FC Barcelona Handbol

FC Barcelona Lassa
Full name	Fútbol Club Barcelona Handbol
Founded	29 November 1942
Arena	Palau Blaugrana
Capacity	7,500
President	Vacant
Head coach	Xavi Pascual
Captain	Raúl Entrerríos
League	Liga ASOBAL
2019–20	1st
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Futbol Club Barcelona Handbol, for sponsorship reasons FC Barcelona Lassa, is a Spanish handball team based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It is a part of the FC Barcelona multi sports club, and was founded on 29 November 1942. The club competes domestically in the Liga ASOBAL and in the European Champions League. It is the most successful handball club in Spain and Europe with a record number of domestic and international titles.

History

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]

Trophies

• 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

Season by season

• 30 seasons in Liga ASOBAL

Season by season (B team)

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2019–20	EHF Champions League	Group Matches (Group A)	Paris Saint-Germain	36–32	35–32	1st place
			MOL-Pick Szeged	30–28	28–31
			Aalborg	44–35	34–30
			Flensburg	31–27	34–27
			Celje	45–21	37–25
			PPD Zagreb	32–23	36–19
			Elverum	33–24	30–26
		Quarterfinals		Cancelled
		Semi-final (F4)	Paris Saint-Germain	37–32
		Final (F4)	THW Kiel	28–33

Team

Staff

Staff for the 2020–21 season

• Head Coach Xavier Pascual
• Assistant Coach Toni Rubiella
• Goalkeeping Coach Roger Font
• Physiotherapist Sebastià Salas
• Club Doctor Josep A. Gutiérrez

Current squad

Squad for the 2020–21 season

Transfers

Transfers for the 2021–22 season

Notable former coaches

• Antonio Lázaro
• Josep Vilà
• Sergio Petit
• Miquel Roca
• Valero Rivera
• Xesco Espar
• Manolo Cadenas

Notable former players

Stadium information

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

References

External links

• Official website
• FCB Handbol on Facebook