# Liga ASOBAL 2012–13

The Liga ASOBAL 2012–13 was the 23rd season since its establishment. Barcelona Intersport was the defending champions. The campaign began on Friday, 7 September 2012. The last matchday was played on Saturday, 25 May 2013. A total of 16 teams contested the league, 14 of which had already contested in the 2011–12 season, and two of which were promoted from the División de Plata 2011–12.
Barcelona Borges won their third title in a row gathering twelve ASOBAL titles.
The season was marked by the shutdown of BM Atlético Madrid at end of season due to financial constraints.

## Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2011–12 División de Plata
* Frigoríficos del Morrazo
* ARS Palma del Río
* Villa de Aranda
Teams relegated to 2012–13 División de Plata
* None (0)
Teams dissolved
* BM Antequera
* CB Torrevieja
* SDC San Antonio

## Teams

| Team | City | Venue | Capacity |
| Barcelona Intersport | Barcelona | Palau Blaugrana | 8,250 |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vistalegre | 15,000 |
| Reale Ademar León | León | Palacio Municipal | 6,000 |
| Cuatro Rayas Valladolid | Valladolid | Huerta del Rey | 3,500 |
| Aragón | Zaragoza | Príncipe Felipe | 12,000 |
| Globalcaja C. Encantada | Cuenca | El Sargal | 1,900 |
| Naturhouse La Rioja | Logroño | Palacio de los Deportes | 3,851 |
| Fraikin Granollers | Granollers | Palau D'Esports | 6,500 |
| Huesca | Huesca | Palacio de Deportes | 5,000 |
| Helvetia Anaitasuna | Pamplona | Anaitasuna | 3,000 |
| Academia Octavio | Vigo | As Travesas | 5,000 |
| Quabit Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Multiusos de Guadalajara | 5,894 |
| Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto | Puerto de Sagunto | Pabellón Municipal | 1,500 |
| ARS Palma del Río | Palma del Río | El Pandero | 1,500 |
| Frigoríficos del Morrazo | Cangas do Morrazo | O Gatañal | 3,000 |
| V. Aranda Autocares Bayo | Aranda de Duero | Príncipe de Asturias | 3,000 |

## League table

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Barcelona Intersport | 30 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1019 | 679 | 340 | 58 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 916 | 791 | 125 | 49 |
| 3 | Naturhouse La Rioja | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 880 | 821 | 59 | 42 |
| 4 | Reale Ademar León | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 834 | 763 | 71 | 38 |
| 5 | Aragón | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 906 | 870 | 36 | 38 |
| 6 | Fraikin Granollers | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 820 | 795 | 25 | 33 |
| 7 | Helvetia Anaitasuna | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 801 | 810 | −9 | 30 |
| 8 | Huesca | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 822 | 824 | −2 | 28 |
| 9 | Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 738 | 822 | −84 | 25 |
| 10 | GlobalCaja C. Encantada | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 789 | 821 | −32 | 25 |
| 11 | V. Aranda Autocares Bayo | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 755 | 820 | −65 | 22 |
| 12 | Cuatro Rayas Valladolid | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 780 | 850 | −70 | 22 |
| 13 | Quabit Guadalajara | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 795 | 861 | −66 | 20 |
| 14 | Frigoríficos del Morrazo | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 761 | 862 | −101 | 19 |
| 15 | Academia Octavio | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 801 | 906 | −105 | 19 |
| 16 | ARS Palma del Río | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 744 | 866 | −122 | 12 |
* EHF Champions League
* EHF Cup
* Relegated to División de Plata
* BM Atlético Madrid was disbanded at end of season.
* 2012–13 Liga ASOBAL winners
* Barcelona Borges Twelfth title

## Awards

Ideal team is
| Position | Player | Team |
| MVP | Julen Aguinagalde | BM Atlético Madrid |
| Goalkeeper | Danijel Šarić | FC Barcelona Intersport |
| Left wing | Juanín García | FC Barcelona Intersport |
| Pivot | Julen Aguinagalde | BM Atlético Madrid |
| Right wing | Víctor Tomás | FC Barcelona Intersport |
| Left back | Siarhei Rutenka | FC Barcelona Intersport |
| Central defender | Joan Cañellas | BM Atlético Madrid |
| Right back | Alex Dujshebaev | BM Aragón |
| Coach | Jota González | Naturhouse La Rioja |
| Defender | Viran Morros | FC Barcelona Intersport |
| Newcomer | Gonzalo Porras | Cuatro Rayas Valladolid |

### Individual awards
## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | GP | GPG |
| 1 | Alex Dujshebaev | Aragón | 198 | 29 | 6.83 |
| 2 | Kike Plaza | V. Aranda Autocares Bayo | 179 | 27 | 6.63 |
| 3 | Kiril Lazarov | Atlético Madrid | 156 | 29 | 5.38 |
| 4 | Ángel Pérez | GlobalCaja C. Encantada | 155 | 30 | 5.17 |
| 5 | Joan Saubich | Huesca | 155 | 30 | 5.17 |

### Top goalkeepers

| Rank | Name | Team | Saves | Shots | % |
| 1 | Gonzalo Pérez | Fraikin Granollers | 428 | 1109 | 38.59% |
| 2 | Jorge Gómez | Quabit Guadalajara | 405 | 1199 | 33.78% |
| 3 | Iñaki Malumbres | Reale Ademar León | 302 | 818 | 36.92% |
| 4 | Jorge Martínez | Naturhouse La Rioja | 287 | 838 | 34.25% |
| 5 | Danijel Šarić | FC Barcelona Intersport | 278 | 656 | 42.38% |