Real Madrid Balonmano was the handball section of

Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn ...

The team participated in the

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 ...

, the Spanish Handball National Championship, between the year of its creation –1952– until 1959 when the team was dissolved. Real Madrid took part of both handball codes existing by then, "eleven" (11 players per side) and "seven" (7 players).

History

Created in 1952, Real Madrid Balonmano or ''Real Madrid BM'' was considered one of the Spanish handball most tough team that had competed at national level, along with its rival

Atlético Madrid BM Atlético Madrid Balonmano was a handball team that was part of the Atlético sports organization. History Created in the early 1950s, it won 11 Spanish Leagues and 10 Spanish Cups between 1952 and 1987, and reached the final of the 1984-85 Eur ...

. The team won the 1952–53 season of

(the premier handball league of the country, organised by the "Asociación de Clubes de Balonmano de España" - ASOBAL). Although Real Madrid made good campaigns in successive years, the club decided to close the section in 1959.FÚTBOL Y BALONMANO, UNA VIEJA RELACIÓN
18 Dec 2012

Home arenas

Titles

(1): 1952–53

References

Handball clubs in Spain Defunct handball clubs Real Madrid CF 1959 disestablishments in Spain 1952 establishments in Spain {{handball-team-stub

History

Home arenas

Titles

See also

References