FC Barcelona Handbol

FC Barcelona Lassa
Full name	Fútbol Club Barcelona Handbol
Founded	29 November 1942
Arena	Palau Blaugrana
Capacity	7,500
President	Josep Maria Bartomeu
Head coach	Xavier Pascual Fuertes
League	Liga ASOBAL
2016–17	1st
Colours
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Active departments of FC Barcelona
Football (Men's) Football B (Men's) Football U-19 (Men's) Football (Women's) Football B (Women's) Beach soccer Basketball Basketball B Wheelchair basketball Handball Roller hockey Ice hockey Rugby union Rugby league Futsal Volleyball (Men's) Volleyball (Women's)

Futbol Club Barcelona Handbol is a Spanish handball team based in Barcelona, Catalonia, that plays in Liga ASOBAL. It is the most successful handball club in Spain and Europe with a record number of domestic, European and international titles.

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]

Again, FC Barcelona handball team ended the 2014/2015 Liga Asobal season unbeaten for the second consecutive year.^[5]

FC Barcelona handball team won the seven titles disputed the 2014/2015 season, something which had not happened since the 1999/2000 season with Valero Rivera's Dream Team.^[6]

Trophies

• IHF Super Globe: 2 – joint record
  • 2013, 2014
• EHF Champions League: 9 – record
  • 1990–91, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2014–15
• EHF Cup Winner's Cup: 5 - record
  • 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1993–94, 1994–95
• EHF Cup: 1
  • 2002–03
• European Super Cup: 5 - record
  • 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2003–04
• Liga ASOBAL: 24 - record
  • 1968–69, 1972–73, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 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, 2015–16, 2016-17
• Copa del Rey: 21 - record
  • 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, 2014-15, 2015–16, 2016-17
• Copa ASOBAL: 12 - record
  • 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
• Supercopa ASOBAL: 19 - record
  • 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, 2015–16, 2016–17
• Spanish Championship: 6 - record
  • 1944-45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1956–57
• Catalan Championship: 10 - record
  • 1943-44, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58
• Catalan League: 12 - record
  • 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97
• Pyrenees League / Catalan Super Cup: 16 - record
  • 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, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17

Season by season

• 26 seasons in Liga ASOBAL

Season by season (B team)

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2016–17	EHF Champions League	Group Stage	Paris Saint-Germain	35–32	26–33	1st place
			MVM Veszprém	26–23	25–22
			Flensburg-Handewitt	26–23	28–27
			THW Kiel	26–25	27–27
			Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	34–19	27–23
			Wisła Płock	36–28	28–23
			Kadetten Schaffhausen	38–25	31–24
		1/4	THW Kiel	26–28	23–18	49–46

Team

Staff

Staff for the 2016-17 season

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

Current squad

Squad for the 2017-18 season

Transfers

Transfers for the 2017-18 season

Transfers for the 2018-19 season

Notable former coaches

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

Notable former players

Stadium information

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

References

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External links

• Official website
• FCB Handbol on Facebook