FC Barcelona Handbol
FC Barcelona | |
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Full name | Fútbol Club Barcelona Handbol |
Founded | 29 November 1942; 82 years ago (29 November 1942) |
Arena | Palau Blaugrana |
Capacity | 7,500 |
President | Joan Laporta |
Head coach | Antonio Carlos Ortega |
League | Liga ASOBAL |
2023–24 | 1st |
Club colours | |
Website Official site |
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Futbol Club Barcelona Handbol is a professional Spanish handball team based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It is a part of the FC Barcelona multi sports club, and was founded on 29 November 1942. The club competes domestically in the Liga ASOBAL and in the European Champions League. It is the most successful handball club in Spain and Europe with a record number of domestic and international titles.
History
[edit ]Early years
[edit ]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 1950s, 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.
Valero Rivera era (1983–2003)
[edit ]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.
Post Valero Rivera era (2003–present)
[edit ]In the summer of 2013, the Barça handball team, conducted by the head coach Xavi Pascual, won the IHF Super Globe trophy, the only trophy that was still missing from the club's 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]
In 2017 FC Barcelona handball was again champion of the IHF Super Globe after beating the German team Füchse Berlin.[7]
In 2018, the club won the Super Globe trophy again, for the fourth time. In a repeat of last year the team of head coach Xavi Pascual won the IHF Super Globe Final against Füchse Berlin, this time by a five-goal difference, 29–24.[8]
Again Barça won the IHF Super Globe in 2019, their third in a row. The team led by Xavi Pascual beat THW Kiel 34–32.[9]
In 2021 Barça regain the European throne six years after the last title, winning the final against Aalborg Håndbold (36–23), at the end of an absolutely impeccable season: 6/6 titles and 61/61 victories.[10] Xavi Pascual's team secured the section's 10th Champions League and also became the first team to lift the golden net, the new trophy for the European champions from this season, as a replacement for the bronze arm. The title concludes a season with an emotional ending, since it marks the conclusion of a cycle and the goodbye of several players, in addition to David Barrufet, Xavi Pascual and Fernando Barbeito. [11] Former Dream Team player, Carlos Ortega was chosen to be FC Barcelona's new handball coach for the next three seasons.[12]
In the 2021–22 season, after the successes achieved the previous season, the azulgrana certified a new sextet, where the only title that escaped was the Super Globe in October. The team won the Spanish Super Cup, the Catalan Super Cup, the Copa del Rey, the Sacyr ASOBAL League, the Sacyr ASOBAL Cup, and finally the Champions League. The team ended the season winning the 11th Champions League in Barça history. Barça revalidated the title in Cologne, being the first team to win two consecutive years with the new final four format, and extended its dominance in the historic record of the Handball Champions League.[13]
Kits
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Trophies
[edit ]- IHF Super Globe : 5 – record
- EHF Champions League : 12 – record
- EHF Cup Winner's Cup : 5 – record
- 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1993–94, 1994–95
- EHF Cup
- 2002–03
- European Super Cup : 5 – record
- 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2003–04
- Liga ASOBAL : 31 – record
- Copa del Rey : 28 – record
- Copa ASOBAL : 20 – record
- Supercopa ASOBAL : 24 – record
- 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Supercopa Ibérica : 3 – record
- 2022, 2023, 2024
