SD Itxako

SD Itxako
Short name Itxako
Founded 1990
Arena Polideportivo Municipal Lizarrerria, Estella
Capacity 2,000 seats
President Miguel Bujanda
Head coach Ambros Martín
League Liga ABF
2010–11 1st
Colours
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Sociedad Deportiva Itxako, known as Asfi Itxako for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish women's handball team from Estella-Lizarra, Navarre. Itxako are the current Spanish league champions and the EHF Women's Champions League runners-up.

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History

Itxako Reyno de Navarra is the professional top level women's team of the S.D. Itxako (Spanish: Sociedad Deportiva Itxako, Itxako Sports Society). The S.D. was founded in 1972. The women's handball department started in 1990 with a young age category team.[1] Ten years later, in 2000, the senior team won the promotion to the top division for women's clubs in Spain, Honor Division (Spanish: División de Honor).[2]

Itxako's first appearance in a European competition was the Women's EHF Cup 2003/04. They were defeated at the eight-finals by Győri Audi ETO KC.[3] In 2008 they finished second in the Spanish league, tied in points with the winner Elda Prestigio. Also during that season Itxako reached the finals of the EHF Cup but lost the title to Russian club HC Dinamo Volgograd. 2009 brought the first title of the club when Itxako secured the first place at the Spanish league.[4] The success was doubled when they won the EHF Cup against German club HC Leipzig.[5][6]

Team

Current squad

As of 2 December 2011[7]
Goalkeepers
Wingers
Line players
Back players

Technical staff

Notable former players

Results

Stadium

References

  1. ^ "S.D. Itxako - History" (in Spanish). S.D. Itxako. http://www.itxako.com/contenidos.asp?id=2. Retrieved 2009-05-17. 
  2. ^ "Promociones Primera Estatal Femenina" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. http://www.rfebm.com/PA071605.HTM. Retrieved 2009-05-17. 
  3. ^ "EHF European Cup 2003/04 - Clubs - S.D. Itxako Estella". European Handball Federation. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2003-04/clubs/6978/S.D.+Itxako+Estella. Retrieved 2009-05-17. 
  4. ^ "El Itxako se proclama campeón de la Liga ABF" (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 14 May 2009. http://www.diariodenavarra.es/20090514/deportes/el-itxako-proclama-campeon-liga-abf.html?not=2009051421232654&dia=20090514&seccion=deportes&seccion2=portlandBalonmano. Retrieved 2009-05-17. 
  5. ^ "Doblete histórico del Itxako" (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 17 May 2009. http://www.diariodenavarra.es/20090517/deportes/doblete-historico-itxako.html?not=2009051716450908&idnot=2009051716450908&dia=20090517&seccion=deportes&seccion2=portlandBalonmano&chnl=20&ph=. Retrieved 2009-05-17. 
  6. ^ "EHF European Cup 2008/09 - Rounds - Final". European Handball Federation. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2008-09/rounds/7/Final. Retrieved 2009-05-17. 
  7. ^ "Plantilla División de Honor S.D. Itxako 2011/2012" (in Spanish). SD Itxako official website. http://www.itxako.com/equipos_divhonor.asp. Retrieved 3 December 2011. 
  8. ^ Usúa, Rubén (22 May 2008). "Estella ya vibra con el partido del sábado" (in Spanish). Diario de Noticias. http://www.noticiasdenavarra.com/ediciones/2008/05/22/deportes/balonmano/d22bal66.1255376.php. Retrieved 2009-05-17. 

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