Handball Clermont Auvergne Metropole 63

What Handball Clermont Auvergne Metropole 63 does

Handball Clermont Auvergne Métropole 63 (HBCAM63), branded as "Les Volcaniques," is a French women's sports association (association loi 1901) founded in 2019 and headquartered at the Maison des Sports in Clermont-Ferrand. It operates five competitive teams spanning senior and youth levels: a D2F (Division 2 Féminine) senior squad that finished 2nd in 2025-2026 and contested a promotion play-off to Ligue Butagaz Énergie (D1), plus Nationale 2, Nationale 3, U17 France, and U16 AURA squads. The club runs a youth academy (centre de formation) anchored by the "Cité des Talents" dual-career program in partnership with Lycée Brugière, and offers add-on services including holiday and summer training camps (Stages Vacances, Stages d'été), an online supporter boutique, and online match ticketing. The association employs roughly 15 staff plus seasonal workers, and recorded a record ~20,000 cumulative spectators across the 2025-2026 season.

HBCAM63 has no proprietary technology platform; operations are run through a public website, social media channels, newsletters, and partner channels including HandballTV match broadcasts. The business model is a diversified association revenue stack: (1) corporate sponsorship and B2B partnerships (CIPAM as a core partner alongside Tradieco, Sanchez, Théa, Crédit Mutuel Massif Central, Radio Scoop, Basilic & Co, L'Eau Vive) cultivated through the Business Club HBCAM63; (2) public institutional funding from Ville de Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont Auvergne Métropole, Département du Puy-de-Dôme, and Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes; (3) ticketing for home matches at the Maison des Sports; and (4) merchandise sales. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; sponsorship packages and ticketing are sold via direct sales motion.

The club executed a significant financial and sporting turnaround after a new board of directors took over in June 2020 and discovered a deficit exceeding 66 K€ on a 552 K€ budget with 95 K€ of debt. Under renewed management, the club moved from a negative net position of -127 K€ at end-2022 to a 101,131 € surplus in 2024, obtained VAP (Voie d'Accession au Professionnalisme) status in September 2025, renewed VAP for 2026-2027, and is positioned in mid-2026 to either secure promotion to D1 or stabilize in D2F as a professionalized semi-pro club.

Name

Handball Clermont Auvergne Metropole 63

Legal name

Handball Clermont Auvergne Métropole 63

Website

https://hbcam63.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Handball Clermont Auvergne Métropole 63 (Les Volcaniques) is a French women's handball association (loi 1901) operating five teams in D2F and lower divisions from Clermont-Ferrand, serving local supporters, regional corporate sponsors, and four public institutional partners while pursuing professionalization via VAP status.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Professional Handball Club

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKAAAM

Handball Leagues

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Professional Sports Leagues (Domestic & International)

Keywords

• Women's handball club
• Competitive sports teams
• Sports ticketing
• Team merchandise
• Youth handball development

Headquarters

HQ city

Clermont-Ferrand

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Sponsorship & Partnerships: Corporate sponsors (private partners) provide financial support in exchange for brand visibility and association with women's handball. Sponsors include local businesses across construction, insurance, healthcare, media, and food sectors. The club actively recruits new partners through a 'Devenir partenaire' page.
2. Ticketing & Match Revenue: Ticket sales for home matches at Maison des Sports generate match-day revenue. The club offers a billetterie (ticketing) platform for purchasing match tickets.
3. Merchandise & Boutique: The club operates an online boutique selling supporter merchandise (products SUPPORTER) to fans.
4. Institutional & Public Funding: Support from public institutions including Ville de Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont Auvergne Métropole, the Département du Puy-de-Dôme, and the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes provides financial backing to the club.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HBCAM63 operates a women's handball club centered on its elite senior team Les Volcaniques, which competes in Division 2 Féminine (D2F), the second tier of French women's handball, at the Maison des Sports in Clermont-Ferrand. The club fields a full competitive pipeline of five teams (D2F, Nationale 2, Nationale 3, U17 France, U16 AURA), sells match tickets and supporter merchandise, runs holiday and summer training camps, and delivers a youth academy through its Centre de Formation and the Cité des Talents dual-career program with Lycée Brugière. It holds VAP (Voie d'Accession au Professionnalisme) status as it pursues promotion to Ligue Butagaz Énergie (D1).

