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{{short description|French handball club}}
{{expand French}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| clubname    = Montpellier Handball
| image       = [[File:Montpellier Agglomération Handball.png|180px]]
| full name   = Montpellier Handball
| short name  = MHB
| founded     = {{start date and age|1982}}
| ground      = [[FDI Stadium]] & [[Sud de France Arena]]
| capacity    = 3,000 - 9,000
| chairman    = Julien Deljarry
| manager     = [[Érick Mathé]]
| league      = [[LNH Division 1]]
| season      = [[2024–25 LNH Division 1|2024–25]]
| position    = LNH Division 1, 3rd of 16
| colour1     = Blue|colour2=White
| website     = https://www.montpellierhandball.com/
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'''Montpellier Handball''', formerly named '''Montpellier Agglomération Handball''', is a professional [[handball]] club from [[Montpellier]], [[France]]. Montpellier is the only French club to ever have won the [[EHF Champions League]].

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==History==
The team was founded as ''Cosmos Montpellier'' in 1982. In 1992 they were promoted to the [[Starligue|top division]]. From 1994 they were coached by [[Patrice Canayer]] who guided them to 4 French championships.

In [[2002–03 EHF Champions League|2003]] they became the first French team to win the [[EHF Champions League]], when they beat Spanish [[Portland San Antonio]] in the final 19-27 away and 31-19 at home.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2002-03/round/7/Final|publisher=[[European Handball Federation]]|website=history.eurohandball.com|title=2002/03 VELUX VELUX European Cup / EHF|access-date=27 April 2025}}</ref>

In September 2012 18 people with connections to Montpellier, including 9 players, were accused of [[match fixing]] during a match against [[Cesson Rennes Métropole Handball|Cesson]].<ref name=france24>{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20121001-montpellier-handball-players-admit-betting-deny-game-fixing-france-gambling-cheating|publisher=France24|title=French handball rocked by match-fixing scandal|date=1 October 2012|access-date=27 April 2025|language=en|author=William Hilderbrandt}}</ref> The accusion was that they had lost a match on purpose, in which their relatives had put money on the result worth upwards of 89,000 euros.<ref name=france24 /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kn-online.de/Sport/Sportmix/Franzoesische-Handball-Stars-unter-Betrugsverdacht |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504091352/https://www.kn-online.de/Sport/Sportmix/Franzoesische-Handball-Stars-unter-Betrugsverdacht|archive-date=4 May 2019 |title=Französische Handball-Stars unter Betrugsverdacht|publisher=KN-online|date=26 September 2012|access-date=3 May 2019|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/handball/startseite/575593/artikel_skandal-bei-montpellier-weitet-sich-aus.html |title=Skandal bei Montpellier weitet sich aus|publisher=kicker.de|date=30 September 2012|access-date=30 September 2012|language=de}}</ref> As a result several players left the club, including [[Luka Karabatić|Luka]] and [[Nikola Karabatić]] (to Pays d'Aix UC HB), [[Erlend Mamelund]] (to Haslum HK) and [[Primož Prošt]] (to [[Frisch Auf Göppingen]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.handball-world.com/o.red.c/news-1-1-70-45134.html |title=Wechsel perfekt: Karabatic hat sich an Ablösesumme beteiligt|publisher=handball-world.com|date=1 February 2013|access-date=2 February 2013|language=de}}</ref> Three years later [[Nikola Karabatić]] were found guilty and had to pay a fine of 10,000 euros.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20150711-french-handball-player-found-guilty-match-fixing|publisher=RFI|title=French handball star Karabatic found guilty of match-fixing|date=11 July 2015|access-date=27 April 2025}}</ref>

After the 2023-24 season [[Patrice Canayer]] left the club after 30 years in charge.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.midilibre.fr/2023/08/28/info-midi-libre-patrice-canayer-ne-va-pas-prolonger-et-quittera-le-montpellier-handball-en-juin-2024-11417889.php |title=Patrice Canayer ne va pas prolonger et quittera le Montpellier Handball en juin 2024 |publisher=[[Midi libre]] |access-date=26 April 2024|language=fr}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Érick Mathé]], who had been the assistant for Canayer from 2015 to 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://actu.fr/occitanie/montpellier_34172/montpellier-handball-apres-patrice-canayer-erick-mathe-le-choix-du-coeur-et-des-ambitions_60266770.html |title=Montpellier Handball : après Patrice Canayer, Érick Mathé le choix du coeur et des ambitions  |publisher=Actu.fr |date=28 October 2023 |access-date=26 April 2024|language=fr}}</ref>

