Saran Loiret Handball is a French handball team based in Saran, that plays in the

LNH Division 1 LNH Division 1, doing business as Starligue and currently known as Liqui Moly Starligue for sponsorship reasons, is the premier men's professional handball league in France. It is administered by the Ligue Nationale de Handball, under delegatio ...

History

The club was founded in 1974. In 2002, he reached the 3rd division for the first time. In 2015, after several second places, the team was promoted to the

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. In the first season in the

, they finally won the championship in the last round and were thus promoted to the

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. In its first season in the

, the club changed its name to Saran Loiret Handball. In order to maintain his position, the team signed the French world champion

Igor Anić Igor Anić (born 12 June 1987) is a French handball player who plays as a pivot. Born in Mostar, Anić migrated to France and played for Montpellier from 2003 to 2007. With Montpellier, he became French champion in 2006. He then spent five year ...

. The club had the smallest budget in the league at the time and were almost relegated at the end of the season. The following year, the club signed Spanish world champion Chema Rodríguez, who was joined in 2018 by another Spanish world champion,

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. However, during his second season, the club was relegated to the

. After promotion to Ligue 1 in 2023, the first team will leave Saran and play their home games at the Palais des sports d'Orléans.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Kit manufacturers

Kits

Sports Hall information

*Name: – Palais des sports d'Orléans *City: –

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Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2023–24 season''

Technical staff

* Head coach: Jérémy Roussel * Assistant coach: Guillaume Crépain

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2023–24 season'' ;Joining * Pau Oliveras (CB) from Frontignan Handball *

William Accambray William Gérald Accambray (born 8 April 1988) is a French handball player who plays for Saran Loiret Handball and for the French national team. With the French national team, he is a three time world champion, in 2011, 2015 and 2017. He is th ...

(LB) from PAUC Handball *

Yann Genty Yann Genty (born 26 December 1981) is a French handball player for AEK Athens. He represented France at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament ...

(GK) from

Limoges Handball Limoges Handball is a French handball team based in Limoges, that plays in the LNH Division 1. Crest, colours, supporters Naming history Kits Sports Hall information *Name: – Palais des Sports de Beaublanc *City: – Limoges *C ...

https://saran-hb.fr/actu-pro/yann-genty-est-septors/ * Romuald Kollé (LB) from

* Florian Delecroix (RB) from

Cesson Rennes MHB Cesson Rennes Métropole Handball, is a team handball club from Cesson-Sévigné, France. The club was formed in 1968 being called OC Cesson. In 2011 a new club was created with a new name. Crest, colours, supporters Naming history Kits ...

* Théo Clarac (LP) from Bordeaux Bruges Lormont Handball * Clément Damiani (RB) from Bordeaux Bruges Lormont Handball ;Leaving * Daniel Mosindi (RB) to

* Quentin Eymann (RB) to

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* Kevin Taufond (CB) to Pontault-Combault Handball *

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(LB) to Nancy Handball * Lucas Jametal (RB) to Villeurbanne Handball * Florian Delecroix (RB) to

Honours

LNH Division 2 LNH Division 2, doing business as Proligue, is a professional handball league, and the second level of the French men's handball pyramid. It is organized by the Ligue Nationale de Handball, under delegation from the French Handball Federation. ...

**Winners (2):

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

**''Runners-up (1):''

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Former club members

Notable former players

(2023–) *

Jean-Jacques Acquevillo Jean-Jacques Acquevillo (born 17 January 1989 in Le Lamentin, Martinique) is a French handball player, playing for USAM Nîmes Gard. Career Acquevillo started playing handball at FR Palmiste and SC Lamantinois in Martinique. In 2018 he joined AL ...

(2014–2018) *

(2016-2017) * Ibrahim Diaw (2016-2018) *

(2023–2024) * Rabah Soudani (2012–2014) * Jef Lettens (2015–2016) * Tom Robyns (2020–) *

Adam Yuki Baig Adam Yuki Baig (born 12 April 1999) is a Japanese handball player for Zeekstar Tokyo and the Japanese national team. He represented Japan at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. Personal life Baig was born in Japan to a Pakistani fathe ...

(2019-2020) * Vasko Ševaljević (2021-2022) *

Nebojša Simović Nebojša Simović (born 15 November 1993) is a Montenegrin handball player for HSG Nordhorn-Lingen and the Montenegro men's national handball team. He participated at the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship The 2018 EHF European Me ...

(2021-2022) * Chema Rodríguez (2017–2020) *

(2018–2020)

Former coaches

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saran Loiret Handball Handball clubs in France Handball clubs established in 1974 1974 establishments in France Sport in Loiret