Agrupación Balonmano Gijón Jovellanos is a
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
team based in
Gijón
Gijón () or () is a city and municipality in north-western Spain. It is the largest city and municipality by population in the autonomous community of Asturias. It is located on the coast of the Cantabrian Sea in the Bay of Biscay, in the cent ...
,
Asturias. Gijón Jovellanos plays in
Liga ASOBAL.
History
Gijón Jovellanos was founded in 2009 with the aim to be the main handball club in the city grouping the players of the top farm teams in the city.
In its two first seasons competed in Primera Estatal, the third tier, promoting to
División de Plata in 2011.
In the 2011–12 season, Gijón Jovellanos qualified for the promotion playoffs to
Liga ASOBAL, played in
Cangas do Morrazo
Cangas, also known as Cangas do Morrazo, is a seaside resort in southwestern Galicia, Spain. It is both a town and municipality in the province of Pontevedra. Its area is about 38,1 km² and has a population of around 26,087 inhabitants.
...
, but failed in the semifinals against
CB Cangas
Club Balonmán Cangas Frigoríficos Morrazo is a team of handball based in Cangas do Morrazo, Cangas, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.
History
The team, founded in 1961, reached the Spanish first division, Liga ASOBAL, for the first time in 19 ...
. This promotion was achieved in the next season on 13 April 2013, after beating
CB Puente Genil in Gijón by 25–22. Finally, Gijón Jovellanos qualified in second position behind
FC Barcelona B.
For playing in
Liga ASOBAL, the club moved from Pabellón de La Arena to the
Palacio de Deportes. In the first season in the Spanish top league, the Gijón Jovellanos finished in the 12th position and reached the quarterfinals of the
2013–14 Copa del Rey
The 2013–14 Copa del Rey was the 112th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The competition began on 4 September 2013 and ended on 16 April 2014 with the final. The final took place at Mestall ...
.
On April 1, 2015, despite being in the bottom of the
2014–15 Liga ASOBAL
The 2014–15 Liga ASOBAL, also named Liga ASOBAL BAUHAUS by sponsorship reasons, is the 25th season since its establishment. FC Barcelona was the defending champions. The campaign began in September 2014. The last matchday will be played in May 20 ...
table, Gijón Jovellanos qualified for the
2014–15 Copa del Rey
The 2014–15 Copa del Rey was the 113th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners assure a place for the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.
Real Madrid were the defending c ...
Final Four.
La XL Copa del Rey ya conoce a sus cuatro finalistas
Liga ASOBAL, 1 April 2015
Two years later, in a disastrous season, Gijón Jovellanos was relegated to the third tier.
Arenas
*Pabellón del Natahoyo 2009–2010
*Pabellón de La Arena 2010–2013
* Palacio de Deportes 2013–present
Sponsorship naming
*Medicentro Gijón 2009–2011
*Juanfersa Gijón 2012–2013
*Juanfersa Grupo Fegar 2013–2014
*Juanfersa Gijón 2014–2015
*Juanfersa Comunicalia 2015–2016
*Procoaf Gijón 2017–2019
*DKV Gijón 2019–present
Head coaches
*Alberto Suárez 2009–2015
*Sergio Cotelo 2015–
Retired numbers
*11 David Pellitero
Season by season
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*2 seasons in Liga ASOBAL
External links
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gijon Jovellanos
Sport in Gijón
Handball clubs in Spain
Liga ASOBAL teams
Handball clubs established in 2009
2009 establishments in Spain
Sports clubs and teams in Asturias