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Wikipedia - Brest Bretagne Handball
Brest Bretagne Handball, also knows as BBH, is a French professional handball club from Brest, Brittany. This team currently competes in the French Women's Handball First League from 2016 and the 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League.
History
The club was founded in 2004 under the name HBF Arvor 29 as a fusion of the two clubs Brest Penn-ar-Bed and de Lesneven-Le Folgoët.
In 2012 they won the French championship for the first time. Afterwards the team had to declare bankruptcy and started again in the third tier under the name Brest Penn Ar Bed.
In 2014 they were promoted to the second tier again. They then changed their name to Brest Bretagne Handball.
Two years later they became the first club ever to win the French Women's Cup as a second tier team. The same year they were promoted to the top league again.
In the 2020–2021 EHF Champions League, the club reached the EHF Final 4 tournament for the first time in the club's history. They won an historic semifinal, against the three-time defending champions and five-time winners from Győri Audi ETO KC. In the final, they were defeated by Norwegian Vipers Kristiansand, who also claimed their first title.