2014–15 División de Plata de Balonmano

The 2014–15 season of the División de Plata de Balonmano was the 21st season of second-tier handball in Spain.

División de Plata
Season2014–15
ChampionsSD Teucro
PromotedSD Teucro
Go Fit
RelegatedAutomobica Barakaldo
Interestar Maristas Algemesí
Torrelavega
Matches played240
Goals scored13,454 (56.06 per match)
Top goalscorerFernando Hernández 241
Biggest home winGo Fit 39–23 Handbol Bordils
Biggest away winAmenabar Zarautz 19–32 BM Atlético Valladolid
Highest scoringSD Teucro 43–32 La Roca

Regular season began on 13 September 2014 and finished on 16 May 2015. After completing 30 matchdays, top team was promoted to Liga ASOBAL, while teams qualified 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th played the promotion playoff. The three bottom teams were relegated to Primera Estatal.

SD Teucro won regular season's first position, promoting to Liga ASOBAL for 2015–16 season. Go Fit won the promotion playoff and clinched the second promotion spot.

Competition rules

The championship consist of 16 teams playing each other twice for a total of 30 matchdays. At end of regular season, the top team in the standings is promoted to Liga ASOBAL. Teams in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place play the promotion playoff for a single spot in Liga ASOBAL. Bottom three teams are relegated to Primera División Estatal.

Points during regular season are awarded as following;

Each victory adds 2 points to the winner team.

Each drawn adds 1 point to each team.

Promotion and relegation

Once finished 2014–15 regular season.

Teams promoted to Liga ASOBAL 2015–16

  • Teucro – regular season champions
  • Go Fit – promotion playoff winners

Teams relegated to 2014–15 Primera Nacional

  • Torrelavega
  • Automobica Barakaldo
  • Interstar Deporte Algemesí

Teams
Bidasoa
Barcelona B
Alcobendas
Amenabar
Barakaldo
Sinfín
Antequera
A. Octavio
Torrelavega
Bordils
Teucro
ARS Palma del Río
Atl. Valladolid
La Roca
Nava
Algemesí
Location of teams in División de Plata 2014–15
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bidasoa Irun Irun Polideportivo Artaleku 2,200
FC Barcelona B Barcelona Palau Blaugrana 7,500
UCAM Alcobendas Alcobendas Los Sueños 1,000
Amenabar Zarautz Zarautz Polideportivo Municipal 3,000
Automobica Barakaldo Barakaldo Lasesarre 2,576
Go Fit Santander La Albericia 4,000
Meridiano Antequera Antequera Fernando Argüelles 2,575
Academia Octavio Vigo As Travesas 4,500
Torrelavega Torrelavega Vicente Trueba 5,375
Bordils Bordils Pavelló Blanc i Verd 500
Teucro Pontevedra Pavillón Municipal 4,000
Zumosol ARS Palma del Río Palma del Río El Pandero 1,500
Atlético Valladolid Valladolid Huerta del Rey 3,500
La Roca La Roca del Vallès Pavelló Nou 1,000
Viveros Herol Nava Nava de la Asunción Polideportivo Municipal 700
Interstar Deporte Algemesí Algemesí 9 d'Octubre 1,000

Regular season standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Teucro 30 24 2 4 957 830 +127 50 Promotion to Liga ASOBAL
2 Go Fit 30 21 3 6 912 800 +112 45 Qualified to promotion playoff
3 FC Barcelona B 30 21 2 7 916 823 +93 44
4 Atlético Valladolid 30 19 6 5 859 772 +87 44 Qualified to promotion playoff
5 Bidasoa Irun 30 19 2 9 849 780 +69 40
6 Viveros Herol Nava 30 17 3 10 804 776 +28 37
7 UCAM Alcobendas 30 15 6 9 818 788 +30 36
8 Academia Octavio 30 13 2 15 860 893 −33 28
9 Zumosol ARS Palma del Río 30 11 4 15 835 819 +16 26
10 Bordils 30 11 3 16 837 884 −47 25
11 La Roca 30 8 5 17 820 887 −67 21
12 Meridiano Antequera 30 9 3 18 817 858 −41 21
13 Amenabar Zarautz 30 8 3 19 819 882 −63 19
14 Torrelavega 30 8 2 20 784 853 −69 18 Relegation to Primera División
15 Automobica Barakaldo 30 7 3 20 790 870 −80 17
16 Interstar Deporte Algemesí 30 3 3 24 777 939 −162 9
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2015. Source: División de Plata and rfebm.net
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored

Promotion playoff

Winner of Promotion playoff final will play in Liga ASOBAL 2015–16 season.

Bracket
  Semifinals     Final
                 
  2 Go Fit 32  
  6 Viveros Herol Nava 22    
      2 Go Fit 30(6)
      4 BM Atlético Valladolid 30(5)
  4 BM Atlético Valladolid 31    
  5 Bidasoa Irun 20   Third place
 
6 Viveros Herol Nava 20
  5 Bidasoa Irun 27

Semifinals
30 May
17:30 (UTC+2)		 Go Fit 32–22 Viveros Herol Nava La Albericia, Santander
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Amigo Plaza, García de la Galana
Herrero 7 (14–8) Ajo 6
 3× Report 2× 6× 1×
30 May
20:00 (UTC+2)		 Atlético Valladolid 31–20 Bidasoa Irun La Albericia, Santander
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Álvarez Menéndez, Friera Cavada
F Hernández 9 (11–10) Crowley 7
1× 4× Report 3× 4×

Third place
31 May
10:15 (UTC+2)		 Viveros Herol Nava 20–27 Bidasoa Irun La Albericia, Santander
Referees: Álvarez Menéndez, Friera Cavada
Villagrán 7 (8–14) C Martínez 6
 4× Report  5×

Final
31 May
12:30 (UTC+2)		 Go Fit 30–30 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 BM Atlético Valladolid La Albericia, Santander
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Yagüe Moro, Peñaranda Ortega
three players 5 (14–16) F Hernández 11
 3× Report  5×


Promoted to Liga ASOBAL
Go Fit
(First time ever)

Top goal scorers

[1]

Rank Player Team Goals Matches Avg.
1 Fernando Hernández Atlético Valladolid 241
29
8,31
2 Eduard Nonó Bordils 224
30
7,47
3 Alexis Rodríguez Meridiano Antequera 208
28
7,43
4 David Fernández Viveros Herol Nava 186
30
6,2
5 José Carlos Hernández Torrelavega 184
29
6,34
6 Luisma Lorasque Interstar Deporte Algemesí 179
30
5,97
7 David Aguirrezabalaga Amenabar Zarautz 175
28
6,25
8 Carlos García Teucro 170
29
5,86
Oier García Automobica Barakaldo 170
29
5.86
10 Álex Álvarez Go Fit 169
27
6,26

References
  1. top goalscorers list at rfebm.net
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