# BM Ciudad Encantada

Rebi Balonmano Cuenca is a team of handball based in Cuenca, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.

## History

Balonmano Ciudad Encantada was established in 1989 when acquired the TNT Uniexpress's seat, a team from San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, relocating the team to Cuenca and renaming it as Madrid-Cuenca. Since then, the team has undergone several name changes. Since 2008, they have been playing continuously in the first division, Liga ASOBAL. The team finished fifth in 2018 and qualified for a European cup, the EHF Cup, for the first time. The team reached the final of the Copa del Rey in 2019 and the final of the Supercopa ASOBAL in 2020.

## Crest, colours, supporters
### Naming history

| Name | Period |
| Madrid-Cuenca | 1989−1990 |
| Sociedad Conquense | 1990–1994 |
| Balonmano Conquense | 1994–1997 |
| Balonmano Ciudad Encantada | 1997–2008 |
| Cuenca 2016 | 2008–2011 |
| Balonmano Ciudad Encantada | 2011–2012 |
| GlobalCaja Ciudad Encantada | 2012–2016 |
| LiberbankCiudad Encantada | 2016–2018 |
| Liberbank Cuenca | 2018–2019 |
| Incarlopsa Cuenca | 2019–2022 |
| Rebi Balonmano Cuenca | 2022–present |

### Kit manufacturers

| Period | Kit manufacturer |
| - 2020 | Hummel |
| 2020 - present | Joma |

### Kits

HOME :
| 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2020-21 | 2022-23 |
AWAY :
| 2018–19 | 2020-21 | 2022-23 |
THIRD :
* 2020-21

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2022–23 season
Rebi Balonmano Cuenca :
Goalkeepers
09 Marcos Herráiz Lopez
12 Fraj Ben Tekaya
16 Ante Grbavac
Left Wingers
07 Ignacio Pizarro
25 Arnau Fernández Guzmán
Right Wingers
14 Leo Prantner
20 Ignacio Moya Del Saz (c)
30 Federico Pizarro
Line Players
08 Álvaro Martín Noeda
17 Alexandro Pozzer
24 Diego Vera Chaves
Central Backs
02 Henrique Teixeira
03 Sergi Mach
44 Jaime Colmena
Left Backs
04 Pablo Simonet
05 Daniel Neves
15 Carlos Fernández Sanchez
19 Juan José Fernández
Right Backs
55 Joaquim Nazaré :

### Technical staff

* Head coach: Lidio Jiménez Carrascosa
* Assistant coach: Juan Manuel Doldán

### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2022–23 season

## Previous squads

2018–2019 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 2 | Argentina | Pablo Vainstein | (1989-07-18) 18 July 1989 (age 35) | Right Back |
| 3 | Brazil | Leonardo Dutra | (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 28) | Left Back |
| 6 | Argentina Italy | Martín Ariel Doldan | (1987-01-31) 31 January 1987 (age 37) | Line Player |
| 7 | Spain | Natan Suárez | (1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 26) | Central Back |
| 8 | Spain | David Mendoza Gómez | (1982-11-22) 22 November 1982 (age 41) | Line Player |
| 9 | Argentina | Santiago Baronetto | (1992-10-22) 22 October 1992 (age 31) | Right Winger |
| 10 | Spain | Hugo Lopez Ortega | (1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 32) | Left Winger |
| 11 | Argentina | Lucas Moscariello | (1992-02-19) 19 February 1992 (age 32) | Line Player |
| 13 | Brazil | Thiago Ponciano | (1994-05-08) 8 May 1994 (age 30) | Left Back |
| 20 | Spain | Adrian Nolasco Macia | (1993-05-24) 24 May 1993 (age 31) | Left Back |
| 23 | Spain | Oscar Rio Rasillo | (1980-07-21) 21 July 1980 (age 44) | Central Back |
| 24 | Spain | Francisco Javier Castro | (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 28) | Central Back |
| 26 | Croatia | Kristian Eskeričić | (1994-06-02) 2 June 1994 (age 30) | Left Winger |
| 28 | Spain | Sergio López García | (1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 27) | Left Winger |
| 32 | Spain | Kilian Garajonay Ramirez Santana | (1998-06-02) 2 June 1998 (age 26) | Goalkeeper |
| 33 | Spain | Ángel Montoro | (1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 (age 35) | Right Back |
| 40 | Argentina | Leonel Maciel | (1989-01-04) 4 January 1989 (age 35) | Goalkeeper |
| 82 | Spain | Alejandro Taravilla | (2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 (age 22) | Line Player |

