Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Handball

See also: JDA Dijon Basket

Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Handball (also known as JDA Dijon Handball, formerly Cercle Dijon Bourgogne Handball) is a French handball club from Dijon, France. This team currently competes in the French Women's Handball First League from 2014 and they play their home matches in Palais des Sports de Dijon. Current head coach is Anthony Favier.

Jeanne d'Arc Bourgogne Dijon Handball
Full name	Jeanne d'Arc Bourgogne Dijon Handball
Short name	JDA
Founded	1996
Arena	Palais des Sports de Dijon, Dijon
Capacity	3,100
President	Thierry Degorce
Head coach	Anthony Favier
League	French Women's First League
2024–25	3rd
Club colours
Website Official site

The club became in 2018, affiliated with the male basketball team JDA Dijon Basket and changed the official club name.^[1]

Summer 2022, both clubs changed their names again, adding "Bourgogne" to them. The club renamed itself to JDA Bourgogne Dijon Handball.

Results

• French Women's First League Championship:
  • Third place (4): 1993, 2002, 2003, 2025
• Division 2 Féminine:
  • Winners (2): 1987, 2014
  • Runner-up (1): 1998
• Coupe de France:
  • Runner-up (3): 2002, 2007, 2013
• Coupe de la Ligue:
  • Runner-up (2): 2003, 2007
  • Semifinalist (1): 2008
• EHF European League / EHF Cup:
  • Silver Medalist: 1993
  • Bronze Medalist: 2025
  • Semifinalist: 1994
• Women's EHF Challenge Cup:
  • Silver Medalist: 2005

Team

Current squad

Squad for the season 2024–25^[2]

Goalkeepers 12 Franchesline Atemici 16 Ann-Cathrin Giegerich 24 Manuella Dos Reis Wingers LW 05 Dorothée Blaise 21 Nina Dury RW 07 Maureen Gayet 22 Rosario Urban Line players 11 Anouk Cassin 23 Lilou Pintat 25 Sarah Valero Jodar 50 Enola Henry

Back players LB 04 Claire Vautier 29 Gnonsiane Niombla 41 Juliette Louveau 00 Laura Fauvarque 00 Adriana Holejová CB 02 Stine Nørklit Lønborg 27 Nadia Mielke-Offendal RB 93 Celine Sivertsen

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining Laura Fauvarque (LB) (from Handball Plan-de-Cuques) Adriana Holejová (LB) (from OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball)

Leaving Nina Perret (CB) (on loan to Handball Plan-de-Cuques) Manon Gravelle (RB) Mathilde Plotton (LB)

Technical staff

Staff for the 2024-25 season.

• Head coach: Anthony Favier
• Assistant coach: Jean-Raphaël Soupault
• Physical coach: Pierre Terzi
• Physical coach: Vianney Varanguin
• Sporting director: Christophe Maréchal

Personnel

• President :
  • Michel Amico (1994–2014)
  • Thierry Degorce (2018– )
• Vice-president : Clément Forgeneuf (?–?)
• Coach :
  • Christophe Maréchal (? –2019)
  • Christophe Mazel (2019–)
• Assistant coach :
  • Christophe Maréchal (? –2022)
  • Anthony Favier (2022–)
• Academy director : Anthony Favier
• Sporting director : Christophe Maréchal

Notable former players

• Béatrice Edwige (2009–2014)
• Marie Prouvensier (2010–2016)
• Florence Sauval (1994–1996)
• Myriame Saïd Mohamed (2008-2010)