The Liga ASOBAL 2011–12 was the 22nd season since its establishment. Barcelona Intersport are the defending champions. The campaign began on Friday, 9 September 2011. The last matchday was played on Saturday, 2 June 2012. A total of 16 teams contested the league, 14 of which had already contested in the 2010–11 season, and two of which were promoted from the División de Plata 2010–11.
| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Barcelona Intersport |
| Relegated | Maygar Antequera & Alser Puerto Sagunto |
| EHF Champions League | FC Barcelona Intersport, Atlético Madrid & Reale Ademar Léon |
| EHF Cup | Cuatro Rayas Valladolid & Caja3 Aragón |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 13,534 (56.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jorge Luis Paván, 182 |
| Biggest home win | FC Barcelona Intersport 44–22 Antequera |
| Biggest away win | Quabit Guadalajara 23–39 Atlético Madrid |
| Highest scoring | Naturhouse La Rioja 38–34 Huesca |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → | |
Barcelona Borges won their eleventh ASOBAL title.
Promotion and relegation
editTeams promoted from 2010–11 División de Plata
Teams relegated to 2011–12 División de Plata
Teams dissolved
Teams
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Location of teams in the 2011–12 Liga ASOBAL
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vistalegre | 15,000 |
| Antequera | Antequera | Fernando Argüelles | 2,575 |
| Anaitasuna | Pamplona | Anaitasuna | 3,000 |
| Aragón | Zaragoza | Príncipe Felipe | 12,000 |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Palau Blaugrana | 8,250 |
| Ciudad Encantada | Cuenca | El Sargal | 1,900 |
| Granollers | Granollers | Palau D'Esports | 6,500 |
| Huesca | Huesca | Palacio de Deportes | 5,000 |
| Puerto Sagunto | Sagunto | Pabellón Municipal | 1,500 |
| Naturhouse La Rioja | Logroño | Palacio de los Deportes | 3,851 |
| Quabit Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Multiusos de Guadalajara | 5,894 |
| Valladolid | Valladolid | Huerta del Rey | 3,500 |
| San Antonio | Pamplona | Pabellón Universitario | 3,000 |
| Ademar León | León, Spain | Palacio Municipal | 6,000 |
| Academia Octavio | Vigo | As Travesas | 5,000 |
| Torrevieja | Torrevieja | Palacio de los Deportes | 4,500 |
League table
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 30 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1012 | 752 | 260 | 58 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1047 | 771 | 276 | 57 |
| 3 | Ademar León | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 906 | 796 | 110 | 44 |
| 4 | Valladolid | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 855 | 779 | 76 | 43 |
| 5 | Aragón | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 882 | 861 | 21 | 32 |
| 6 | Ciudad Encantada | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 808 | 874 | −66 | 31 |
| 7 | Naturhouse La Rioja | 30 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 820 | 837 | −17 | 28 |
| 8 | Fraikin Granollers | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 785 | 802 | −17 | 26 |
| 9 | Torrevieja | 30 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 819 | 842 | −23 | 25 |
| 10 | AMAYA Sport S.A. | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 864 | 888 | −24 | 24 |
| 11 | Huesca | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 827 | 914 | −87 | 22 |
| 12 | Helvetia Anaitasuna | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 781 | 881 | −100 | 22 |
| 13 | Academia Octavio | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 800 | 893 | −93 | 20 |
| 14 | Quabit Guadalajara | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 787 | 871 | −84 | 18 |
| 15 | Maygar Antequera | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 783 | 892 | −109 | 17 |
| 16 | Alser Puerto Sagunto | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 758 | 881 | −123 | 11 |
| EHF Champions League | |
| EHF Cup | |
| Relegated to División de Plata |
- Cuatro Rayas Valladolid declined to play in EHF Cup due to financial reasons.[1]
- San Antonio gave up to play in Liga ASOBAL due to financial reasons.[2]
- Torrevieja gave up to play in Liga ASOBAL due to financial reasons.[3]
- Alser Puerto Sagunto, although was finished in 16th position on standings and was relegated, their status as Liga ASOBAL team was re-established due to vacant seats.[4]
| 2011–12 Liga ASOBAL winners |
|---|
 Barcelona Borges Eleventh title |
Statistics
editTop goalscorers
edit| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | GP | GPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jorge Paván
|
Ciudad Encantada | 182 | 29 | 6.28 |
| 2 |  Kiril Lazarov
|
Atlético Madrid | 155 | 29 | 5.34 |
| 3 |  Ángel Pérez
|
Ciudad Encantada | 148 | 29 | 5.10 |
| 4 |  Martin Straňovský
|
Reale Ademar León | 144 | 28 | 5.14 |
| 5 |  Siarhei Rutenka
|
FC Barcelona Intersport | 136 | 27 | 5.04 |
Top goalkeepers
edit| Rank | Name | Team | Saves | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Manuel Sierra
|
Cuatro Rayas Valladolid | 392 | 1016 | 38.58% |
| 2 |  Richard Kappelin
|
Ciudad Encantada | 331 | 977 | 33.88% |
| 3 |  Dimitrije Pejanović
|
Torrevieja | 312 | 894 | 34.90% |
| 4 | Javier Díaz
|
Academia Octavio | 302 | 1052 | 28.71% |
| 5 | Gonzalo Pérez
|
Fraikin Granollers | 297 | 917 | 32.39% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Valladolid renuncia a disputar competición europea por motivos económicos Archived 2013-06-16 at the Wayback Machine elcorreo.com, 5 July 2012
- ^ El San Antonio renuncia a la Asobal por falta de patrocinio elmundo.es, July 19, 2012
- ^ BM. Torrevieja renuncia a la plaza en ASOBAL asobal.es, 3 July 2012
- ^ Alser Puerto Sagunto solicita formalmente la inscripción en Asobal compuertosagunto.com, 5 July 2012