# Liga ASOBAL

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

* 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. In 1990, ASOBAL took control of the División de Honor and renamed it Liga ASOBAL.
* 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

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

## 2022-23 season teams

| Team | City | Venue | Capacity |
| 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 |
| Balonmano Sinfín | Santander | Pabellón La Alberica | 2,300 |
| Frigoríficos Morrazo | Cangas do Morrazo | Pabellón Municipal de O Gatañal | 2,500 |
| Bathco BM Torrelavega | Torrelavega | Pabellón Municipal Vicente Trueba | 2,400 |
| BM Cisne | Pontevedra | Estadio da Xuventude | 4,000 |

## Champions by year
### Primera División champions

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

### División de Honor champions

| Year | Team |
| 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 |
| Year | Team |
| 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 |
| 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

| Year | Team |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Year | Team |
| 2024 | FC Barcelona |

### Performance by club

| Club | Titles | ASOBAL | Seasons |
| FC Barcelona | 31 | 23 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 5 | 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 |
| Calpisa Alicante | 4 | 0 | 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78 |
| Teka Cantabria | 2 | 2 | 1992–93, 1993–94 |
| Bidasoa | 2 | 1 | 1986–87, 1994–95 |
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 2001–02, 2004–05 |
| Ademar León | 1 | 1 | 2000–01 |
| Real Madrid | 1 | 0 | 1952–53 |
| Sabadell | 1 | 0 | 1954–55 |

### All-time Liga ASOBAL table

| Pos | Team | Seasons | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | G.F. | G.A. | G.D. | Points |
| 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
* División de Plata
* 1ª Nacional
* 2ª Nacional
* Club disbanded

## Statistics
### EHF coefficients

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