FC Barcelona Handbol

Futbol Club Barcelona Handbol is a Spanish handball team based in Barcelona, Catalonia, that plays in Liga ASOBAL. Due to the sponsoring the current official name of the club is FC Barcelona Intersport.

History

The handball section of Futbol Club Barcelona was founded on November 29, 1942 during the presidency of Enrique Piñeyro. In the beginning handball was played with eleven players per team and did not have a specialized field to play. They used football fields until the late 50's, when they started to play, as in actual games, with seven players and a covered field.

In the early stages, competitions were dominated by other teams like Atlético de Madrid and Granollers, breaking their domination few times. Things changed radically with the arrival of one of the best coaches in handball history, Valero Rivera. With him, the team became virtually unbeatable in Spain and in Europe, winning a record of 62 trophies under his rule, including 5 consecutive European Cups.

Trophies

• EHF Champions League: 8
  • 1990–91, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2010–11
• EHF Cup Winner's Cup: 5
  • 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1993–94, 1994–95
• EHF Cup: 1
  • 2002–2003
• EHF Men’s Champions Trophy: 5
  • 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2003–04
• División de Honor: 11
  • 1952–53, 1957–58, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90
• Liga ASOBAL: 10
  • 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2010–11
• King's Cup: 17
  • 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
• ASOBAL Cup: 7
  • 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2009–10, 2011–12
• Supercopa ASOBAL: 14
  • 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Spanish Championship: 5
  • 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1950–51
• Catalonian Championship: 4
  • 1949–50, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1968–69
• Catalonian League: 12
  • 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97.
• Pirenees Leagues: 11
  • 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11.

Season by season

Season by season (b team)

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2011–12 season^[1]

Technical staff

• Head Coach: Xavi Pascual
• Assistant Coach: Toni Rubiella
• Goalkeeping Coach: Roger Font
• Club Doctor: Josep A. Gutiérrez
• Physiotherapist: Sebastià Salas

Statistics 2010/11

Stadium information

• Name: - Palau Blaugrana
• City: - Barcelona
• Capacity: - 8,250 people
• Address: - Av.Arístides Maillol, s/n

Famous Coaches

• Valero Rivera
• Xesco Espar

Famous players

See also: Category:FC Barcelona handball players

References

External links

• FCBarcelona.cat - Official website
• [1]
• (Spanish) Documentacion para entrenadores de Balonmano
• (Spanish) Revista digital de la Liga Asobal