Product overview

HBCAM63 operates as a multi-team women's handball club centered around its elite D2F team, Les Volcaniques, which competes in France's second-tier Division 2 Féminine. The club fields multiple competitive teams across age groups — including Nationale 2 (reserve), Nationale 3, U17 national championship, and U16 AURA regional championship — forming a unified development pipeline from youth to senior level. Beyond competitive teams, the club offers ancillary services including holiday and summer training camps, an official merchandise shop (Boutique), and online ticket sales for home matches at the Maison des Sports in Clermont-Ferrand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Volcaniques D2F: The senior women's team competing in Division 2 Féminine
• Centre de Formation
• VAP

Products and services

• Les Volcaniques D2F The club's elite women's senior handball team competing in Division 2 Féminine (D2F) of the French handball league system, and the primary competitive product delivered at the Maison des Sports in Clermont-Ferrand. The team is the focal point for spectator attendance and sponsor visibility.
• Nationale 2 The club's reserve team competing in the Nationale 2 Féminine championship, serving as a development squad feeding the D2F elite team.
• Nationale 3 The club's third-tier women's team competing in Nationale 3 Féminine (AURA region), operating as a stepping stone between youth and senior competitive handball.
• Moins de 17 ans – Championnat de France The club's under-17 girls' team competing in the national French championship (Championnat de France), representing the top tier of youth handball development.
• Moins de 16 ans – Championnat AURA The club's under-16 girls' team competing in the AURA regional championship, serving as a youth development and identification pathway.
• Billetterie (Match tickets) Online ticket sales for home matches at the Maison des Sports arena in Clermont-Ferrand, delivered through the club's online billetterie system on hbcam63.fr.
• Boutique HBCAM63 The club's official merchandise online shop selling supporter products including apparel and accessories bearing the HBCAM63 and Les Volcaniques branding.
• Stages Vacances Holiday handball training camps organized during school breaks, offering skill development and engagement with the local community youth.
• Stages d'été Summer handball training camps providing intensive training sessions during the summer period, open to youth and aspiring players.
• Sponsorship & Business Club HBCAM63 partnerships Corporate sponsorship packages and partner networking events delivered through the Business Club HBCAM63 (including after-work events) for local businesses seeking brand visibility and B2B networking.

