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BM Granollers

Club Balonmano Granollers, commonly known as BM Granollers, is a professional handball club based in Granollers, Spain.

BM Granollers
Full nameClub Balonmano Granollers
Nickname(s)Blanquiazules
Short nameBMG
Founded1944; 80 years ago (1944)
ArenaPalau d'Esports, Granollers
Capacity5,685
PresidentAlfred Serra
Head coachM: Antonio Rama
W: Dolo Martín
LeagueM: Liga ASOBAL
W: División de Honor
2021–22M: Liga ASOBAL, 2nd
W: División de Honor, 7th
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Home
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Website
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Location of Fraikin BM Granollers
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Location of Fraikin BM Granollers

History

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The club was founded in 1944 and it is one of the oldest and most successful Spanish handball clubs in terms of titles won. Since its inception, the club quickly got a great competitive level. BM Granollers has competed almost every season in the top league of Spanish handball (currently Liga ASOBAL). It became the first Spanish handball club taking part in a European competition in 1959. BM Granollers won the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 1976, so it became the first Spanish handball club winning a European title.

Thanks to this history, the city of Granollers hosted the handball matches at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. The Palau d'Esports, the current club's arena, was built for this event and subsequently has also hosted the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship and the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship.

One of the BM Granollers' landmarks is its commitment with young players formation. Many great handball players and team managers have been formed in BM Granollers youth academy (players such as Joan Cañellas, Antonio García, Enric Masip and Mateo Garralda; team managers such as Pep Vilà, Miquel Roca Mas, Sead Hasanefendić, Toni García and Carlos Viver). In recent years, moreover, BM Granollers has significantly increased the number of female teams in the youth academy. From the 2014–15 season, BM Granollers has become the only handball club in Spain with main male and female teams simultaneously in the top league of Spanish handball (Liga ASOBAL and División de Honor Femenina).

Men's handball team

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Crest, colours, supporters

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Kit manufacturers

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Period Kit manufacturer
2003 - 2008   Hummel
2008 - 2016   Kempa
2016 - present   Hummel

Kits

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Sports Hall information

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Home hall: Palau d'Esports

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2022–23 season[1]
  Fraikin BM Granollers

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Previous squads

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Honours

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Domestic and European competitions

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Winners (2): 1969–70, 1973–74

Season to season

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BM Granollers has been playing the top Spanish handball league since 1955, except on 1963–64 and 1964–65 seasons, when it resigned due to changes in the competition system and economic reasons.

European record

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Cup Winners' Cup

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From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup.

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1975–76
  Winners 		Round of 16   Västra Frölunda IF 23–19 20–15 43–34
Quarter-finals   AHC'31 Amsterdam 18–15 31–27 49–42
Semi-finals   Oppsal 13–13 15–13 28–26
Finals   Grün-Weiß Dankersen 26–24

EHF Cup and EHF European League

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Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1994–95
  Winners 		1/16   RK Vardar 34–23 31–35 65–58
1/8   Tatra Kopřivnice 20–13 30–19 50–32
1/4   CBM Alzira Avidesa 29–21 23–29 52–50
1/2   VfL Hameln 28–21 24–26 52–47
Finals   Polyot Chelyabinsk 23–21 26–24 49–45
1995–96
  Winners 		1/16   Śląsk Wrocław 25–10 22–16 47–26
1/8   GAS Archelaos Katerinis 39–17 35–17 74–34
1/4   Budapesti Elektromos SE 26–20 17–21 43–41
1/2   SG Flensburg-Handewitt 25–17 22–27 47–44
Finals   HC Donbas Donetsk 28–18 28–27 56–45

EHF ranking

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As of 12/10/2022[2]
Rank Team Points
47   Nærbø IL 103
48   HT Tatran Prešov 101
49   Balatonfüredi KSE 101
50   Fraikin BM Granollers 100
51   TTH Holstebro 100
52   HC Dukla Prague 100
53   Alpla HC Hard 98

Former club members

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Notable former players

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Former coaches

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Seasons Coach Country
1952–1970 Pep Vilà  
1970–1974 Miquel Roca Mas  
1974–1980 Joaquín Crespo "Quini"  
1980–1984 Ferran Raga  
1984–1989 Emilio Alonso Río  
1989–1992 Josep Maria Guiteras  
1992–1997 Manuel Montoya  
1997–1998 José Luis Villanueva López  
1998–1999 Josep Maria Guiteras  
1999–2000 Jaume Puig  
2000–2002 Sead Hasanefendić  
2002–2008 Manuel Montoya  
2008–2010 Lorenzo Rueda  
2010–2012 Manolo Cadenas Montañés  
2012–2014 Toni Garcia Guerrero  
2014–2017 Carlos Viver  
2017– Antonio Rama  

Women's handball team

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Honours

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Domestic competition

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  • 7 Catalan Champions Trophy: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • 1 Spanish Championship (División de Honor Plata): 2013–14

Season to season

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BM Granollers has been playing the top Spanish handball league since 2014.

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2020–21 season
Num Name Age Height Country Position
16 Marta Mera 20 1.71   Goalkeeper
13 Giulia Guarieiro 24 1.78   Left back
8 Mireia Torras 24 1.65   Central back
98 Martina Capdevila 21 1.75   Central back
99 Carmen Prelchi 21 1.71   Pivot
10 Lora Sarandeva 22 1.76   Left back
7 Elene Vázquez 20 1.77   Left back
1 Nicole Wiggins 20 1.72   Goalkeeper
28 Jana Castañera 19 1.68   Left wing
14 Ona Vegué 23 1.67   Left wing
23 Ana González 22 1.67   Right wing
51 Janna Sobrepera 20 1.72   Left back
9 Lea Kofler 19 1.71   Left back

Technical staff:

  •   Robert Cuesta | Head coach
  •   Jessica Bonilla | Assistant manager
  •   Antonio Romero | Team liaison
  •   Joan Vives Turcó | Doctor

References

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  1. ^ "Fraikin BM. Granollers - Players, Team & Season Info | EHF".
  2. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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