# Spain national badminton team

The Spain national badminton team (Spanish: Equipo nacional de bádminton de España) represents Spain in international badminton team competitions. The Spanish team have never participated in the Thomas Cup but have been in the Uber Cup and Sudirman Cup.
The Spanish team has enjoyed success throughout the individual events. Spain has won one Olympic medal in badminton and three gold medals at the BWF World Championships. All of these medals were won by former world number 1 Carolina Marín. Spain have also been successful in badminton at the European Games where Pablo Abián won gold in the men's singles discipline in 2015.

## Competitive record
### Helvetia Cup

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1962 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1963 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1964 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1965 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1966 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1967 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1968 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1969 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1970 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1971 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1973 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1975 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1977 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1979 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1981 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1983 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1985 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1987 | Group stage | 13th |
| 1989 | Group stage | 14th |
| 1991 | Group stage | 9th |
| 1993 | Group stage | 14th |
| 1995 | Group stage | 6th |
| 1997 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1999 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2001 | Champions | 1st |
| 2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2005 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2007 | Group stage | 6th |

### Plume d'Or

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1972 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1973 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1974 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1976 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1977 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1978 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1979 | Group stage | 6th |
| 1980 | Group stage | 7th |
| 1981 | Group stage | 7th |
| 1982 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1984 | Group stage | 6th |
| 1985 | Group stage | 7th |
| 1986 | Group stage | 7th |
| 1987 | Group stage | 7th |
| 1988 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1989 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1990 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1992 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter |

### FISU World University Games
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2007 | Group stage | |
| 2011 | Group stage | |
| 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2021 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2025 | TBD | TBD |

### World University Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2008 | Group stage | |
| 2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2012 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2014 | Group stage | |
| 2016 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
    **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Junior competitive record
### Suhandinata Cup

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2002 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2004 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2006 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2009 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2012 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2013 | Group stage | 25th |
| 2014 | Group stage | 16th |
| 2015 | Group stage | 16th |
| 2016 | Group stage | 25th |
| 2017 | Group stage | 13th |
| 2018 | Group stage | 26th |
| 2019 | Group stage | 14th |
| 2022 | Quarter-finals | 8th |
| 2023 | Group stage | 26th |
| 2024 | TBD | TBD |

### European Junior Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1975 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1977 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1979 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1981 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1983 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1985 | Group stage | 22nd |
| 1987 | Group stage | 21st |
| 1989 | Group stage | 20th |
| 1991 | Group stage | 21st |
| 1993 | Group stage | 23rd |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Group stage | 16th |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Group stage | 14th |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Group stage | |
| 2011 | Group stage | |
| 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Champions | 1st |
| 2017 | Group stage | |
| 2018 | Group stage | |
| 2020 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2022 | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 2024 | Group stage | |

### Finlandia Cup
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1984 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1986 | Group stage | 12th |
| 1988 | Group stage | 13th |
| 1990 | Group stage | 15th |
| 1992 | Group stage | 12th |
| 1994 | Group stage | 11th |
| 1996 | Group stage | 6th |
| 1998 | Group stage | 6th |
| 2000 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2002 | Group stage | 10th |
| 2004 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2006 | Group stage | 7th |
    **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 2 January 2024

#### Men's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | MS | MD | XD |
| Luís Enrique Peñalver | (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 29) | 79 | - | - |
| Pablo Abián | (1985-06-12) 12 June 1985 (age 39) | 68 | - | - |
| Álvaro Leal | (2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 (age 23) | 283 | 372 | - |
| Ernesto Baschwitz | (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 (age 23) | 516 | 372 | - |
| Carlos Piris | (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 24) | - | 102 | 630 |
| Rubén García | (2004-06-07) 7 June 2004 (age 20) | - | 102 | 132 |
| Joan Monroy | (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 23) | - | 455 | 359 |
| Jacobo Fernández | (2003-12-28) 28 December 2003 (age 21) | - | 241 | 139 |
| Daniel Franco | (2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 (age 19) | - | 241 | 740 |
| Alberto Perals | (2000-10-19) 19 October 2000 (age 24) | 541 | - | - |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Carolina Marín | (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 (age 31) | 5 | - | - |
| Clara Azurmendi | (1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 26) | 51 | 81 | - |
| Beatriz Corrales | (1992-12-03) 3 December 1992 (age 32) | 650 | 81 | 359 |
| Ania Setien | (2003-03-06) 6 March 2003 (age 21) | 149 | - | 933 |
| Nerea Ivorra | (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 27) | 666 | 285 | 1393 |
| Claudia Leal | (2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 25) | - | 285 | 662 |
| Paula López | (1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 (age 25) | - | 92 | 139 |
| Lucía Rodríguez | (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20) | - | 92 | 132 |
| Elena Lorenzo | (2001-10-18) 18 October 2001 (age 23) | - | 589 | 957 |
| Macarena Izquierdo | (2006-03-30) 30 March 2006 (age 18) | - | 766 | 740 |

### Previous squads
#### Uber Cup

* 2016, 2020, 2022