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Metz Handball is a French handball club from Metz, France. Founded in 1965 under the name ASPTT Metz, the club has an exceptional track record with some 40 titles won, which is the all-time record for a French women's team sport. Chaired by Thierry Weizman since 2005, the club is becoming increasingly professional and now aims to play a leading role in Europe.
The men's team also played in 1st League between 1971 and 1983, and nowadays plays in Nationale 1 (3rd division) since 2020.
The club was created in 1965 under the name of ASPTT Metz, but it wasn't until 1968, with the creation of the women's team, that the club became well-known in the sport.
Second-place finishers in France and semi-finalists in the Cup of Cups in 1977, the men's team gave ASPTT Metz its first prestige on a major stage. But in the shadow of the men's team, the women's team progressed year after year until being promoted in 1986 to France's top tier, without being relegated since. The coach of the team at that time was Frenchman Olivier Krumbholz, who later became the successful national manager for France. Since the promotion, Metz HB has had overwhelming success with 24 National Championships from 1989 to 2022, which is the all-time record in the French Women's First League Championship.
Metz Handball is progressively establishing itself as a strong place in European handball. A first epic saw the Dragonnes reach the semi-final of the Cup Winners Cup in 1999. They then became famous in the EHF Cup where, after several quarter finals, they played a first European final in 2013 but did not manage to win the title. The following seasons, the club gains momentum and shines in the Champions League. Unlucky quarter-finalists in 2017 and 2018, Metz participated for the first time in the Final 4 of Europe's most prestigious competition in 2019, where they finished fourth.
After a season without any trophy in 2021, Metz Handball realizes the most beautiful season of its history. The club won a 24th French Championship title, a 10th French Cup, and became famous in the Ligue Butagaz Énergie with a flawless record: 26 victories in 26 games. For the second time in its history, the Dragonnes participated in the Final 4 of the Women's EHF Champions League and won their first European medal by finishing third.
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| 2 | Claire Koestner | Centre Back | 10 February 2006 | 1 July 2025 | 30 June 2027 | Saint-Amand | |
| 11 | Mia Brkic | Line Player | 11 May 2003 | 1 July 2024 | 30 June 2026 | Podravka Koprivnica | |
| 97 | Délia Golvet | Centre Back | 20 October 2005 | 27 November 2024 | 30 June 2026 | Paris 92 |
| 2 | Laura Godard | Left Wing | 12 February 1996 | 2025 | 2026 | TuS Metzingen | |
| 6 | Chloé Valentini | Left Wing | 19 April 1995 | 2021 | 2027 | ESBF Besançon | |
| 9 | Tyra Axnér | Left Back | 18 March 2002 | 2024 | 2027 | Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub | |
| 10 | Suzanne Wajoka | Left Wing | 2 January 2001 | 2025 | 2026 | ESBF Besançon | |
| 11 | Anna Albek | Right Back | 2 December 2001 | 2025 | 2027 | Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE | |
| 15 | Anne-Emmanuelle Augustine | Line Player | 10 July 2001 | 2024 | 2026 | OGC Nice Handball | |
| 20 | Laura Flippes | Right Back | 13 December 1994 | 2024 | 2027 | CSM București | |
| 22 | Xenia Smits | Left Back | 22 April 1994 | 2025 | 2026 | HB Ludwigsburg | |
| 23 | Betchaïdelle Ngombele | Left Back | 23 March 2004 | 2025 | 2027 | RK Krim | |
| 27 | Sarah Bouktit | Line Player | 27 August 2002 | 2021 | 2027 | Fleury Loiret HB | |
| 28 | Lucie Granier | Right Wing | 11 June 1999 | 2023 | 2027 | ESBF Besançon | |
| 29 | Léna Grandveau | Centre Back | 21 January 2003 | 2024 | 2027 | Neptunes de Nantes | |
| 38 | Petra Vámos | Centre Back | 14 September 2000 | 2024 | 2027 | Debreceni VSC | |
| 76 | Lylou Borg | Centre Back | 31 May 2005 | 2025 | 2027 | Mérignac Handball | |
| 79 | Sabrina Novotná | Goalkeeper | 2 July 2000 | 2025 | 2027 | Házená Kynžvart | |
| 94 | Catherine Gabriel | Goalkeeper | 4 September 1994 | 2025 | 2027 | DVSC Schaeffler | |
| 98 | Manon Errard | Right Wing | 9 February 2005 | 2024 | 2028 |
| Emmanuel Mayonnade | All–Star Team (Best Coach) |
| Sarah Bouktit | All–Star Team (Best Line Player) |
| Claude Guillois | 1980–1985 | |
| Olivier Krumbholz | 1985–1995 | |
| Joël Monasso | 1995–1996 | |
| Patrick Passemard | 2003 | |
| Bertrand François | 1996–2003; 2004–2006; 2009–2010 | |
| Dragan Majstrorovic | 2010 | |
| Sébastien Gardillou | 2010–2012 | |
| Sandor Rac | 2006–2009; 2012–2014 | |
| Jérémy Roussel | 2014–2015 | |
| Emmanuel Mayonnade | 2015– |
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