CB Ademar León

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

History

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

Kit manufacturers

Kits

Sports Hall information

• Name: – Palacio de los Deportes de León
• City: – León
• Capacity: – 5188
• Address: – Av. del Ing. Sáenz de Miera, s/n, 24009, León, Spain

Management

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season

Technical staff

• Head coach: Manolo Cadenas
• Assistant coach: Luis Puertas Castrillo
• Physiotherapist: Jorge Fernández Cabezón

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

• (RW) from SG BBM Bietigheim
• Aitor Albizu (CB) from Helvetia Anaitasuna

Leaving

• (LP) to CB Ciudad de Logroño
• (RW) to Sporting CP

Previous Squads

Season by season

Trophies

• 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

Cup Winners' Cup

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

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

• Julen Aguinagalde (2006-2009)
• (2005-2006)
• Mikel Aguirrezabalaga (2007–2011, 2014–2016)
• Juan Francisco Alemany (1995–1997)
• (2008–2009)
• Victor Alonso (2013–2014)
• Juan Andreu (2009–2012)
• Rafael Baena (2011–2012)
• Jon Belaustegui (2001–2003)
• (2014–2019)
• (2008–2013)
• (1996–2000)
• Manuel Colón (1995–2006)
• Alejandro Costoya (2016–2018)
• Alberto Entrerríos (1998–2001)
• Raúl Entrerríos (2001–2007)
• David Fernández Alonso (2016–2020, 2022–)
• (2014–2022)
• Álvaro Ferrer (2011–2012)
• Aleix Franch (1995–1996)
• Rubén Garabaya (1997–1999)
• Juanín García (1997–2005, 2015–2019)
• Mateo Garralda (2006–2008)
• Iosu Goñi Leoz (2009–2013)
• Fernando Hernández (1996–2000)
• José Javier Hombrados (1996–2000)
• (2001–2007, 2015)
• Demetrio Lozano (1995–1998)
• Iñaki Malumbres (2012–2013)
• (2019-2021)
• Ángel Montoro (2008–2012)
• Viran Morros (2004–2007)
• (2000–2001)
• (2008–2012)
• (1997–1999)
• Roberto García Parrondo (2003–2006)
• David Pisonero (1997–1998)
• Xavier Pascual Fuertes (1994–1995)
• (2017–2022)
• Juan Pérez (1993-1994, 1998-2002)
• Antonio García Robledo (2011–2012)
• Iker Romero (2000–2001)
• Carlos Ruesga (2010–2013)
• Daniel Sarmiento (2007–2009)
• (2006–2008)
• Belgacem Filah (2004)
• Khalifa Ghedbane (2020–2021)
• Gonzalo Carou (2008-2014, 2015-2020)
• (2000–2001)
• Pedro Martínez Cami (2019–2021)
• Sebastián Simonet (2016-2019)
• Federico Matías Vieyra (2013–2020)
• Roland Schlinger (2006–2007)
• Nikola Prce (2009–2010)
• Danijel Å arić (2006–2008)
• Vladimir VranjeÅ¡ (2012–2013)
• Faruk Vražalić (2012–2013)
• (2018–2020)
• Felipe Borges (2011–2013)
• (2013–2015)
• Raul Nantes (2009–2012)
• João Pedro Silva (2014–2015)
• Leonardo Santos (2015–2017)
• Erwin Feuchtmann (2019–2021)
• Leandro Semedo (2020-2022)
• Mirko Alilović (2005-2010)
• Matej AÅ¡anin (2012-2014)
• Damir Bičanić (2008-2010)
• Denis Buntić (2008-2011)
• (2008-2009)
• Venio Losert (2010–2012)
• Tin Lučin (2019–2021)
• Petar Metličić (2002-2005)
• (1999-2000)
• Dino Slavić (2018-2021)
• Tonči Valčić (2007-2008)
• Kasper Hvidt (2000-2004)
• Claus Møller Jakobsen (2006-2008)
• Adrien Dipanda (2011–2012)
• (2000–2002)
• Imre Bíró (1993–1995)
• Ivo Díaz (2005–2006)
• Balázs Laluska (2005–2008)
• Patrik Ligetvári (2018–2019)
• Saeid Barkhordari (2022–)
• Sigfús Sigurðsson (2006–2008)
• (2021–)
• Aidenas MalaÅ¡inskas (2022)
• (2021–)
• Darko Dimitrievski (2014–2015)
• Radivoje Ristanović (2009)
• Ole Erevik (2004–2005)
• Kristian Kjelling (2002–2006)
• Thomas Kristensen (2014–2015)
• Stian Vatne (2002–2005)
• Mateusz Piechowski (2020–2021)
• (2006–2011)
• Denis Krivochlykov (2000–2012)
• Alexander Tatarintsev (2012–2014)
• Mladen Bojinović (1999–2000)
• (2021–2022)
• Vladimir Cupara (2015–2018)
• (2003–2006)
• Dalibor Čutura (2010–2012)
• Slobodan Kuzmanovski (1996–1997)
• Đorđe Golubović (2012–2013)
• (2021–)
• Ivan MoÅ¡ić (2018–2020)
• Živan PeÅ¡ić (2017–2019)
• Dragan Å krbić (1995–1997)
• Predrag Vejin (2013–2015, 2017–2018)
• UroÅ¡ Zorman (2003–2004)
• Carlos Lima (2000–2001)
• (1998-2001)
• (2005–2012)
• Magnus Andersson (2001)
• Dalibor Doder (2009–2010)
• Staffan Olsson (2004)
• Andrew Donlin (2019–2021)

Former coaches

References

External links