Junior Fasano

{{Short description|Italian handball club}} {{Infobox handball club| | clubname = Pallamano Junior Fasano | image = | fullname = | founded = {{start date and age|1980}} | ground = Nuovo Palazzetto dello sport | capacity = 2,200 | chairman = Giovanni Caramia | manager = Vito Fovio | league = Serie A Gold | season = 2023-24 | position = 1st, champion | website = | colour1 = #0000FF | colour2 = #FFFFFF | pattern_la1 = _macronalioth22rbw | pattern_b1 = _macronalioth22rbw | pattern_ra1 = _macronalioth22rbw | pattern_sh1 = _bluesides | leftarm1 = | body1 = | rightarm1 = | shorts1 = | pattern_la2 = _macronalioth22wrb | pattern_b2 = _macronalioth22wrb | pattern_ra2 = _macronalioth22wrb | pattern_sh2 = _whitesides | leftarm2 = | body2 = | rightarm2 = | shorts2 = 0000FF }}

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

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==History==

In the early 1980s, the idea of Fasano Junior Sport Club having a handball department was born.<ref>https://fasanolive.com/2017/07/28/il-sogno-di-roberto-serra-la-storia-della-junior-fasano/</ref> 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 participated in an international cup for the first time in the 2007-2008 Challenge Cup.<ref>https://www.radiodiaconia.it/archives/20139</ref> 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.<ref>https://www.oasport.it/2014/05/pallamano-maschile-la-junior-fasano-e-campione-ditalia/</ref> 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=== <gallery> File:Logojunior.jpg|Old Logo (-2016) </gallery>

===Kits===

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==Sports Hall information== [[File:Il Palazzetto dello Sport di Fasano-ph. R. Bianco.jpg|thumb|275px|Home hall: Nuovo Palazzetto dello sport]]

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

==Management==

{|class="wikitable" |- ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#0000FF"|Position ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#0000FF"|Name |- | President | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Caramia |- | Club manager | {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo De Santis |}

== Team ==

=== Current squad ===

:''Squad for the 2024–25 season''<ref>https://ehfec.eurohandball.com/men/2023-24/clubs/details/_6zuPURTyflkoNJaaiBN4A/sidea-group-junior-fasano/</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center; width:50%" |- ! colspan=5 style="background-color:#0000FF;color:white;text-align:center;"| Junior Fasano |- | {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Goalkeepers * 1 {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Sibilio * 12 {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Leban * 22 {{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele Vinci ;Left Wingers * 19 {{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Gastón Cantore * 33 {{flagicon|ITA}} Nicola Legrottaglie ;Right Wingers * 15 {{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Boggia ;Line Players * 18 {{flagicon|ITA}} Denni Gallo * 34 {{flagicon|ITA}} Zoe Mizzoni * 41 {{flagicon|ARG}} Matías Beorlegui {{Col-2}} ;Left Backs * 17 {{flagicon|ITA}} Donato Nardelli * 23 {{flagicon|MNE}} Željko Beharević * 24 {{flagicon|URU}} Giovanni Capello ;Central Backs * 9 {{flagicon|URU}} Luciano Rivan * 21 {{flagicon|PRT}} João Cunha ;Right Backs * 11 {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Pugliese * 14 {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Notarangelo {{Col-end}} |}

===Technical staff=== * Head coach: {{flagicon|ITA}} Domenico Iaia * Assistant coach: {{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Crastolla * Fitness coach: {{flagicon|ITA}}{{flagicon|MNE}} Željko Beharević * Club doctor: {{flagicon|ITA}} Dr. Domenico Ancona

===Transfers===

:''Transfers for the 2025–26 season'' {{Col-begin}} {{Col-2}} ;Joining Image:Arrow-up.png * {{flagicon|TUN}} Hechmi Belhareth (LB) from {{flagicon|FRA}} Angers SCO Handball * {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Rossa (GK) from {{flagicon|ITA}} Belluno * {{flagicon|ALG}} Nidhal Blida (RB) from {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Shamal * {{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Capozzoli (LB) from {{flagicon|ITA}} Campus Italia * {{flagicon|ITA}} Valentino Dello Vicario (LP) from {{flagicon|ITA}} Camerano * {{flagicon|ITA}} Gabriele Somma (LW) from {{flagicon|ITA}} Campus Italia * {{flagicon|ITA}} Diego Somma (CB) from {{flagicon|ITA}} Macagi Cingoli * {{flagicon|CHL}} Aaron Codina Vivanco (LB) from {{flagicon|ITA}} Raimond Sassari * {{flagicon|ITA}} Pablo Marrochi (CB) from {{flagicon|ITA}} Conversano

;Leaving Image:Arrow-down.gif * {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Pugliese (RB) to {{flagicon|ESP}} Club Balonmano Nava<ref>https://asobal.es/eng/news/herol-bm-nurseries--nava-strengthens-with-italian-international-davide-pugliese-/8368/</ref> * {{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Cantore (LW) * {{flagicon|URU}} Giovanni Capello (LB) * {{flagicon|PRT}} João Cunha (LB) to {{flagicon|ITA}} Metelli Cologne * {{flagicon|ITA}} Zoe Mizzoni (LP) * {{flagicon|URU}} Luciano Rivan (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== {{updated|03/04/2025}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurotopteam.com/handball/club.php|title = Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#0000FF"|Rank !! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#0000FF"|Team !! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#0000FF"|Points |- |100||align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} HC Dukla Praha||52 |- |101||align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Rebi Cuenca||52 |- |102||align=left|{{flagicon|MNE}} RK Lovćen||51 |- |'''103'''||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''Junior Fasano'''||50 |- |104||align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} HC Visé BM||50 |- |105||align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} SKKP Brno||48 |- |106||align=left|{{flagicon|KOS}} KH Besa Famgas||47 |- |}

==Former club members==

===Notable former players=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Arcieri (2015-2017) * {{flagicon|ITA}} Umberto Bronzo (2018-2019) * {{flagicon|ITA}}{{flagicon|CRO}} Bruno Brzić (2013-2015) * {{flagicon|ITA}} Giancarlo Costanzo (2009-2011, 2012-2015, 2017-2018) * {{flagicon|ITA}} Nicolò D'Antino (2016-2018) * {{flagicon|ITA}} Vito Fovio (1995-2002, 2013-2019, 2020-2022) * {{flagicon|ITA}} Umberto Giannoccaro (2005-2015) * {{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Lopasso (1986-2000, 2009-2011, 2012-2015) * {{flagicon|ITA}} Pasquale Maione (2013-2018) * {{flagicon|ITA}}{{flagicon|SLO}} Demis Radovčić (2016–2019) * {{flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Sperti (2021-2023) * {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Stabellini (2022) * {{flagicon|ARG}} Guido Riccobelli (2015-2016, 2018) * {{flagicon|CHI}} Víctor Donoso (2018-2019) * {{flagicon|ROU}} Petru Pop (1999–2000) * {{flagicon|ROU}} Adrian Popovici (1999-2006) {{div col end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{facebook|Junior.Fasano}} * {{instagram|juniorfasano}}

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