Pays d'Aix Université Club

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.^[1]

Aix-en-Provence

Location of Pays d'Aix Université Club

PAUC Handball
Full name	Pays d'Aix Université Club Handball
Short name	PAUC
Founded	1955
Arena	Aréna du Pays d'Aix [fr]
Capacity	6,000
President	Christian Salomez
Head coach	Benjamin Pavoni
League	LNH Division 1
2024–25	LNH Division 1, 7th of 16
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
Aix Université Club	1955–2004
Pays d'Aix Université Club	2004–present

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
- 2012	Nike
2012 - present	Kempa

Kits

HOME
2009-10	2010-11	2020-21	2021-22	Select 2023–24

AWAY
2011-12	2013–14	2020-21	2021-22	Select 2023–24

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

Goalkeepers 01 Jože Baznik 12 Gustaf Banke Wingers LW 03 Adrian Casqueiro 04 Matthieu Ong RW 08 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 2025–26 season

Joining Nikoloz Kalandadze (LB) from Chambéry SMBH[2] Sasser Sonn (LP) from IFK Kristianstad Aymeric Zaepfel (CB) from US Ivry Handball[3] Lucas De la Bretèche (CB) from HBC Nantes

Leaving Ian Tarrafeta (CB) to HBC Nantes[4] Adam Lönn (LB) to SC DHfK Leipzig[5] Andrea Parisini (LP) to Limoges Handball[6]

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