Istres Provence Handball

**Istres Provence Handball**
Istres Provence Handball
Full name	Istres Provence Handball
Founded	1970; 56 years ago (1970)
Arena	Halle polyvalente
Capacity	2,000
President	Alain Felzen
Head coach	Gilles Derot
League	LNH Division 1
2024–25	LNH Division 1, 13th of 16
Club colours
Home	Away
	Website ; Official site

French handball club

Istres Provence Handball is a handball club from Istres, France. Currently, Istres Provence Handball competes in the French First League of Handball.^[1]

Istres

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Location of Istres Provence Handball

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
Istres Sports	1970–2003
Istres Ouest Provence Handball	2003–2016
Istres Provence Handball	2016–present

Kits

HOME
2012-13	2017-18	2020-21	2021-

AWAY
2011-12	2012-13	2017–18	2020-21	2021-

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season^[2]

Istres Provence Handball

Goalkeepers

12 Hugo Bonnat
33 Xoan Manuel Ledo
70 Clément Gaudin

Left Wingers

25 Marko Nikolic
77 Arthur Jund

Right Wingers

8 Thomas Bortoli
10 Rasmus Nielsen

Line players

32 Andrea Parisini
27 Jotham Mandiangu
68 Edgar Dentz

Left Backs

6 Oliver Eggert
11 Messaoud Berkous
13 Lubin Gensoulen
26 Lukas Simėnas

Central Backs

18 Henrik Olsson
76 Lucas Vanegue

Right Backs

7 Alejandro Márquez
17 Raphaël Kotters

Technical staff

Head Coach: Gilles Derot

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

Mohammad Sanad (RW) from USAM Nîmes Gard^[3]
Mohammad Reza Oraei (RB) from AHC Potaissa Turda^[4]
Assar Kammenhed (RB) from Nordsjælland Håndbold
Jakov Dujić (CB) from HRK Gorica
Aurélien Padolus (LB) from Pontault-Combault Handball
Guénolé Gaillard (LB) from Frontignan Thau HB
Nathy Camara (LW) from Frontignan Thau HB
Robin Dourte (LP) from Handball Club Cournon d'Auvergne

Leaving

Josip Božić Pavletić (RW) to SCM Politehnica Timișoara^[5]
Nicolás Bono (CB) to RK Vardar^[6]
Josep Folqués Ortiz (LW) to Cesson Rennes MHB^[7]
Raphael Kötters (RB) to Tremblay-en-France Handball^[8]
Torben Petersen (LB) to Tremblay-en-France Handball
Louis Joseph (RB) to US Créteil Handball
Geoffroy Carabasse (LP) to Tremblay-en-France Handball
Marin Langlais (LW) to JS Cherbourg
Jean-Philippe Takaniua (LP) to Handball Club Cournon d'Auvergne

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Joining

Xoan Ledo (GK) from Bidasoa Irún
Alejandro Márquez Coloma (RB) from BM Granollers
Oliver Nøddesbo Eggert (LB) from SønderjyskE Håndbold
Lucas Vanegue (CB) from JS Cherbourg

Leaving

Guillaume Crépain (CB) (retires)
Arnaud Tabarand (GK) to Cesson Rennes MHB
Andréa Guillaume (RW) to Limoges Handball
Oussama Hosni (RB) to RK Eurofarm Pelister
Jakob Mikkelsen (RB) to FC Porto
Juan José Fernández (LB) to BM Ciudad Encantada

Honors

Coupe de la Ligue: 1

Winner : 2009

LNH Division 2: 2

Champion : 1995, 2018

Former club members

Notable former players

Théo Derot (2014–2015, 2019)
Frédéric Dole (1999-2004)
Christian Gaudin (1995–1997)
Yann Genty (2010–2012)
Vincent Gérard (2008-2010)
Samuel Honrubia (2021-)
Frédéric Louis (1998-2000)
Bruno Martini (1994-1995)
Olivier Maurelli (2000–2002)
Sébastien Mongin (2000–2004)
Laurent Munier (1996-1997)
Raoul Prandi (1998-2000)
Luc Tobie (2009–2012)
Omar Benali (2008-2009)
Messaoud Berkous (2021-)
Sassi Boultif (2008-2012)
Hichem Daoud (2016-2021)
Hichem Kaabeche (2016–2017)
Tahar Labane (2000–2008)
Abdelkader Rahim (2015–2016)
Gonzalo Carou (2014-2015)
Federico Matías Vieyra (2012–2015)
Thomas Bauer (2015-2016)
Thomas Bolaers (2009-2010)
Bram Dewit (2013-2014)
Erwin Feuchtmann (2018-2019)
Zlatko Saračević (1995-1997)
David Juříček (2003-2004)
Tomáš Řezníček (2012–2014)
Petr Štochl (2004-2006)
Jiří Vítek (2004-2007)
Andrea Parisini (2019-)
Ingars Dude (2013-2015)
Vasko Ševaljević (2019-2021)
Alexandru Dedu (1996-1997)
Ibrahima Diaw (2009-2011)
Aljoša Rezar (2013-2014)
Nebojša Stojinović (2001-2004)
Stefan Vujić (2014-2015)
Aleksandar Stojanović (handballer) (2018-2019)
Kamel Alouini (2008-2010)
Mehdi Harbaoui (2014-2020)
Oussama Hosni (2019-2022)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2000–2004	Gilles Derot
2004–2006	Jan Bašný
2006–2007	Gilles Derot
2007–2013	Christophe Mazel
2013-	Gilles Derot

References

^ "Classement". lnh.fr. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ "Joueurs & staffs".
^ https://handnews.fr/2025/lms-legyptien-mohammad-sanad-arrive-a-istres-provence/
^ https://istreshandball.com/mohammadreza-oraei-rejoint-le-istres-provence-handball/
^ https://www.radiotimisoara.ro/fara-categorie/scm-politehnica-timisoara-continua-sa-se-intareasca-359633.html
^ https://www.handball-planet.com/rk-vardar-signs-two-international-playmakers-kawada-and-bono-join-the-squad/
^ https://www.mibalonmano.com/josep-folques-jugara-asier-nieto-cesson-rennes-handball-2025
^ https://brf.be/sport/1934653/

External links

Official website
Istres Provence Handball on Facebook

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[1] "Classement". lnh.fr. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

[2] "Joueurs & staffs".

[3] ttps://handnews.fr/2025/lms-legyptien-mohammad-sanad-arrive-a-istres-provence/

[4] ttps://istreshandball.com/mohammadreza-oraei-rejoint-le-istres-provence-handball/

[5] ttps://www.radiotimisoara.ro/fara-categorie/scm-politehnica-timisoara-continua-sa-se-intareasca-359633.html

[6] ttps://www.handball-planet.com/rk-vardar-signs-two-international-playmakers-kawada-and-bono-join-the-squad/

[7] ttps://www.mibalonmano.com/josep-folques-jugara-asier-nieto-cesson-rennes-handball-2025

[8] ttps://brf.be/sport/1934653/