CB Ciudad de Logroño

CB Ciudad de Logroño
Full nameClub Balonmano Ciudad de Logroño
Founded2003
ArenaPalacio de los Deportes de La Rioja, Logroño
Capacity3,809
PresidentSegundo José Viguera
Head coachMiguel Ángel Velasco
LeagueLiga ASOBAL
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CB Ciudad de Logroño is a team of handball based in Logroño, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.

Logroño
Location of BM Logrono La Rioja

History

The club was founded in 2003. Since 2006, it has been playing in the Spanish first division, the Liga ASOBAL. In the 2008/09 season, the team took 7th place, so it was able to start in the international field for the first time: the EHF Cup. In the 2012/13 first-class season, the team took 3rd place in the league and was thus allowed to start in the EHF Champions League for the first time.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name Period
Darien Logroño 2003–2006
Naturhouse La Rioja 2006–2017
CBM La Rioja 2017–2018
BM Logroño La Rioja 2018–present

Kits

Sports Hall information

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season[1]
BM Logrono La Rioja

Technical staff

  • Head Coach: Miguel Ángel Velasco
  • Assistant Coach: José Ignacio Martínez Castillejo

Transfers

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Previous squads

Retired numbers

BM Logrono La Rioja retired numbers
Nationality Player Position Tenure
12 Gurutz Aguinagalde Goalkeeper 2005–2018
17 Rubén Garabaya Line Player 2010–2018

Honours

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes
2003–04 3 1ª Nacional 1st Promoted
2004–05 2 Honor B 7th
2005–06 2 Honor B 2nd Promoted
2006–07 1 ASOBAL 14th
2007–08 1 ASOBAL 12th
2008–09 1 ASOBAL 7th
2009–10 1 ASOBAL 5th
2010–11 1 ASOBAL 9th
2011–12 1 ASOBAL 7th
2012–13 1 ASOBAL 3rd
2013–14 1 ASOBAL 2nd
2014–15 1 ASOBAL 2nd
2015–16 1 ASOBAL 2nd
2016–17 1 ASOBAL 3rd

European record

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2012–13 EHF Cup Round 3 Vojvodina 28–19 22–26 50–45
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2013–14 EHF Champions League Group Stage HSV Hamburg 24–33 27–34 5th place
Flensburg 32–32 25–37
Gorenje 34–31 28–33
Aalborg 25–23 24–28
HK Drott 38–34 35–35
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2014–15 EHF Champions League Group Stage THW Kiel 30–34 32–34 4th place
Paris Saint-Germain 35–32 25–32
Zagreb 22–21 30–31
HC Meshkov Brest 39–31 33–33
Metalurg Skopje 31–26 28–29
Last 16 MKB Veszprém 22–31 31–37 54–68
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2015–16 EHF Champions League Group Stage HC Meshkov Brest 28–32 33–31 2nd place
FC Porto 30–23 31–35
RK Vojvodina 31–22 31–26
HT Tatran Prešov 37–29 21–19
Chekhovskiye Medvedi 30–26 26–27
PO HC Motor Zaporizhzhia 30–31 37–39 67–70
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2016–17 EHF Champions League Group Stage Montpellier 31–30 27–37 2nd place
Elverum Håndball 32–27 28–21
Metalurg Skopje 31–25 23–24
HT Tatran Prešov 33–27 27–30
Chekhovskiye Medvedi 34–37 28–28
PO HBC Nantes 25–31 31–37 56–68

EHF ranking

As of 14 December 2022[2]
Rank Team Points
37 IK Sävehof 143
38 CS Minaur Baia Mare 140
39 IFK Kristianstad 137
40 BM Logrono La Rioja 133
41 Nærbø IL 133
42 AEK Athens 132
43 Chekhovskiye Medvedi 128

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

Seasons Coach Country
2007–2018 Jota González
2018– Miguel Ángel Velasco

References

  1. ^ "BM Logroño la Rioja – Players, Team & Season Info | EHF".
  2. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".