BM La Calzada
| Liberbank Gijón | |||
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| Full name | Club Balonmano La Calzada | ||
| Founded | October 18, 1995 | ||
| Arena | La Arena, Gijón, Asturias, Spain | ||
| Capacity | 1,200 | ||
| President | Miguel Álvarez Baños | ||
| Head coach | Diego Lafuente | ||
| League | División de Honor | ||
| 2018–19 | 5th | ||
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Club Balonmano La Calzada, also known as Mavi Nuevas Tecnologías or Liberbank Gijón for sponsorship reasons, is a women's handball team based in Gijón, Asturias which currently plays in División de Honor Femenina de Balonmano, the top tier in the Spanish league system.
History
BM La Calzada was founded on 18 October 1995 after the merge of local teams Club Balonmano Riscar and Asociación Deportiva Balonmano La Calzada.[1]
In 2016, the club promoted for the first time to División de Honor[2] and in 2018, the club won its first Copa de la Reina.[3]
Season by season
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Copa de la Reina |
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| 2015–16 | 2 | Div. Plata | 1st | |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Div. Honor | 11th | Second round |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Div. Honor | 4th | Champion |
| 2018–19 | 1 | Div. Honor | 5th | Semifinalist |
| 2019–20 | 1 | Div. Honor | 4th | Suspended |
Trophies
- Copa de la Reina: (1)
- 2017–18
Current squad
- Squad for the 2020–21 season
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Notable players
References
- ^ Club Balonmano La Calzada
- ^ "El Mavi Nuevas Tecnologías La Calzada asciende a la élite como campeón en Logroño" [Mavi Nuevas Tecnologías La Calzada promotes to the elite as champion in Logroño] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Mavi Nuevas Tecnologías, campeón de la Copa de la Reina tras doblegar al Amara (20-17)" [Mavi Nuevas Tecnologías, champion of the Copa de la Reina after defeating Amara (20–17)] (in Spanish). Diario Sur. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)