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ABC Braga
Full nameAcadémico Basket Clube
FoundedDecember 29, 1933;91 years ago (1933-12-29)
Arena Pavilhão Flávio Sá Leite,
Braga, Portugal
Capacity1000
PresidentCarlos Matos
Head coachFilipe Magalhães
League Andebol 1
2023-244th
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Home
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Away
Website
Official site
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ABC Braga in the Trofeo Concello do Rosal 2013

ABC Braga is a professional handball team based in Braga, Portugal. It plays in LPA. It was founded on 29 December 1933. Despite the practice of handball as a primary sport, the club plays other sports such as roller hockey, basketball, athletics, volleyball, chess, skating, and taekwondo. It is the club with the third most trophies in Andebol 1 behind Porto and Sporting.

Contents

It is the sole Portuguese club to have played in an EHF Champions League final, which happened in the 1993–1994 season. Furthermore, it is considered the best Portuguese team and one of the best at the European level.

Kits

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Honours

Men's

Internacional competitions
EHF Challenge Cup 12015–16
Domestic competitions
First Division /
Andebol 1
131986–87, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2015–16
Taça de Portugal 121989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2016–17
Supertaça 71990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2015, 2017

International competitions

List of ABC Braga seasons

Men's

SeasonLeague TP ST European Competitions NotesReferences
Div.Pos.PldWDLGFGAPts
2009–10 A1 1st 4th321831179775845L164th EHF Cup Winners' Cup QF- [1]
2010–11 A1 1st 5th32212980174847QF6th EHF Challenge Cup Q1- [2]
2011–12 A1 1st 6th321611582080341L16--- [3]
2012–13 A1 1st 5th321421680979337QF--- [4]
2013–14 A1 1st 3rd32222880979351RU--- [5]
2014–15 A1 1st 4th30191109438463/4W- EHF Challenge Cup RU- [6]
2015–16 A1 1st 1st3426081048961FQFW EHF Challenge Cup W- [7]
2016–17 A1 1st 5th36212131115101248WRU EHF Champions League GS- [8]
2017–18 A1 1st 4th362241099989553L16W-- [9]
2018–19 A1 1st 7th3624412112798364QF--- [10]
2019–20 A1 1st 6th261321167966754L16--Torneio Luís GonçalvesW [11]
2020–21 A1 1st 9th301041679680854QF--- [12]
2021–22 A1 1st 10th301221682584556L16--Torneio Luís GonçalvesW [13]
2022–23 A1 1st 4th261601079177358QF--Torneio Luís Gonçalves
Torneo Internacional Pontevedra
4th
3th
[14]
2023–24 A1 1st 4th261331278781033QF- EHF European League GS- [15]

Women's

SeasonLeague TP ST European Competitions NotesReferences
Div.Pos.PldWDLGFGAPts
2017–18 IID2nd10th20101943963822L32--- [16]
2018–19 IID2nd1st14120243733138QF--- [17]
2019–20 ID 1st 8th22651154157839L16--- [18]
2020–21 ID 1st 7th261121365468550L16--- [19]
2021–22 ID 1st 8th261032361663849L16--- [20]
2022–23 ID 1st 6th221111057163345QF--- [21]
2023–24 ID 1st TBA------TBAQF--- [22]

