Sociedad Cultural Deportivo Recreativa Anaitasuna is a team of

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

based in

Pamplona Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region. Lying at near above ...

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

. It plays in

Liga ASOBAL Liga Asobal is the premier professional handball league in Spain. It was founded in 1958 with the name of División de Honor, changing its name to the current name in 1990. The Liga ASOBAL, which is played under EHF rules, currently consists of 1 ...

History

The club handball section was established in 1956. The team has been playing continuously in the first division, the

, since 2011. In 2016, he appeared in the final of the

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...

and in 2017 in the final of the

Supercopa ASOBAL The Supercopa ASOBAL or the Supercopa de España de Balonmano is an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. It is organised by the Liga ASOBAL. It was first played for in 1985 and is disputed between the Liga ASOBAL champions and the win ...

, but both times they lost to the

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded ...

team. The team played at the international level in the

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

, was eliminated after the group stage in the 2015/16 and 2017/18 seasons, and reached the quarterfinals in 2016/17.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Kits

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season''

Technical staff

* Head Coach: Enrique Domínguez * Assistant Coach: Pablo Galech * Fitness Coach: Javier Angulo * Physiotherapist: Pablo Inchauspe * Physiotherapist: Josetxo Retegi * Physiotherapist: Elisa Arretxea * Club Doctor: Mikel Moreno

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2022–23 season'' ;Joining * Joao Paulo de Sousa (LB) from

BM Huesca Bada Huesca is a team of handball based in Huesca, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL. History The club handball section was established in 1995. The team has been playing continuously in the first division, the Liga ASOBAL, since 2011. The team ...

* Francisco Javier Castro (CB) from

Balonmano Sinfín Balonmano Sinfín is a team of handball based in Santander, Spain, Santander, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL. History The club was founded on April 14, 2004. The men's team started in the Spanish third division. In 2008, they moved up to the ...

* Ernesto Goñi Macua (LB) from

CB Ciudad de Logroño CB Ciudad de Logroño is a team of handball based in Logroño, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL. History The club was founded in 2003. Since 2006, he has been playing in the Spanish first division, the Liga ASOBAL. In the 2008/09 season, the ...

* Julen Elustondo (CB) from

BM Villa de Aranda Club Balonmano Villa de Aranda is a Team handball, handball team based in Aranda de Duero, Province of Burgos, Castile and León. It was founded in 2000 and made its debut in Liga ASOBAL in 2012–13 season after achieving the promotion from Divi ...

;Leaving *

Juan del Arco Juan del Arco (born 29 November 1991) is a Spanish handball player who plays for Limoges Hand 87 and the Spanish national team. He competed at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship The 2016 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was ...

(CB) to

CB Cangas Club Balonmán Cangas Frigoríficos Morrazo is a team of handball based in Cangas do Morrazo, Cangas, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL. History The team, founded in 1961, reached the Spanish first division, Liga ASOBAL, for the first time in 19 ...

Ander Izquierdo The masculine name Ander is a variant of the Greek name "Andreas". Other variants of the Greek name "Andreas" are Andrés and Andrew, as well as Anders. The masculine name Ander is a variant Basque form of Andrew. Notable people with the name An ...

(CB) to

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional association football, football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese footba ...

* Héctor González Díaz (CB) to Billère Handball * Adrián Ortiz Echavarri (LW) to CB Caserío * Xabier Etxeberria Uriz (RW) ''(retires)'' * Pavel Bulkin (LB)

Previous Squads

Season by season

European record

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

* Mikel Aguirrezabalaga (2016–2019) * Antonio Bazán (2013–) * Alejandro Costoya (2014–2016) *

(2020-2022) * Sergey Hernández (2013–2018) *

(2018-2022) * Niko Mindegía (2007-2008) *

Juan Bar Juan Manuel Bar (born 29 June 1987) is an Argentine handball player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in T ...

(2021-) *

Nicolás Bonanno Nicolás Bonanno (born 18 November 1991) is an Argentine handball player for BM Huesca and the Argentine national team. He represented Argentina at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Men's Handball Championship wa ...

(2021-) * Juan Pablo Fernández (2010–2011) *

Guillermo Fischer Guillermo Fischer (born 18 July 1996) is an Argentine handball player who plays for SD Teucro and the Argentine national team. He represented Argentina at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Men's Handball Champion ...

(2019-2021) *

Matías Schulz Matías Carlos Schulz (born 12 February 1982) is an Argentine handball goalkeeper for Pfadi Winterthur and the Argentina men's national handball team. He defended Argentina at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, and at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summe ...

(2008–2009, 2011–2013) * Damir Djukic (2011) * Gabriel Ceretta (2016–2019) *

Oswaldo Guimarães Oswaldo Maestro dos Santos Guimarães (born 23 October 1989) is a Brazilian handball player for Balonmano Torrelavega and the Brazilian handball team. He won a gold medal the 2015 Pan American Games and competed for Brazil at the 2013 World Cham ...

(2016–2018) * Anderson Mollino (2019–2020) *

Raul Nantes Raul Nantes (born 20 March 1990) is a Brazilian handball player for Limoges Handball and the Brazilian national team. He represented Brazil at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was th ...

(2017–2019) * Leandro Semedo (2019-2020) *

Rolandas Bernatonis Rolandas Bernatonis (born 22 January 1987) is a Lithuanian handball player who currently plays for DVTK-Eger and the Lithuania national team. He was one of the best foreign scorers in the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons of Liga ASOBAL Lig ...

(2011–2014) * Filipe Mota (2016–2018) * Ruslan Dashko (2020–2021) * Gregor Lorger (2014-2017) * Stanislav Demovič (2007-2009) * Henrik Nordlander (2016-2018) * Máximo Cancio (2010–2012) * Eduardo Salazar (2018-2019)

Former coaches

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anaitasuna Spanish handball clubs Sport in Pamplona Liga ASOBAL teams Sports clubs established in 1956 Multi-sport clubs in Spain Sports teams in Navarre