Today, Liga ASOBAL is a topic that has captured the attention of millions of people around the world. With its impact on society, economy and culture, Liga ASOBAL is a phenomenon that deserves to be analyzed and understood in depth. Throughout history, Liga ASOBAL has played a crucial role in the evolution of humanity, influencing decision-making, the way we relate to each other, and the way we see the world around us. In this article, we will explore different aspects related to Liga ASOBAL, from its origin to its influence in the present, including its future potential. Through this analysis, we hope to shed light on a topic that continues to have a significant impact on our lives.
Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 Liga ASOBAL | |
Sport | Handball |
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Founded | 1990 |
No. of teams | 16 |
Country | Spain |
Confederation | EHF |
Most recent champion(s) | FC Barcelona (31st title) (2023–24) |
Most titles | FC Barcelona (31 titles) |
TV partner(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.
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:
Year | Team |
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1952 | Atlético Madrid |
1953 | Real Madrid |
1954 | Atlético Madrid |
1955 | Sabadell |
1956 | Granollers |
1957 | Granollers |
1958 | Granollers |
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Club | Titles | ASOBAL | Seasons |
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FC Barcelona | 31 |
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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 |
BM Granollers | 13 |
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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 | 11 |
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1951–52, 1953–54, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85 |
Ciudad Real | 5 |
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2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 |
Calpisa Alicante | 4 |
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1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78 |
Teka Cantabria | 2 |
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1992–93, 1993–94 |
Bidasoa | 2 |
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1986–87, 1994–95 |
San Antonio | 2 |
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2001–02, 2004–05 |
Ademar León | 1 |
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2000–01 |
Real Madrid | 1 |
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1952–53 |
Sabadell | 1 |
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1954–55 |
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 |
League or status at 2018–19 season:
Liga ASOBAL | |
División de Plata | |
1ª Nacional | |
2ª Nacional | |
Club disbanded |
The following data indicates Spanish coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
EHF League Ranking for 2021/22 season:
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EHF Club Ranking as of 3 March 2019:
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