Keys

European record

Season [23] CompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1987–88 European Cup R1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Amicitia Zürich22–1614–2636–42
1988–89 European Cup R1 Flag of France.svg USAM Nîmes 18–1521–2739–42
1990–91 Cup Winners Cup R1 Flag of Spain.svg Elgorriaga Bidasoa 18–2321–3039–53
1991–92 European Cup R1 Flag of Spain.svg TEKA Santander 20–1517–2737–42
1992–93 European Cup L32 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Pfadi Winterthur 20–1823–2343–41
L16 Flag of Italy.svg SSV Forst Brixen 25–1620–2245–38
QF Flag of Croatia.svg Badel 1862 Zagreb 22–2121–2643–47
1993–94 EHF Champions League R1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Initia Hasselt 26–1317–1443–27
L16 Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Rishon LeZion 28–2230–3158–51
GS Flag of France.svg USAM Nîmes 26–2622–221st
Flag of Norway.svg Sandefjord TIF 28–2218–28
Flag of Croatia.svg Badel 1862 Zagreb 24–1921–18
F Flag of Spain.svg TEKA Santander 22–2221–2343–45
1994–95 EHF City Cup
L32
Flag of Hungary.svg Komlói Bányász SK 14–1821-1435-32
L16
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Banik Karvina23–1719-1642–33
QF
Flag of Iceland.svg Haukar Hafnarfjörður 28–1625-2853–44
SF
Flag of Spain.svg Cadagua Galdar 28–2621-2649–52
1995–96 EHF Champions League L32 Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Rishon LeZion 34–1730–2264–39
L16 Flag of Iceland.svg Valur Reykjavik 29–2523–2552–50
GS Flag of Spain.svg Elgorriaga Bidasoa 18–2716–274th
Flag of Germany.svg THW Kiel 22–2626–25
Flag of Hungary.svg Fotex Veszprém SE 27–2420–24
1996–97 EHF Champions League L32 Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Rishon LeZion 17–2124–1941–40
GS Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona 20–2326–342nd
Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk 21–1527–28
Flag of Lithuania.svg Granitas Kaunas 25–2022–16
QF Flag of Croatia.svg Badel 1862 Zagreb 24–2322–2646–49
1997–98 EHF Champions League L32 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Horn Sittardia 19–1629–1848–34
GS Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona 21–2118–322nd
Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Rishon LeZion 26–1823–24
Flag of Denmark.svg Virum Sorgenfri 29–2422–21
QF Flag of Germany.svg TBV Lemgo 25–2926–2651–55
1998–99 EHF Champions League L32 Flag of Russia.svg Kaustik Volgograd 31–3021–3052–60
1999–00 EHF Cup L32 Flag of France.svg SO Chambéry 22–2425–2147–45
L16 Flag of Germany.svg SC Magdeburg 26–2323–2449–47
QF Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Lovćen Cetinje 26–2124–2550–46
SF Flag of Germany.svg SG Flensburg-Handewitt 27–2318–2345–46
2000–01 EHF Champions League R2 Flag of Iceland.svg Haukar Hafnarfjörður 25–2230–2855–50
GS Flag of Germany.svg THW Kiel 22–2117–301st
Flag of Denmark.svg GOG Gudme 26–2525–26
Flag of Italy.svg Pallamano Trieste 33–2428–27
QF Flag of Spain.svg Portland San Antonio 21–2416–2537–49
2001–02 EHF Cup R2 Flag of Greece.svg A.C. Doukas School 26–2220–3146–53
2004–05 EHF Challenge Cup
R3
Flag of Italy.svg Pallamano Trieste 31–2531-2862-53
L16
Flag of Turkey.svg Milli Piyango SK36–3138-2874–59
QF
Flag of Romania.svg HC Minaur Baia Mare 32–2227-3159–53
SF
Flag of Austria.svg HC Superfund Hard 33–1727-2360–40
F
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Wacker Thun 29–2624-2953–55
2005–06 EHF Cup R1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Union Beynoise24–1931–2455–43
R2 Flag of Greece.svg Filippos Verias 27–2825–2152–49
R3 Flag of France.svg US Ivry Handball 26–2121–2347–44
L16 Flag of Spain.svg Bidasoa Irún 25–2531–3056–55
2006–07 EHF Champions League QR Flag of North Macedonia.svg RK Metalurg Skopje 27–3228–3055–62
2006–07 EHF Cup R2 Flag of North Macedonia.svg RK Mladost Bogdanci 39–1531–3170–46
R3 Flag of Spain.svg Bidasoa Irún 27–2727–3054–57
2007–08 EHF Champions League QR Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona 26–2828–3754–65
2007–08 EHF Cup R2 Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Rishon LeZion 29–2131–3360–54
R3 Flag of Slovenia.svg RK Cimos Koper 27–2025–3452–54
2008–09 EHF Cup Winners' Cup
R2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Gumárny Zubří 28–2526-2544–50
R3
Flag of Romania.svg HCM Constanța 24–2818-2142–49
2009–10 EHF Cup Winners' Cup
R3
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus College 27–2629-2656–52
R4
Flag of Germany.svg VfL Gummersbach 27–2826-3053–58
2010–11 EHF Challenge Cup
R3
Flag of Serbia.svg RK Radnički Kragujevac 17–2025-2742–47
2014–15 EHF Challenge Cup
L16
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dukla Prague 42–2732-3074–57
QF
Flag of Finland.svg Riihimäki Cocks 38-2727–2265–49
SF
Flag of Norway.svg Stord25–1825-2750–45
F
Flag of Romania.svg Odorheiu Secuiesc 32–2825-3257–60
2015–16 EHF Challenge Cup
R2
Flag of England.svg Ruislip Eagles 46–1951–1897–37
R3
Flag of Romania.svg Odorheiu Secuiesc 25–2224-2550-46
L16
Flag of Estonia.svg HC Kehra 40–2945-1485–43
QF
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Wacker Thun 30–2334-3464–57
SF
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dukla Prague 34–3332-2967–62
F
Flag of Portugal (official).svg S.L. Benfica 25–2928-2253–51
2016–17 EHF Champions League QT Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv 34–27
Flag of Austria.svg Bregenz Handball 33–32
GS Flag of France.svg HBC Nantes 29–3433–356th
Flag of Denmark.svg Team Tvis Holstebro 32–2729–34
Flag of Ukraine.svg HC Motor Zaporizhzhia 22–3523–27
Flag of Turkey.svg Beşiktaş 27–2831–33
Flag of Romania.svg Dinamo București 34–3229–35
2023–24 EHF European League QR Flag of Slovenia.svg RK Trimo Trebnje 29–2629–3158–57
GS Flag of Croatia.svg RK
Flag of Slovakia.svg MŠK Považská Bystrica
Flag of Denmark.svg Skjern Håndbold


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