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 ...
2008–09 season (known as the ''SabadellAtlántico ASOBAL'' for sponsorship reasons) is the 19th since its establishment.
Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real (, ) is a municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha, capital of the province of Ciudad Real. It is the 5th most populated municipality in the region.
It was founded as Villa Real in 1255 as a ro ...
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 l ...
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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 city and a municipalities in Spain, 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 G ...
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
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 ...