Saran Loiret Handball

Saran Loiret Handball is a French handball team based in Saran, that plays in the LNH Division 1.

Saran

Location of Saran Loiret Handball

Saran Loiret HB
Full name	Saran Loiret Handball
Nickname(s)	Les Septors
Short name	Saran LH
Founded	1974; 51 years ago (1974)
Arena	Palais des sports d'Orléans, Orléans
Capacity	3,222
President	Bruno Bordier
Head coach	Jérémy Roussel
League	LNH Division 1
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

History

The club was founded in 1974. In 2002, he reached the 3rd division for the first time. In 2015, after several second places, the team was promoted to the second division. In the first season in the second division, they finally won the championship in the last round and were thus promoted to the first division. In its first season in the first division, the club changed its name to Saran Loiret Handball. In order to maintain his position, the team signed the French world champion Igor Anić.^[1] The club had the smallest budget in the league^[2] at the time and were almost relegated at the end of the season. The following year, the club signed Spanish world champion Chema Rodríguez,^[3] who was joined in 2018 by another Spanish world champion, José Manuel Sierra.^[4] However, during his second season, the club was relegated to the second division. After promotion to Ligue 1 in 2023, the first team will leave Saran and play their home games at the Palais des sports d'Orléans.^[5]

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
Union sportive municipale de Saran handball (USM Saran Handball)	1974–2016
Saran Loiret Handball	2016–present

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
- 2022	Kappa
2022–present	Vestiaire du Sport

Kits

HOME
2020-21	2021-22	Vestiaire du Sport 2023–24

AWAY
2020-21	2021-22	Vestiaire du Sport 2023–24

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Palais des sports d'Orléans

• Name: – Palais des sports d'Orléans
• City: – Orléans
• Capacity: – 3222
• Address: – 14 rue Eugène Vignat, 45000 Orléans, France

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season^[6]

Saran Loiret Handball

Goalkeepers 10 Emmanuel Sokeng 12 Yann Genty 16 Ivan Panjan Left Wingers 06 Jordi Deumal 13 Noé Lafougère Right Wingers 35 Enzo Gesland 45 Maxence Foucault 77 Luka Radović Line Players 08 Théo Clarac 24 Charlélie Gentils 29 Yoro Diarra 64 Hadrien Ramond (c) Left Backs 18 William Accambray 28 Edynio Linère 34 Romuald Kollé Central Backs 09 Pau Oliveras 11 Tom Robyns 39 Théo Texier Right Backs 05 Clément Damiani 99 Axel Allory

Technical staff

• Head coach: Jérémy Roussel
• Assistant coach: Guillaume Crépain

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining Pau Oliveras (CB) from Frontignan Handball William Accambray (LB) from PAUC Handball[7] Yann Genty (GK) from Limoges Handball[8] Romuald Kollé (LB) from Limoges Handball Florian Delecroix (RB) from Cesson Rennes MHB Théo Clarac (LP) from Bordeaux Bruges Lormont Handball Clément Damiani (RB) from Bordeaux Bruges Lormont Handball

Leaving Daniel Mosindi (RB) to Cesson Rennes MHB Quentin Eymann (RB) to Sélestat Alsace Handball Kevin Taufond (CB) to Pontault-Combault Handball Antoine Blanc (LB) to Nancy Handball Lucas Jametal (RB) to Villeurbanne Handball Florian Delecroix (RB) to Cesson Rennes MHB

Honours

• LNH Division 2
  • Winners (2): 2016, 2021
  • Runners-up (1): 2023

Former club members

Notable former players

• William Accambray (2023–)
• Jean-Jacques Acquevillo (2014–2018)
• Igor Anić (2016-2017)
• Ibrahim Diaw (2016-2018)
• Yann Genty (2023–2024)
• Rabah Soudani (2012–2014)
• Jef Lettens (2015–2016)
• Tom Robyns (2020–)
• Adam Yuki Baig (2019-2020)
• Vasko Ševaljević (2021-2022)
• Nebojša Simović (2021-2022)
• Chema Rodríguez (2017–2020)
• José Manuel Sierra (2018–2020)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2010–2023	Fabien Courtial
12/2023–2024	Jérémy Roussel
2024–	Luís Cruz