ABC Braga is a professional handball team based in Braga, Portugal. It plays in LPA. It was founded on December 29, 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.

ABC Braga
Founded1933
ArenaPavilhão Flávio Sá Leite,
Braga, Portugal
PresidentJoão Luís Nogueira
Head coachJorge Rito
LeagueAndebol 1
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Website
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ABC Braga in the Trofeo Concello do Rosal 2013

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.


Honours

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Men's

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Internacional competitions
EHF Challenge Cup /
EHF European Cup
1 2015–16
Domestic competitions
First 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

Women's

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Domestic competitions
Second Division 1 2018–19


List of ABC Braga seasons

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Men's

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Season League TP ST European Competitions Notes References
Div. Pos. Pld W D L GF GA Pts
2009–10 A1 1st 4th 32 18 3 11 797 758 45 L16 4th EHF Cup Winners' Cup QF - [1]
2010–11 A1 1st 5th 32 21 2 9 801 748 47 QF 6th EHF Challenge Cup Q1 - [2]
2011–12 A1 1st 6th 32 16 1 15 820 803 41 L16 - - - [3]
2012–13 A1 1st 5th 32 14 2 16 809 793 37 QF - - - [4]
2013–14 A1 1st 3rd 32 22 2 8 809 793 51 RU - - - [5]
2014–15 A1 1st 4th 30 19 1 10 943 846 3/4 W - EHF Challenge Cup RU - [6]
2015–16 A1 1st 1st 34 26 0 8 1048 961 F QF W EHF Challenge Cup W - [7]
2016–17 A1 1st 5th 36 21 2 13 1115 1012 48 W RU EHF Champions League GS - [8]
2017–18 A1 1st 4th 36 22 4 10 999 895 53 L16 W - - [9]
2018–19 A1 1st 7th 36 24 4 12 1127 983 64 QF - - - [10]
2019–20 A1 1st 6th 26 13 2 11 679 667 54 L16 - - Torneio Luís Gonçalves W [11]
2020–21 A1 1st 9th 30 10 4 16 796 808 54 QF - - - [12]
2021–22 A1 1st 10th 30 12 2 16 825 845 56 L16 - - Torneio Luís Gonçalves W [13]
2022–23 A1 1st 4th 26 16 0 10 791 773 58 QF - - Torneio Luís Gonçalves
Torneo Internacional Pontevedra
4th
3th
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2023–24 A1 1st TBA - - - - - - TBA QF - EHF European League GS - [15]

Women's

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Season League TP ST European Competitions Notes References
Div. Pos. Pld W D L GF GA Pts
2017–18 IID 2nd 10th 20 1 0 19 439 638 22 L32 - - - [16]
2018–19 IID 2nd 1st 14 12 0 2 437 331 38 QF - - - [17]
2019–20 ID 1st 8th 22 6 5 11 541 578 39 L16 - - - [18]
2020–21 ID 1st 7th 26 11 2 13 654 685 50 L16 - - - [19]
2021–22 ID 1st 8th 26 10 3 23 616 638 49 L16 - - - [20]
2022–23 ID 1st 6th 22 11 1 10 571 633 45 QF - - - [21]
2023–24 ID 1st TBA - - - - - - TBA QF - - - [22]

Keys

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European record

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Season [23] Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1987–88 European Cup R1   Amicitia Zürich 22–16 14–26 36–42
1988–89 European Cup R1   USAM Nîmes 18–15 21–27 39–42
1990–91 Cup Winners Cup R1   Elgorriaga Bidasoa 18–23 21–30 39–53
1991–92 European Cup R1   TEKA Santander 20–15 17–27 37–42
1992–93 European Cup L32   Pfadi Winterthur 20–18 23–23 43–41
L16   SSV Forst Brixen 25–16 20–22 45–38
QF   Badel 1862 Zagreb 22–21 21–26 43–47
1993–94 EHF Champions League R1   Initia Hasselt 26–13 17–14 43–27
L16   Hapoel Rishon LeZion 28–22 30–31 58–51
GS   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 League L32   Hapoel Rishon LeZion 34–17 30–22 64–39
L16   Valur Reykjavik 29–25 23–25 52–50
GS   Elgorriaga Bidasoa 18–27 16–27 4th
  THW Kiel 22–26 26–25
  Fotex Veszprém SE 27–24 20–24
1996–97 EHF Champions League L32   Hapoel Rishon LeZion 17–21 24–19 41–40
GS   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 League L32   Horn Sittardia 19–16 29–18 48–34
GS   FC Barcelona 21–21 18–32 2nd
  Hapoel Rishon LeZion 26–18 23–24
  Virum Sorgenfri 29–24 22–21
QF   TBV Lemgo 25–29 26–26 51–55
1998–99 EHF Champions League L32   Kaustik Volgograd 31–30 21–30 52–60
1999–00 EHF Cup L32   SO Chambéry 22–24 25–21 47–45
L16   SC Magdeburg 26–23 23–24 49–47
QF   Lovćen Cetinje 26–21 24–25 50–46
SF   SG Flensburg-Handewitt 27–23 18–23 45–46
2000–01 EHF Champions League R2   Haukar Hafnarfjörður 25–22 30–28 55–50
GS   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 Cup R2   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
F
  Wacker Thun 29–26 24-29 53–55
2005–06 EHF Cup R1   Union Beynoise 24–19 31–24 55–43
R2   Filippos Verias 27–28 25–21 52–49
R3   US Ivry Handball 26–21 21–23 47–44
L16   Bidasoa Irún 25–25 31–30 56–55
2006–07 EHF Champions League QR   RK Metalurg Skopje 27–32 28–30 55–62
2006–07 EHF Cup R2   RK Mladost Bogdanci 39–15 31–31 70–46
R3   Bidasoa Irún 27–27 27–30 54–57
2007–08 EHF Champions League QR   FC Barcelona 26–28 28–37 54–65
2007–08 EHF Cup R2   Maccabi Rishon LeZion 29–21 31–33 60–54
R3   RK Cimos Koper 27–20 25–34 52–54
2008–09 EHF Cup Winners' Cup   HC Gumárny Zubří 28–25 26-25 44–50
  HCM Constanța 24–28 18-21 42–49
2009–10 EHF 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
F
  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
F
  S.L. Benfica 25–29 28-22 53–51
2016–17 EHF Champions League QT   Maccabi Tel Aviv 34–27
  Bregenz Handball 33–32
GS   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 League QR   RK Trimo Trebnje 29–26 29–31 58–57
GS   RK
  MŠK Považská Bystrica
  Skjern Håndbold


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