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.

It is the sole Portuguese club to have played in an EHF Champions League final, which happened in the 1993–1994 season. EHF

Kits

AWAY

Team Current squad Squad for the 2025–26 season

Goalkeepers Diogo Alexandre Coutinho Ribeiro Left Wingers Right Wingers Line players Claudio Molis Morales

Left Backs Central Backs Right Backs Tomás Teixeira

Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Joining

Leaving André José (CB) to C' Chartres MHBhttps://www.lnh.fr/lnh/news/officiel-andre-filipe-garcias-jose-nouveau-demi-centre-c-cmhb-pour-saison-2026-2027

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Claudio Molis Morales (LP) from Póvoa AC Tomás Teixeira (RB) from Póvoa AC Diogo Alexandre Coutinho Ribeiro (GK) from Águas Santas

Leaving Asaph Ching (GK) to Club Balonmano Nava Filipe Monteiro (CB) to Sporting CP André Fallé Ferreira (RW) to Arsenal Clube da Devesa Gonçalo Nogueira (RB) to CF Belenenses

Honours

Men's

Internacional competitionsEHF Challenge Cup 1 2015–16 Domestic competitionsFirst Division / Andebol 1 13 1986–87, 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 12 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2016–17 Supertaça 7 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2015, 2017

International competitions EHF Champions League Runner-up (1): 1993–94 EHF Cup : Last 4 (1): 1999–2000 EHF Challenge Cup : Winner (1): 2015–16 Runner-up (2): 2004–04, 2014–15

List of ABC Braga seasons

Men's

SeasonLeagueTPSTEuropean CompetitionsNotes References Div. Pos. Pld WD LGFGAPts2009–10 A11st4th32 18 3 11 797 758 45L164th EHF Cup Winners' CupQF – 2010–11 A11st5th32 21 2 9 801 748 47QF 6thEHF Challenge CupQ1 – 2011–12 A11st6th32 16 1 15 820 803 41L16 – – – 2012–13 A11st5th32 14 2 16 809 793 37QF – – – 2013–14 A11st3rd32 22 2 8 809 793 51 RU – – – 2014–15 A11st4th30 19 1 10 943 846 3/4 W –EHF Challenge Cup RU – 2015–16 A11st 1st34 26 0 8 1048 961 FQF WEHF Challenge Cup W – 2016–17 A11st 5th36 21 2 13 1115 1012 48 W RUEHF Champions LeagueGS – 2017–18 A11st 4th36 22 4 10 999 895 53L16 W – – 2018–19 A11st 7th36 24 4 12 1127 983 64QF – – – 2019–20 A11st 6th26 13 2 11 679 667 54L16 – – Torneio Luís Gonçalves W 2020–21 A11st 9th30 10 4 16 796 808 54QF – – – 2021–22 A11st 10th30 12 2 16 825 845 56L16 – – Torneio Luís Gonçalves W 2022–23 A11st 4th26 16 0 10 791 773 58QF – – Torneio Luís Gonçalves Torneo Internacional Pontevedra 4th 3th 2023–24 A11st 4th 26 13 3 12 787 810 33 QF – EHF European League GS – 2024–25A11st 5th 28 15 3 10 843 826 37 SF – EHF European League QR – 2025–26A11st 7th 28 11 3 14 826 851 30 L16 – EHF European League QR –

Women's

SeasonLeagueTPSTEuropean CompetitionsNotes References Div. Pos. Pld WD LGFGAPts2017–18 IID2nd 10th20 1 0 19 439 638 22L32 – – – 2018–19 IID2nd 1st14 12 0 2 437 331 38QF – – – 2019–20 ID1st 8th22 6 5 11 541 578 39L16 – – – 2020–21 ID1st 7th26 11 2 13 654 685 50L16 – – – 2021–22 ID1st 8th26 10 3 23 616 638 49L16 – – – 2022–23 ID1st 6th22 11 1 10 571 633 45QF – – – 2023–24 ID1st TBA – – – – – – TBAQF – – –

Keys

Div. = Division Pos. = Position Pld = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn L = Matches lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = Points

QR = Qualifying round Q1 = 1st qualifying round Q2 = 2nd qualifying round Q3 = 3rd qualifying round PO = Play-off round GS = Group stage 2nd GS = 2nd group stage L32 = Last Thirty-Two L16 = Eight-Finals QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals RU = Runner-up W = Winner

R1 = 1st round R2 = 2nd round R3 = 3rd round R4 = 4th round R5 = 5th round n/a = competition not yet started or canceled

