Liga ASOBAL

Spanish handball league

Liga ASOBALCurrent season, competition or edition:
2024–25 Liga ASOBAL

Sport| Handball
Founded| 1990; 35 years ago (1990)
No. of teams| 16
Country| Spain
Confederation| EHF
Most recent
champion(s)| FC Barcelona (32st title)
(2024–25)
Most titles| FC Barcelona (32 titles)
Broadcaster(s)| GOL PLAY
LaLiga+
Relegation to| División de Plata
Domestic cup(s)| Copa del Rey
Copa ASOBAL
Iberian Supercup
International cup(s)| EHF Champions League
EHF European League
Official website| asobal.es

Liga Asobal is the premier professional handball league in Spain. It was founded in 1958 with the name of División de Honor, changing its name to the current name in 1990. The Liga ASOBAL, which is played under EHF rules, currently consists of 16 teams, including famous ones like FC Barcelona, Ademar León, Bidasoa and Granollers.

Famous handball players who have played in the league include Jackson Richardson, Talant Dujshebaev, Staffan Olsson, Mikhail Yakimovich, Ólafur Stefánsson, Oleg Kisselev, Alberto Urdiales, Mateo Garralda, Enric Masip, Iñaki Urdangarin, David Barrufet, Kristian Kjelling, Mikkel Hansen, Petar Metličić, Ivano Balić, Juanín García, Mats Olsson, David Davis, László Nagy, Raúl Entrerríos, Alberto Entrerríos, and many others.

## History

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* The "División de Honor" Handball championship was created in 1958 and was managed by the Spanish Handball Federation (FEBM) until 1990. ASOBAL (Handball Clubs Association) was formed in 1984.[1] In 1990, ASOBAL took control of the División de Honor and renamed it Liga ASOBAL.[2][3]
* FC Barcelona have won every championship since 2011, in part due to the disbandment of previous top clubs Ciudad Real and Portland San Antonio.
* The 13-time champions Granollers have not won the title since the 1973–74 season.

## Championship rules

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Each team of every division has to play with all the other teams of its division twice, once at home and the other at the opponent's stadium. This means that in Liga ASOBAL the league ends after every team plays 30 matches.

Like many other leagues in continental Europe, the Liga ASOBAL takes a winter break once each team has played half its schedule. One unusual feature of the league is that the two halves of the season are played in the same order—that is, the order of each team's first-half fixtures is repeated in the second half of the season, with the only difference being the stadiums used.

Each victory adds 2 points to the team in the league ranking. Each drawn adds 1 point.head-to-head. At the end of the league, the winner is:

1. The team that has most points in the ranking.
2. If two or more teams are level on points, the winner is the team that has the best results
3. If there is no winner after applying the second rule, then the team with the best overall goal difference wins.

## 2024-25 season teams

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FC Barcelona

Ademar León

Granollers

Logroño La Rioja

Cuenca

Bada Huesca

Bidasoa

Puente Genil

Valladolid

Helvetia Anaitasuna

Benidorm

Guadalajara

Nava

Cangas

Torrelavega

Aranda

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2024–25 Liga Asobal teams

Team  | City  | Venue  | Capacity

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FC Barcelona | Barcelona | Palau Blaugrana | 7,234
Bidasoa Irún | Irún | Polideportivo Artaleku | 2,500
BM Logroño La Rioja | Logroño | Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja | 3,809
Fraikin BM Granollers | Granollers | Palau d'Esports de Granollers | 6,000
Bada Huesca | Huesca | Palacio Municipal de Huesca  | 4,900
Incarlopsa Cuenca | Cuenca | Pabellón Municipal El Sargal  | 1,800
ABANCA Ademar León | León | Pabellón Municipal de los Deportes | 6,000
Ángel Ximénez Puerto Genil | Puente Genil | Pabellón Municipal Alcalde Miguel Salas  | 900
Recoletas Atlético Valladolid | Valladolid | Polideportivo Huerta del Rey | 3,550
Helvetia Anaitasuna | Pamplona | Pabellón Anaitasuna  | 3,000
BM Benidorm | Benidorm | Palau d'Esports L'Illa de Benidorm  | 3,000
AD Ciudad de Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara | 5,894
Frigoríficos Morrazo | Cangas do Morrazo | Pabellón Municipal de O Gatañal  | 2,500
BM Nava | Nava de la Asunción | Pabellón Municipal Guerrer@s Naver@s  | 900
Bathco BM Torrelavega | Torrelavega | Pabellón Municipal Vicente Trueba  | 2,400
BM Villa de Aranda | Aranda de Duero | Pabellón Santiago Manguán  | 2,800

