Paris Saint-Germain Handball
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Paris Saint-Germain Handball (PSG) is a French professional handball club founded in 1941, and based in the city of Paris in France. The club is the handball department of Paris Saint-Germain.[1]
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| Full name | Paris Saint-Germain Handball | ||
| Short name | PSG, Paris SG | ||
| Founded | 1941; 82 years ago (1941) | ||
| Arena | Stade Pierre de Coubertin Halle Georges Carpentier | ||
| Capacity | 3,400 4,500 | ||
| President | Nasser Al-Khelaifi | ||
| Head coach | Raúl González | ||
| League | LNH Division 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 1st of 16 (champions) | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
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PSG play in the 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 capacity of 3,400 spectators.[2] For EHF Champions League matches, the club play at Halle Georges Carpentier, which has a seating capacity 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), and Paris Handball (2002–2012). After being bought by Paris Saint-Germain owners Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) in 2012, the club became Paris Saint-Germain Handball.[1]
Since its inception, the club has won 23 titles. Domestically, Paris SG have clinched 10 LNH Division 1 titles, six French Cups, three Coupes de la Ligue, a record four French Super Cups and two LNH Division 2 titles.[2][4] They are the only club in French handball to have ever won all their matches in LNH Division 1 in a season, which they did in the 2021–22 season.[5] In international club handball, the capital side finished runners-up in the 2016–17 edition of the Champions League.[1] PSG also have a reserve team that currently play in the Championnat National 1, which serves as the third tier of French handball.[6] They have played in Nationale 1 since 2017–18, after clinching the Championnat National 2 title and winning promotion during the 2016–17 season.[7]