Teams
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HB Sant Joan Despi - Dames
BM Bolanos - Dames
BM Sanse - Dames
Sant Vicenc - Dames
BM Benidorm - Dames
BM Getasur - Dames
Hand Vall - Dames
UCAM Murcia - Dames
Mislata - Dames
Atletico Basauri - Dames
BM Leganes - Dames
Adesal Cordoba - Dames
Pozuelo de Calatrava - Dames
BM La Roca - Dames
BM Base Villaverde - Dames
Malaga Norte - Dames
Oviedo BM Women
BM Palencia - Dames
Sant Quirze - Dames
Sporting La Rioja - Dames
Fuengirola - Dames
BM Gijon - Dames
Lanzarote Zonzamas - Dames
UB Lavadores - Dames
Salud Tenerife - Dames
Urci Almeria - Dames
BM Castellon - Dames
C.LE.BA. Leon - Dames
Elda Prestigio - Dames
SAR Rodavigo - Dames
BM Granollers Atletic - Dames
Ermuko - Dames
San Adrian - Dames
Palautordera-Salicru - Dames
Fuengirola El Coto - Dames
BM Morvedre - Dames
Castro Urdiales Women
Agustinos Alicante - Dames
CB Tejina Tenerife Women
Canyamelar Valencia Women
Getasur Women
Juan Toledo Lanzarote Women
CBF Elda Women
Vicar Goya Women
Rocasa - Dames
El Pendo Camargo Women
BMC Liberbank Gijon Women
Kukullaga Etxebarri Women
Alcobendas Women
Zuazo Barkaldo - Dames
Wikipedia - División de Honor Femenina de Balonmano
División de Honor Femenina de Balonmano or Liga Guerreras Iberdrola after sponsorship of Iberdrola, is the premier women's professional handball league in Spain. It is administered by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation (RFEBM). 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, 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).
Super Amara Bera Bera is the defending champion.
History
The championship was founded in 1953, though it was cancelled in 1955 before it was resumed in 1961. Balonmano Sagunto, formerly known as Medina/Íber/Mar Valencia is the championship's most successful club with 27 titles, having dominated the competition throughout the 1980s and most of the 1990s, while SD Itxako has become its major team in recent years, ending the hegemony of Valencian clubs for the past three decades.
The Spanish leading teams have been fairly successful in international competitions since the 1990s. Mar Valencia won the 1997 Champions League and the 2000 Cup Winners' Cup, while CB Amadeo Tortajada and SD Itxako have won the EHF Cup. In 2011 Itxako and CB Mar Alicante reached the final of the Champions League and the Cup Winners' Cup respectively.
It changed its official name before 2011–12 season to División de Honor Femenina de Balonmano. It was called Liga ABF between 2003 and 2011.