Futebol Clube do Porto (), commonly referred to as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional handball team based in Porto. Created in 1932, it is the senior representative side of the handball section of sports club FC Porto.

The team competes domestically in the top-tier league Andebol 1 and internationally in European Handball Federation club competitions, such as the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League. Home matches are played at the Dragão Arena, alongside the men's basketball and roller hockey, and women's volleyball teams. The current head coach is former Swedish international Magnus Andersson, who returned to the club after a one-season break, having held the job from 2018 to 2023.

History The section started in 1932 with a field handball (eleven-a-side) team, which played competitive matches until 1974–75, when it was discontinued in favour of seven-a-side handball. During this period, the club won 37 regional and 29 national league titles in the field handball discipline.

In 1951, the club established the handball section whose team won the Portuguese league title for the first time in 1953–54, and increased that tally with eight further titles by 1968. Porto then endured a 31-year drought before winning the national league title again in 1998–99. In the 2014–15 season, the team secured their seventh consecutive league title, establishing a national record. In the previous season, the team also debuted in the EHF Champions League group stage, after overcoming the qualification tournament for the first time in five consecutive attempts.

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Team Current squad Squad for the 2026–27 season

Goalkeepers 12 Sebastian Abrahamsson 23 Bernardo Sousa 33 Diogo Rêma Left wingers 21 Leonel Fernandes 71 Pedro Oliveira Right wingers 24 Antonio Martínez 28 José Ferreira Line players 15 Daymaro Salina 86 Ricardo Brandão 92 Timmy Petit Guilherme Borges Moraes Silva

Left backs 5 Þorsteinn Leó Gunnarsson 9 Miguel Oliveira 13 Freddy Lafontán Álvarez 18 Vasco Costa 90 Gilberto Duarte Central backs 14 Rui Silva Right backs 17 João Gomes 37 Linus Persson

Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Joining Guilherme Borges (LP) from Istres Provence Handball

Leaving Pol Valera (CB) to Montpellier Handball Timmy Petit (LP) to Tremblay Handball Freddy Lafontán Álvarez (LB) to JS Cherbourg Mamadou Diocou (RW) to CS Minaur Baia Mare Jesús Hurtado (LP) to RK Celje Ante Grbavac (GK) (end of loan RK Zagreb)

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Linus Persson (RB) from GOG Håndbold Pol Valera (CB) from FC Barcelona Timmy Petit (LP) from Limoges Handball Vasco Costa (LB) back from loan at Hammarby IF Handboll Jesús Hurtado (LP) back from loan at RK Celje Freddy Lafontán Álvarez (LB) back from loan at Vitória Sport Clube

Leaving David Fernández Alonso (RB) to CB Caserio Ciudad Real Pedro Valdés (LB) to Dinamo București Victor Iturriza (LP) to Kuwait SC André Sousa (CB) to Chambéry SMBH Fábio Magalhães (LB) to ( ABC/UMinho) Diogo Oliveira (CB) to ( Dunkerque Handball Grand Littoral) Jakob Mikkelsen (RB) (to ?)

Staff Position Name Sports director José Magalhães Assistant director Manuel Arezes Head coach Magnus Andersson Assistant coach Carlos Martingo Goalkeeping coach Telmo Ferreira Fitness coach Tiago Cadete

Retired numbers Player Position Tenure 1 Alfredo Quintana Goalkeeper 2010–2021

Honours Porto is the second most decorated Portuguese club in domestic competitions, with a total of 44 titles.

