Pays d'Aix Université Club Handball is a handball club from Aix-en-Provence, France. Currently, Pays d'Aix Université Club Handball competes in the French First League of Handball.
History Founded in 1955, the club has played in the French First League of Handball since 2012-13. Just after promotion the signed the French handball star brothers Luka and Nikola Karabatić following a match-fixing scandal involving the players.Guillaume Mollaret, « Montpellier : les frères Karabatic mis en examen » in Le Figaro, 2 octobre 2012
In 2017 they moved into the recently built Arena du Pays d'Aix.
Crest, colours, supporters
Naming history
NamePeriodAix Université Club 1955–2004Pays d'Aix Université Club2004–present
Kit manufacturers
PeriodKit manufacturer - 2012 Nike 2012 - present Kempa
Kits
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Team Current squad
Squad for the 2024–25 season
Goalkeepers 1 Jože Baznik 12 Gustaf Banke Wingers LW 3 Adrian Casqueiro 4 Matthieu Ong RW 8 Gabriel Loesch 17 Antoine Tissot Line players 15 Hugo Brouzet 32 Andrea Parisini 34 Paul Louis Guiraudou
Back players LB 11 Adam Lönn 13 Rohnan Conte-Prat CB 28 Ian Tarrafeta 10 Eliott Desblancs RB 22 Louis Despreaux 33 Alexandre Tritta
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Magnus Søndenå (RB) from Kolstad Håndballhttps://handnews.fr/2026/magnus-sondena-rejoint-le-pauc-pour-deux-saisons/ Vanja Ilić (LW) from C' Chartres MHBhttps://www.pauc-handball.com/post/__ Ádám Nagy (RB) from HE-DO B. Braun Gyöngyös
Leaving Adrián Casqueiro (LW) to CB Ademar León Aymeric Zaepfel (LB) to Füchse Berlinhttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/ersatz-fuer-remili-wer-ist-aymeric-zaepfel-1183321 Matthieu Ong (LW) to Istres Provence Handball Louis Despreaux (RB) to Istres Provence Handball
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Nikoloz Kalandadze (LB) from Chambéry SMBH Sasser Sonn (LP) from IFK Kristianstad Aymeric Zaepfel (LB) from US Ivry Handball Lucas De la Bretèche (CB) from HBC Nantes Robin Molinié (LB) from Cesson Rennes MHB
Leaving Ian Tarrafeta (CB) to HBC Nantes Adam Lönn (LB) to SC DHfK Leipzig Andrea Parisini (LP) to Limoges Handball
Former club members
Notable former players
William Accambray (2020–2023) Baptiste Bonnefond (2019–2021) Nicolas Claire (2019–2023) Théo Derot (2017–2019) Jérôme Fernandez (2015–2017) Samuel Honrubia (2019–2021) Philippe Julia (1998–2005) Luka Karabatic (2012–2015) Nikola Karabatić (2013) Romain Lagarde (2021–2025) Yanis Lenne (2018-2019) Aymeric Minne (2015–2019) Wesley Pardin (2017–2024) Yohann Ploquin (2013-2015) Luc Tobie (2012–2016) Ayoub Abdi (2016–2017) Micke Brasseleur (2021–2022) Abdérazak Hamad (2009–2012) Tahar Labane (2008–2010) Sid Ali Yahia (2009–2012) Thomas Bauer (2016-2017) Robert Markotić (2014–2015) Mirza Šarić (2009-2011) Michal Kasal (2016) Mohamed Mamdouh (2016–2017) Ali Zein (2016–2018) Juan Andreu (2015–2019) Imanol Garciandia (2020–2021) Iosu Goñi Leoz (2013–2020) Isaías Guardiola (2015–2016) Iñaki Peciña (2017–2022) Joan Saubich (2015–2016) Ian Tarrafeta (2020-) Alexandros Vasilakis (2013–2014) Kristján Örn Kristjánsson (2020–2024) Gerdas Babarskas (2022-2024) Ole Erevik (2015–2017) Dean Bombač (2014) Klemen Cehte (2014–2015) Darko Cingesar (2017–2020) Vid Kavtičnik (2019–2020) Borut Oslak (2011–2013) Vladica Stojanović (2012–2016) Philip Stenmalm (2018–2019) Sergiy Onufriyenko (2016–2018)
Former coaches Seasons Coach Country 2005–2008 Philippe Julia 2008–2010 Didier de Samie 2010–2014 Jérémy Roussel 2014–2015 Zvonimir Serdarušić 2015 Marc Wiltberger 2015–2016 Didier de Samie 2016–2020 Jérôme Fernandez 2020–2023 Thierry Anti 2023– Benjamin Pavoni
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