==Crest, colours, supporters==

===Naming history===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
! style="color:white; background:#004080"|Name
! style="color:white; background:#004080"|Period
|-
|align=left|''Cosmos Montpellier''
| 1982–1987
|-
|align=left|''Montpellier Paillade SC''
| 1987–1989
|-
|align=left|''Montpellier Handball''
| 1989–2007
|-
|align=left|''Montpellier Agglomération Handball''
| 2007–2015
|-
|align=left|''Montpellier Handball''
|2015–present
|}

===Kits===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:65%"
!colspan=5 ! style="color:white; background:#004080"| HOME
|-
|{{Football kit
| pattern_la    = _MontpellierHB2021h
| pattern_b     = _MontpellierHB2021h
| pattern_ra    = _MontpellierHB2021h
| pattern_sh    = _Pumawhitelogo
| pattern_so    = _asa14a
| leftarm       = 
| body          = 
| rightarm      = 
| shorts        = 0026FF
| socks         = 000000
| title         = [[File:Puma-logo-(text).svg|60px]]<br>2020-21
}}
|{{Football kit
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| pattern_b     = _MontpellierHB2122h
| pattern_ra    = _MontpellierHB2122h
| pattern_sh    = _Pumawhitelogo
| pattern_so    = _asa14a
| leftarm       = 
| body          = 
| rightarm      = 
| shorts        = 07114C
| socks         = 000000
| title         = [[File:Puma-logo-(text).svg|60px]]<br>2021-22
}}
|{{Football kit
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| pattern_b     = _MontpellierHand2324h
| pattern_ra    = _MontpellierHand2324h
| pattern_sh    = _MontpellierHand2324h
| pattern_so    = _pumawhite
| leftarm       = 23305C
| body          = 
| rightarm      = 23305C
| shorts        = 23305C
| socks         = 000000
| title         = [[File:Puma-logo-(text).svg|60px]]<br>2023-24
}}
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:65%"
!colspan=15 ! style="color:white; background:#004080"| AWAY
|-
|{{Football kit
| pattern_la    = 
| pattern_b     = _goldcollar
| pattern_ra    = 
| pattern_sh    = 
| pattern_so    = 
| leftarm       = 
| body          = 
| rightarm      = 
| shorts        = 
| socks         = 
| title         = [[File:Asics Logo.svg|55x55px]]<br>2012–13
}}
|{{Football kit
| pattern_la    = _thinredborder
| pattern_b     = _redcollar
| pattern_ra    = _thinredborder
| pattern_sh    = 
| pattern_so    = 
| leftarm       = 
| body          = 
| rightarm      = 
| shorts        = 
| socks         = 
| title         = [[File:Asics Logo.svg|55x55px]]<br>2013–14
}}
|{{Football kit
| pattern_la    = _MontpellierHB2021a
| pattern_b     = _MontpellierHB2021a
| pattern_ra    = _MontpellierHB2021a
| pattern_sh    = _Pumablacklogo
| pattern_so    = _asa14a
| leftarm       = 
| body          = 
| rightarm      = 
| shorts        = 
| socks         = 000000
| title         = [[File:Puma-logo-(text).svg|60px]]<br>2020-21
}}
|{{Football kit
| pattern_la    = _MontpellierHB2122a
| pattern_b     = _MontpellierHB2122a
| pattern_ra    = _MontpellierHB2122a
| pattern_sh    = _MontpellierHB2122a
| pattern_so    = _asa14a
| leftarm       = 
| body          = 
| rightarm      = 
| shorts        = 
| socks         = 000000
| title         = [[File:Puma-logo-(text).svg|60px]]<br>2021-22
}}
|{{Football kit
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| leftarm       = 
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| title         = [[File:Puma-logo-(text).svg|60px]]<br>2023-24
}}
|}

