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
- Handball championship "División de Honor" was created in 1958 and was managed by Spanish Handball Federation until 1990. ASOBAL was formed in 1984. In 1990, ASOBAL take the control of the championship of División de Honor and rename as Liga ASOBAL.
Championship rules
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.
2019–20 season teams
| Team | City | Venue | Capacity |
| FC Barcelona Lassa | Barcelona | Palau Blaugrana | 7,585 |
| ABANCA Ademar León | León | Palacio de los Deportes | 5,188 |
| Fraikin Granollers | Granollers | Palau d'Esports | 5,685 |
| Logroño La Rioja | Logroño | Palacio de los Deportes | 3,809 |
| Liberbank Cuenca | Cuenca | El Sargal | 1,900 |
| Helvetia Anaitasuna | Pamplona | Anaitasuna | 3,000 |
| Bada Huesca | Huesca | Palacio de Deportes | 5,000 |
| Quabit Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Multiusos de Guadalajara | 5,894 |
| Recoletas Atlético Valladolid | Valladolid | Polideportivo Huerta del Rey | 3,502 |
| Bidasoa Irún | Irún | Polideportivo Artaleku | 2,200 |
| Benidorm | Benidorm | Palau d'Esports L'Illa | 2,500 |
| Ángel Ximénez Avia PG | Puente Genil | Alcalde Miguel Salas | 600 |
| Frigoríficos del Morrazo Cangas | Cangas do Morrazo | O Gatañal | 3,000 |
| BM Puerto Sagunto | Sagunto | Pabellón Municipal | 1,500 |
| BM Nava | Nava de la Asunción | Polideportivo Guerreros Naveros | 1,000 |
| DS Blendio Sinfín | Santander | La Albericia | 600 |
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
Liga ASOBAL champions
Performance by clubAll-time Liga ASOBAL table
StatisticsEHF coefficientsThe following data indicates Spanish coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.;Country ranking: EHF League Ranking for 2018/19 season:
EHF Club Ranking as of 3 March 2019:
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