Abanca Ademar León is a Spanish handball team based in León, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.
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History
Founded in 1956, Ademar León is the handball team of the city of León. Until 1975 it played in the provincial categories when not existing economic availability to be able to promotion. In that year the team promoted to 1ª División Nacional (being player of the team the currently chairman, Juan Arias). Its 6th place in 1995–96 allowed the club to play for the first time in its history a European competition (EHF City Cup). In 1996–97 Runner-up of Liga ASOBAL, and runner-up of ASOBAL Cup was able to proclaim itself, being third in the Copa del Rey and obtaining seat to play the EHF Champions League in the following season. In its home country, the club became champion a total of 1 time (2001) and won the Copa del Rey once (2002), the ASOBAL Cup twice (1999, 2009). The club won 2 international cups: EHF Cup Winner's Cup in 1999 and 2005.
Crest, colours, supporters
Sports Hall information
Name: – Palacio de los Deportes de León
City: – León
Capacity: – 5188
Address: – Av. del Ing. Sáenz de Miera, s/n, 24009, León, Spain
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2022–23 season
Technical staff
Head coach: Manolo Cadenas
Assistant coach: Luis Puertas Castrillo
Physiotherapist: Jorge Fernández Cabezón
Transfers
Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Trophies
Liga ASOBAL: 1
Winners: 2000–01.
Runners-up: 1996–97, 1998–99, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
Copa del Rey: 1
Winners: 2001–02.
Runners-up: 2009–10, 2020–21.
ASOBAL Cup: 2
Winners: 1998–99, 2008–09.
Runners-up: 1996–97, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2022–23.
Supercopa ASOBAL
Runners-up: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2021–22.
EHF Cup Winner's Cup: 2
Winners: 1998–99, 2004–05.
Runners-up: 2000–01, 2006–07.
European record
Cup Winners' Cup
From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup.
EHF ranking
As of 5/12/2025