FC Barcelona Handbol

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. 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.

In the summer of 2013, the Barça handball team, conducted by the head coach Xavi Pascual, won the 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’s Super Globe after beating the German team Füchse Berlin.[7]

In 2018 won again four Super Globe trophy. 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 IHF Super Globe in 2019. Barça won the third IHF Super Globe 2019 in a row. The team led by Xavi Pascual beat THW Kiel 34:32.[9]

• IHF Super Globe: 5 – record
  • 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
• EHF Champions League: 9 – record
  • 1990–91, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2014–15
• 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: 27 – record
  • 1968–69, 1972–73, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2002-03, 2005-06, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
• Copa del Rey: 24 – record
  • 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009–10, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019-20
• Copa ASOBAL: 15 – record
  • 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019-20
• Supercopa ASOBAL: 23 – 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
• 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: 8 – record
  • 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

• 30 seasons in Liga ASOBAL

• Name: – Palau Blaugrana
• City: – Barcelona
• Capacity: – 7,500 people
• Address: – Av.Arístides Maillol, s/n

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