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| ASOBAL is the abbreviation corresponding to the ASSOCIATION OF SPANISH HANDBALL CLUBS, a sportive and non-profitmaking organization, which is inscribed in the Sportive Associations Register of the Higher Council of Sport. |
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| At present, ASOBAL consists of 14 clubs which are part of the highest category in the Spanish men's Handball: | ||||||||||||||
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All these clubs are associated in a completely voluntarily way: nowadays, it is not required for any club going up to the highest category to belong to ASOBAL. In the same way, clubs are responsible for designating their Organs of Direction and their Representative posts: |
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ASOBAL performs its functions by devolution from the Spanish Handball Federation, and organizes since Season 90-91 the successive editions of the following competitions: |
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The image rights of ASOBAL are property of Canal+ for the period of years 1.995-2.000. |
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The ASOBAL office is located at the following address: Avenida de Madrid, nº 95, 7º 1ª 08028-BARCELONA |
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ASOBAL was founded in the year 1984, exactly on the 18th of May, the same date in which was created its first Managing Commission, whose President Jaume Rodríguez, was at the same time President for the Granollers Handball Club. Later, on the 15th of June, 1984 the 1st Extraordinary General Council was celebrated -in the
first head office at 18 Arenal Street, in Madrid-, in which was constituted the first Council of
ASOBAL, composed of: |
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The Clubs which participated in the foundation of ASOBAL were the following: |
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During different periods, ASOBAL has had the following Presidents: |
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Basically, the Handball Clubs decided to associate in order to promote as much as possible the competitivity, and to spread this sport throughout Spanish society. In the long decade of existence of ASOBAL the enormous evolution that Handball has had in our country and, above all in relation to the great powers of the past, can be confirmed.
The Spanish League has had some of the best world players -Vujovic, Stinga, Wenta, etc.-, whose important contributions have been ably adapted by our different teams. A large number of continental championships -18 until now, distributed in 5 Champions Cups (3 for FC Barcelona, 1 for Teka and 1 for Elgorriaga Bidasoa); 7 Cupwinners Cups (5 for FC Barcelona, 1 for Elgorriaga Bidasoa and 1 for Teka); 4 EHF-Cups (2 for BM. Granollers, 1 for Teka and 1 for Alzira); 1 European Supercup (FC Barcelona) and 1 Superglobe (Caja Cantabria)-, as well as the most recent success of the Spanish National Team during the year æ96 -silver in the Spanish European Championship, and bronze in the Atlanta Olympic Games- confirm the thesis that ASOBAL has not only been a witness but also an important impulse towards the best Handball that at present can be seen world-wide. |