## Champions by year

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### Primera División champions

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Year  | Team

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1952 | Atlético Madrid
1953 | Real Madrid
1954 | Atlético Madrid
1955 | Sabadell
1956 | Granollers
1957 | Granollers
1958 | Granollers

### División de Honor champions

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| Year  | Team

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1959 | Granollers
1960 | Granollers
1961 | Granollers
1962 | Atlético Madrid
1963 | Atlético Madrid
1964 | Atlético Madrid
1965 | Atlético Madrid
1966 | Granollers
1967 | Granollers
1968 | Granollers
1969 | FC Barcelona
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1970 | Granollers
1971 | Granollers
1972 | Granollers
1973 | FC Barcelona
1974 | Granollers
1975 | Calpisa
1976 | Calpisa
1977 | Calpisa
1978 | Calpisa
1979 | Atlético Madrid
1980 | FC Barcelona
| Year  | Team

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1981 | Atlético Madrid
1982 | FC Barcelona
1983 | Atlético Madrid
1984 | Atlético Madrid
1985 | Atlético Madrid
1986 | FC Barcelona
1987 | Elgorriaga Bidasoa
1988 | FC Barcelona
1989 | FC Barcelona
1990 | FC Barcelona

### Liga ASOBAL champions

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| Year  | Team

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1991 | FC Barcelona
1992 | FC Barcelona
1993 | GD Teka
1994 | GD Teka
1995 | Elgorriaga Bidasoa
1996 | FC Barcelona
1997 | FC Barcelona
1998 | FC Barcelona
1999 | FC Barcelona
2000 | FC Barcelona
2001 | Caja España Ademar
| Year  | Team

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2002 | Portland San Antonio
2003 | FC Barcelona
2004 | Ciudad Real
2005 | Portland San Antonio
2006 | FC Barcelona
2007 | Ciudad Real
2008 | Ciudad Real
2009 | Ciudad Real
2010 | Ciudad Real
2011 | FC Barcelona
2012 | FC Barcelona
| Year  | Team

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2013 | FC Barcelona
2014 | FC Barcelona
2015 | FC Barcelona
2016 | FC Barcelona
2017 | FC Barcelona
2018 | FC Barcelona
2019 | FC Barcelona
2020 | FC Barcelona
2021 | FC Barcelona
2022 | FC Barcelona
2023 | FC Barcelona
2024 | FC Barcelona
2025 | FC Barcelona

### Performance by club

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Club  | Titles | ASOBAL | Seasons

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FC Barcelona |

| 1968–69, 1972–73, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89,
1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99,
1999–00, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14,
2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21,
2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024-25
BM Granollers |

| 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1965–66,
1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74
Atlético Madrid |

| 1951–52, 1953–54, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1978–79,
1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85
Ciudad Real |

| 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
Calpisa Alicante |

| 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78
Teka Cantabria |

| 1992–93, 1993–94
Bidasoa |

| 1986–87, 1994–95
San Antonio |

| 2001–02, 2004–05
Ademar León |

| 2000–01
Real Madrid |

| 1952–53
Sabadell |

| 1954–55

### All-time Liga ASOBAL table

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Pos | Team | Seasons | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | G.F. | G.A. | G.D. | Points