==Accomplishments==
*'''[[LNH Division 1]]:''' (14)
** '''Champions''': 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, [[2010–11 LNH Division 1|2010–11]], [[2011–12 LNH Division 1|2011–12]]
*'''[[EHF Champions League]]:''' (2)
** '''Champions''': [[2002–03 EHF Champions League|2002–03]], [[2017–18 EHF Champions League|2017–18]]
*'''[[Coupe de France (handball)|Coupe de France]]:''' (14)
** '''Champions''': 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2024–25
*'''[[Coupe de la Ligue Française (handball)|Coupe de la Ligue]]:''' (10)
** '''Champions''': 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16
*'''[[Trophée des Champions (handball)|Trophée des Champions]]:''' (3)
** '''Champions''': 2010, 2011, 2018
*'''Championnat de France N1B'''
** '''First place''': 1991–92
*'''Championnat de France Nationale 2'''
** '''First place''': 1988–89, 1999–00 (rés.)
*'''Championnat de France Nationale 3'''
** '''First place''': 1987–88
* '''[[Double (handball)|Double]]'''
: '''Winners (10)''': 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12 
* '''[[Treble (handball)|Triple Crown]]'''
: '''Winners (1)''': 2002–03

==European record==
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Club
! 1st leg
! 2nd leg
! Aggregate
|-
| colspan="7" bgcolor=white|
|-
| rowspan="8" | [[2016–17 EHF Champions League|2016–17]]
| rowspan="8" | [[EHF Champions League]]
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|[[2016–17 EHF Champions League#Group C|Group Stage]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[CB Ciudad de Logroño|Logroño]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 30–31
| style="text-align:center;"| 37–27
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 1st place
|-
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Elverum Håndball]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 31–24
| style="text-align:center;"| 31–32
|-
| {{flagicon|MKD}} [[RK Metalurg Skopje|Metalurg Skopje]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 28–18
| style="text-align:center;"| 30–24
|-
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[HT Tatran Prešov]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 28–23
| style="text-align:center;"| 28–24
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Chekhovskiye Medvedi]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 26–22
| style="text-align:center;"| 33–27
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2016–17 EHF Champions League#Playoffs|PO]]
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[HC Motor Zaporizhzhia]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 36–34
| style="text-align:center;"| 29–29
| style="text-align:center;"| '''65–63'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2016–17 EHF Champions League#Round of 16|1/8]]
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Vive Targi Kielce|Vive Tauron Kielce]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 33–28
| style="text-align:center;"| 28–26
| style="text-align:center;"| '''61–54'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2016–17 EHF Champions League#Quarterfinals|1/4]]
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[MVM Veszprém KC|MVM Veszprém]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 23–26
| style="text-align:center;"| 25–30
| style="text-align:center;"| '''48–56'''
|-
| rowspan="10" |[[2017–18 EHF Champions League|2017–18]]
| rowspan="10" |[[EHF Champions League]]
| rowspan="5" align=center|[[2017–18 EHF Champions League group stage#Group D|Group Stage]]
|{{Flagicon|Macedonia}} [[RK Metalurg Skopje|Metalurg Skopje]]
|align=center| 32–22
|align=center| 27–21
| rowspan="5" align=center| 1st place
|-
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Chekhovskiye Medvedi]]
|align=center| 28–24
|align=center| 34–23
|-
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[HC Motor Zaporizhzhia]]
|align=center| 28–20
|align=center| 30–31
|-
|{{Flagicon|Turkey}} [[Beşiktaş JK (handball)|Beşiktaş]] 
|align=center| 36–32
|align=center| 28–33
|-
|{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Sporting Clube de Portugal (handball)|Sporting CP]]
|align=center| 33–29
|align=center| 33–32
|-
|[[2017–18 EHF Champions League group stage#Playoffs|Playoffs]]
|{{Flagicon|Spain}} [[CB Ademar León]] 
|align=center| 28–24
|align=center| 20–19
|align=center| '''48–43'''
|-
|[[2017–18 EHF Champions League knockout stage#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|{{Flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barça]]
|align=center| 28–25
|align=center| 28–30
|align=center| '''56–55'''
|-
|[[2017–18 EHF Champions League knockout stage#Quarterfinals|Quarterfinals]]
|{{Flagicon|Germany}} [[SG Flensburg-Handewitt]]
|align=center| 28–28
|align=center| 29–17
|align=center| '''57–45'''
|-
|[[2017–18 EHF Champions League knockout stage#Final four|Semifinal]]
|{{flagicon|MKD}} [[RK Vardar|Vardar]]
| colspan="3" align=center|28–27
|-
|[[2017–18 EHF Champions League knockout stage#Final four|Final]]
|{{Flagicon|France}} [[HBC Nantes]]
| colspan="3" align=center| 32–26
|-
| rowspan="7" |[[2018–19 EHF Champions League|2018–19]]
| rowspan="7" |[[EHF Champions League]]
| rowspan="7" align=center|[[2018–19 EHF Champions League group stage#Group A|Group Stage]]
|{{flagicon|MKD}} [[RK Vardar|Vardar]]
|align=center| 24–27
|align=center| 27–33
| rowspan="7" align=center| 7th place
|-
|{{flagicon|BLR}} [[HC Meshkov Brest|Meshkov Brest]]
|align=center| 23–26
|align=center| 29–23
|-
|{{Flagicon|Poland}} [[Vive Targi Kielce|PGE Vive Kielce]]
|align=center| 26–29
|align=center| 28–27
|-
|{{Flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barça]]
|align=center| 27–35
|align=center| 28–36
|-
|{{Flagicon|Hungary}} [[MVM Veszprém KC|Telekom Veszprém]]
|align=center| 29–30
|align=center| 19–25
|-
|{{Flagicon|Sweden}} [[IFK Kristianstad]]
|align=center| 29–29
|align=center| 30–31
|-
|{{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Rhein-Neckar Löwen]]
|align=center| 27–37
|align=center| 31–26
|-
| rowspan="8" | [[2019–20 EHF Champions League|2019–20]]
| rowspan="8" | [[EHF Champions League]]
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"|[[2019–20 EHF Champions League#Group B|Group Stage]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[THW Kiel]]
|align=center| 30–33
|align=center| 32–33
| align=center rowspan=7| 4th place 
|-
|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Veszprém KC|Telekom Veszprém]]
|align=center| 23–18
|align=center| 23–24
|-
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Vive Targi Kielce|PGE Vive Kielce]]
|align=center| 25–24
|align=center| 29–27
|-
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[FC Porto (handball)|Porto Sofarma]]
|align=center| 22–27
|align=center| 23–23
|-
|{{flagicon|MKD}} [[RK Vardar|Vardar]]
|align=center| 31–33
|align=center| 31–27
|-
|{{flagicon|BLR}} [[HC Meshkov Brest|Meshkov Brest]]
|align=center| 30–26
|align=center| 27–25
|-
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[HC Motor Zaporizhzhia|Motor Zaporizhzhia]]
|align=center| 34–30
|align=center| 26–25
|-
|[[2019–20 EHF Champions League#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[SG Flensburg-Handewitt|Flensburg]]
|align=center colspan=3| [[2019–20 EHF Champions League knockout stage|Cancelled]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="9" | [[2021–22 EHF Champions League|2021–22]]
| rowspan="9" | [[EHF Champions League]]
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"|[[2021–22 EHF Champions League group stage|Group Stage]]
|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[SC Pick Szeged|Pick Szeged]]
|align=center|29–29
|align=center|29–29
| align=center rowspan=7| 4th place
|-
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Aalborg Håndbold]]
|align=center|28–36
|align=center|31–33
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[THW Kiel]]
|align=center|37–30
|align=center|26–35
|-
|{{flagicon|MKD}} [[RK Vardar]]
|align=center|31–25
|align=center|25–28
|-
|{{flagicon|BLR}} [[HC Meshkov Brest|Meshkov Brest]]
|align=center|32–26
|align=center|31–31
|-
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[RK Zagreb|PPD Zagreb]]
|align=center|25–22
|align=center|24–23
|-
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Elverum Håndball]]
|align=center|37–30
|align=center|39–32
|-
|[[2021–22 EHF Champions League#Playoffs|Playoffs]]
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[FC Porto (handball)|FC Porto]]
|align=center|29–29
|align=center|35–27
|align=center| '''64–56'''
|-
|[[2021–22 EHF Champions League#Quarterfinals|Quarterfinals]]
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Vive Kielce|Łomża Vive Kielce]]
|align=center|28–31
|align=center|22–30
|align=center| '''50–61'''
|-
|}