European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1987–88 European CupR1 Amicitia Zürich 22–16 14–26 36–42 1988–89 European CupR1 USAM Nîmes 18–15 21–27 39–42 1990–91 Cup Winners CupR1 Elgorriaga Bidasoa 18–23 21–30 39–53 1991–92 European CupR1 TEKA Santander 20–15 17–27 37–42 1992–93 European CupL32 Pfadi Winterthur 20–18 23–23 43–41L16 SSV Forst Brixen 25–16 20–22 45–38QF Badel 1862 Zagreb 22–21 21–26 43–47 1993–94 EHF Champions LeagueR1 Initia Hasselt 26–13 17–14 43–27L16 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 28–22 30–31 58–51GS USAM Nîmes 26–26 22–22 1st Sandefjord TIF 28–22 18–28 Badel 1862 Zagreb 24–19 21–18 F TEKA Santander 22–22 21–23 43–45 1994–95 EHF City Cup Komlói Bányász SK 14–18 21–14 35–32 HC Banik Karvina 23–17 19–16 42–33 Haukar Hafnarfjörður 28–16 25–28 53–44 Cadagua Galdar 28–26 21–26 49–52 1995–96 EHF Champions LeagueL32 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 34–17 30–22 64–39L16 Valur Reykjavik 29–25 23–25 52–50GS Elgorriaga Bidasoa 18–27 16–27 4th THW Kiel 22–26 26–25 Fotex Veszprém SE 27–24 20–24 1996–97 EHF Champions LeagueL32 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 17–21 24–19 41–40GS FC Barcelona 20–23 26–34 2nd Shakhtar Donetsk 21–15 27–28 Granitas Kaunas 25–20 22–16 QF Badel 1862 Zagreb 24–23 22–26 46–49 1997–98 EHF Champions LeagueL32 Horn Sittardia 19–16 29–18 48–34GS FC Barcelona 21–21 18–32 2nd Hapoel Rishon LeZion 26–18 23–24 Virum-Sorgenfri HK 29–24 22–21 QF TBV Lemgo 25–29 26–26 51–55 1998–99 EHF Champions LeagueL32 Kaustik Volgograd 31–30 21–30 52–601999–00EHF CupL32 SO Chambéry 22–24 25–21 47–45L16 SC Magdeburg 26–23 23–24 49–47QF Lovćen Cetinje 26–21 24–25 50–46SF SG Flensburg-Handewitt 27–23 18–23 45–46 2000–01 EHF Champions LeagueR2 Haukar Hafnarfjörður 25–22 30–28 55–50GS THW Kiel 22–21 17–30 1st GOG Gudme 26–25 25–26 Pallamano Trieste 33–24 28–27 QF Portland San Antonio 21–24 16–25 37–49 2001–02 EHF CupR2 A.C. Doukas School 26–22 20–31 46–53 2004–05 EHF Challenge Cup Pallamano Trieste 31–25 31–28 62–53 Milli Piyango SK 36–31 38–28 74–59 HC Minaur Baia Mare 32–22 27–31 59–53 HC Superfund Hard 33–17 27–23 60–40 Wacker Thun 29–26 24–29 53–552005–06EHF CupR1 Union Beynoise 24–19 31–24 55–43R2 Filippos Verias 27–28 25–21 52–49R3 US Ivry Handball 26–21 21–23 47–44L16 Bidasoa Irún 25–25 31–30 56–55 2006–07 EHF Champions LeagueQR RK Metalurg Skopje 27–32 28–30 55–622006–07EHF CupR2 RK Mladost Bogdanci 39–15 31–31 70–46R3 Bidasoa Irún 27–27 27–30 54–57 2007–08 EHF Champions LeagueQR FC Barcelona 26–28 28–37 54–652007–08EHF CupR2 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 29–21 31–33 60–54R3 RK Cimos Koper 27–20 25–34 52–542008–09EHF Cup Winners' Cup HC Gumárny Zubří 28–25 26–25 44–50 HCM Constanța 24–28 18–21 42–492009–10EHF Cup Winners' Cup Cyprus College 27–26 29–26 56–52 VfL Gummersbach 27–28 26–30 53–58 2010–11 EHF Challenge Cup RK Radnički Kragujevac 17–20 25–27 42–47 2014–15 EHF Challenge Cup Dukla Prague 42–27 32–30 74–57 Riihimäki Cocks 38–27 27–22 65–49 Stord 25–18 25–27 50–45 Odorheiu Secuiesc 32–28 25–32 57–60 2015–16 EHF Challenge Cup Ruislip Eagles 46–19 51–18 97–37 Odorheiu Secuiesc 25–22 24–25 50–46 HC Kehra 40–29 45–14 85–43 Wacker Thun 30–23 34–34 64–57 Dukla Prague 34–33 32–29 67–62 S.L. Benfica 25–29 28–22 53–51 2016–17 EHF Champions LeagueQT Maccabi Tel Aviv 34–27 Bregenz Handball 33–32GS HBC Nantes 29–34 33–35 6th Team Tvis Holstebro 32–27 29–34 HC Motor Zaporizhzhia 22–35 23–27 Beşiktaş 27–28 31–33 Dinamo București 34–32 29–35 2023–24 EHF European LeagueQR RK Trimo Trebnje 29–26 29–31 58–57GS RK 30–34 28–38 3rd MŠK Považská Bystrica 31–26 34–26 Skjern Håndbold 25–32 25–32 2024–25 EHF European LeagueQR Abanca Ademar León 23–21 27–31 50–52 2025–26 EHF European LeagueQR Irudek Bidasoa Irún 24–30 26–35 50–65

References

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