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Saran Loiret Handball
Founded in 1974 as the handball section of the Union Sportive Municipale de Saran omnisports club, it was in 2016 that Saran Loiret Handball was born, coinciding with the club's first accession to the first division.
Champion of the Proligue in 2016 and 2021, the Loiret club has achieved a superb 2020-21 season, concluded in 1st position ahead of Pontault-Combault. With more than 30 goals per game, it was also the best attack of the championship. Liqui Moly Starligue defenses are warned.
In the course of its history, Saran Loiret Handball has seen several well-known players of French handball, including Jean-Jacques Acquevillo and Igor Anic.
The Septors are coached by the French Fabien Courtial.
The previous encounters
During the 2016-17 season, the club from Orléans had lost 44-32 at home, then 30-29 away in Paris. Uwe Gensheimer had scored 21 goals on the 2 encounters.
For its return to the Liqui Moly Starligue, Saran Loiret Handball received Paris Saint-Germain Handball on February 14, 2022 at the Palais des Sports in Orleans. The Septors lost with a score of 27-34 against the players of Raul Gonzalez Gutiérrez. During the return game, in Coubertin, PSG won again (40-33) thanks to a great efficiency of the Parisians in front of the goals. During this game, Saran could nevertheless rely on the performances of Mattéo Fadhuile, half-brother of Elohim Prandi, scoring that night 10 goals for his team.
Players to follow Duel
Born March 22th, 1995, in Voerendaal in the Netherlands, Luc Steins is a well-known player in the French championship, he joined it in 2016 with Massy Essonne HB. After having played in Tremblay and Toulouse, he joined Paris Saint-Germain in November 2020 as a medical joker following the injury of Nikola Karabatic. At the end of the 2020-21 season, he will be elected best center-back and best player of the championship. Sufficient performances to convince the club of the capital to offer him a contract of 3 seasons with the Red and Blue.
Born on April 22nd, 1991, Quentin Eymann has been playing for Saran Loiret Handball since the 2016-17 season after completing his training with Selestat. The French right back was one of the great architects of the 2021 Proligue title of the Septors. Behind the title of top scorer Theo Avelange Demouge, Quentin Eymann was one of the main offensive options of Saran, with 126 goals scored at more than 60% in shooting efficiency, his best percentages since his arrival in the Orléans.
The Palais des Sports of Orléans
The Saran Loiret Handball is used to receiving the big teams of the Liqui Moly Starligue at the Palais des Sports of Orléans, with a capacity much higher than that of the Halle du Bois Joly. With a little more than 3,200 seats, many events are also organized in the venue, such as the Orleans Tennis Open or the Orleans International Badminton Challenge.
14 rue Eugène Vignat
45 000 Orléans
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