CB Ademar León

Abanca Ademar León is a Spanish handball team based in León, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.

Location of Ademar León
León
León
Location of Ademar León
Abanca Ademar León
Full nameClub Balonmano Abanca Ademar León
Nickname(s)Maristas, Ademaristas, Leones, Blancos
Founded1956 (1956)
ArenaPalacio de los Deportes de León, León
Capacity5,188
PresidentCayetano Franco
Head coachDani Gordo
LeagueLiga ASOBAL
2022–237th
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Home
Team colours
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Team colours
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Away
Website
Official site

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 and obtaining seat to play the EHF Champions League in the following season. In its home country, the club became champion a total of 1 time (2001) and won the Copa del Rey 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

Period Kit manufacturer
- 2014 Spain Rasán
2014 - 2017 Denmark Hummel
2017 - present Italy Kappa

Kits

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Palacio de los Deportes de León
  • Name: – Palacio de los Deportes de León
  • City:León
  • Capacity: – 5188
  • Address: – Av. del Ing. Sáenz de Miera, s/n, 24009, León, Spain
Ademar León teambus 2018

Management

Position Name
President Spain Cayetano Franco
Vice President Spain René Mira Rubio
Economic Vice President Spain Rocio García Gimeno
Sports Vice President Spain Jose Carlos Cabero Amez

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season[1]
Ademar León

Technical staff

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

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Previous Squads

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes
1980–81 2 1ª Div. Nacional 2nd
1981–82 2 1ª Div. Nacional 1st Promoted
1982–83 1 Div. Honor 13th Relegated
1983–84 2 1ª Div. Nacional 2nd
1984–85 2 1ª Div. Nacional 1st Promoted
1985–86 1 Div. Honor 12th Relegated
1986–87 2 1ª Div. Nacional 7th
1987–88 2 1ª Div. Nacional 12th
1988–89 2 1ª Div. Nacional 10th Relegated
1989–90 3 1ª Div. B 2nd Promoted
1990–91 2 1ª Div. Nacional 4th
1991–92 2 1ª Div. Nacional 3rd
1992–93 2 1ª Div. Nacional 3rd
1993–94 2 1ª Div. Nacional 1st Promoted
1994–95 1 ASOBAL 12th
1995–96 1 ASOBAL 6th
1996–97 1 ASOBAL 2nd
1997–98 1 ASOBAL 3rd / 1/2
1998–99 1 ASOBAL 2nd / runners-up
1999–00 1 ASOBAL 2nd / 1/2
2000–01 1 ASOBAL 1st Champion
Season Tier Division Pos. Notes
2001–02 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2002–03 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2003–04 1 ASOBAL 4th
2004–05 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2005–06 1 ASOBAL 5th
2006–07 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2007–08 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2008–09 1 ASOBAL 5th
2009–10 1 ASOBAL 4th
2010–11 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2011–12 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2012–13 1 ASOBAL 4th
2013–14 1 ASOBAL 5th
2014–15 1 ASOBAL 7th
2015–16 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2016–17 1 ASOBAL 2nd
2017–18 1 ASOBAL 2nd
2018–19 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2019–20 1 ASOBAL 2nd
2020–21 1 ASOBAL 7th
2021–22 1 ASOBAL 7th

Trophies

  • Liga ASOBAL: 1
    • Winners: 2000–01.
    • Runners-up: 1996–97, 1998–99, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
  • Copa del Rey: 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.

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1998–99
Winners
1/16 Lithuania Šiauliai Universitetas 39–19 32–12 71–31
1/8 Greece Athinaikos H.C. 30–14 29–20 59–34
1/4 Turkey Çankaya Belediyesi 33–16 27–26 60–42
1/2 North Macedonia RK Vardar 35–20 29–27 64–47
Finals Spain Caja Cantabria Santander 32–23 19–20 51–43
2004–05
Winners
1/32 Italy Torggler Group Merano 35–19 38–28 73–47
1/16 Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Bosna Sarajevo 43–28 42–33 85–61
1/8 Czech Republic HC Baník Karviná 38–28 38–30 76–58
1/4 Germany HSV Hamburg 25–27 29–25 54–52
1/2 Bosnia and Herzegovina HRK Izviđač Ljubuški 37–30 38–33 75–63
Finals Croatia RK Zagreb 37–25 31–25 68–50

EHF ranking

As of 14/12/2022[2]
RankTeamPoints
44Czech Republic HC Dukla Prague126
45Poland KS Azoty-Puławy119
46Romania HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța118
47Spain Ademar León117
48Spain BM Granollers113
49Czech Republic HCB Karviná107
50Norway ØIF Arendal106

Former club members

Notable former players

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

Former coaches

SeasonsCoachCountry
1995 Isidoro Martínez Spain
1995–2007 Manolo Cadenas Spain
2007–2011 Jordi Ribera Spain
2011–2012 Isidoro Martínez Spain
2012–2013 Manolo Cadenas Spain
2013–2015 Dani Gordo Spain
2015–2019 Rafael Guijosa Spain
2019 Diego Dorado Spain
2019– Manolo Cadenas Spain

References

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