Chambéry Savoie Mont-Blanc Handball

Chambéry Savoie Mont-Blanc Handball
Founded	1990
Arena	Le Phare
Capacity	4,500
President	Alain Poncet
Head coach	Érick Mathé
League	LNH Division 1
2021–22	LNH Division 1, 5th of 16
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Chambéry Savoie Mont-Blanc Handball is a French handball team based in Chambéry in Savoie. The team plays in the French Handball Championship and it was founded in 1990.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
Stade olympique de Chambéry	1968–1983
Chambéry Handball Club	1983–1990
Stade olympique de Chambéry	1990–2002
Chambéry Savoie Handball	2002–2016
Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc Handball	2016–present

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
– 1998	Adidas
1998–1999	Erima
1999–2018	Hummel
2018–present	Mizuno

Kits

HOME
2020–21	2021–22	2023–24

AWAY
2013–14	2020–21	2021–	2023–24

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season

Chambéry SMBH

Goalkeepers 01 Filip Ivić 40 Harun Hodžić Right Wingers 08 Benjamin Richert 17 Antoine Tissot Left Wingers 03 Queido Traoré 76 Arthur Anquetil Line Players 07 Iñaki Peciña 19 Hugo Brouzet 23 Pierre Paturel (c) Left Backs 27 Nikoloz Kalandadze 37 Alejandro Costoya 55 Iosu Goñi Leoz Central Backs 10 Noa Tremey 11 Sebastian Skube 25 Lucas Vanègue Right Backs 04 Alexandre Tritta 30 Maximilian Jonsson 95 Gustavo Rodrigues

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

• Adrien Vergely (LP) (from Pays d'Aix UC)
• Valentin Kieffer (GK) (from Dunkerque HGL)
• Hugo Pimenta (RB) (from Sélestat Alsace Handball)

Leaving

• Hugo Brouzet (LP) (to Pays d'Aix UC)
• Filip Ivic (GK) (to RK Eurofarm Pelister)

Retired numbers

Chambéry Savoie Mont-Blanc Handball retired numbers
N°	Nationality	Player	Position	Tenure
9		Benjamin Gille	Line Player	2000–2018

Honours

• France Handball League: 1

Champion : 2001.

Runner Up : 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.

• Coupe de la Ligue: 1

Winner : 2002

Runner Up : 2011

• Trophée des Champions: 1

Winner : 2013

Runner Up : 2010, 2011, 2012

• Coupe de France: 1

Winner : 2019

Runner Up : 2002, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2014

• EHF Cup:

Semi-finalist : 2016

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2015–16	EHF Cup	R2	HC Sporta Hlohovec	35–12	31–28	66–40
		R3	Füchse Berlin	31–31	34–30	65–61
		Group Stage	Ystads IF	32–22	27–26	1st place
			Helvetia Anaitasuna	26–23	28–22
			CSM Bucuresti	25–25	27–27
		QF	Saint-Raphael Var Handball	25–30	29–22	54–52
		SF	Frisch Auf Göppingen	25–28

Former club members

Notable former players

• Xavier Barachet (2006–2012)
• Laurent Busselier (2000–2013)
• Grégoire Detrez (2008–2017)
• Cyril Dumoulin (2000–2014)
• Yann Genty (2014–2020)
• Benjamin Gille (2000–2018)
• Bertrand Gille (1996–2002, 2012–2015)
• Guillaume Gille (1996–2002, 2012–2014)
• Guillaume Joli (2004–2010)
• Johannes Marescot (2011–2014, 2015–2020)
• Olivier Marroux (2011–2014)
• Julien Meyer (2016–2021)
• Quentin Minel (2006–2009)
• Laurent Munier (1999–2002)
• Thimothey N'Guessan (2011–2016)
• Daniel Narcisse (1998–2004, 2007–2009)
• Alix Nyokas (2012–2014)
• Émeric Paillasson (1997–2005)
• Pierre Paturel (2005–)
• Cédric Paty (2006–2016)
• Jackson Richardson (2005–2008)
• Melvyn Richardson (2005–2017)
• Mickaël Robin (2008–2010)
• Bertrand Roiné (2006–2012)
• Seufyann Sayad (2002–2004)
• Guillaume Saurina (2010–2011)
• Stéphane Stoecklin (1985–1988, 2003–2005)
• Queido Traoré (2012–)
• Alexandre Tritta (2011–)
• Marc Wiltberger (2001–2004)
• El Hadi Biloum (2005–2006)
• Edin Bašić (2017–2018)
• Marko Panić (2012–2017)
• João Pedro Silva (2015–2017)
• Damir Bičanić (2010–2017)
• Igor Kos (2000–2002)
• Jerko Matulić (2014–2016)
• Vlado Šola (2002–2004)
• Karel Nocar (2003–2013)
• Alejandro Costoya (2018–)
• Iosu Goñi Leoz (2020–)
• Niko Mindegia (2017–2019)
• Iñaki Peciña (2022–)
• Volker Michel (2002–2003)
• Attila Borsos (1994–2000)
• Gábor Császár (2009–2010)
• Gerdas Babarskas (2018–2022)
• Fahrudin Melić (2016–2020)
• Radivoje Ristanović (2016)
• Demis Grigoraș (2019–2021)
• Edouard Moskalenko (2001–2007)
• Jure Natek (2007–2009)
• Sebastian Skube (2021–)
• Zoran Đorđić (1995–1997)
• Nebojša Stojinović (2004–2008)
• Nenad Vučković (2004–2007)
• Lukas von Deschwanden (2019–2020)
• Nikola Portner (2020–2022)
• Mosbah Sanaï (2017–2018)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
1996–2012	Philippe Gardent
2012–2014	Mario Cavalli
2014–2018	Ivica Obrvan
2018–	Érick Mathé

External links

• Official website
• Chambéry Savoie Mont-Blanc Handball on Facebook