US Créteil Handball

US Créteil Handball is a French handball team based in Créteil, a suburb of Paris, that plays in the LNH Division 1.

Créteil

Location of US Créteil Handball

Billy – the official mascot of US Créteil Handball.

US Créteil Handball
Full name	Union Sportive Créteil Handball
Nickname(s)	Les Béliers
Short name	Créteil
Founded	1964; 61 years ago (1964)
Arena	Palais des Sports Robert Oubron
Capacity	2,500
President	Jean-Luc Druais
Head coach	Fernando Barbeito
League	LNH Division 1
2024–25	LNH Division 1, 15th of 16 (relegated)
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
US Créteil Handball	1964–present

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
2002–2010	Asics
2010–2014	Puma
2014–2020	Kappa
2020–present	Hummel

Kits

HOME
2020-21	2021-22	2023-24

AWAY
2013-14	2016-17	2020-21	2021-22	2023-24

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season^[1]

US Créteil Handball
Goalkeepers 01 Dylan Soyez 16 Todor Jandrić Left Wingers 34 Samuel Deen Right Wingers 02 Aymeric Anzuini 03 Mario López Álvarez Line Players 06 Valentin Aman (c) 09 Ante Babić Central Backs 08 Đorđe Đekić 19 Antoine Ferrandier 35 Lucas Ferrandier Left Backs 11 Kylian Rigault 13 Thiago Ponciano 25 Pablo Paredes Lapeña Right Backs 26 Benjamin Hallgren 37 Bruno Butorac 44 Vladyslav Dontsov

Technical staff

• Head coach: Fernando Barbeito
• Assistant coach: Dragan Počuča
• Assistant coach: Franck Chupin

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining Danilo Radović (LB) from GWD Minden[2] Uroš Pavlović (LP) from RK Metaloplastika[3] Antoni Doniecki (LP) from Fenix Toulouse Handball[4] David Iglesias Estévez (LB) from Tremblay-en-France Handball Boïba Sissoko (LW) from USAM Nîmes Gard Louis Joseph (RB) from Istres Provence Handball

Leaving Alejandro Barbeito (CB) to S.L. Benfica Valentin Aman (LP) to Limoges Handball Jason Muel (LP) to C' Chartres MHB

Results

• LNH Division 1:
  • Gold: 1989
  • Silver: 1988, 1997, 2004
• LNH Division 2:
  • Gold: 2011, 2014
• Coupe de France:
  • Winners: 1989, 1997
  • Finalists: 1988, 1993, 2003
• Coupe de la Ligue:
  • Winners: 2003
  • Finalists: 2004, 2008
• EHF Champions League:
  • Semifinalists: 1990
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Finalists: 1989
• EHF Cup:
  • Semifinalists: 2006
• EHF Challenge Cup:
  • Semifinalists: 2003
• Double

Winners (1): 1988–89

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2016–17	EHF Cup	R1	RK Zamet	29–32	27–24	56–56

Former club members

Notable former players

• Joël Abati (1995–1997)
• Stéphane Cordinier (1989–1993)
• Hugo Descat (2007–2017)
• Yoann Gibelin (2017–2022)
• Benoît Henry (1999–2009)
• François-Xavier Houlet (1986–1990, 1994, 1996–1997)
• Erwan Siakam-Kadji (2014–2016)
• Guéric Kervadec (1994–1997, 2002–2010)
• Nicolas Lemonne (1998–2009)
• Patrick Lepetit (1994–1998)
• Frédéric Louis (1995–1998, 2000–2005)
• Pascal Mahé (1985–1992)
• Quentin Minel (2009–2016)
• Pierre Montorier (2011–2014)
• Olivier Nyokas (2009–2014)
• Frédéric Perez (1988–1992)
• Nedim Remili (2005–2016)
• Mickaël Robin (2016-2021)
• Philippe Schaaf (1989–1992)
• Boïba Sissoko (2002-2022)
• Denis Tristant (1988-1992)
• Belgacem Filah (2003-2004)
• Mohamed Mokrani (2015-2017)
• Salim Nedjel (2003-2004)
• Dejan Malinović (2014-2017)
• Muhamed Toromanović (2014-2018)
• Felipe Borges (2020-2021)
• Thiago Ponciano (2022-)
• Gustavo Rodrigues (2017-2019)
• Bruno Butorac (2021–)
• Dragan Jerković (2010–2013)
• Igor Kos (2006-2007)
• Venio Losert (2009-2010)
• Zlatko Saračević (1994-1995)
• Mate Šunjić (2013–2017)
• Nerijus Atajevas (2006–2012)
• Yassine Idrissi (2008-2009)
• Pepi Manaskov (1991-1993)
• Borko Ristovski (2014-2015)
• Andrzej Tłuczyński (1984–1988)
• Alexandru Csepreghi (2014–2018)
• Eremia Pîrîianu (2005–2008)
• Gorazd Škof (2013)
• Victor Alonso (2015–2018)
• Rafael Baena González (2012–2014)
• Pablo Paredes Lapeña (2021–)
• Mile Isaković (1988–1991)
• Uroš Mitrović (2009–2012)
• Dragan Počuča (2002–2004, 2013–2016)
• Ivan Stanković (2011–2014)
• Issam Tej (2017–2018)

• 
  Erwan Siakam-Kadji
  (2015)
• 
  Dejan Malinović
  (2016)
• 
  Dragan Počuča
  (2015)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
1989–1991	Branislav Pokrajac
1991–1992	Bernard Boutellier
1992–1993	Christophe Esparre
1993–1994	Bernard Boutellier
1994-2004	Thierry Anti
2004–2006	Jean-Luc Le Gall
2006–2008	Mile Isaković
2008–2010	David Peneau
2010–2011	Dragan Zovko
2011–2014	Benjamin Pavoni
2014–2018	Christophe Mazel
2018-2021	Pierre Montorier
2021	Christophe Esparre
2021–	Fernando Barbeito