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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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 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League.

Brest
Location of Brest Bretagne Handball

History

The club was founded in 2004 under the name HBF Arvor 29 as a fusion of the two clubs Brest Penn-ar-Bed and de Lesneven-Le Folgoët.[1]

In 2012 they won the French championship for the first time. Afterwards the team had to declare bankruptcy and started again in the third tier under the name Brest Penn Ar Bed.[2][3]

In 2014 they were promoted to the second tier again.[4] They then changed their name to Brest Bretagne Handball.

Two years later they became the first club ever to win the French Women's Cup as a second tier team.[1] The same year they were promoted to the top league again.[5]

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.[6] In the final, they were defeated by Norwegian Vipers Kristiansand, who also claimed their first title.[7]

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

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

Results

European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2025–26 EHF Champions League Group B CSM București
Odense Håndbold
HB Ludwigsburg
Ferencvárosi TC
RK Krim Mercator
RK Podravka Koprivnica
Ikast Håndbold

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025-26 season
Squad information
No. Nat. Player Position Date of birth In Contract until Previous club
1 Camille Depuiset Goalkeeper 19 October 1998 2025 2027 Metz Handball
2 Méline Nocandy Centre Back 25 February 1998 2024 2026 Paris 92
6 Ana Gros Right Back 21 January 1991 2025 2027 RK Krim
8 Clarisse Mairot Left Back 27 January 2001 2024 2026 ESBF Besançon
10 Coralie Lassource Left Wing 1 September 1992 2019 2026 Érd HC
11 Oriane Ondono Line Player 14 April 1996 2024 2027 Neptunes de Nantes
12 Floriane André Goalkeeper 30 May 2000 2024 2027 Neptunes de Nantes
13 Anna Vyakhireva Right Back 13 March 1995 2024 2026 Vipers Kristiansand
15 Juliette Faure Center Back 23 October 1999 2023 2027 ESBF Besançon
17 Enola Borg Left Back 31 May 2005 2025 2027 Mérignac Handball
21 Laura Kanor Left Wing 16 June 1997 2024 2026 CS Rapid București
22 Pauletta Foppa Line Player 22 December 2000 2018 2027 Fleury Loiret
23 Annika Lott Left Back 7 December 1999 2024 2027 Thüringer HC
30 Siobann Delaye Right Wing 1 June 2003 2023 2027 Bourg-de-Péage
55 Pauline Coatanea Right Wing 6 July 1993 2017 2027 Neptunes de Nantes

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Technical staff

Staff for the 2024–25 season.

Notable former players

Management

Position Name
President Gérard Le Saint
Denis Le Saint
Sporting director Nicolas Roué (dec. 2022–)[8]
Secretary general (administrative and financial manager) Mathieu Marchand[9]
Academy manager Romain Corre

Arena

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer Ref
? – 2011/2012 (Arvor 29 era) Macron
2012/2013 – 2019/2020 Hummel [10]
2020/2021 – 2023/2024 CRAFT [11]

Statistics

Top scorers by season

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

In bold, still part of the team

References

  1. ^ a b "tanguy.fr: Brest Bretagne Handball". tanguy.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Brest thriving in debut European season". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Handball/ Brest Penn ar Bed (ex-Arvor 29). Direction la N1F !" (in French). Le Telegramme. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Le Brest Penn-Ar-Bed champion de France de N1 féminine" (in French). ffhandball.fr. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Brest Bretagne Handball" (in French). handlfh.org. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Brest reach first final after thrilling shoot-out". eurohandball.com. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Superb Vipers celebrate first Champions League title". eurohandball.com. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Nicolas Roué, le communicant qui devient manager" (in French). 4 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Handball. Brest BH : Du changement dans l'organigramme du club". 14 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Un premier vrai test pour le Brest Penn-Ar-Bed" (in French). 9 November 2012.
  11. ^ "CRAFT - new kit manufacturer announcement on BBH's Facebook page". Facebook.
  12. ^ "Brest Bretagne". European Handball Federation.
  13. ^ "Fan Favourite Oftedal leads Győr quartet in All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 28 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Győr quintet headline EHF Champions League All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 3 June 2022.
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