Handball in Spain
Encyclopedia
The Spanish
handball
league is divided into divisions. The top teams play in the Liga ASOBAL. In each division, a team plays all other teams twice, once at home and once away.
The Spanish league teams compete in Europe
under the European Handball Federation
, most notably in the EHF Champions League
. The teams also compete in a domestic cup competition each year, called the Copa del Rey
. The winners of the Liga ASOBAL play the winners of the Copa del Rey in the Supercopa ASOBAL
(Super Cup).
For a list of teams, see List of handball clubs in Spain
The Spain national handball team
represents the whole country, who has won a World Championship
.
For a list of teams, see List of handball clubs in Spain
The Spain national women's handball team represents the whole country.
Spain
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handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
league is divided into divisions. The top teams play in the Liga ASOBAL. In each division, a team plays all other teams twice, once at home and once away.
The Spanish league teams compete in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
under the European Handball Federation
European Handball Federation
The European Handball Federation is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded in November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and one associated member , and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
, most notably in the EHF Champions League
EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...
. The teams also compete in a domestic cup competition each year, called the Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey de Balonmano
The Copa del Rey de Balonmano is an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. Organized by the Liga ASOBAL. It was originally known as the Copa del Generalísimo due to the dictator Franco and was renamed Copa del Rey de SM El Rey in 1975...
. The winners of the Liga ASOBAL play the winners of the Copa del Rey in the Supercopa ASOBAL
Supercopa ASOBAL
The Supercopa ASOBAL or Supercopa de España de Balonmano is an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. It is a competition managed by the Liga ASOBAL....
(Super Cup).
Current hierarchical divisional breakdowns
- División de Honor (16 teams)
- División de Plata (16 teams)
For a list of teams, see List of handball clubs in Spain
The Spain national handball team
Spain national handball team
The Spain national handball team is the national handball team of Spain and is controlled by the Spain Handball Federation.-2008 Olympic squad:*1 José Javier Hombrados – BM Ciudad Real*2 Alberto Entrerríos – BM Ciudad Real...
represents the whole country, who has won a World Championship
World Men's Handball Championship
The World Championship in team handball for men has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1938.- History :In 1938, the first indoor handball world championship was played in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany on 5 February and 6 February...
.
Current female hierarchical divisional breakdowns
- División de Honor FemeninaLiga ABFLiga ABF , is the premier women's professional handball league in Spain.-2010–11 season teams:*Bera Bera*BM Alcobendas*BM Castro Urdiales A.A.*BM Elda Prestigio*BM Mar Sagunto*BM Monóvar Urbacasas*BM. Ro'Casa...
(14 teams)
For a list of teams, see List of handball clubs in Spain
The Spain national women's handball team represents the whole country.