División de Plata de Balonmano, is the second level
handball
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league in
Spain
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. It was founded in 1994 and is managed by
RFEBM. From 1994 until 2008–09 season, this competition was known as División de Honor B. From 2009–10 season onwards, it's officially known as División de Plata.
The División de Plata, which is played under
EHF rules, currently consists of 16 teams, including ones like
Academia Octavio,
Calmec Barakaldo,
Alcobendas
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, and
Pozoblanco
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.
Competition rules
The championship consist of 16 teams playing each other twice for a total of 30 matchdays. At end of regular season, the top team in the standings is promoted to Liga ASOBAL. Teams in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place play the promotion playoff for a single spot in Liga ASOBAL. Bottom three teams are relegated to Primera División Estatal.
Points during regular season are awarded as following;
Each victory adds 2 points to the winner team.
Each drawn adds 1 point to each team.
2015–16 season teams
2014–15 regular season standings
Teams promoted by year
References
External links
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The ASOBAL Magazine, "balonmano"Document for handball "balonmano" trainers
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Professional sports leagues in Spain