==Team==
===Current squad===
:''Squad for the 2024–25 season''
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
;Goalkeepers
* 12 {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Charles Bolzinger]]
* 92 {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rémi Desbonnet]]
;Left Wingers
*{{0}}3 {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Dagur Gautason]]
* 10 {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lucas Pellas]] [[Image:Injury icon 2.svg|15px]]
* 17 {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jaime Fernández (handballer)|Jaime Fernández]]
;Right Wingers
*{{0}}2 {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sebastian Karlsson (handballer)|Sebastian Karlsson]]
* 18 {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Benjamin Richert]]
* 32 {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yanis Lenne]] [[Image:Injury icon 2.svg|15px]]
;Line players
* 19 {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Arthur Lenne]]
* 22 {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Karl Konan]]
* 93 {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Veron Načinović]]
{{Col-2}}
;Left Backs
* 15 {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Ahmed Hesham]]
* 21 {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Kylian Prat]]
* 26 {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bryan Monte]]
;Central Backs
*{{0}}4 {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Diego Simonet]]
*{{0}}5 {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Kyllian Villeminot]] [[Image:Injury icon 2.svg|15px]]
* 20 {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Staš Skube]]
* 27 {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Sindre Aho]] 
;Right Backs
* 11 {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Đorđe Cikuša Jeličić]]
* 28 {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Valentin Porte]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]])
{{Col-end}}