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1 | FC Barcelona | 28 | 834 | 739 | 24 | 71 | 26549 | 20208 | 6341 | 1502
2 | ABANCA Ademar León | 24 | 719 | 466 | 76 | 177 | 21009 | 18777 | 2232 | 1007
3 | Fraikin Granollers | 28 | 825 | 398 | 89 | 338 | 22188 | 21681 | 507 | 887
4 | BM Valladolid | 23 | 672 | 363 | 67 | 242 | 19077 | 18242 | 835 | 790
5 | Ciudad Real | 19 | 560 | 367 | 40 | 153 | 16084 | 14363 | 1721 | 774
6 | Portland San Antonio | 20 | 602 | 357 | 59 | 186 | 16496 | 15486 | 1010 | 773
7 | Teka Cantabria | 18 | 529 | 280 | 40 | 209 | 13928 | 13537 | 391 | 600
8 | Bidasoa Irún | 20 | 591 | 261 | 69 | 261 | 14788 | 14898 | −110 | 591
9 | Teucro | 17 | 497 | 177 | 63 | 257 | 12797 | 13581 | −784 | 417
10 | Logroño La Rioja | 12 | 358 | 191 | 34 | 132 | 10413 | 9959 | 454 | 416
11 | Liberbank Cuenca | 15 | 452 | 162 | 58 | 232 | 11608 | 12327 | −719 | 382
12 | Frigoríficos del Morrazo | 18 | 539 | 158 | 61 | 320 | 13376 | 14835 | −1459 | 377
13 | Gáldar | 12 | 334 | 147 | 49 | 138 | 9123 | 9106 | 17 | 343
14 | Academia Octavio | 13 | 386 | 123 | 43 | 220 | 10349 | 11090 | −741 | 289
15 | Altea | 9 | 270 | 97 | 30 | 143 | 6899 | 7252 | −353 | 224
16 | Arrate | 11 | 331 | 89 | 24 | 208 | 8317 | 9132 | −815 | 212
17 | Helvetia Anaitasuna | 7 | 208 | 91 | 28 | 89 | 5640 | 5757 | −117 | 210
18 | BM Aragón | 10 | 300 | 145 | 23 | 131 | 8753 | 8734 | 19 | 202
19 | Huesca | 7 | 208 | 88 | 26 | 94 | 5587 | 5783 | −196 | 202
20 | Torrevieja | 9 | 270 | 81 | 25 | 163 | 7123 | 7711 | −588 | 187
21 | Quabit Guadalajara | 8 | 208 | 77 | 27 | 134 | 6409 | 6842 | −433 | 181
22 | Avidesa Alzira | 5 | 146 | 77 | 10 | 59 | 3741 | 3667 | 74 | 164
23 | Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto | 8 | 238 | 68 | 26 | 144 | 6318 | 6956 | −638 | 163
24 | Antequera | 6 | 180 | 59 | 19 | 102 | 4798 | 5106 | −308 | 135
25 | Vamasa Valencia | 8 | 234 | 58 | 17 | 159 | 6032 | 6884 | −852 | 133
26 | Atlético Madrid BM | 4 | 118 | 59 | 10 | 49 | 2630 | 2561 | 69 | 128
27 | Puleva Maristas | 5 | 141 | 54 | 14 | 73 | 3614 | 3668 | −54 | 122
28 | Villa de Aranda | 5 | 148 | 48 | 27 | 77 | 4047 | 4268 | −221 | 119
29 | Ángel Ximénez P.G. | 5 | 148 | 46 | 18 | 84 | 3878 | 4150 | −272 | 110
30 | BM Atlético Madrid | 2 | 60 | 52 | 2 | 6 | 1963 | 1562 | 401 | 106
31 | Keymare Almería | 7 | 210 | 47 | 12 | 151 | 5341 | 6113 | −772 | 106
32 | Juventud Alcalá | 4 | 118 | 45 | 13 | 60 | 2796 | 2901 | −105 | 103
33 | Benidorm | 4 | 118 | 43 | 16 | 59 | 3049 | 3220 | −171 | 102
34 | Alcobendas | 6 | 180 | 39 | 15 | 126 | 4587 | 5180 | −593 | 93
35 | Barakaldo | 6 | 186 | 33 | 22 | 131 | 4622 | 5444 | −822 | 88
36 | Guadalajara | 4 | 119 | 33 | 18 | 68 | 2685 | 2973 | −288 | 84
37 | Redcom Airtel Chapela | 4 | 110 | 29 | 11 | 70 | 2442 | 2806 | −364 | 69
38 | Alicante | 3 | 92 | 28 | 11 | 53 | 2084 | 2211 | −127 | 67
39 | Algeciras | 3 | 90 | 26 | 12 | 52 | 2475 | 2753 | −278 | 64
40 | Recoletas Atl. Valladolid | 2 | 60 | 27 | 2 | 31 | 1682 | 1676 | 6 | 56
41 | Naranco | 3 | 92 | 16 | 5 | 71 | 1936 | 2255 | −319 | 37
42 | GoFit Sinfín | 2 | 58 | 14 | 4 | 40 | 1525 | 1698 | −173 | 32
43 | MMT Seguros Zamora | 2 | 60 | 13 | 6 | 41 | 1499 | 1734 | −235 | 32
44 | Juanfersa Grupo Fegar | 2 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 43 | 1448 | 1649 | −201 | 31
45 | Toledo | 2 | 60 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 1631 | 1859 | −228 | 29
46 | Cajamadrid | 1 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 756 | 766 | −10 | 28
47 | Garbel Zaragoza | 2 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 1231 | 1437 | −206 | 22
48 | Tres de Mayo | 1 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 690 | 751 | −61 | 22
49 | Puerto Cruz | 1 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 629 | 710 | 81 | 21
50 | Michelin Valladolid | 1 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 646 | 727 | −81 | 21
51 | PRASA Pozoblanco | 1 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 770 | 852 | −82 | 18
52 | ARS Palma del Río | 1 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 744 | 866 | −122 | 12
53 | Huétor Tájar | 1 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 749 | 874 | −125 | 12

