LNH Division 1

LNH Division 1, doing business as Starligue and currently known as Liqui Moly Starligue for sponsorship reasons, is the premier men's professional handball league in France. It is administered by the Ligue Nationale de Handball, under delegation from the French Handball Federation. Founded in 1952, it is currently contested by 16 teams.

Montpellier Handball is the most successful club with 14 titles, and the club which won the most consecutive titles is Paris Saint-Germain with 9 between 2015 and 2023.

The champion and the vice-champion are directly qualified for the group phase of the EHF Champions League. The winners of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue are qualified for the European League. If the winner of (one of) these cups is also the champion, the place(s) are attributed in terms of the Division 1 ranking.

Since 2016, the league has had a title sponsor. Discount retail chain Lidl was the first, paying €1 million per season for the rights (with the exception of the final season, a short term extension signed during the COVID-19 crisis). It was succeeded in 2021 by lubricant manufacturer Liqui Moly.

2022–23 Teams
2020-21 Teams Results:

2021-22 Teams Results:
 * US Ivry & Tremblay Handball
 * Saran Loiret HB & Grand Nancy MHB


 * Saran Loiret HB & Grand Nancy MHB
 * US Ivry & Sélestat Alsace HB

EHF coefficients
The following data indicates French coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.

EHF League Ranking for 2022/23 season:
 * Country ranking:


 * 1. (1) 🇩🇪 Handball-Bundesliga (145.00)
 * 2. (3) 🇪🇸 Liga ASOBAL (121.50)
 * 3. (2) 🇫🇷 LNH Division 1 (104.33)
 * 4. (5) 🇭🇺 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (94.17)
 * 5. (7) 🇩🇰 Håndboldligaen (87.33)

EHF Club Ranking as of 20 May 2023:
 * Club ranking:


 * 4. Paris Saint-Germain (671)
 * 7. Montpellier (565)
 * 13. HBC Nantes (460)
 * 33. USAM Nîmes (175)
 * 34. Fenix Toulouse (172)