Quantifiable outcome

• Near 20,000 cumulative spectators in 2025-2026 season — new attendance record
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• TradiecominorGTM or Marketing PartnerTradieco is a Clermont-Ferrand-based house construction company present for 15 years in the region. Anthony De Oliveira, chargé de communication at Tradieco, initiated the partnership. Tradieco supports women's sports and values the combativity and pugnacity demonstrated by the team. The company sees the partnership as part of its local territorial development strategy.
• SanchezminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSanchez is a building and public works company based in the Clermont-Ferrand area, specializing in exterior development, building construction (~25% of revenue), and water/canalization networks. M. Durand, owner of Sanchez, was one of the first sponsors to support the club's new project. Sanchez was engaged through the Business Club HBCAM63 and attended partner after-work events.
• CIPAMcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCIPAM provides traceability and connected solutions for Industry 4.0, including barcode, RFID, and Bluetooth beacon systems. Vincent Routaboul, president of CIPAM, is also president of HC Chamalières (a partner club). CIPAM is a major sponsor of HBCAM63 and values the club's ambitious yet reasonable project. CIPAM's clientele is national and international, with a subsidiary in Morocco.
• Radio ScoopminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRadio Scoop is a media partner engaged with HBCAM63 for 4 seasons. Pascal Larrieu, responsible for partnerships at Radio Scoop, covers the club's news and matches, providing radio exposure and media visibility.
• Laboratoires ThéaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThéa (Laboratoires Théa) is a partner through the association Théactif. Thomas Lavilanie (president) and Julie Saintobert (co-president) of Théactif represent Théa in the partnership with HBCAM63, supporting the club since the 2020-2021 season.
• L'Eau ViveminorGTM or Marketing PartnerL'Eau Vive is a partner of HBCAM63. Raphaël, a representative of L'Eau Vive, was interviewed about the partnership. The company hosted an after-work event for partners at their venue.
• Basilic & Co Clermont-FerrandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBasilic & Co operates two restaurant locations in Clermont-Ferrand (Rue Fontgiève and Rue Anatole France) and joined the HBCAM63 partner network. Dimitri and Alexis are the gérants (managers) of the franchise.
• Handball Club Ceyrat (partner club)minorOthersHandball Club Ceyrat is a partner club of HBCAM63, operating teams from U11 to seniors in regional and departmental championships. The partnership involves player development pathways and shared club activities.
• HC Perignat (partner club)minorOthersHC Perignat is a partner club of HBCAM63 with teams from youth to seniors including a senior men's team in Nationale 3. Vincent Routaboul, president of CIPAM, also serves as president of HC Perignat, linking the two partnerships.
• ASM Omnisport (medical partner)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerASM Omnisport medical cabinet provides sports medicine services to HBCAM63 players, including physiotherapy and medical consultations. The club signed a convention with ASM Omnisport in 2021 to provide 360° care for players.
• Lycée BrugièreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLycée Brugière partners with HBCAM63 as part of the Cité des Talents program, providing academic schedule accommodations for young players (3èmes, 2ndes) so they can balance education with handball training and competition.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Toulon St-Cyr Var Handball: French women's handball club competing in LBE/D1. Directly comparable on sporting tier, multi-team academy operations, and a sponsorship plus public-funding revenue mix anchored in a mid-tier French territory.
• Plan de Cuques Handball: French women's handball club operating in the D2F/D1 system; relevant as a direct sporting peer at the same competitive tier as HBCAM63, with comparable semi-professional operational scale.
• Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc Handball: Top-flight French men's handball club and confirmed destination for HBCAM63's outgoing captain Charlotte Kieffer. Comparable as a French handball club with multi-tier academy and strong territorial sponsorship model.
• Stella Saint-Maur Handball: HBCAM63's direct D2F/LBE promotion play-off opponent in 2025-2026; operates in the same French women's second tier with comparable semi-professional infrastructure and a similar promotion-to-D1 trajectory.
• Paris 92: Established women's handball club competing in LBE/D1. Comparable as a French women's professional handball organization with a multi-team academy, sponsorship-driven revenue model, and national broadcast presence.
• Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball: French women's handball club competing at elite national level with multi-team academy and significant public/private partnership funding — structurally comparable to HBCAM63's club-and-territory model.
• Metz Handball: Multiple-time French women's handball champion and long-standing LBE/D1 powerhouse. Most directly comparable as a women's handball club operating professional sporting infrastructure with diversified sponsorship and a multi-tier academy model.
• Fleury Loiret Handball: French women's handball LBE/D1 club with comparable semi-professional structure, academy development pipeline, and sponsorship/partnership-driven revenue model targeting a similar community-led fan base.

Broad incumbents

• Montpellier Handball: Dominant French men's handball club with multiple European titles. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same handball category but operating at a much larger scale, multi-national sponsorship tier, and Champions League commercial ceiling.

Regional players

• US Ivry Handball: Paris-region men's handball club rooted in municipal/territorial sponsorship structure similar to HBCAM63's institutional model. Comparable as a community-led French handball club with similar governance and academy priorities, though in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hbcam63
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCqQXZQqB1lYcKO4HW8Ndq8Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/HBCAM63
• Instagraminstagram.com/hbcam63
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hbcam63

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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