===Transfers===
:''Transfers for the 2025–26 season''
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
;Joining [[File:Arrow-up.png]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Léo Plantin]] (LW) ''(from {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain Handball|Paris Saint-Germain]])''
* {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zvonimir Srna]] (LB) ''(from {{flagicon|CRO}} [[RK Zagreb]])''
* {{flagicon|SPA}} [[Agustín Casado]] (CB) ''(from {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Veszprém KC|ONE Veszprém]])''
* {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jack Thurin]] (RB) ''(from {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Aalborg Håndbold]])''
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[David Balaguer]] (RW) ''(from {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain Handball|Paris Saint-Germain]])''
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rogério Moraes Ferreira]] (P) ''(from {{flagicon|GER}} [[MT Melsungen]])''
{{Col-2}}
;Leaving [[File:Arrow-down.gif]]
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jaime Fernández (handballer)|Jaime Fernández]] (LW) ''(to ?)''
* {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Dagur Gautason]] (LW) ''(to ?)''
* {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Ahmed Hesham]] (LB) ''(to {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Veszprém KC|ONE Veszprém]])''
* {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Staš Skube]] (CB) ''(to ?)''
* {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Sindre Aho]] (CB) ''(to {{flagicon|GER}} [[TSV Hannover-Burgdorf]])''
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Đorđe Cikuša Jeličić]] (RB) ''(end of loan {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona Handbol|FC Barcelona]])''
* {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sebastian Karlsson (handballer)|Sebastian Karlsson]] (RW) ''(to {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain Handball|Paris Saint-Germain]])''
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yanis Lenne]] (RW) ''(to {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Veszprém KC|ONE Veszprém]])''
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Karl Konan]] (P) ''(to {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain Handball|Paris Saint-Germain]])'' 
* {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Veron Načinović]] (P) ''(to {{flagicon|GER}} [[THW Kiel]])''
{{col-end}}

