# BM Bera Bera

Bera Bera Eskubaloia is a Basque women's handball club from San Sebastián competing in División de Honor since 1998. It was previously known as Corteblanco Bidebieta, having played in top-flight since 1989.
Bera Bera has won nine Spanish championships and eight national cups, and is a regular of European competitions. Its best result to date was reaching the Cup Winners' Cup's semifinals in 2008 after beating Budućnost Podgorica and KIF Vejen, and qualifying for the Champions League group stage in 2013–14.

## Club's names

* Sociedad Cultural Recreativa Deportiva Bidebieta – (1983–1998)
* Bera Bera Eskubaloia – (1998–)

### Sponsors

* Corteblanco – (1989–1998)
* Meyba – (1990–91)
* Akaba – (1999–2010)
* Super Amara – (2016–present)

## Season to season

* As Bidebieta:
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Notes |
| 1985–86 | 2 | Primera Nacional | 1st (Group D) | |
| 1986–87 | 2 | Primera Nacional | 3rd (Group C) | |
| 1987–88 | 2 | Primera Nacional | 1st (Group B) | |
| 1988–89 | 2 | Primera Nacional | 1st (Group A) | |
| 1989–90 | 2 | Primera Nacional | 1st (Group A) | ↑ |
| 1990-91 | 1 | División de Honor | 10th | |
| 1991-92 | 1 | División de Honor | 6th | |
| 1992-93 | 1 | División de Honor | 4th | |
| 1993-94 | 1 | División de Honor | 6th | |
| 1994-95 | 1 | División de Honor | 3rd | |
| 1995-96 | 1 | División de Honor | 4th | |
| 1996-97 | 1 | División de Honor | 4th | |
| 1997-98 | 1 | División de Honor | 4th | |
* As Bera Bera Eskubaloia:
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Notes |
| 1998–99 | 1 | División de Honor | 7th | |
| 1999–00 | 1 | División de Honor | 5th | |
| 2000–01 | 1 | División de Honor | 5th | |
| 2001–02 | 1 | División de Honor | 4th | |
| 2002–03 | 1 | División de Honor | 5th | |
| 2003–04 | 1 | División de Honor | 4th | |
| 2004–05 | 1 | División de Honor | 5th | |
| 2005–06 | 1 | División de Honor | 5th | |
| 2006–07 | 1 | División de Honor | 5th | Cup winner |
| 2007–08 | 1 | División de Honor | 5th | |
| 2008–09 | 1 | División de Honor | 4th | Cup winner |
| 2009–10 | 1 | División de Honor | 6th | |
| 2010–11 | 1 | División de Honor | 5th | |
| 2011–12 | 1 | División de Honor | 2nd | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Notes |
| 2012–13 | 1 | División de Honor | 1st | Cup winner |
| 2013–14 | 1 | División de Honor | 1st | Cup winner |
| 2014–15 | 1 | División de Honor | 1st | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | División de Honor | 1st | Cup winner |
| 2016–17 | 1 | División de Honor | 2nd | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | División de Honor | 1st | |
| 2018–19 | 1 | División de Honor | 2nd | Cup winner |
| 2019–20 | 1 | División de Honor | 1st | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | División de Honor | 1st | |
| 2021–22 | 1 | División de Honor | 1st | |
| 2022–23 | 1 | División de Honor | 3rd | Cup winner |
| 2023–24 | 1 | División de Honor | 1st | Cup winner |

## Trophies

División de Honor (National Championship of Spain)
* Champions (9)
** 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2023–24
Copa de la Reina (Cup of Spain)
* Champions (8)
** 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024
Supercopa de España (Supercup of Spain)
* Champions (8)
** 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022

