CB Ciudad de Logroño is a team of

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 ...

based in

Logroño Logroño ( , , ) is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain), La Rioja, Spain. Located in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, primarily in the right (South) bank of the Ebro River, Logroño has historically been a place of pa ...

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 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 ...

History

The club was founded in 2003. Since 2006, it has been playing in the Spanish first division, the

. In the 2008/09 season, the team took 7th place, so it was able to start in the international field for the first time: the

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. Previo ...

. In the 2012/13 first-class season, the team took 3rd place in the league and was thus allowed to start in 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 ...

for the first time.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Kits

Sports Hall information

*Name: –

Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja is an arena in Logroño, Spain. The arena holds 3,809 people, expandable to 4,500 people with additional seats. It is primarily used for handball and basketball. This is the home arena of CB Ciudad de Logroño ...

*City: –

*Capacity: – 3809 *Address: – Av. del Moncalvillo, 2, 26008,

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season''

Technical staff

* Head Coach:

Miguel Ángel Velasco --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (disamb ...

* Assistant Coach:

José Ignacio Martínez Castillejo José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2022–23 season'' ;Joining * Mahamadou Keita (LW) from

S.L. Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904, as ''Sport Lisboa'', Benfica is one of the " ...

Juan Palomino Morón ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippi ...

(LB) from

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(CB) from BM Cisne * Javier García López (LP) from BM Villa de Aranda ;Leaving * Leonardo Terçariol (GK) to

BM Huesca Bada Huesca is a team of handball based in Huesca, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL. History The club handball section was established in 1995.. The team has been playing continuously in the first division, the Liga ASOBAL, since 2011.

* Leonardo Domenech de Almeida (LP) to Ángel Ximénez Puente Genil *

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(CB) to

MT Melsungen MT Melsungen is a German handball team from Melsungen, Germany, that plays in the Handball-Bundesliga. History From 1992 to 2005, the team played in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga and finished third twice (in 1997/98 and 2003/2004). In the 20 ...

* Tomás Moreira (LP) to PAUC Handball * Mario Dorado (LW) to

CB Cangas Club Balonmán Cangas Frigoríficos Morrazo is a team of handball based in Cangas, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL. History The team, founded in 1961, reached the Spanish first division, Liga ASOBAL, for the first time in 1995. It was there w ...

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(LB) to

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* Leonardo Dutra (LB) to

RK Vardar RK Vardar 1961 () is a professional handball club from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Vardar is the most successful handball team in the country, having won 15-fifteen national Macedonian Handball Super League, League titles and 17-seventeen ...

Previous squads

Retired numbers

Honours

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 ...

: 0 **Runners-up:

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

, 2017, 2023 *

Supercopa ASOBAL The Supercopa ASOBAL or the Supercopa de España de Balonmano was an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. It was organised by the Liga ASOBAL. It was first played for in 1985 and was disputed between the Liga ASOBAL champions and the ...

: 0 **Runners-up: 2013

Season by season

European record

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

* Gurutz Aguinagalde (2005–2018) * Alberto Aguirrezabalaga (2007–2009) * Marc Amargant (2006–2011) * Jon Belaustegui (2007–2009) * Pablo Cacheda (2014–2018) *

(2020–2022) * David Cuartero Sánchez (2012–2013) * Juan del Arco (2017–2019) *

Alex Dujshebaev Alex Dujshebaev Dobichebaeva (; born 17 December 1992) is a Spanish handball player for Industria Kielce and the Spanish national team. His mother is of Russian descent, and his father, Talant Dujshebaev who is a former handball player and c ...

(2010–2012) *

Ángel Fernández Pérez Ángel Fernández Pérez (born 16 September 1988) is a Spanish handball player for Limoges Handball and the Spain men's national handball team, Spanish national team. With the Spanish national team he has won the European Men's Handball Champions ...

(2013–2018) *

Rubén Garabaya Rubén Garabaya (born 15 September 1978) is a Spanish former handball player and current handball coach. He was on the Spanish team that won the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship in Tunisia. Career Garabaya started playing handball at BM C ...

(2010–2018) * Javier García Rubio (2014–2017) *

Juanín García Juan Antonio "Juanín" García Lorenzana better known as Juanín García (born 28 August 1977) is a Spanish former handball player. He retired in 2019 after playing for CB Ademar León. He is the all time top scorer in the Spanish Liga ASOBAL ...

(2014–2015) * Imanol Garciandia (2015–2020) *

Gedeón Guardiola Gedeón Guardiola Villaplana (born 1 October 1984) is a Spanish handballer for Club Balonmano Nava and the Spain national team. He was on the Spanish team that won the 2013 World Championship. He is a twin brother of Isaías Guardiola, als ...

(2008–2009) *

Isaías Guardiola Isaías Guardiola Villaplana (born 1 October 1984, in Petrer) is a Spanish handballer who plays for TBV Lemgo and the Spanish national team. He is a twin brother of Gedeón Guardiola Gedeón Guardiola Villaplana (born 1 October 1984) is a ...

(2005–2010) * Sergey Hernández (2018–2020) * Víctor Hugo López (2010–2013) *

Cristian Malmagro Cristian Malmagro Viaña (born 11 March 1983 in Granollers) is a Spanish handballer who plays for CB Ciudad de Logroño. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as a member of the Spain men's national handball team. The team won ...

