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.

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

AWAY
2016–17

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season

Goalkeepers 00Portugal Diogo Alexandre Coutinho Ribeiro Left Wingers Right Wingers Line players 00 Cuba Claudio Molis MoralesLeft Backs Central Backs Right Backs 00 Portugal Tomás Teixeira

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining Cuba Claudio Molis Morales (LP) from Portugal Póvoa AC Portugal Tomás Teixeira (RB) from Portugal Póvoa AC Portugal Diogo Alexandre Coutinho Ribeiro (GK) from Portugal Águas SantasLeaving Brazil Asaph Ching (GK) to Spain Club Balonmano Nava Portugal Filipe Monteiro (CB) to Portugal Sporting CP Portugal André Fallé Ferreira (RW) to Portugal Arsenal Clube da Devesa Portugal Gonçalo Nogueira (RB) to Portugal CF Belenenses

Honours

Men's

Internacional competitions
EHF Challenge Cup12015–16
Domestic competitions
First Division / Andebol 1131986–87, 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 Portugal121989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2016–17
Supertaça71990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2015, 2017

International competitions

List of ABC Braga seasons

Men's

SeasonLeagueTPSTEuropean CompetitionsNotesReferences
Div.Pos.PldWDLGFGAPts
2009–10A11st4th321831179775845L164thEHF Cup Winners' CupQF–[citation needed]
2010–11A11st5th32212980174847QF6thEHF Challenge CupQ1–[citation needed]
2011–12A11st6th321611582080341L16–––[citation needed]
2012–13A11st5th321421680979337QF–––[citation needed]
2013–14A11st3rd32222880979351RU–––[citation needed]
2014–15A11st4th30191109438463/4W–EHF Challenge CupRU–[citation needed]
2015–16A11st1st3426081048961FQFWEHF Challenge CupW–[citation needed]
2016–17A11st5th36212131115101248WRUEHF Champions LeagueGS–[citation needed]
2017–18A11st4th362241099989553L16W––[citation needed]
2018–19A11st7th3624412112798364QF–––[citation needed]
2019–20A11st6th261321167966754L16––Torneio Luís GonçalvesW[citation needed]
2020–21A11st9th301041679680854QF–––[citation needed]
2021–22A11st10th301221682584556L16––Torneio Luís GonçalvesW[citation needed]
2022–23A11st4th261601079177358QF––Torneio Luís Gonçalves Torneo Internacional Pontevedra4th 3th[citation needed]
2023–24A11st4th261331278781033QF–EHF European LeagueGS–[citation needed]
2024–25A11st5th281531084382637SF–EHF European LeagueQR–[citation needed]

Women's

SeasonLeagueTPSTEuropean CompetitionsNotesReferences
Div.Pos.PldWDLGFGAPts
2017–18IID2nd10th20101943963822L32–––[citation needed]
2018–19IID2nd1st14120243733138QF–––[citation needed]
2019–20ID1st8th22651154157839L16–––[citation needed]
2020–21ID1st7th261121365468550L16–––[citation needed]
2021–22ID1st8th261032361663849L16–––[citation needed]
2022–23ID1st6th221111057163345QF–––[citation needed]
2023–24ID1stTBA––––––TBAQF–––[citation needed]

Keys

Div. = Division Pos. = Position Pld = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn L = Matches lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = PointsQR = 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 = WinnerR1 = 1st round R2 = 2nd round R3 = 3rd round R4 = 4th round R5 = 5th round n/a = competition not yet started or canceled Winners / 1st Place Runners-up / 2nd Place Semi-finals / 3rd Place Promotion Relegation

