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FC Barcelona-Cifec is a Spanish handball team based in Barcelona, Catalonia. Its plays in Liga ASOBAL.

FC Barcelona-Cifec

Club Name	FC Barcelona
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Founded	1942
Ground	Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Capacity	8,000
Chairman	Joan Laporta
Manager	Xesco Espar
League	Liga ASOBAL
Position 2005-06	1st
Kit Home	Kit Home

Contents 1 History 2 Trophies 3 Current squad 2006/07 4 Statistics 2005/06 5 Stadium information 6 Famous Coaches 7 Famous players 8 External links

The handball section was founded on November 29, 1942 during the presidency of Enrique Piñeyro . In the beginning handball was played with eleven players per team and did not have a specialized field to play. They used football fields until the late 50's, when they started to play, as in actual games, with seven players and a covered field.

In the early stages, competitions were dominated by other teams like Atletico de Madrid and Granollers, breaking their domination few times. Things changed radically with the arrival of one of the best coaches in handball history, Valero Rivera. With him, the team became virtually unbeatable in Spain and in Europe, winning a record of 62 trophies under his rule, including 5 consecutive European Cups.

• European Cup/Champions League: 7
  • 1990-91, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2004-05
• European Super Cup: 5
  • 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2003-04
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 5
  • 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1993-94, 1994-95
• European EHF Cup: 1
  • 2002-2003
• Liga ASOBAL: 20
  • 1952-53, 1957-58, 1962-63, 1968-69, 1972-73, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2002-03, 2005-06
• King's Cup: 15
  • 1968-69, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2003-04, 2006-07
• ASOBAL Cup: 5
  • 1994-95, 1995-96, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02
• Spanish Super-Cup: 12
  • 1986-87, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1993-94, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06
• Spanish Championship: 5
  • 1942-43, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1950-51
• Catalonian Championship: 4
  • 1949-50, 1956-57, 1959-60, 1968-69
• Catalonian League: 17
  • 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2003-04

1 Venio Losert 3 Jorge Maqueda 6 Juanín García 8 Víctor Tomás 9 Salvador Puig 10 Fernando Hernández 11 Jérôme Fernandez 12 Sergi Catarain 13 Gonzalo Caracuel 15 Cristian Ugalde

16 David Barrufet 17 Joan Cañellas 18 Iker Romero 19 László Nagy 20 Igor Vori 21 Jonas Larholm 22 Dragan Skrbic 23 Nenad Perunicic 24 Adria Figueras

ASOBAL League	Position	Pts	P	W	D	L	F	A
FC Barcelona-Cifec	1	56	30	28	0	2	919	747

• Goals:
  • Iker Romero Fernández - 161 goals
  • Juanin Garcia - 130 goals
  • Laszlo Nagy - 112 goals
• Catches:
  • Dejan Peric - 235 catches
  • David Barrufet Bofill - 205 catches

• Name: - Palau Blaugrana
• City: - Barcelona
• Capacity: - 8,250 people
• Address: - Av.Arístides Maillol, s/n

• Valero Rivera

• Enric Masip
• Iñaki Urdangarin
• David Barrufet
• Bogdan Wenta

• FCBarcelona.com - Official website
• Zona Barça

Liga ASOBAL 2006/07 clubs
Algeciras BM | CAI BM Aragón | BM Antequera | BM Ciudad Real | FC Barcelona-Cifec | Portland San Antonio | Ademar León | BM Valladolid | BM Altea | Fraikin Granollers | BM Torrevieja | Teka Cantabria | Keymare Almería | Darien Logroño | Bidasoa Irún | JD Arrate | edit