- 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 : 12 – record
- 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
- Catalan Super Cup : 12 – record
- 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Double : 18
- 1968–69, 1972–73, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Triple Crown : 7
- 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2014–15, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24
Season by season
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- 32 seasons in Liga ASOBAL
Season by season (B team)
[edit ]Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Notes |
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2001–02 | 3 | 1a Nacional | 10th | |
2002–03 | 3 | 1a Nacional | 3rd | |
2003–04 | 3 | 1a Nacional | 1st | |
2004–05 | 3 | 1a Nacional | 2nd | |
2005–06 | 3 | 1a Nacional | 1st | |
2006–07 | 3 | 1a Nacional | 2nd | |
2007–08 | 3 | 1a Nacional | 8th | |
2008–09 | 3 | 1a Nacional | 1st / 1st / 2nd | |
2009–10 | 3 | 1a Nacional | 1st / 1st / 1st | Promoted |
2010–11 | 2 | Plata | 6th | |
2011–12 | 2 | Plata | 1st | |
2012–13 | 2 | Plata | 1st | |
2013–14 | 2 | Plata | 1st | |
2014–15 | 2 | Plata | 3rd | |
2015–16 | 2 | Plata | 5th |
European record
[edit ]Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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2020–21 | EHF Champions League | Group Matches (Group B) |
Ukraine HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | 42–24 | 30–25 | 1st place |
France HBC Nantes | 30–29 | 35–27 | ||||
Croatia PPD Zagreb | 45–27 | 37–33 | ||||
Denmark Aalborg Håndbold | 42–33 | 35–32 | ||||
Germany THW Kiel | 29–25 | 32–26 | ||||
Hungary Telekom Veszprém | 37–30 | 37–34 | ||||
Slovenia RK Celje | 42–28 | 32–29 | ||||
Last 16 | Norway Elverum Håndball | 39–19 | 37–25 | 76–44 | ||
Quarterfinals | Belarus Meshkov Brest | 40–28 | 33–29 | 73–57 | ||
Semifinal | France HBC Nantes | 31–26 | ||||
Final | Denmark Aalborg Håndbold | 36–23 | ||||
2019–20 | EHF Champions League | Group Matches (Group A) |
France Paris Saint-Germain | 36–32 | 35–32 | 1st place |
Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged | 30–28 | 28–31 | ||||
Denmark Aalborg | 44–35 | 34–30 | ||||
Germany Flensburg | 31–27 | 34–27 | ||||
Slovenia Celje | 45–21 | 37–25 | ||||
Croatia PPD Zagreb | 32–23 | 36–19 | ||||
Norway Elverum | 33–24 | 30–26 | ||||
Quarterfinals | Cancelled | |||||
Semi-final (F4) | France Paris Saint-Germain | 37–32 | ||||
Final (F4) | Germany THW Kiel | 28–33 |
Team
[edit ]Staff
[edit ]- Staff for the 2023–24 season
- General Manager Spain Xavier O'Callaghan
- Head coach Spain Antonio Carlos Ortega
- Assistant coach Russia Konstantin Igropulo
- Assistant coach Sweden Tomas Svensson
- Assistant coach Spain Jordi Rosell
- Goalkeeping coach Spain Roger Font
- Physiotherapist Spain Sebastià Salas
- Club doctor Spain Josep A. Gutiérrez
Current squad
[edit ]- Squad for the 2024–25 season
- Goalkeeper
- Left Wingers
- 13 Spain Aitor Ariño
- 15 Sweden Hampus Wanne
- Right Wingers
- 18 Slovenia Blaž Janc
- 20 Spain Aleix Gómez
- Line players
- Spain Antonio Bazán Legasa 3
- 11 Spain Jaime Gallego
- 82 Portugal Luís Frade
- 99 Spain Javier Rodríguez Moreno
- Left Backs
- Sweden Jonathan Carlsbogård 9
- 19 France Timothey N'Guessan
- 22 Brazil Thiagus dos Santos
- 44 Spain Juan Palomino
- Central Backs
- Right Backs
- 10 France Dika Mem (c)
- 66 France Melvyn Richardson
Transfers
[edit ]- Transfers for the 2025–26 season
- Spain Ian Barrufet (LW) (back from loan at Germany MT Melsungen)
- Spain Daniel Fernández (LW) (from Germany TVB Stuttgart)
- Spain Đorđe Cikuša Jeličić (RB) (back from loan at France Montpellier Handball)
- Spain Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas (GK) (to Germany THW Kiel)
- Sweden Hampus Wanne (LW) (to Denmark HØJ Elite)
