Junior Fasano

Junior Fasano is an Italian handball club from Fasano, that plays in the Serie A Gold.

Fasano

Location of Junior Fasano

Pallamano Junior Fasano
Full name	Sidea Group Pallamano Junior Fasano
Founded	1980; 45 years ago (1980)
Arena	Nuovo Palazzetto dello sport
Capacity	2,200
President	Giovanni Caramia
Head coach	Vito Fovio
League	Serie A Gold
Club colours
Home Away

History

In the early 1980s, the idea of Fasano Junior Sport Club having a handball department was born.^[1] The club started in the Serie D championship in the 1980-81 season. Its first president was Luigi Crescenzo. The club was promoted to the first division, Serie A, for the first time at the end of the 1998-99 season. The team will participate in the international cup for the first time in the 2007-2008 Challenge Cup.^[2] In 2014, the team coached by Francesco Ancona won the Italian Cup by beating Carpi 30-27. In 2014, the team also won the championship against SSV Bozen Loacker, and thus won the first league title in the club's history.^[3] During its history, it has won 4 national championships (in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2023), 3 Italian Cups (in 2014, 2016 and 2017) and 1 Italian Super Cup (in 2016).

Crest, colours, supporters

Club crest

• 
  Old Logo
  (-2016)

Kits

HOME
2017–18	2021–22	2022–23

AWAY
2016–17	2021–22	2022–23

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Nuovo Palazzetto dello sport

• Arena: - Nuovo Palazzetto dello sport
• City: - Fasano
• Capacity: - 2200
• Address: - 72015 Fasano, Province of Brindisi, Italy

Management

Position	Name
President	Giovanni Caramia
Club manager	Paolo De Santis

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season^[4]

Junior Fasano
Goalkeepers 1 Simone Sibilio 12 Alessandro Leban 22 Daniele Vinci Left Wingers 19 Pablo Gastón Cantore 33 Nicola Legrottaglie Right Wingers 15 Leonardo Boggia Line Players 18 Denni Gallo 34 Zoe Mizzoni 41 Matías Beorlegui Left Backs 17 Donato Nardelli 23 Željko Beharević 24 Giovanni Capello Central Backs 9 Luciano Rivan 21 João Cunha Right Backs 11 Davide Pugliese 14 Davide Notarangelo

Technical staff

• Head coach: Vito Fovio
• Assistant coach: Giuseppe Crastolla
• Fitness coach: Željko Beharević
• Club doctor: Dr. Domenico Ancona

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining Marko Knežević (CB) from RK Jugović Tobias Torbjörnsson (LP) from Halden Topphåndball

Leaving Carlo Sperti (RW) to Pallamano Conversano Erik Östling (LP) to Amo Handboll Albin Järlstam (CB) to Riihimäki Cocks Dario Petrovski (CB) to RK Konjuh Marxwell Masauna Otiri Frederiksen (LB)

Titles

• Serie A Gold
  • Winner (4) : 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023
• Italian Cup
  • Winner (3) : 2014, 2016, 2017
• Italian Super Cup
  • Winner (1) : 2016

EHF ranking

As of 19/10/2023^[5]

Rank	Team	Points
95	TTH Holstebro	50
96	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	48
97	HC Visé BM	47
98	Junior Fasano	46
99	HBC CSKA Moscow	46
100	Red Boys Differdange	46
101	Olympiacos	45

Former club members

Notable former players

• Stefano Arcieri (2015-2017)
• Umberto Bronzo (2018-2019)
• Bruno Brzić (2013-2015)
• Giancarlo Costanzo (2009-2011, 2012-2015, 2017-2018)
• Nicolò D'Antino (2016-2018)
• Vito Fovio (1995-2002, 2013-2019, 2020-2022)
• Umberto Giannoccaro (2005-2015)
• Leonardo Lopasso (1986-2000, 2009-2011, 2012-2015)
• Pasquale Maione (2013-2018)
• Demis Radovčić (2016–2019)
• Carlo Sperti (2021-2023)
• Riccardo Stabellini (2022)
• Guido Riccobelli (2015-2016, 2018)
• Víctor Donoso (2018-2019)
• Petru Pop (1999–2000)
• Adrian Popovici (1999-2006)

References

1. https://fasanolive.com/2017/07/28/il-sogno-di-roberto-serra-la-storia-della-junior-fasano/
2. https://www.radiodiaconia.it/archives/20139
3. https://www.oasport.it/2014/05/pallamano-maschile-la-junior-fasano-e-campione-ditalia/
4. https://ehfec.eurohandball.com/men/2023-24/clubs/details/_6zuPURTyflkoNJaaiBN4A/sidea-group-junior-fasano/
5. "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

External links

• Junior Fasano on Facebook
• Junior Fasano on Instagram