(2015) * Josep Masachs (2006–2008, 2013–2014) * Niko Mindegía (2011–2013) * Carlos Molina (2015–2017) * Ángel Montoro (2016–2018) * Pablo Paredes (2017–2018) *

Iñaki Peciña Iñaki Peciña Tomé (born 31 May 1988) is a Spanish handball player for the French club Chambéry Savoie Mont-Blanc Handball and the Spain men's national handball team, Spanish national team. In 2022 he won silver medals at the 2022 European Men ...

(2016–2017) *

Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez (born 22 August 1990) is a Spanish-Hungarian handball player for MOL Tatabánya KC and for the Hungary national team. Career Club At the beginning of his career, he played handball for Academia Octavio and BM Ciudad ...

(2011–2016) *

Albert Rocas Albert Rocas Comas (born 16 June 1982) is a Spanish handball player. He is currently retired and is working in a Spanish school. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as a member of the Spain men's national handball team. The t ...

(2014–2018) *

Miguel Sánchez-Migallón Miguel Sánchez-Migallón Naranjo (born 8 February 1995) is a Spanish handball player for S.L. Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top f ...

(2013–2021) * Joan Saubich (2013) * Antonio Serradilla (2020–) *

Nikola Prce Nikola Prce (born 31 August 1980) is a Bosnian handball player for KH BESA FamGas and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. He is one of the best handball players and leader of a young generation of players in Bosnia and Herzegovina men's na ...

(2011–2012) * Ales Abrao Silva (2009–2013) * Gabriel Ceretta (2019–2021) *

Fábio Chiuffa Fábio Rocha Chiuffa (born 10 March 1989) is a Brazilian handball player who plays for HC Dobrogea Sud and the Brazilian handball team. He won two gold medals at the Pan American Games and competed at the 2016 Olympics. Individual awards and ...

(2017–2018) * Leonardo Domenech de Almeida (2013–2015) * Leonardo Dutra (2021–2022) *

Oswaldo Guimarães Oswaldo Maestro dos Santos Guimarães (born 23 October 1989) is a Brazilian handball player for Balonmano Torrelavega and the Brazilian handball team. He won a gold medal the 2015 Pan American Games and competed for Brazil at the 2013 World Cha ...

(2020–2021) * Rudolph Hackbarth (2019–2021) *

Haniel Langaro Haniel Vinícius Inoue Langaro (born 7 March 1995) is a Brazilian professional handball player for Dinamo București and the Brazilian handball team. Career Until January 2016 Langaro played for his hometown club EC Pinheiros. He then moved to ...

(2016–2017) * Arthur Patrianova (2013–2014) * Thiagus Petrus (2012–2015) * Leonardo Terçariol (2021–2022) * Marco Oneto (2007–2009) * Délcio Pina (2020–2021) * Rafael Capote (2011–2013) *

Julio Fis Julio Fis Rousseduy (born 28 October 1974) is a former handball player who played as a left-back. Born in Cuba, he played for the Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest is ...

(2007–2008) * Jorge Pabán (2012–2014) * Jakub Krupa (2017–2018) * Mohammad Sanad (2016–2017) *

Bálint Fekete Bálint Fekete (born 27 June 1995) is a Hungarian handball player for Dabas KK and the Hungarian national team. He represented Hungary at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Championship wa ...

(2018–2019) * Patrik Ligetvári (2019–2020) * Gianluca Dapiran (2019–2020) *

Aidenas Malašinskas Aidenas Malašinskas (born 29 April 1986) is a Lithuanian handball player who plays for HC Buzău Handbal Club Buzău, commonly known as HC Buzău, is a men's handball team from Buzău, Romania. The club was founded in 2012 and was promoted f ...

(2013–2015) * Aco Jonovski (2015) * Naumče Mojsovski (2007–2008) *

Håvard Tvedten Håvard Tvedten (born 29 June 1978) is a Norwegian former team handball, handball player. Known for his technical skills and goal-scoring abilities, Tvedten played for clubs in Norway, Denmark and Spain during his career, and was voted best left ...

(2006–2008) * Pavel Bashkin (2008–2010) * Ognjen Backovič (2006–2007) * Gregor Lorger (2009–2011) * Rok Praznik (2010–2011) * Marko Ćuruvija (2011–2013) * Vanja Ilić (2018–2019) *

Nikola Kojić Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek ''Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος) and it means "the winner of the people". It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulg ...

(2010–2011) *

Lazar Kukić Lazar Kukić (; born 12 December 1995) is a Serbian handball player who plays for OTP Bank-Pick Szeged and the Serbia national team. Career After coming through the youth system at Partizan, Kukić was promoted to the first team in the 2013� ...

(2017–2020) *

Stefan Terzić Stefan Terzić (; born 17 May 1994) is a Serbian handball player who plays for RK Celje and the Serbia national team. International honours *EHF Champions League: **''Winner'': 2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain fou ...

(2015–2016) * Thomas Gautschi (2008–2009) * Richard Kappelin (2015–2017) * Johan Petersson (2007) * Philip Stenmalm (2014–2016)

Former coaches

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ciudad de Logrono Sport in Logroño Handball clubs in Spain Liga ASOBAL teams Sports clubs and teams in La Rioja (Spain) 2003 establishments in Spain Handball clubs established in 2003