Paris Saint-Germain Handball
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| Full name | Paris Saint-Germain Handball |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Arena |
Stade Pierre de Coubertin Halle Georges Carpentier (for EHF Champions League matches) |
| Capacity | 4,835 |
| President |
 Nasser Al-Khelaifi
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| Head coach |
 Zvonimir Serdarušić
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| League | LNH Division 1 |
| 2015–16 | 1st |
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Website Official site |
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Paris Saint-Germain Handball, better known as Paris SG or PSG, is a handball club from Paris, France, that plays in the LNH Division 1. PSG hosts their home games at Stade Pierre de Coubertin.
The Parisian club was founded in 1941. Initially, it took the name of Patriotes d'Asnières before becoming Asnières Sports one year later. In 1945, although not recognised by the French Handball Federation, the team contested the final against Villemomble at the Parc des Princes in front of a crowd of 15,000. At the time, handball teams had 11 players. Asnières Sports was presided by Christian Picard, whose son Gérard Picard took over during the 1975–1976 season and remained president until 2003.
In 1987, the club's management succeeded in convincing the Paris City Council to partner Asnières Sports and create a major handball club in the capital. This resulted in the Hauts-de-Seine team moving to Paris and being renamed Paris-Racing-Asnières then Paris-Asnières. Future international stars came through Paris such as Jackson Richardson, an iconic French handball player, double world champion and Olympic medallist, who played two seasons in Paris from 1989 to 1991. The club also crossed paths with Patrick Cazal, another French international and future double world champion, who signed his first professional contract with the capital's team in 1989.
The club came under the management of Paris Saint Germain Omnisport in 1992. At the time, that body was managed by and covered numerous disciplines including volleyball, rugby and even boxing. This change led to another name change, and Paris-Asnières became PSG-Asnières. The partnership lasted 10 years. PSG came second in the LNH Division 1 during the and then reached the French Cup final in 2001, losing to Montpellier.
The Parisian team managed to attract several international players. Stéphane Stoecklin, an Olympic medallist and handball champion with France in 1995, came through the club as well as Denis Lathoud and Gaël Monthurel. Nenad Peruničić, a Serbian international with a third placing in the European and world championship, also played for the club. During this period, Paris Handball signed Olivier Girault who would go on to become world champion in 2001, European champion in 2006 and Olympic champion in 2008. He set up home in the capital in 1999, playing for Paris Handball until 2008 and then coaching the team until 2011.
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