Countries Spain Level on pyramid Level 1 Number of teams 16 Date founded 1990 Levels on pyramid 1 | Relegation to División de Plata Current champions FC Barcelona (2015–16) Current champion FC Barcelona Handbol Domestic cup Copa del Rey de Balonmano | |
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International cup(s) Champions League
EHF Cup Most championships FC Barcelona (23 titles) Confederation European Handball Federation TV partner Movistar+ (Movistar Deportes) Profiles | ||
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 Barcelona Intersport, Reale Ademar León, Bidasoa Irun, BM Aragón, Fraikin Granollers and Cuatro Rayas Valladolid.
Contents
- History
- Championship rules
- Promoted from Divisin de Plata
- Relegated to Divisin de Plata
- All time Liga ASOBAL table
- References
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, Juanin García, Mats Olsson, David Davis, Raul Entrerrios, Alberto Entrerrios, and many others.
History
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.
Promoted from División de Plata
Relegated to División de Plata
All-time Liga ASOBAL table
League or status at 2013–14 season: