División de Plata de Balonmano
División de Plata de Balonmano, is the second level handball league in Spain. 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.[1]
The División de Plata, which is played under EHF rules, currently consists of 16 teams, including ones like Academia Octavio, Calmec Barakaldo, Alcobendas, and Pozoblanco.
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 team is relegated to Primera División Estatal while teams in 13th, 14th and 15th play the relegation playoff.
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.
2014–15 season teams
Location of teams in División de Plata 2014–15
| Team |
Location |
Stadium |
Capacity |
| Bidasoa Irun |
Irun |
Polideportivo Artaleku |
2,200 |
| FC Barcelona B |
Barcelona |
Palau Blaugrana |
7,500 |
| UCAM Alcobendas |
Alcobendas |
Los Sueños |
1,000 |
| Amenabar Zarautz |
Zarautz |
Polideportivo Municipal |
3,000 |
| Automobica Barakaldo |
Barakaldo |
Lasesarre |
2,576 |
| Go Fit |
Santander |
La Albericia |
4,000 |
| Meridiano Antequera |
Antequera |
Fernando Argüelles |
2,575 |
| Academia Octavio |
Vigo |
As Travesas |
4,500 |
| Torrelavega |
Torrelavega |
Vicente Trueba |
5,375 |
| Bordils |
Bordils |
Pavelló Blanc i Verd |
500 |
| Teucro |
Pontevedra |
Pavillón Municipal |
4,000 |
| Zumosol ARS Palma del Río |
Palma del Río |
El Pandero |
1,500 |
| Atlético Valladolid |
Valladolid |
Huerta del Rey |
3,500 |
| La Roca |
La Roca del Vallès |
Pavelló Nou |
1,000 |
| Viveros Herol Nava |
Nava de la Asunción |
Polideportivo Municipal |
700 |
| Interstar Deporte Algemesí |
Algemesí |
9 d'Octubre |
1,000 |
2013–14 regular season standings
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
G+ |
G- |
GD |
Pts |
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| 1 | FC Barcelona B | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 920 | 788 | 132 | 45 |
| 2 | MMT Seguros Zamora | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 913 | 841 | 72 | 39 |
| 3 | Alcobendas | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 867 | 800 | 67 | 39 |
| 4 | Servigroup Benidorm | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 827 | 785 | 42 | 39 |
| 5 | Amenabar Zarautz | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 824 | 816 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Calmec Barakaldo | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 897 | 895 | 2 | 34 |
| 7 | Got Fit Sinfín | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 852 | 860 | −8 | 33 |
| 8 | Meridiano Antequera | 30 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 856 | 835 | 21 | 33 |
| 9 | Academia Octavio | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 863 | 831 | 32 | 31 |
| 10 | Torrelavega | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 837 | 811 | 26 | 29 |
| 11 | Bordils | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 869 | 863 | 6 | 28 |
| 12 | Teucro | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 838 | 839 | −1 | 28 |
| 13 | Pozoblanco | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 815 | 819 | −4 | 27 |
| 14 | Construcciones Castro Chapela | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 800 | 860 | −60 | 19 |
| 15 | ARS Palma del Río | 30 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 730 | 875 | −145 | 9 |
| 16 | Ereintza Aguaplast | 30 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 782 | 972 | −190 | 6 |
FC Barcelona B can't promote to Liga ASOBAL due its reserve team status.
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Promoted |
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Promotion playoff |
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Relegation round |
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Relegated |
Teams promoted by year
References
External links
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2013–14 season
