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CB Ademar León

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Abanca Ademar León is a Spanish handball team based in León, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.

Abanca Ademar León
Full nameClub Balonmano Abanca Ademar León
Nickname(s)Maristas, Ademaristas, Leones, Blancos
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
ArenaPalacio de los Deportes de León, León
Capacity5,188
PresidentCayetano Franco
Head coachDani Gordo
LeagueLiga ASOBAL
2022–237th
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Home
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Away
Website
Official site
Location of Ademar León
León
León
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Location of Ademar León

History

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Founded in 1956, Ademar León is the handball team of the city of León. Until 1975 it played in the provincial categories when not existing economic availability to be able to promotion. In that year the team promoted to 1ª División Nacional (being player of the team the currently chairman, Juan Arias). Its 6th place in 1995–96 allowed the club to play for the first time in its history a European competition (EHF City Cup). In 1996–97 Runner-up of Liga ASOBAL, and runner-up of ASOBAL Cup was able to proclaim itself, being third in the Copa del Rey and obtaining seat to play the EHF Champions League in the following season. In its home country, the club became champion a total of 1 time (2001) and won the Copa del Rey once (2002), the ASOBAL Cup twice (1999, 2009). The club won 2 international cups: EHF Cup Winner's Cup in 1999 and 2005.

Crest, colours, supporters

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Kit manufacturers

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Period Kit manufacturer
- 2014   Rasán
2014 - 2017   Hummel
2017 - present   Kappa

Kits

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Sports Hall information

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Home hall: Palacio de los Deportes de León
 
Ademar León teambus 2018

Management

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Position Name
President   Cayetano Franco
Vice President   René Mira Rubio
Economic Vice President   Rocio García Gimeno
Sports Vice President   Jose Carlos Cabero Amez

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2022–23 season[1]
  Ademar León

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Previous Squads

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Season by season

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Season Tier Division Pos. Notes
1980–81 2 1ª Div. Nacional 2nd
1981–82 2 1ª Div. Nacional 1st Promoted
1982–83 1 Div. Honor 13th Relegated
1983–84 2 1ª Div. Nacional 2nd
1984–85 2 1ª Div. Nacional 1st Promoted
1985–86 1 Div. Honor 12th Relegated
1986–87 2 1ª Div. Nacional 7th
1987–88 2 1ª Div. Nacional 12th
1988–89 2 1ª Div. Nacional 10th Relegated
1989–90 3 1ª Div. B 2nd Promoted
1990–91 2 1ª Div. Nacional 4th
1991–92 2 1ª Div. Nacional 3rd
1992–93 2 1ª Div. Nacional 3rd
1993–94 2 1ª Div. Nacional 1st Promoted
1994–95 1 ASOBAL 12th
1995–96 1 ASOBAL 6th
1996–97 1 ASOBAL 2nd
1997–98 1 ASOBAL 3rd / 1/2
1998–99 1 ASOBAL 2nd / runners-up
1999–00 1 ASOBAL 2nd / 1/2
2000–01 1 ASOBAL 1st Champion
Season Tier Division Pos. Notes
2001–02 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2002–03 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2003–04 1 ASOBAL 4th
2004–05 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2005–06 1 ASOBAL 5th
2006–07 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2007–08 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2008–09 1 ASOBAL 5th
2009–10 1 ASOBAL 4th
2010–11 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2011–12 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2012–13 1 ASOBAL 4th
2013–14 1 ASOBAL 5th
2014–15 1 ASOBAL 7th
2015–16 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2016–17 1 ASOBAL 2nd
2017–18 1 ASOBAL 2nd
2018–19 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2019–20 1 ASOBAL 2nd
2020–21 1 ASOBAL 7th
2021–22 1 ASOBAL 7th
2022–23 1 ASOBAL 7th

Trophies

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  • Liga ASOBAL: 1
    • Winners: 2000–01.
    • Runners-up: 1996–97, 1998–99, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
  • Copa del Rey: 1
    • Winners: 2001–02.
    • Runners-up: 2009–10, 2020–21.
  • ASOBAL Cup: 2
    • Winners: 1998–99, 2008–09.
    • Runners-up: 1996–97, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2022–23.
  • Supercopa ASOBAL
    • Runners-up: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2021–22.
  • EHF Cup Winner's Cup: 2
    • Winners: 1998–99, 2004–05.
    • Runners-up: 2000–01, 2006–07.

European record

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Cup Winners' Cup

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From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup.

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1998–99
  Winners 		1/16   Šiauliai Universitetas 39–19 32–12 71–31
1/8   Athinaikos H.C. 30–14 29–20 59–34
1/4   Çankaya Belediyesi 33–16 27–26 60–42
1/2   RK Vardar 35–20 29–27 64–47
Finals   Caja Cantabria Santander 32–23 19–20 51–43
2004–05
  Winners 		1/32   Torggler Group Merano 35–19 38–28 73–47
1/16   RK Bosna Sarajevo 43–28 42–33 85–61
1/8   HC Baník Karviná 38–28 38–30 76–58
1/4   HSV Hamburg 25–27 29–25 54–52
1/2   HRK Izviđač Ljubuški 37–30 38–33 75–63
Finals   RK Zagreb 37–25 31–25 68–50

EHF ranking

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As of 14/12/2022[2]
Rank Team Points
44   HC Dukla Prague 126
45   KS Azoty-Puławy 119
46   HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța 118
47   Ademar León 117
48   BM Granollers 113
49   HCB Karviná 107
50   ØIF Arendal 106

Former club members

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Notable former players

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Former coaches

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Seasons Coach Country
1995 Isidoro Martínez  
1995–2007 Manolo Cadenas  
2007–2011 Jordi Ribera  
2011–2012 Isidoro Martínez  
2012–2013 Manolo Cadenas  
2013–2015 Dani Gordo  
2015–2019 Rafael Guijosa  
2019 Diego Dorado  
2019– Manolo Cadenas  

References

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  1. ^ "ABANCA Ademar León".
  2. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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