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 1 ...
2008–09 season (known as the ''SabadellAtlántico ASOBAL'' for sponsorship reasons) is the 19th since its establishment.
Ciudad Real are the defending champions, having won their 3rd La Liga title in
the previous season. The campaign began on Saturday, 13 September 2008. The league is originally scheduled to end on 16 May 2009. A total of 16 teams contest the league, 14 of which have already contested in the
2007–08 season, and two of which have been promoted from the
División de Honor B. In addition, a new match ball - the
SELECT Super Five- is serving as the official ball for all matches.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from
2007–08 División de Honor B de Balonmano
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Alcobendas
Alcobendas () is a municipality of Spain located in the Community of Madrid.
It forms an urban continuum with the neighbouring municipality of San Sebastián de los Reyes. The affluent residential area of La Moraleja lies within the municipal lim ...
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Cuenca 2016
Teams relegated to
2007–08 División de Honor B de Balonmano
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Teka Cantabria
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Algeciras
Algeciras ( , ) is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Cádiz, Andalusia. Located in the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula, near the Strait of Gibraltar, it is the largest city on the Bay of Gibraltar ( es, Bahía de Algeci ...
Team information
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''Last updated: 10 May 2009''
League table
Teams by autonomous community
Top goal scorers
*''As day 30 of 30'
Top goalkeepers
*''As day 30 of 30'
References
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Liga ASOBAL seasons
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Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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