==Former club members==

===Notable former players===
{{div col|colwidth=28em}}
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Joël Abati]] (2007–2009)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[William Accambray]] (2005–2014)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Benjamin Afgour]] (2017–2020)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Igor Anić]] (2003–2007)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Grégory Anquetil]] (1989–2007)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Arnaud Bingo]] (2016–2019)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Bosquet]] (2003–2005)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Cédric Burdet]] (1995–2003, 2006–2009)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[:fr:Laurent Busselier|Laurent Busselier]] (1996–2000)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Cazal]] (1994–1999)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Hugo Descat]] (2019–2023)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Didier Dinart]] (1996–2003)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Adrien Dipanda]] (2006–2011)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[:fr:Frédéric Dole|Frédéric Dole]] (2004–2007)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ludovic Fabregas]] (2011–2018)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jérôme Fernandez]] (1999–2002)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Vincent Gérard]] (2006–2008, 2015–2019)
* {{flagicon|FRA}}{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Andrej Golic|Andrej Golić]] (1992–2006)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mathieu Grébille]] (2008–2020)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michaël Guigou]] (1999–2019)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Samuel Honrubia]] (2001–2012)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[:fr:François-Xavier Houlet|François-Xavier Houlet]] (1994–1996)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Franck Junillon]] (1987–2008)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Luka Karabatic]] (2007–2012)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nikola Karabatić]] (2000–2005, 2009–2013)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Daouda Karaboué]] (1993–2000, 2004–2010)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Karl Konan]] (2022–2025)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[:fr:Geoffroy Krantz|Geoffroy Krantz]] (2000–2007)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yanis Lenne]] (2019–2025)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pascal Mahé]] (1992–1996)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bruno Martini (handballer)|Bruno Martini]] (2000–2003)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[:fr:Olivier Maurelli|Olivier Maurelli]] (1995–1996)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Philippe Médard]] (1987–1989)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Omeyer]] (2000–2006, 2013–2014)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Valentin Porte]] (2016–)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[:fr:Laurent Puigségur|Laurent Puigségur]] (1990–2006)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Melvyn Richardson]] (2017–2021)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[:fr:Mickaël Robin|Mickaël Robin]] (2010–2014)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[:fr:Arnaud Siffert|Arnaud Siffert]] (2013–2016)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stéphane Stoecklin]] (1988–1990)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Marc Wiltberger]] (1993–1996)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[:fr:Semir Zuzo|Semir Zuzo]] (2003–2006)
* {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Abdelkrim Bendjemil]] (1990–1992)
* {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Rabah Gherbi]] (1996–1999, 2001–2003)
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lucas Moscariello]] (2021–2023)
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Diego Simonet]] (2013–)
* {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Marko Panić]] (2021–2024)
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Felipe Borges (handballer)|Felipe Borges]] (2013–2016)
* {{flagicon|CZE}} [[:fr:David Juříček|David Juříček]] (2004–2011)
* {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jan Sobol]] (2007–2010)
* {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Venio Losert]] (2014–2015)
* {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Petar Metličić]] (2012–2013)
* {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Veron Načinović]] (2021–2025)
* {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Marin Šego]] (2019–2022)
* {{flagicon|DRC}} [[:fr:Damien Kabengele|Damien Kabengele]] (1996–2006)
* {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Ahmed Hesham]] (2023–2025)
* {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Mohamed Mamdouh (handballer)|Mohamed Mamdouh]] (2017–2019)
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Cristian Malmagro]] (2012–2013)
* {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Balázs Laluska]] (2014–2015)
* {{flagicon|HUN}}{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Uroš Vilovski]] (2012–2013)
* {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Allahkaram Esteki]] (2015–2016)
* {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Ólafur Guðmundsson]] (2021–2022)
* {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Geir Sveinsson]] (1995–1997)
* {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Jonas Truchanovičius]] (2016–2021)
* {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Erlend Mamelund]] (2012–2013)
* {{flagicon|POR}} [[Alexis Borges]] (2020–2021)
* {{flagicon|POR}} [[Gilberto Duarte]] (2019–2022)
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Ion Mocanu]] (1994–1995)
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Sorin Toacsen]] (1996–2000, 2003–2004)
* {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Igor Chumak]] (1992–1996)
* {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Jure Dolenec]] (2013–2017)
* {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Matej Gaber]] (2013–2016)
* {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Dragan Gajić]] (2011–2016)
* {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Vid Kavtičnik]] (2009–2019)
* {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Borut Mačkovšek]] (2014–2015)
* {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Primož Prošt]] (2011–2012)
* {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Staš Skube]] (2022–2025)
* {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Miha Žvižej]] (2016–2017)
* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Mladen Bojinović]] (2002–2012)
* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Mitar Markez]] (2010–2011)
* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[:fr:Rastko Stefanovič|Rastko Stefanovič]] (2002–2004)
* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[:fr:Nebojša Stojinović|Nebojša Stojinović]] (2008–2010)
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Nikola Portner]] (2016–2020)
* {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Richard Štochl]] (2010–2012)
* {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Martin Frändesjö]] (2000–2001)
* {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lucas Pellas]] (2020–)
* {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Fredric Pettersson]] (2018–2021)
* {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Karl Wallinius]] (2021–2022)
* {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Aymen Hammed]] (2009–2011)
* {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Wissem Hmam]] (2005–2014)
* {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Marouen Maggaiz]] (2006–2008)
* {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Heykel Megannem]] (2007–2009)
* {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Sobhi Sioud]] (2001–2007)
* {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Mohamed Soussi]] (2017–2020)
* {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Issam Tej]] (2006–2015)
* {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Aymen Toumi]] (2015–2018)
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===Former coaches===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! style="color:white; background:#004080"|Seasons !! style="color:white; background:#004080"|Coach !! style="color:white; background:#004080"|Country
|-
| style="text-align: center" | {{0|0000}}–1991
| style="text-align: center" | [[Lucien Courdesse]]
| style="text-align: center" | {{flagicon|FRA}}
|-
| style="text-align: center" | 1991-1994
| style="text-align: center" | [[Guy Petitgirard]]
| style="text-align: center" | {{flagicon|FRA}}
|-
| style="text-align: center" | 1994–2024
| style="text-align: center" | [[Patrice Canayer]]
| style="text-align: center" | {{flagicon|FRA}}
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.montpellierhandball.com/}} 
* {{facebook|montpellierhandball}}

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