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 coachPablo Morel
LeagueLigue Butagaz Énergie
2022–232nd
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Home
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Away
Website
Official site

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 2021–22 Women's EHF Champions League.

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.[1] In the final, they were defeated by Norwegian Vipers Kristiansand, who also claimed their first title.[2]

Location of Brest Bretagne Handball
Brest
Brest
Location of Brest Bretagne Handball

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
2023–24 EHF Champions League Group A Romania CSM București 30–28
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 23–24
Denmark Odense Håndbold 25–26
Sweden IK Sävehof 20–25
Montenegro ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
Germany SG BBM Bietigheim 30–34
Hungary DVSC Schaeffler 24–31

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023-24 season
Squad information
No. Nat. Player Position Date of birth In Contract until Previous club
2 France Constance Mauny Left wing 17 December 1998 2018 2024 France Chambray Touraine
3 France Alicia Toublanc Right wing 3 May 1996 2015 2024
9 Montenegro Đurđina Jauković Left back 24 February 1997 2020 2024 Montenegro ŽRK Budućnost
10 France Coralie Lassource Left wing 1 September 1992 2019 2024 Hungary Érd HC
12 Croatia Petra Marinović Goalkeeper 29 June 2001 2021 2024 France Saint-Amand Handball
15 France Juliette Faure Center Back 23 October 1999 2023 2024 France ES Besançon
16 France Cléopâtre Darleux Goalkeeper 1 July 1989 2016 2024 France Nice Handball
19 France Elisa Técher Left back 14 October 2003 2022 2024 France Fleury Loiret Handball
20 Netherlands Merel Freriks Line Player 6 January 1998 2022 2024 Germany Borussia Dortmund
21 France Aïssatou Kouyaté Right back 19 April 1995 2021 2024 France ES Besançon
22 France Pauletta Foppa Line Player 22 December 2000 2018 2027 France Fleury Loiret Handball
24 Germany Katharina Filter Goalkeeper 4 February 1999 2023 2025 Denmark København Håndbold
30 Czech Republic Siobann Delaye Right Wing 1 June 2003 2023 2025 France Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball
42 Sweden Jenny Carlson Centre back 17 April 1995 2022 2024 Denmark Holstebro Håndbold
55 France Pauline Coatanea Right wing 6 July 1993 2017 2025 France Neptunes de Nantes
61 Russia Valeriia Maslova Right Back 23 January 2001 2023 2025 France Metz Handball
63 France Eva Jarrige Right Back 17 February 2000 2023 2025
75 France Audrey Dembele Left Back 10 March 2001 2023 2025 France ES Besançon
86 Spain Alexandrina Cabral Left Back 10 March 2001 2023 2024 France BM Morvedre
91 North Macedonia Iva Mladenovska Right Back 14 January 2007 2023 2027 North Macedonia ŽRK Metalurg
97 France Julie Foggea Goalkeeper 28 August 1990 2022 2024 Romania CS Rapid București

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Technical staff

Current Head coach of Brest, Pablo Morel.
Staff for the 2022–23 season.
  • France Head coach: Pablo Morel
  • France Assistant coach: Damien Nedelec
  • France Goalkeeping coach: Mathieu Kreiss
  • France Fitness coach: Tom Folain

Notable former players

Management

Position Name
President France Gérard Le Saint
France Denis Le Saint
Sporting director France Nicolas Roué (dec. 2022–)[3]
Secretary general (administrative and financial manager) France Mathieu Marchand[4]
Academy manager France Romain Corre

Arena

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer Ref
? – 2011/2012 (Arvor 29 era) Italy Macron
2012/2013 – 2019/2020 Denmark Hummel [5]
2020/2021 – 2023/2024 Sweden CRAFT [6]

Statistics

References

  1. ↑ "Brest reach first final after thrilling shoot-out". eurohandball.com. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Superb Vipers celebrate first Champions League title". eurohandball.com. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Nicolas Roué, le communicant qui devient manager" (in French). 4 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Handball. Brest BH : Du changement dans l'organigramme du club". 14 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Un premier vrai test pour le Brest Penn-Ar-Bed" (in French). 9 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "CRAFT - new kit manufacturer announcement on BBH's Facebook page". Facebook.
  7. ↑ "Brest Bretagne". European Handball Federation.
  8. ↑ "Fan Favourite Oftedal leads Győr quartet in All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 28 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Győr quintet headline EHF Champions League All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 3 June 2022.
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