickname(s)Les Rebelles
Short nameBBH
Founded2004
ArenaBrest Arena, Brest, Brittany, France
Capacity4,077
PresidentGérard and Denis Le Saint
Head coachRaphaëlle Tervel
LeagueLigue Butagaz Énergie
2023–242nd
Club colours     
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Home
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Away
Website
Official site

Brest Bretagne Handball, also knows as BBH, is a French professional handball club from Brest, Brittany. This team currently competes in the French Women's Handball First League from 2016 and the 2021–22 Women's EHF Champions League.

In the 2020–2021 EHF Champions League, the club reached the EHF Final 4 tournament for the first time in the club's history. They won an historic semifinal, against the three-time defending champions and five-time winners from Győri Audi ETO KC.[1] In the final, they were defeated by Norwegian Vipers Kristiansand, who also claimed their first title.[2]

Location of Brest Bretagne Handball
Brest
Brest
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Location of Brest Bretagne Handball

Crest, colours, supporters

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Naming history

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Name Period
HBF Arvor 29 2004–2009
Arvor 29 - Pays de Brest 2009–2012
Brest Penn Ar Bed 2012–2014
Brest Bretagne Handball 2014–present

Kits

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Results

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European record

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2024–25 EHF Champions League Group B Denmark Team Esbjerg 33–32 27–36 4th place
Montenegro ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 23–23 35–22
Germany HB Ludwigsburg 26–28 33–26
Norway Vipers Kristiansand 30–27 10–0
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 34–35 27–28
Romania CS Rapid București 33–21 34–31
Denmark Odense Håndbold 36–38 33–36
Playoffs Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2024-25 season
Squad information
No. Nat. Player Position Date of birth In Contract until Previous club
2 France Méline Nocandy Centre Back 25 February 1998 2024 2026 France Paris 92
8 France Clarisse Mairot Left Back 27 January 2001 2024 2026 France ESBF Besançon
10 France Coralie Lassource Left Wing 1 September 1992 2019 2026 Hungary Érd HC
11 France Oriane Ondono Line Player 14 April 1996 2024 2027 France Neptunes de Nantes
12 France Floriane André Goalkeeper 30 May 2000 2024 2027 France Neptunes de Nantes
13 Russia Anna Vyakhireva Right Back 13 March 1995 2024 2026 Norway Vipers Kristiansand
14 Norway Kristina Novak Right Back 29 August 2000 2024 2026 Norway Sola HK
15 France Juliette Faure Center Back 23 October 1999 2023 2027 France ESBF Besançon
21 France Laura Kanor Left Wing 16 June 1997 2024 2026 Romania CS Rapid București
22 France Pauletta Foppa Line Player 22 December 2000 2018 2027 France Fleury Loiret Handball
23 Germany Annika Lott Left Back 7 December 1999 2024 2027 Germany Thüringer HC
24 Germany Katharina Filter Goalkeeper 4 February 1999 2023 2025 Denmark København Håndbold
30 France Siobann Delaye Right Wing 1 June 2003 2023 2027 France Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball
55 France Pauline Coatanea Right Wing 6 July 1993 2017 2027 France Neptunes de Nantes
63 France Eva Jarrige Right Back 17 February 2000 2023 2025
75 France Audrey Dembele Left Back 10 March 2001 2023 2025 France ESBF Besançon
91 North Macedonia Iva Mladenovska Right Back 14 January 2007 2023 2027 North Macedonia ŽRK Metalurg

Transfers

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Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Technical staff

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Current Head coach of Brest, Raphaëlle Tervel.
Staff for the 2024–25 season.

Notable former players

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Management

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Position Name
President France Gérard Le Saint
France Denis Le Saint
Sporting director France Nicolas Roué (dec. 2022–)[3]
Secretary general (administrative and financial manager) France Mathieu Marchand[4]
Academy manager France Romain Corre

Arena

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Kit manufacturers

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Period Kit manufacturer Ref
? – 2011/2012 (Arvor 29 era) Italy Macron
2012/2013 – 2019/2020 Denmark Hummel [5]
2020/2021 – 2023/2024 Sweden CRAFT [6]

Statistics

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Top scorers by season

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Season Player Goals
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2011–2012 France Alexandra Lacrabère 199
2012–2013
2013–2014 Algeria Nabila Tizi 153
2014–2015 Algeria Nabila Tizi 190
2015–2016 Spain Marta Mangué 109
2016–2017 France Allison Pineau 146
2017–2018 France Pauline Coatanea 132
2018–2019 Slovenia Ana Gros 287
2019–2020 Slovenia Ana Gros 209
2020–2021 Slovenia Ana Gros 283
2021–2022 Norway Helene Fauske 204
2022–2023 Norway Helene Fauske 148
2023–2024 Russia Valeriia Maslova 240

In bold, still part of the team

References

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  1. ^ "Brest reach first final after thrilling shoot-out". eurohandball.com. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Superb Vipers celebrate first Champions League title". eurohandball.com. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Nicolas Roué, le communicant qui devient manager" (in French). 4 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Handball. Brest BH : Du changement dans l'organigramme du club". 14 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Un premier vrai test pour le Brest Penn-Ar-Bed" (in French). 9 November 2012.
  6. ^ "CRAFT - new kit manufacturer announcement on BBH's Facebook page". Facebook.
  7. ^ "Brest Bretagne". European Handball Federation.
  8. ^ "Fan Favourite Oftedal leads Győr quartet in All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 28 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Győr quintet headline EHF Champions League All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 3 June 2022.
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