Bera Bera Eskubaloia is a Basque women's handball club from San Sebastián competing in División de Honor since 1998. It was previously known as Corteblanco Bidebieta, having played in top-flight since 1989.

Bera Bera Eskubaloia
Short nameBera Bera
Founded1983
ArenaPolideportivo Jose A. Gasca, San Sebastián
Capacity2,800
PresidentFernando Diez Mintegi
Head coachImanol Álvarez
LeagueDivisión de Honor
2023–24Champion
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Home
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Website
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Active departments of Bera Bera
Rugby Handball Basketball
Karate Bicycle touring Surfing
Volleyball Wheelchair basketball Roller skating

Bera Bera has won nine Spanish championships and eight national cups, and is a regular of European competitions. Its best result to date was reaching the Cup Winners' Cup's semifinals in 2008 after beating Budućnost Podgorica and KIF Vejen,[1] and qualifying for the Champions League group stage in 2013–14.

Club's names

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  • Sociedad Cultural Recreativa Deportiva Bidebieta – (1983–1998)
  • Bera Bera Eskubaloia – (1998–)

Sponsors

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  • Corteblanco – (1989–1998)
  • Meyba – (1990–91)
  • Akaba – (1999–2010)
  • Super Amara – (2016–present)

Season to season

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  • As Bidebieta:
Season Tier Division Pos. Notes
1985–86 2 Primera Nacional 1st (Group D)
1986–87 2 Primera Nacional 3rd (Group C)
1987–88 2 Primera Nacional 1st (Group B)
1988–89 2 Primera Nacional 1st (Group A)
1989–90 2 Primera Nacional 1st (Group A)
1990-91 1 División de Honor 10th
1991-92 1 División de Honor 6th
1992-93 1 División de Honor 4th
1993-94 1 División de Honor 6th
1994-95 1 División de Honor 3rd
1995-96 1 División de Honor 4th
1996-97 1 División de Honor 4th
1997-98 1 División de Honor 4th
  • As Bera Bera Eskubaloia:
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1998–99 1 División de Honor 7th
1999–00 1 División de Honor 5th
2000–01 1 División de Honor 5th
2001–02 1 División de Honor 4th
2002–03 1 División de Honor 5th
2003–04 1 División de Honor 4th
2004–05 1 División de Honor 5th
2005–06 1 División de Honor 5th
2006–07 1 División de Honor 5th Cup champion
2007–08 1 División de Honor 5th
2008–09 1 División de Honor 4th Cup champion
2009–10 1 División de Honor 6th
2010–11 1 División de Honor 5th
2011–12 1 División de Honor 2nd
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2012–13 1 División de Honor 1st League/Cup champion
2013–14 1 División de Honor 1st League/Cup champion
2014–15 1 División de Honor 1st League champion
2015–16 1 División de Honor 1st League/Cup champion
2016–17 1 División de Honor 2nd
2017–18 1 División de Honor 1st League champion
2018–19 1 División de Honor 2nd Cup champion
2019–20 1 División de Honor 1st League champion
2020–21 1 División de Honor 1st League champion
2021–22 1 División de Honor 1st League champion
2022–23 1 División de Honor 3rd Cup champion
2023–24 1 División de Honor 1st League/Cup champion

Trophies

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Bera Bera's squad with the Copa de la Reina trophy, 2019

División de Honor (National Championship of Spain)

Copa de la Reina (Cup of Spain)

Supercopa de España (Supercup of Spain)

  •   Champions (8)
    • 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022

European record

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Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2023–24 EHF European League R3   Sola HK 39–32 28–34 66–67
2022–23 EHF European League R3   ESBF Besançon 29–32 24–27 53–59
2021–22 EHF European League R2   Paris 92 27–27 26–21 53–48
R3   SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 27–29 28–34 55–63
2020–21 EHF European League R3   HC Zvezda 27–27 24–29 51–56
2019–20 EHF Cup R1   LK Zug 30-16 45-31 75-47
R2   ASC Corona 2010 Brașov 30-35 32-31 62-66
2018–19 EHF Champions League Q1   SG BBM Bietigheim 27-33 3rd place
  Jomi Salerno 40-20
EHF Cup R3   Dunaújvárosi KKA 26-18 22-23 48–41
Group D   Podravka Koprivnica 29-32 32-26 4th place
  SCM Craiova 32-21 23-26
  Nykøbing Falster Håndbold 26-31 28-36
2017–18 EHF Cup R1   Colégio de Gaia 26-25 31-23 57-48
R2   Kastamonu Belediyesi 35-35 22-24 57-59
2016–17 EHF Champions League Q1   Hypo Niederösterreich 21–25 3rd place
  HC Gomel 28–20
EHF Cup R3   Brest BH 20–25 19–23 39–48
2015–16 EHF Cup R3   IUVENTA Michalovce 29-34 24-24 53-58
2014–15 EHF Cup R2   Jomi Salerno 29-19 28-20 57-39
L16   Muratpaşa Belediyesi 30-30 27-29 57-59
2013–14 EHF Champions League Group D   ZRK Vardar 19-23 20-30 4th place
  Podravka Koprivnica 18-29 28-19
  Larvik HK 17-27 21-29
2012–13 EHF Champions League Q1   Vistal Gdynia 22-31 3rd place
  LC Brühl 33-23
EHF Cup Winners' Cup R3   HC Danubius Galati 26-23 22-19 48-42
L16   Vistal Gdynia 20-32 29-17 49-49
QF   Thüringer HC 15-33 26-38 41-71

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2024–25 season

Transfers

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Transfers for the 2024–2025 season

Technical staff

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  •   Head Coach: Imanol Álvarez
  •   Assistant Coach: Jon Begiristain

Notable players

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References

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