## European record

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
| 2023–24 | EHF European League | R3 | Sola HK | 39–32 | 28–34 | 66–67 |
| 2022–23 | EHF European League | R3 | ESBF Besançon | 29–32 | 24–27 | 53–59 |
| 2021–22 | EHF European League | R2 | Paris 92 | 27–27 | 26–21 | 53–48 |
| 2021–22 | EHF European League | R3 | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 27–29 | 28–34 | 55–63 |
| 2020–21 | EHF European League | R3 | HC Zvezda | 27–27 | 24–29 | 51–56 |
| 2019–20 | EHF Cup | R1 | LK Zug | 30-16 | 45-31 | 75-47 |
| 2019–20 | EHF Cup | R2 | ASC Corona 2010 Brașov | 30-35 | 32-31 | 62-66 |
| 2018–19 | EHF Champions League | Q1 | SG BBM Bietigheim | 27-33 | 27-33 | 3rd place |
| 2018–19 | EHF Champions League | Q1 | Jomi Salerno | 40-20 | 40-20 | | 3rd place |
| 2018–19 | EHF Cup | R3 | Dunaújvárosi KKA | 26-18 | 22-23 | 48–41 |
| 2018–19 | EHF Cup | Group D | Podravka Koprivnica | 29-32 | 32-26 | 4th place |
| 2018–19 | EHF Cup | Group D | SCM Craiova | 32-21 | 23-26 | 4th place |
| 2018–19 | EHF Cup | Group D | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 26-31 | 28-36 | 4th place |
| 2017–18 | EHF Cup | R1 | Colégio de Gaia | 26-25 | 31-23 | 57-48 |
| 2017–18 | EHF Cup | R2 | Kastamonu Belediyesi | 35-35 | 22-24 | 57-59 |
| 2016–17 | EHF Champions League | Q1 | Hypo Niederösterreich | 21–25 | 21–25 | 3rd place |
| 2016–17 | EHF Champions League | Q1 | HC Gomel | 28–20 | 28–20 | | 3rd place |
| 2016–17 | EHF Cup | R3 | Brest BH | 20–25 | 19–23 | 39–48 |
| 2015–16 | EHF Cup | R3 | IUVENTA Michalovce | 29-34 | 24-24 | 53-58 |
| 2014–15 | EHF Cup | R2 | Jomi Salerno | 29-19 | 28-20 | 57-39 |
| 2014–15 | EHF Cup | L16 | Muratpaşa Belediyesi | 30-30 | 27-29 | 57-59 |
| 2013–14 | EHF Champions League | Group D | ZRK Vardar | 19-23 | 20-30 | 4th place |
| 2013–14 | EHF Champions League | Group D | Podravka Koprivnica | 18-29 | 28-19 | 4th place |
| 2013–14 | EHF Champions League | Group D | Larvik HK | 17-27 | 21-29 | 4th place |
| 2012–13 | EHF Champions League | Q1 | Vistal Gdynia | 22-31 | 22-31 | 3rd place |
| 2012–13 | EHF Champions League | Q1 | LC Brühl | 33-23 | 33-23 | | 3rd place |
| 2012–13 | EHF Cup Winners' Cup | R3 | HC Danubius Galati | 26-23 | 22-19 | 48-42 |
| 2012–13 | EHF Cup Winners' Cup | L16 | Vistal Gdynia | 20-32 | 29-17 | 49-49 |
| 2012–13 | EHF Cup Winners' Cup | QF | Thüringer HC | 15-33 | 26-38 | 41-71 |

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2024–25 season

### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2024–2025 season

### Technical staff

* Head Coach: Imanol Álvarez
* Assistant Coach: Jon Begiristain

## Notable players

* Nely Carla Alberto
* Azenaide Carlos
* Mihaela Ciobanu
* Lígia Costa
* Verónica Cuadrado
* Fabiana Diniz
* Patricia Elorza
* Beatriz Fernández
* Alicia Fernández Fraga
* Tatiana Garmendia
* Amélie Goudjo
* Anette Hoffmann
* Janne Kolling
* Alexandra Lacrabère
* Marta López
* Ana Martínez
* Antonela Mena
* Wendy Obein
* Svetlana Obucina
* Darly de Paula
* Elisabeth Pinedo
* Montserrat Puche
* Anna Punko
* Fernanda da Silva
* Ana Temprano
* Raphaëlle Tervel
* Katarina Tomašević
* Tania Yáñez
* Adriana Cardoso de Castro