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Abanca Ademar León is a Spanish
handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...
team based in León,
Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.


History

Founded in 1956, Ademar León is the handball team of the city of León. Until 1975 it played in the provincial categories when not existing economic availability to be able to promotion. In that year the team promoted to 1ª División Nacional (being player of the team the currently chairman, Juan Arias). Its 6th place in 1995–96 allowed the club to play for the first time in its history a European competition ( EHF City Cup). In 1996–97 Runner-up of Liga ASOBAL, and runner-up of ASOBAL Cup was able to proclaim itself, being third in the
Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...
and obtaining seat to play the
EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...
in the following season. In its home country, the club became champion a total of 1 time (2001) and won the
Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...
once (2002), the ASOBAL Cup twice (1999, 2009). The club won 2 international cups: EHF Cup Winner's Cup in 1999 and 2005.


Crest, colours, supporters


Kit manufacturers


Kits


Sports Hall information

*Name: – Palacio de los Deportes de León *City: – León *Capacity: – 5188 *Address: – Av. del Ing. Sáenz de Miera, s/n, 24009, León,
Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...


Management


Team


Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season''


Technical staff

* Head coach: Manolo Cadenas * Assistant coach: Luis Puertas Castrillo * Physiotherapist: Jorge Fernández Cabezón


Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2023–24 season'' ;Joining ;Leaving * Zanas Virbauskas (CB) ''(to HC Buzău)'' * Deividas Virbauskas (CB) ''(to KS Azoty-Puławy)''


Previous Squads


Season by season


Trophies

* Liga ASOBAL: 1 **Winners: 2000–01. **Runners-up: 1996–97, 1998–99, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20 *
Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...
: 1 **Winners: 2001–02. **Runners-up: 2009–10, 2020–21. * ASOBAL Cup: 2 **Winners: 1998–99, 2008–09. **Runners-up: 1996–97, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2022–23. * Supercopa ASOBAL **Runners-up: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2021–22. * EHF Cup Winner's Cup: 2 **Winners: 1998–99, 2004–05. **Runners-up: 2000–01, 2006–07.


European record


Cup Winners' Cup

From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup.


EHF ranking


Former club members


Notable former players

* Julen Aguinagalde (2006-2009) * Garcia Alberto Aguirrezabalaga (2005-2006) * Mikel Aguirrezabalaga (2007–2011, 2014–2016) * Juan Francisco Alemany (1995–1997) * Vicente Álamo (2008–2009) * Victor Alonso (2013–2014) * Juan Andreu (2009–2012) * Rafael Baena (2011–2012) * Jon Belaustegui (2001–2003) * Ignacio Biosca (2014–2019) * Álvaro Cabanas (2008–2013) * José Luis Pérez Canca (1996–2000) * Manuel Colón (1995–2006) * Alejandro Costoya (2016–2018) * Alberto Entrerríos (1998–2001) * Raúl Entrerríos (2001–2007) * David Fernández Alonso (2016–2020, 2022–) * Jaime Fernández Fernández (2014–2022) * Álvaro Ferrer (2011–2012) * Aleix Franch (1995–1996) * Rubén Garabaya (1997–1999) * Juanín García (1997–2005, 2015–2019) * Mateo Garralda (2006–2008) * Iosu Goñi Leoz (2009–2013) * Fernando Hernández (1996–2000) * José Javier Hombrados (1996–2000) * Yeray Lamariano (2001–2007, 2015) * Demetrio Lozano (1995–1998) * Iñaki Malumbres (2012–2013) * Rubén Marchán (2019-2021) * Ángel Montoro (2008–2012) * Viran Morros (2004–2007) * Iñaki Ordoñez (2000–2001) * Javier Ortigosa (2008–2012) * Juan José Panadero (1997–1999) * Roberto García Parrondo (2003–2006) * David Pisonero (1997–1998) * Xavier Pascual Fuertes (1994–1995) * Gonzalo Pérez Arce (2017–2022) * Juan Pérez (1993-1994, 1998-2002) * Antonio García Robledo (2011–2012) * Iker Romero (2000–2001) * Carlos Ruesga (2010–2013) * Daniel Sarmiento (2007–2009) * Santi Urdiales (2006–2008) * Belgacem Filah (2004) * Khalifa Ghedbane (2020–2021) * Gonzalo Carou (2008-2014, 2015-2020) * Eric Gull (2000–2001) * Pedro Martínez Cami (2019–2021) * Sebastián Simonet (2016-2019) * Federico Matías Vieyra (2013–2020) * Roland Schlinger (2006–2007) * Nikola Prce (2009–2010) * Danijel Šarić (2006–2008) * Vladimir Vranješ (2012–2013) * Faruk Vražalić (2012–2013) * Dzmitry Patotski (2018–2020) * Felipe Borges (2011–2013) * Leonardo Domenech de Almeida (2013–2015) * Raul Nantes (2009–2012) * João Pedro Silva (2014–2015) * Leonardo Santos (2015–2017) * Erwin Feuchtmann (2019–2021) * Leandro Semedo (2020-2022) * Mirko Alilović (2005-2010) * Matej Ašanin (2012-2014) *
Damir Bičanić Damir Bičanić (born 29 July 1985) is a Croatian handball player, playing for RK Zagreb and the Croatian national team. He competed for the Croatian national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Honours ;RK Zagreb * Croatian Premier ...
(2008-2010) * Denis Buntić (2008-2011) * Igor Kos (2008-2009) * Venio Losert (2010–2012) * Tin Lučin (2019–2021) * Petar Metličić (2002-2005) * Mirza Šarić (1999-2000) * Dino Slavić (2018-2021) * Tonči Valčić (2007-2008) * Kasper Hvidt (2000-2004) * Claus Møller Jakobsen (2006-2008) * Adrien Dipanda (2011–2012) * Csaba Bartók (2000–2002) * Imre Bíró (1993–1995) * Ivo Díaz (2005–2006) * Balázs Laluska (2005–2008) * Patrik Ligetvári (2018–2019) * Saeid Barkhordari (2022–) * Sigfús Sigurðsson (2006–2008) * Kim Jin-Young (2021–) * Aidenas Malašinskas (2022) * Zanas Virbauskas (2021–) * Darko Dimitrievski (2014–2015) * Radivoje Ristanović (2009) * Ole Erevik (2004–2005) * Kristian Kjelling (2002–2006) * Thomas Kristensen (2014–2015) * Stian Vatne (2002–2005) * Mateusz Piechowski (2020–2021) * Ricardo Costa (2006–2011) * Denis Krivochlykov (2000–2012) * Alexander Tatarintsev (2012–2014) * Mladen Bojinović (1999–2000) * Milan Bomaštar (2021–2022) * Vladimir Cupara (2015–2018) * Marko Ćuruvija (2003–2006) * Dalibor Čutura (2010–2012) * Slobodan Kuzmanovski (1996–1997) * Đorđe Golubović (2012–2013) * Marko Milosavljević (2021–) * Ivan Mošić (2018–2020) * Živan Pešić (2017–2019) * Dragan Škrbić (1995–1997) * Predrag Vejin (2013–2015, 2017–2018) * Uroš Zorman (2003–2004) * Carlos Lima (2000–2001) * Stanislav Demovič (1998-2001) * Martin Straňovský (2005–2012) * Magnus Andersson (2001) * Dalibor Doder (2009–2010) * Staffan Olsson (2004) * Andrew Donlin (2019–2021)


Former coaches


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ademar Leon Handball clubs in Spain Liga ASOBAL teams Handball clubs established in 1956 Sport in León, Spain Sports clubs and teams in Castile and León 1956 establishments in Spain