The Ichnusa Sassari handball club was founded in Sassari in 1977. The club operated from 1977-2015. In 2017, the club returns to the league after a two-year absence under the name Handball Sassari.[1] Promoted from Serie A2 to Serie A in 2019, losing the A2 Italian Cup final.[2] In the first season, they took fourth place in Serie A and qualified for the EHF European Cup. In the 2020–2021 season, they finished second in the league. On February 6, 2022, the team won its first trophy, the Italian Cup, defeating Conversano in the final.