FC Porto (handball)
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 multi-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 Cup. It plays its home matches at the Dragão Arena, alongside the club's basketball and roller hockey teams, and is managed by Swedish head coach Magnus Andersson . 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. Team. Current squad. "The following players compose the squad for the 2021–22 season:" Transfers. "Transfers for the 2022–23 season:" Honours. Porto is the most decorated Portuguese clubs in terms of domestic competitions, with a total of 42 national titles. European record. "Note: Porto's score is always listed first."