Clube Balonmán Atlético Guardés, also known as Mecalia Atlético Guardés due to sponsorship reasons is a professional

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club from

A Guarda A Guarda is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra in the autonomous community of Galicia, in Spain. It is situated in the ''comarca'' of O Baixo Miño. Demography Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) ...

, in the

province of Pontevedra Pontevedra is a province of Spain along the country's Atlantic coast in southwestern Europe. The province forms the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, and Ourense, th ...

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. The club was founded in 1967 and plays actually in the

División de Honor Femenina de Balonmano División de Honor Femenina de Balonmano or Liga Guerreras Iberdrola after sponsorship of Iberdrola, is the premier women's professional handball league in Spain. It is administered by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation (RFEBM). It was establis ...

, the premier women's professional handball league in Spain.

Season to season

History

The club was promoted in 2012 to the División de Honor. In 2013-2014, the club plays his first continental competition, the

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. In three participations, they always stopped their campaign in Round 3. In 2016-2017, they reach quarterfinals in the

EHF Challenge Cup The Men's EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League. ...

, beaten by

H 65 Höör Höörs HK H 65 is a Swedish women's handball club from Höör established in 1965, competing in the Swedish women's handball league, Handbollsligan, since 2011. In 2014 the team won the 2013–14 EHF Challenge Cup. History In 2011–201 ...

. In 2016-2017 won their first spanish championship. MECALIA ATL

Trophies

* División de Honor (1): ** 2016–17 *

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: : Runner-up (1): 2022

European record

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2023–24 season'' ;Goalkeepers * Estela Carrera * Miriam Sempere ;Wingers ;LW: * Elena Amores * Maria Sancha * Ania Ramos ;RW: * Nerea Solares ;Line players * África Sempere Herrera * Cristina Cifuentes Bermejo * Maria Palomo Pineda ;Back players ;LB: * Andreza Almeida * Blažka Hauptman * Sandra Radovic ;CB: * Cecilia Cacheda *

María Paula Fernández María Paula Fernández Estigarribia (born 30 August 1998) is a Paraguayan handball player for Club Cerro Porteño and the Paraguay national team. She was selected to represent Paraguay at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship The 20 ...

* Julia Nuez ;RB: * Itziar Martínez

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2023-2024 ;Joining * Cristina Cabeza (coach) * Estela Carrera (GK) * Cecilia Cacheda (CB) * Maria Palomo Pineda (PV) * Andreza Almeida (LB) * Blažka Hauptman (LB) * Sandra Radovic (LB) * Nerea Solares (RW) * Ania Ramos (LW) * Itziar Martínez (RB) ;Leaving * Marisol Carratu * Patricia Lima

Notable players

Vanesa Amorós Vanesa Amorós Quiles (born 7 December 1982 in Elche, Alicante province, Valencian Community, Spain) is a former Spanish handball player. She played for the Spanish national team, and competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. and the 20 ...

Nuria Benzal Nuria Benzal Andaloussi (born 3 April 1985) is a Spanish handball player who most recently played for Üsküdar Bld. SK and formerly was a member of the Spanish women's national team. Benzal was part of the Spanish team at the 2008 European W ...

* Marisol Carratu * Paula García Ávila * Jennifer Gutiérrez *

Anna Manaut Anna Manaut Caixal (born 17 December 1990) is a Spanish handball player for AS Cannes Handball and the Spanish national team. In 2016 she left the Spanish league to sign for the French team ESBF Besançon. Achievements * Youth European Cham ...

Carmen Martín Carmen Dolores Martín Berenguer (born 29 May 1988) is a Spanish handballer who plays as a right wing for IK Sävehof and the Spanish national team. Martín has three All- European Championship first team selections, one All-World Championship ...

* Luciana Mendoza * Haridian Rodríguez

References

External links

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EHF Profil
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