* Updated at completion of 2017–18 season.

League or status at 2018–19 season:

| Liga ASOBAL

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| División de Plata
| 1ª Nacional
| 2ª Nacional
| Club disbanded

## Statistics

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### EHF coefficients

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See also: EHF coefficient rank

The following data indicates Spanish coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.

This graph was using the legacy Graph extension, which is no longer supported. It needs to be converted to the new Chart extension.

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Country ranking

EHF League Ranking for 2021/22 season:[4]

* 1\.  (1)  Handball-Bundesliga (133.67)
* 2.  (4)  LNH Division 1 (132.83)
* 3.  (3)  Liga ASOBAL (95.83)
* 4\.  (4)  Nemzeti Bajnokság I (94.83)
* 5\.  (5)  Macedonian Handball Super League (93.00)

Club ranking

EHF Club Ranking as of 3 March 2019:[5]

* 01\.  Barcelona (1002)
* 25\.  Ademar León (346)
* 28\.  La Rioja (317)
* 32\.  Granollers (295)
* 52\.  Anaitasuna (165)

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## See also

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* Spain portal

* Copa del Rey de Balonmano
* Copa ASOBAL
* Iberian Supercup
* División de Plata de Balonmano

## References

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1. ^ "Data" (PDF). hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es. 1984.
2. ^ "Data" (PDF). hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es. 1990.
3. ^ "Data" (PDF). hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es. 1990.
4. ^ [1] (PDF). European Handball Federation.
5. ^ "Club coefficients". eurotopteam.com. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

## External links

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* Official website
* The ASOBAL Magazine, "balonmano"
* Honours list with link to teams and results

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Liga ASOBAL

2024–25 clubs|

* Helvetia Anaitasuna
* TM Benidorm
* Frigoríficos del Morrazo
* BM Guadalajara
* Rebi Balonmano Cuenca
* FC Barcelona
* BM Granollers
* Viveros Herol BM Nava
* Ademar León
* BM Huesca
* Bidasoa Irún
* Logroño La Rioja
* ÁX Puente Genil
* Tubos Aranda Villa de Aranda
* CD Torrelavega
* Atlético Valladolid

Seasons|

| Div. Honor|

* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90

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ASOBAL|

* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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Handball in Spain

* RFEBM
* ASOBAL

League competitions|

| Men|

* Liga ASOBAL
* División de Honor Plata

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Women|

* Liga Guerreras
* División de Honor Plata (4 groups)

Cup competitions|

| Men|

* Copa del Rey
* Supercopa Ibérica
* Supercopa de España
* Copa España

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Women|

* Copa de la Reina
* Supercopa Ibérica
* Supercopa de España

National teams|

| Men|

* National team • (Junior · Youth)

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Women|

* National team • (Junior · Youth)

Mixed|

* Wheelchair

Beach teams|

| Men|

* National team

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Women|

* National team

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Top level men's handball leagues of Europe (EHF)

* SEHA (multinational)
* BENE-League (multinational)
* Albania
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Serbia and Montenegro (defunct)
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Yugoslavia (defunct)

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Top sport leagues in Spain

Leagues|

| Men's|

* American football
* Basketball
* Field Hockey
* Football
* Futsal
* Handball
* Ice hockey
* Rugby Union
* Volleyball
* Water polo

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Women's|

* Basketball
* Field Hockey
* Football
* Futsal
* Handball
* Ice hockey
* Rugby Union
* Volleyball
* Water polo

Others|

| Individual|

* Athletics
* Outdoor
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* Badminton
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