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The Spain women's national handball team is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Spain has been world and twice continental finalist. They also have won medals in the three main international competitions: one Olympic in 2012 , two World Championship ( 2011 , 2019 ) and two European Championship ( 2008 , 2014 ).
It was established in 1952, and it is currently contested by twelve teams. The 4 last ranked teams are relegated to División de Honor Oro Femenina, a league newly created for the 2022-2023 season. For a long time, the 2nd level of the Spanish women's handball pyramid was División de Plata (the 3rd level as of now).
It is a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF). [1] The organisation is responsible for the indoor handball national teams (men's and women's), and the beach handball national teams (men's and women's). As of 2023, the federation has 869 registered clubs and 100,704 federated players. [2]
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Year Debutants Total 1957 Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Sweden, West Germany, Yugoslavia 9 1962 Japan, Soviet Union 2 1965
The top teams play in the Liga ASOBAL. In each division, a team plays all other teams twice, once at home and once away. The Spanish league teams compete in Europe under the European Handball Federation, most notably in the EHF Champions League. The teams also compete in a domestic cup competition each year, called the Copa del Rey.
Spain men's national youth handball team; Spain men's national handball team; Spain national wheelchair handball team; Spain women's national junior handball team; Spain women's national youth handball team
The Spain women's national beach handball team is the national team of Spain. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation and takes part in international beach handball competitions. [ 1 ]