- Spain Aitor Ariño (LW) (to Germany Füchse Berlin)
- France Melvyn Richardson (RB) (to Poland Wisła Płock)
Notable former coaches
[edit ]- Spain Antonio Lázaro
- Spain Josep Vilà
- Spain Sergio Petit
- Spain Miquel Roca
- Spain Valero Rivera (1983–2003)
- Spain Xesco Espar (2004–2007)
- Spain Manolo Cadenas (2007–2009)
- Spain Xavier Pascual Fuertes (2009–2021)
- Spain Antonio Carlos Ortega (2021–present)
Notable former players
[edit ]- Spain Mikel Aguirrezabalaga
- Spain David Barrufet
- Spain Joan Cañellas
- Spain Alberto Entrerríos
- Spain Raúl Entrerríos
- Spain Rubén Garabaya
- Spain Juanín García
- Spain Mateo Garralda
- Spain Òscar Grau
- Spain Rafael Guijosa
- Spain Demetrio Lozano
- Spain Enric Masip
- Spain Xavier O'Callaghan
- Spain Antonio Carlos Ortega
- Spain Salvador Puig
- Spain Lorenzo Rico
- Spain Albert Rocas
- Spain Iker Romero
- Spain Joan Sagalés
- Spain Víctor Tomás González
- Spain Cristian Ugalde
- Spain Iñaki Urdangarín
- Spain Serbia and Montenegro Arpad Šterbik
- Spain Ukraine Andrei Xepkin
- Argentina Eric Gull
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Senjanin Maglajlija
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Memić
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Qatar Danijel Šarić
- Belarus Siarhei Rutenka
- Chile Marco Oneto
- Croatia Patrik Ćavar
- Croatia Davor Dominiković
- Croatia Venio Losert
- Croatia Igor Vori
- Croatia Marko Kopljar
- Czech Republic Michal Kasal
- Czech Republic Filip Jícha
- Denmark Lasse Andersson
- Denmark Joachim Boldsen
- Denmark Mikkel Hansen
- Denmark Kasper Hvidt
- Denmark Lars Krogh Jeppesen
- Denmark Kevin Møller
- Denmark Casper Ulrich Mortensen
- Denmark Jesper Nøddesbo
- Egypt Ali Zein
- North Macedonia Kiril Lazarov
- North Macedonia Borko Ristovski
- France Jérôme Fernandez
- France Nikola Karabatić
- France Yanis Lenne
- France Cédric Sorhaindo
- Germany Christian Schwarzer
- Germany Erhard Wunderlich
- Hungary László Nagy
- Iceland Aron Pálmarsson
- Iceland Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson
- Norway Frode Hagen
- Norway Glenn Solberg
- Poland Kamil Syprzak
- Poland Bogdan Wenta
- Romania Alexandru Dedu
- Russia Konstantin Igropulo
- Serbia Mladen Bojinović
- Serbia Ivan Lapčević
- Serbia Petar Nenadić
- Serbia Dejan Perić
- Serbia Nenad Peruničić
- Serbia Dragan Škrbić
- Slovenia Jure Dolenec
- Slovenia Luka Žvižej
- Sweden Mattias Andersson
- Sweden Mathias Franzén
- Sweden Magnus Jernemyr
- Sweden Jonas Larholm
- Sweden Fredrik Ohlander
- Sweden Johan Sjöstrand
- Sweden Tomas Svensson
- Tunisia Walid Ben Amor
- Tunisia Wael Jallouz
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Petrit Fejzula
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Kalina
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zlatko Portner
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Veselin Vujović
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Veselin Vuković
References
[edit ]- ^ "News - FC Barcelona Official website".
- ^ "News - FC Barcelona Official website".
- ^ "FC Barcelona retains IHF Super Globe title | 24th Men's Handball World Championship". Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ "News - FC Barcelona Official website".
- ^ "News - FC Barcelona Official website".
- ^ "News - FC Barcelona Official website".
- ^ "Füchse Berlin v FC Barcelona Lassa: Champions of the Super Globe! (25-29)".
- ^ "BARÇA WIN FOURTH SUPER GLOBE TROPHY". eurohandball.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Barca Lassa win IHF Super Globe 2019". 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Barça 36–23 Aalborg: European champions!".
- ^ "The tenth Champions League is ours!".
- ^ "Carlos Ortega, until 2024".
- ^ "FC Barcelona 32-32 Kielce: European Champions on penalties!".
External links
[edit ]- Official website
- FCB Handbol on Facebook