Portuguese League Winners (24) – record: 1953–54, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2019–20,The season was not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal. FC Porto qualified for the 2020–21 EHF Champions League for being in 1st place of the Andebol 1 classification table at the time of the cancellation, but was not declared champion. 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23

Portuguese Cup Winners (9): 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1993–94, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2018–19, 2020–21

Portuguese League Cup Winners (3) – record: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08

Portuguese Super Cup Winners (8) – record: 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2021

European record Note: Porto's score is always listed first. Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate 2016–17 EHF CupR1 B.S.B. Batumi 49–16 44–16 93–32R2 RD Koper 2013 31–24 26–22 57–46R3 Bregenz Handball 28–27 31–29 59–56Group stage Frisch Auf Göppingen 27–31 28–30 3rd place Fraikin Granollers 23–22 22–33 HC Midtjylland 33–25 26–29 2017–18 EHF CupR2 RK Ohrid 2013 37–20 44–26 81–46R3 Füchse Berlin 27–30 25–33 52–63 2018–19 EHF CupR1 AHC Potaissa Turda 41–21 27–24 68–45R2 SKA Minsk 34–29 24–25 58–54R3 SC Magdeburg 23–26 34–27 57–53Group stage Liberbank Cuenca 37–26 29–26 1st place Dobrogea Sud Constanța 35–19 30–27 TTH Holstebro 33–31 32–29QF Saint-Raphaël Var Handball 30–30 34–30 64–60SF Füchse Berlin 20–243rd place TTH Holstebro 28–26 2019–20 EHF Champions LeagueGroup stage Meshkov Brest 27–25 35–32 5th place RK Vardar 27–32 30–22 PGE Vive Kielce 33–30 25–30 Telekom Veszprém 28–38 24–31 Motor Zaporozhye 35–35 29–33 Montpellier Handball 23–23 27–22 THW Kiel 28–27 29–30 R16 Aalborg Håndbold Cancelled 2020–21 EHF Champions LeagueGroup stage Elverum Håndball 28–30 38–31 5th place Meshkov Brest 27–25 0–10 Flensburg-Handewitt 29–36 10–0 MOL-Pick Szeged 25–19 31–35 Vardar 1961 25–25 27–24 Vive Kielce 32–32 30–32 Paris Saint-Germain 31–34 28–29Playoffs Aalborg Håndbold 32–29 24–27 56–56 (a) 2021–22 EHF Champions LeagueGroup stage Motor 27–30 10–0 5th place Flensburg-Handewitt 28–27 26–26 Dinamo București 27–26 31–32 Telekom Veszprém 23–30 28–28 Łomża Vive Kielce 33–39 29–27 FC Barcelona 33–33 31–38 Paris Saint-Germain 19–33 30–39Playoffs Montpellier Handball 29–29 27–35 56–64 2022–23 EHF Champions LeagueGroup stage Orlen Wisła Płock 23–27 27–28 8th place Telekom Veszprém 28–35 30–32 PPD Zagreb 23–29 28–26 Dinamo București 27–32 32–23 GOG Håndbold 26–33 33–34 Paris Saint-Germain 30–32 33–35 SC Magdeburg 36–41 31–31 2023–24 EHF Champions LeagueGroup stage Orlen Wisła Płock 24–23 29–29 7th place Celje Pivovarna Laško 30–29 32–30 Barça 30–38 33–40 Telekom Veszprém 34–44 26–40 SC Magdeburg 33–37 31–40 GOG Håndbold 32–31 27–35 Montpellier Handball 24–35 25–29 2024–25 EHF European LeagueGroup stage MT Melsungen 24–29 27–32 2nd place Valur 27–27 37–29 RK Vardar 26–22 37–24Main round RK Vojvodina 29–20 38–30 3rd place THW Kiel 22–32 30–35Play-offs Fenix Toulouse Handball 35–28 28–30 63–58QF Montpellier Handball 29–30 32–35 61–65 2025–26 EHF European LeagueGroup stage Knattspyrnufélagið Fram 38–26 44–30 1st place HC Kriens-Luzern 44–31 44–26 Elverum Håndball 29–25 29–31Main round SAH - Skanderborg 28–33 30–29 1st place Fraikin BM Granollers 29–27 34–33QF MT Melsungen 23–28 23–19 46–47

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