Sambre Avesnois Handball

What Sambre Avesnois Handball does

Sambre Avesnois Handball (legal entity: HAND BALL CLUB AULNOYE AYMERIES, SIRET 447 768 144 00019) is a French non-profit sports association operating a women's professional handball club based in the Sambre-Avesnois region of Hauts-de-France, with its primary competitive venue at Salle Pierre de Coubertin in Maubeuge and headquarters at Aulnoye-Aymeries. The club fields a Division 1 Féminine team in the Ligue Butagaz Énergie (the top tier of French women's handball), alongside reserve and youth squads (N2F, N3, U15) that feed into the elite roster. Its portfolio of programs includes a Sport-Études academic-athletic program, a dedicated handball section at Collège Félix Del Marle, and the HandSanté wellness initiative, while commercial touchpoints comprise an online ticketing platform (billetterie-club.com), an official merchandise storefront on Grinta EU, and the La Gazette du SAHB newsletter.

The club operates on a diversified but modest revenue stack built from membership and licensing fees for the 2026/2027 season, ticketing, merchandise sales, and a layered sponsorship book that combines core public-sector partners (Ville de Maubeuge, Ville d'Aulnoye-Aymeries, Agglomération de Maubeuge Val de Sambre, Département du Nord, Région Hauts-de-France) with a long tail of minor industrial, banking, and local business sponsors (Tôles Perforées System, Sambre Menuiserie, Crédit Mutuel Nord Europe, Paprec énergie, Vallourec, Jeumont Electric, Maréchal TPN, Damarisse Conseils, STNI Nettoyage). Its digital presence spans an official WordPress site with SportsPress Pro, Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. The organization is governed by a President (Grégory Caulier) and managed operationally by a Manager Général (Camille Aoustin, in role since 2023), with a documented headcount of approximately 12 employees and a recently upgraded competition venue featuring Gerflor flooring from the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Name

Sambre Avesnois Handball

Legal name

HAND BALL CLUB AULNOYE AYMERIES

Website

https://sambre-avesnois-handball.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sambre Avesnois Handball is a French non-profit women's handball association competing in Ligue Butagaz Énergie Division 1 from the Hauts-de-France region, serving fans and youth players through its elite D1 squad, reserve teams, Sport-Études program, and community wellness initiatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Professional Handball Club

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Spectator Sports (71121), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Handball Leagues (MPAKAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE), Club Sports Programs (EDALAIAB)

Keywords

• Women's handball club
• Professional handball league
• Youth handball development
• Sports association
• Handball training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Aulnoye-Aymeries

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sambre Avesnois Handball is a French women's professional handball club competing at the highest level of French women's handball (Division 1, Ligue Butagaz Énergie), playing home matches primarily at Salle Pierre de Coubertin in Maubeuge. Beyond the elite team, the club sells access to its matches via online ticketing, licenses handball memberships, offers youth development programs (Sport-études Handball Féminin and the Section Sportive at Collège Félix Del Marle), runs a HandSanté wellness initiative, and sells official merchandise through an online shop.

Product overview

Sambre Avesnois Handball is a women's handball club based in Maubeuge and Aulnoye-Aymeries, France, competing in Ligue Butagaz Énergie Division 1 as the highest tier of French women's professional handball. The club operates a unified offering centered on its elite D1 women's team, supplemented by grassroots and youth programs including Sport Études handball (academic-sports combination), a middle school handball section at Collège Félix Del Marle, and the HandSanté wellness program. Supporting services include online ticketing, an official merchandise store (Boutique du SAHB via Grinta.eu), and La Gazette du SAHB newsletter. The club also fields amateur reserve teams (N2F, N3, youth) that feed into the professional squad.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Division 1 Féminine Ligue Butagaz Énergie Team (Match Access)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Tôles Perforées SystemminorOthersIndustrial company from Maubeuge that sponsors the club as part of local business support for regional sports.
• Sambre MenuiserieminorOthersLocal carpentry business sponsor supporting the handball club.
• Crédit Mutuel Nord EuropeminorOthersRegional bank that supports the club as a sponsor.
• Ville de MaubeugecoreOthersThe City of Maubeuge is a key partner providing venue access (Salle Pierre de Coubertin) and municipal support to the club.
• Ville d'Aulnoye-AymeriescoreOthersThe City of Aulnoye-Aymeries supports the club and provides venue access (Salle Jean Lempereur).
• Agglomération de Maubeuge Val de SambrecoreOthersThe inter-municipal community provides regional support and sponsorship to the club.
• Département du NordcoreOthersThe Nord department provides institutional support and sponsorship to the club.
• Région Hauts-de-FrancecoreOthersThe Hauts-de-France regional council supports the club as an institutional sponsor.
• Paprec énergieminorOthersEnergy recovery company that sponsors the club.
• Vallourec Aulnoye AymeriesminorOthersIndustrial company from Aulnoye-Aymeries sponsoring the club.
• Jeumont ElectricminorOthersIndustrial electrical company sponsoring the club.
• Maréchal TPNminorOthersMetalworks company from Avesennes sponsoring the club.
• Damarisse ConseilsminorOthersConsulting firm that sponsors the handball club.
• STNI NettoyageminorOthersCleaning services company sponsoring the club.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ESBF Besançon (Entente Sportive Bisontine Féminin): Long-established D1 women's handball club with similar governance and local-sponsor model. Direct peer for benchmarking operational and sporting performance.
• Plan de Cuques Handball: D1 women's handball competitor with comparable community-based, sponsorship-funded operating structure. Direct peer in the same league tier.
• Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball: Division 1 Féminine competitor with similar community-club roots and regional industrial sponsorship base. Comparable D1 women's handball business model.
• Paris 92: D1 rival explicitly named as a competitor; SAHB lost player Laëtitia Lapointe to Paris 92. Comparable D1 women's handball club with professional structure and larger commercial footprint.
• Toulon St-Cyr Var Handball: D1 women's handball club operating with similar association sportive structure and regional sponsorship model. Direct comparable for the Ligue Butagaz Énergie business model.
• Metz Handball: The most dominant club in French women's handball (multiple-time Ligue Butagaz Énergie champion) and the benchmark D1 rival referenced in SAHB match data. Directly comparable in competing at the top tier of French women's handball with similar community-based governance.
• Brest Bretagne Handball: Direct D1 opponent referenced in SAHB's match schedule (May 31, 2026 fixture at Brest Arena). Competes in the same Ligue Butagaz Énergie with comparable regional identity and sponsorship-driven business model.
• Fleury Loiret Handball: D1 women's handball club directly comparable in structure and tier; SAHB players (e.g., Hana Kvasova) are documented facing Fleury in Ligue Butagaz matches.
• Stella Saint-Maur Handball: D1/D2F women's handball club referenced in SAHB's earliest documented match (August 28, 2021). Comparable club structure with promotion/relegation trajectory similar to SAHB's own path.
• Mérignac Handball: D1 Féminine competitor referenced in SAHB match data (October 19, 2024 fixture). Comparable community-based women's handball club with similar operational scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SambreAvesnoisH
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCZucVEmZ5wodCesjFnKYCNA
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/sambreavesnoishb
• TikToktiktok.com/@sambreavesnoishandball
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sambre-avesnois-handball

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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