# División de Plata de Balonmano

División de Plata de Balonmano, is the second level handball league in Spain. It was founded in 1994 and is managed by RFEBM. From 1994 until 2008–09 season, this competition was known as División de Honor B. From 2009–10 season onwards, it's officially known as División de Plata.
The División de Plata, which is played under EHF rules, currently consists of 16 teams, including ones like Academia Octavio, Calmec Barakaldo, Alcobendas, and Pozoblanco.

## Competition rules

The championship consist of 16 teams playing each other twice for a total of 30 matchdays. At end of regular season, the top team in the standings is promoted to Liga ASOBAL. Teams in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place play the promotion playoff for a single spot in Liga ASOBAL. Bottom three teams are relegated to Primera División Estatal.
Points during regular season are awarded as following;
Each victory adds 2 points to the winner team.
Each drawn adds 1 point to each team.

## 2015–16 season teams

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| MMT Seguros Zamora | Zamora | Ángel Nieto | 1,200 |
| Juanfersa Comunicalia | Gijón | Palacio de Deportes | 5,197 |
| FC Barcelona B Lassa | Barcelona | Palau Blaugrana | 7,500 |
| Atlético Valladolid | Valladolid | Huerta del Rey | 3,500 |
| Bidasoa Irun | Irun | Polideportivo Artaleku | 2,200 |
| Viveros Herol Nava | Nava de la Asunción | Polideportivo Municipal | 700 |
| Alcobendas | Alcobendas | Los Sueños | 1,000 |
| Academia Octavio | Vigo | As Travesas | 4,500 |
| Zumosol ARS Palma del Río | Palma del Río | El Pandero | 1,500 |
| Bordils | Bordils | Pavelló Blanc i Verd | 500 |
| La Roca | La Roca del Vallès | Pavelló Nou | 1,000 |
| Meridiano Antequera | Antequera | Fernando Argüelles | 2,575 |
| Amenabar Zarautz | Zarautz | Polideportivo Municipal | 3,000 |
| Cisne | Pontevedra | CGTD de Pontevedra | 300 |
| Alarcos Ciudad Real | Ciudad Real | Quijote Arena | 5,863 |
| R.G.C. Covadonga | Gijón | Braulio García | 1,331 |

## 2014–15 regular season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Teucro | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 957 | 830 | +127 | 50 | Promotion to Liga ASOBAL |
| 2 | Go Fit | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 912 | 800 | +112 | 45 | Qualified to promotion playoff |
| 3 | FC Barcelona B | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 916 | 823 | +93 | 44 | |
| 4 | Atlético Valladolid | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 859 | 772 | +87 | 44 | Qualified to promotion playoff |
| 5 | Bidasoa Irun | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 849 | 780 | +69 | 40 | Qualified to promotion playoff |
| 6 | Viveros Herol Nava | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 804 | 776 | +28 | 37 | Qualified to promotion playoff |
| 7 | UCAM Alcobendas | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 818 | 788 | +30 | 36 | |
| 8 | Academia Octavio | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 860 | 893 | −33 | 28 | |
| 9 | Zumosol ARS Palma del Río | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 835 | 819 | +16 | 26 | |
| 10 | Bordils | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 837 | 884 | −47 | 25 | |
| 11 | La Roca | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 820 | 887 | −67 | 21 | |
| 12 | Meridiano Antequera | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 817 | 858 | −41 | 21 | |
| 13 | Amenabar Zarautz | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 819 | 882 | −63 | 19 | |
| 14 | Torrelavega | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 784 | 853 | −69 | 18 | Relegation to Primera División |
| 15 | Automobica Barakaldo | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 790 | 870 | −80 | 17 | Relegation to Primera División |
| 16 | Interstar Deporte Algemesí | 30 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 777 | 939 | −162 | 9 | Relegation to Primera División |

## Teams promoted by year

| Season | Teams promoted |
| 1990 | Puerto Cruz & Tenerife 3 de Mayo |
| 1991 | Guadalajara & Sdad. Conquense |
| 1992 | Ceset Naranco & Caserío Vigón |
| 1993 | Guadalajara & Pilotes Posada |
| 1994 | Ademar León & Cesurca Huétor Tájar |
| 1995 | Caja Bilbao UPV Barakaldo & Ariston San Antonio |
| 1996 | Pescanova Chapela & PRASA Pozoblanco |
| 1997 | Universidad de Oviedo-Naranco |
| 1998 | Barakaldo-UPV |
| 1999 | Valencia Airtel & Stadium Casablanca |
| 2000 | Altea & Pilotes Posada |
| 2001 | Barakaldo-UPV, Teucro Caixanova & Almería 2005 |
| 2002 | Canal Alcobendas & Torrevieja |
| 2003 | Octavio Pilotes Posada & Arrate |
| 2004 | Alcobendas Toyota & Torrevieja |
| 2005 | Algeciras & CAI Aragón |
| Season | Teams promoted |
| 2006 | Antequera & Darien Logroño |
| 2007 | Pilotes Posada and Teucro |
| 2008 | Alcobendas and Edenca Ciudad Encantada |
| 2009 | Lábaro Toledo and Frigoríficos Morrazo |
| 2010 | Alser Puerto Sagunto and Realitas Guadalajara |
| 2011 | Octavio Pilotes Posada and Obearagón Huesca |
| 2012 | Palma del Río, BM Cangas and Villa de Aranda |
| 2013 | Juanfersa Gijón, Ángel Ximénez and Bidasoa Irun |
| 2014 | MMT Seguros Zamora and Servigroup Benidorm |
| 2015 | SD Teucro and BM Sinfín |
| 2016 | BM Atlético Valladolid and Bidasoa Irun |
| 2017 | SD Teucro and BM Zamora |
| 2018 | BM Alcobendas and BM Sinfín |
| 2019 | BM Nava and CB Puerto Sagunto |
| 2020 | Club Cisne [es] and CB Villa de Aranda |
| 2021 | BM Torrelavega and Los Dólmenes Antequera |