Club Balonmano Alzira was a Spanish handball team based in

Alzira Alzira may refer to: * ''Alzira'' (opera), an opera by Giuseppe Verdi *Alzira, Valencia Alzira ( es, Alcira) is a city and municipality of 45.088 inhabitants (62,094 floating population) in Valencia, eastern Spain. It is the capital of the ''coma ...

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. CB Alzira achieved two great trophies before it was dissolved in 1995. The club was founded in 1989 when a club located in

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...

city, ''Caixa Valencia'' was relocated to Alzira and renamed as Avidesa Alzira. The club was dissolved in July 1995, due to huge committed debts with its players.

Trophies

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...

: 1 **Winners: 1991–92 *

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

: 1 **Winners: 1993–94

Notable players

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* Maricel Voinea *

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* Jaume Fort *

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References

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Avidesa Alzira wins Copa del ReyCB Alzira wins EHF Cup
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