Club Balonmano Neptuno/Atlético de 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 de 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 de Madrid Alcobendas for two more seasons under the management of some stockholders before finally disappearing in 1994.
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. When they did so, fan associations in Ciudad Real created Club Balonmano Caserío Ciudad Real as a replacement.
In July 2013, the club announced the shutdown of BM Neptuno/Atletico de Madrid due to little financial support received from public and private entities. bmatleticodemadrid.com, July 9, 2013
Season by season SeasonTierDivisionPos.Notes2011–121 ASOBAL2nd2012–131 ASOBAL2ndDisbanded
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). 2012 Supercopa ASOBAL: Champions: (1). 2011–12 Runners-Up: (1). 2012–13 EHF Champions League Runners-Up: (1). 2011–12. IHF Super Globe: Champions: (1). 2012
Home arenas City Arena's name Term Madrid Palacio Vistalegre 2011–2013
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 Dujshebaev
References
External links
BM Atlético Madrid on Facebook