BM La Calzada
| Motive.co Gijón | |||
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| Full name | Club Balonmano La Calzada | ||
| Founded | October 18, 1995 | ||
| Arena | La Arena, Gijón, Asturias, Spain | ||
| Capacity | 1,200 | ||
| President | Manuela Fernández | ||
| Head coach | Guillermo Algorri | ||
| League | División de Honor | ||
| 2022-23 | 8th | ||
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Club Balonmano La Calzada, also known as Motive.co Gijón for sponsorship reasons, is a women's handball team based in Gijón, Asturias which currently plays in División de Honor Femenina de Balonmano, the top tier in the Spanish league system.
History[edit]
BM La Calzada was founded on 18 October 1995 after the merge of local teams Club Balonmano Riscar and Asociación Deportiva Balonmano La Calzada.[1]
In 2016, the club promoted for the first time to División de Honor[2] and in 2018, the club won its first Copa de la Reina.[3]
Season by season[edit]
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Copa de la Reina |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | 2 | Div. Plata | 1st | |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Div. Honor | 11th | Second round |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Div. Honor | 4th | Champion |
| 2018–19 | 1 | Div. Honor | 5th | Semifinalist |
| 2019–20 | 1 | Div. Honor | 4th | Suspended |
Trophies[edit]
- Copa de la Reina: (1)
- 2017–18
Current squad[edit]
- Squad for the 2023–24 season
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Notable players[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Club Balonmano La Calzada". Archived from the original on 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- ^ "El Mavi Nuevas Tecnologías La Calzada asciende a la élite como campeón en Logroño" [Mavi Nuevas Tecnologías La Calzada promotes to the elite as champion in Logroño] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Mavi Nuevas Tecnologías, campeón de la Copa de la Reina tras doblegar al Amara (20-17)" [Mavi Nuevas Tecnologías, champion of the Copa de la Reina after defeating Amara (20–17)] (in Spanish). Diario Sur. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Spanish)