European record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1987–88European CupR1Switzerland Amicitia Zürich22–1614–2636–42
1988–89European CupR1France USAM Nîmes18–1521–2739–42
1990–91Cup Winners CupR1Spain Elgorriaga Bidasoa18–2321–3039–53
1991–92European CupR1Spain TEKA Santander20–1517–2737–42
1992–93European CupL32Switzerland Pfadi Winterthur20–1823–2343–41
L16Italy SSV Forst Brixen25–1620–2245–38
QFCroatia Badel 1862 Zagreb22–2121–2643–47
1993–94EHF Champions LeagueR1Belgium Initia Hasselt26–1317–1443–27
L16Israel Hapoel Rishon LeZion28–2230–3158–51
GSFrance USAM Nîmes26–2622–221st
Norway Sandefjord TIF28–2218–28
Croatia Badel 1862 Zagreb24–1921–18
FSpain TEKA Santander22–2221–2343–45
1994–95EHF City CupL32Hungary Komlói Bányász SK14–1821–1435–32
L16Czech Republic HC Banik Karvina23–1719–1642–33
QFIceland Haukar Hafnarfjörður28–1625–2853–44
SFSpain Cadagua Galdar28–2621–2649–52
1995–96EHF Champions LeagueL32Israel Hapoel Rishon LeZion34–1730–2264–39
L16Iceland Valur Reykjavik29–2523–2552–50
GSSpain Elgorriaga Bidasoa18–2716–274th
Germany THW Kiel22–2626–25
Hungary Fotex Veszprém SE27–2420–24
1996–97EHF Champions LeagueL32Israel Hapoel Rishon LeZion17–2124–1941–40
GSSpain FC Barcelona20–2326–342nd
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk21–1527–28
Lithuania Granitas Kaunas25–2022–16
QFCroatia Badel 1862 Zagreb24–2322–2646–49
1997–98EHF Champions LeagueL32Netherlands Horn Sittardia19–1629–1848–34
GSSpain FC Barcelona21–2118–322nd
Israel Hapoel Rishon LeZion26–1823–24
Denmark Virum-Sorgenfri HK29–2422–21
QFGermany TBV Lemgo25–2926–2651–55
1998–99EHF Champions LeagueL32Russia Kaustik Volgograd31–3021–3052–60
1999–00EHF CupL32France SO Chambéry22–2425–2147–45
L16Germany SC Magdeburg26–2323–2449–47
QFSerbia and Montenegro Lovćen Cetinje26–2124–2550–46
SFGermany SG Flensburg-Handewitt27–2318–2345–46
2000–01EHF Champions LeagueR2Iceland Haukar Hafnarfjörður25–2230–2855–50
GSGermany THW Kiel22–2117–301st
Denmark GOG Gudme26–2525–26
Italy Pallamano Trieste33–2428–27
QFSpain Portland San Antonio21–2416–2537–49
2001–02EHF CupR2Greece A.C. Doukas School26–2220–3146–53
2004–05EHF Challenge CupR3Italy Pallamano Trieste31–2531–2862–53
L16Turkey Milli Piyango SK36–3138–2874–59
QFRomania HC Minaur Baia Mare32–2227–3159–53
SFAustria HC Superfund Hard33–1727–2360–40
FSwitzerland Wacker Thun29–2624–2953–55
2005–06EHF CupR1Belgium Union Beynoise24–1931–2455–43
R2Greece Filippos Verias27–2825–2152–49
R3France US Ivry Handball26–2121–2347–44
L16Spain Bidasoa Irún25–2531–3056–55
2006–07EHF Champions LeagueQRNorth Macedonia RK Metalurg Skopje27–3228–3055–62
2006–07EHF CupR2North Macedonia RK Mladost Bogdanci39–1531–3170–46
R3Spain Bidasoa Irún27–2727–3054–57
2007–08EHF Champions LeagueQRSpain FC Barcelona26–2828–3754–65
2007–08EHF CupR2Israel Maccabi Rishon LeZion29–2131–3360–54
R3Slovenia RK Cimos Koper27–2025–3452–54
2008–09EHF Cup Winners' CupR2Czech Republic HC Gumárny Zubří28–2526–2544–50
R3Romania HCM Constanța24–2818–2142–49
2009–10EHF Cup Winners' CupR3Cyprus Cyprus College27–2629–2656–52
R4Germany VfL Gummersbach27–2826–3053–58
2010–11EHF Challenge CupR3Serbia RK Radnički Kragujevac17–2025–2742–47
2014–15EHF Challenge CupL16Czech Republic Dukla Prague42–2732–3074–57
QFFinland Riihimäki Cocks38–2727–2265–49
SFNorway Stord25–1825–2750–45
FRomania Odorheiu Secuiesc32–2825–3257–60
2015–16EHF Challenge CupR2England Ruislip Eagles46–1951–1897–37
R3Romania Odorheiu Secuiesc25–2224–2550–46
L16Estonia HC Kehra40–2945–1485–43
QFSwitzerland Wacker Thun30–2334–3464–57
SFCzech Republic Dukla Prague34–3332–2967–62
FPortugal S.L. Benfica25–2928–2253–51
2016–17EHF Champions LeagueQTIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv34–27
Austria Bregenz Handball33–32
GSFrance HBC Nantes29–3433–356th
Denmark Team Tvis Holstebro32–2729–34
Ukraine HC Motor Zaporizhzhia22–3523–27
Turkey Beşiktaş27–2831–33
Romania Dinamo București34–3229–35
2023–24EHF European LeagueQRSlovenia RK Trimo Trebnje29–2629–3158–57
GSCroatia RK30–3428–383rd
Slovakia MŠK Považská Bystrica31–2634–26
Denmark Skjern Håndbold25–3225–32
2024–25EHF European LeagueQRSpain Abanca Ademar León23–2127–3150–52
2025–26EHF European LeagueQRSpain Irudek Bidasoa Irún24–3026–3550–65

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