Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga (handball)

Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga is a handball team in Gijón, Asturias. Spain, that plays in División de Plata, the second tier in the Spanish handball.

Grupo Covadonga
Full nameReal Grupo de Cultura Covadonga
ArenaPolideportivo Braulio García,
Gijón, Asturias, Spain
Capacity1,331
PresidentEnrique Tamargo
Head coachChechu Villaldea
LeagueDivisión de Plata
2014–152nd (1ª Estatal – Group B)
Home
Away

History

Grupo Covadonga played the top league from the 1976–77 to the 1979–80, after winning the promotion playoff to BM Gavà on May 10, 1976.[1] Years later, in 2001, it achieved a vacant berth in the División de Plata, second tier, and was very close to promote to Liga ASOBAL. After several tries, Grupo Covadonga decreased its level and was relegated to Primera Nacional.

In 2015, despite failing for the second time in a row to promote, Grupo Covadonga returned to División de Plata after taking the spot of the reserve team of BM Granollers.[2] Three years later, the club resigned and sold its place to BM Villa de Aranda.

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes Copa del Rey
1976–77 1 Div. Honor 7th Round of 16
1977–78 1 Div. Honor 6th Quarterfinalist
1978–79 1 Div. Honor 8th Quarterfinalist
1979–80 1 Div. Honor 12th Relegated
1980–81 2 1ª Nacional 3rd
1981–82 2 1ª Nacional 5th
1982–83 2 1ª Nacional
1983–84 2 1ª Nacional 4th
1984–85 2 1ª Nacional 11th
1991–92 3 2ª Estatal 2nd
1992–93 3 2ª Estatal 1st
1993–94 3 2ª Estatal 1st
1994–95 4 2ª Estatal 2nd
1995–96 4 2ª Estatal 3rd
1996–97 4 2ª Estatal 1st Promoted
1997–98 3 1ª Estatal 9th
1998–99 3 1ª Estatal 10th
1999–00 3 1ª Estatal 11th
2000–01 3 1ª Estatal 12th
Season Tier Division Pos. Notes Copa del Rey
2001–02 2 Honor B 6th
2002–03 2 Honor B 4th
2003–04 2 Honor B 3rd
2004–05 2 Honor B 5th
2005–06 2 Honor B 10th
2006–07 2 Honor B 14th
2007–08 2 Honor B 15th Relegated
2008–09 3 1ª Estatal 13th
2009–10 3 1ª Estatal 14th Relegated
2010–11 4 2ª Estatal 1st
2011–12 4 2ª Estatal 1st Promoted
2012–13 3 1ª Estatal 4th
2013–14 3 1ª Estatal 1st
2014–15 3 1ª Estatal 2nd
2015–16 2 Plata 9th First round
2016–17 2 Plata 7th First round
2017–18 2 Plata 9th First round
2018–19 3 1ª Nacional 6th

Notable players

References

  1. El C. Covadonga, a la División de Honor; El País, 11 May 1976 (in Spanish)
  2. "La Federación admite al Grupo en Plata" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 27 June 2015.
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