Club Balonmano Neptuno/Atlético Madrid was a Spanish professional handball team based in Madrid, Spain. Part of the Atlético Madrid sports organization. They played two seasons in the Liga ASOBAL and their home court was the Palacio Vistalegre.

History

Balonmano Atlético Madrid was created in the early 1950s, it won 11 Spanish Leagues and 10 Spanish Cups between 1952 and 1987, and reached the final of the 1984–85 European Cup and the 1986–87 EHF Cup; they lost both to, respectively, Metaloplastika Sabac and Granitas Kaunas. Jesús Gil disbanded the team in 1992, but it still competed as Atlético Madrid Alcobendas for two more seasons under the management of some stockholders before finally disappearing in 1994.

BM Neptuno

Los Colchoneros welcomed handball back into their organization in 2011, formally known as BM Ciudad Real, which folded and relocated to Madrid for financial reasons. The new team started off quite successfully, beating FC Barcelona Handbol 33–26 in the Supercup match in August 2011.

BM Neptuno

In July 2013, the club announced the shutdown of BM Neptuno/Atletico Madrid due to little financial support received from public and private entities.

BM Neptuno

Season by season

2 seasons in Liga ASOBAL

Trophies

Liga ASOBAL: Runners-Up: (2). 2011–12, 2012–13. Copa del Rey: Champions: (2). 2012, 2013 Copa ASOBAL: Runners-Up: (1). 2013 Supercopa ASOBAL: Champions: (1). 2011 Runners-Up: (1). 2012 EHF Champions League Runners-Up: (1). 2011–12. IHF Super Globe: Champions: (1). 2012

Home arenas

Notable players

Isaías Guardiola (2011–2012) JJ Hombrados Julen Aguinagalde Jonas Källman David Davis Roberto García Xavier Barachet Joan Cañellas Mariusz Jurkiewicz Jakov Gojun Ivano Balić Kiril Lazarov Ólafur Stefánsson

Notable coaches

Talant Duyshebaev

External links

BM Atletico Madrid Website

RFEBM profile

BM Atlético Madrid on Facebook

References

2011 establishments in the Community of Madrid

2013 disestablishments in the Community of Madrid

Defunct handball clubs

Handball clubs in Spain

Handball clubs established in 2011

Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 2013

Sports clubs and teams in Madrid