FC Barcelona Handbol

FC Barcelona
Full name	Fútbol Club Barcelona Handbol
Founded	29 November 1942
Arena	Palau Blaugrana
Capacity	7,500
President	Josep Maria Bartomeu
Head coach	Xavier Pascual
League	Liga ASOBAL
2013–14	Liga ASOBAL, 1st
Home Away

Active departments of FC Barcelona
Football (Men's)	Football B (Men's)	Football A (Men's)
Football (Women's)	Futsal	Beach soccer
Handball	Roller hockey	Ice hockey
Basketball	Basketball B	Wheelchair basketball
Rugby union	Rugby league

Futbol Club Barcelona Handbol is a Spanish handball team based in Barcelona, Catalonia, that plays in Liga ASOBAL.

History

The handball section of Futbol Club Barcelona was founded on 29 November 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.

In the summer of 2013, the Barça handball team, conducted by the head coach Xavi Pascual, won the Super Globe trophy, the only trophy that was still missing from the clubs trophy cabinet.^[1]

FC Barcelona’s handball team closed out the 2013/14 Liga Asobal with a record-breaking winning run. Barça made history this season when they completed their Liga Asobal without dropping any points from all 30 match days.^[2]

FC Barcelona successfully defended its IHF Super Globe title in 2014, marking the first time a team has won back-to-back titles since the most prestigious club handball event has been hosted annually in the Qatari capital Doha.^[3][4]

Trophies

• IHF Super Globe: 2
  • 2013, 2014
• EHF Champions League: 8
  • 1990–91, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2010–11
• EHF Cup Winner's Cup: 5
  • 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1993–94, 1994–95
• EHF Cup: 1
  • 2002–03
• EHF Men’s Champions Trophy: 5
  • 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2003–04
• División de Honor: 8
  • 1968–69, 1972–73, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90
• Liga ASOBAL: 14
  • 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014-15
• King's Cup: 18
  • 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14
• Copa ASOBAL: 10
  • 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
• Supercopa ASOBAL: 17
  • 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
• Spanish Championship: 6
  • 1944-45, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1948-49, 1950-51, 1956-57
• Catalonian Championship: 10
  • 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1948-49, 1950-51, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1957-58
• 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: 13
  • 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012-13

Season by season

• 24 seasons in Liga ASOBAL

Season by season (B team)

Current squad 2014–15

Stadium information

• Name: - Palau Blaugrana
• City: - Barcelona
• Capacity: - 7,500 people
• Address: - Av.Arístides Maillol, s/n

Notable former coaches

• Antonio Lázaro
• Josep Vilà
• Sergio Petit
• Miquel Roca
• Valero Rivera
• Xesco Espar
• Manolo Cadenas

Notable former players

See also: Category:FC Barcelona handball players

References

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External links

• Official website
• FCB Handbol on Facebook