## Season by season

| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Notes |
| 1989–90 | 1 | Honor | 15th | Relegated |
| 1990–91 | 2 | 1ª Nacional | 1st / 2nd | Promoted |
| 1991–92 | 1 | ASOBAL | 14th | |
| 1992–93 | 1 | ASOBAL | 14th | |
| 1993–94 | 1 | ASOBAL | 10th | |
| 1994–95 | 1 | ASOBAL | 14th | |
| 1995–96 | 1 | ASOBAL | 15th | Relegated |
| 1996–97 | 2 | Honor B | 7th | |
| 1997–98 | 2 | Honor B | 9th | |
| 1998–99 | 2 | Honor B | 10th / 10th | |
| 1999–00 | 2 | Honor B | 15th | Relegated |
| 2000–01 | 3 | 1ª Nacional | 11th (Group C) | |
| 2001–02 | 3 | 1ª Nacional | 6th (Group D) | |
| 2002–03 | 3 | 1ª Nacional | 1st (Group D) | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Notes |
| 2003–04 | 3 | 1ª Nacional | 2nd (Group D) | |
| 2004–05 | 3 | 1ª Nacional | 2nd (Group D) | Promoted |
| 2005–06 | 2 | Honor B | 7th | |
| 2006–07 | 2 | Honor B | 7th | |
| 2007–08 | 2 | Honor B | 2nd | Promoted |
| 2008–09 | 1 | ASOBAL | 13th | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | ASOBAL | 10th | |
| 2010–11 | 1 | ASOBAL | 8th | |
| 2011–12 | 1 | ASOBAL | 6th | |
| 2012–13 | 1 | ASOBAL | 10th | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | ASOBAL | 6th | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | ASOBAL | 14th | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | ASOBAL | 13th | |
| 2016–17 | 1 | ASOBAL | 6th | |
| 2017-18 | 1 | ASOBAL | 5th |

## EHF ranking

    As of 14/12/2022
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 94 | HSC Suhr Aarau | 57 |
| 95 | RK Partizan | 57 |
| 96 | RK Gračanica | 57 |
| 97 | Rebi Balonmano Cuenca | 56 |
| 98 | ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar | 53 |
| 99 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 53 |
| 100 | RK Borac Banja Luka | 53 |

## Former club members
### Notable former players

* David Balaguer (2014-2015)
* Rubén Marchán (2012-2015)
* Ángel Montoro (2018–2019)
* David Rodríguez Carvajal (2008–2010)
* Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez (2008–2011)
* Santiago Baronetto (2018–2020)
* Martín Ariel Doldan (2016–2022)
* Federico Gastón Fernández (2011–2013)
* Juan Pablo Fernández (2012–2013)
* Leonel Maciel (2017–2021)
* Lucas Moscariello (2018–2021)
* Federico Pizarro (2020–)
* Ignacio Pizarro (2022–)
* Pablo Simonet (2011–2013, 2020–)
* Pablo Vainstein (2015-2021)
* Agustín Vidal (2012–2013, 2014–2015, 2016–2017)
* Leonardo Dutra (2017–2020)
* Thiago Ponciano (2015–2022)
* Alexandro Pozzer (2021–)
* Henrique Teixeira (2022–)
* Leonardo Terçariol (2015-2017)
* Krešimir Ivanković (2010–2011)
* Rafael Capote (2009–2011)
* Guillermo Corzo (2011–2013)
* Jorge Pabán (2009–2012)
* Bálint Fekete (2019–2020)
* Davide Bulzamini (2020–2022)
* Vladan Lipovina (2013–2014)
* Vuk Milošević (2013–2014)
* Dawid Nilsson (2008–2010)
* Serhiy Bebeshko (1992–1993)
* Dobrivoje Marković (2008–2011)
* Vladimir Petrić (2008–2009)
* Richard Kappelin (2010–2012)

### Former coaches

| Seasons | Coach |
| 2007–2010 | Goran Džokić |
| 2010–2014 | Francisco Javier Equisoain |
| 2014– | Lidio Jiménez Carrascosa |