The División de Honor Femenina 2011–12 was the 55th season of women's handball top flight in Spain since its establishment. Season began 10 September 2011 and finished 12 May 2012. in the Royal Spanish Handball Federation's website Fourteen teams took part in the competition, with BM Gijón, CB Kukullaga and CB Porriño replacing CP Goya Almería, CBF Monóvar and AD Sagardía.

SD Itxako won every match but one to lift its fourth championship in a row with a 5 points advantage over runner-up BM Bera Bera,Itxako wins the title again. Marca, 29/04/12 which also qualified for the Champions League.A dream come true. El Mundo Deportivo, 22/04/12 BM Sagunto, BM Alcobendas and CB Mar Alicante followed in European positions while newly promoted Gijón and Kukullaga were relegated as the two bottom teams.Kukullaga is relegated to División de Plata. El Mundo Deportivo, 13/05/12

Financial strain led to major changes following the end of the season. 4-times champion CBF Elda asked to be relegated to the third tier on 18 June,Elda Prestigio will play in Primera Nacional. Marca, 18/06/12 Itxako renounced to its place in the Champions League three days later,Itxako renounces to play the Champions League. Marca, 21/06/12 and Mar Alicante also renounced to its European place on 9 July.Mar Alicante renounces to its European place. Marca, 09/07/12 Two days later BM Murcia became the second team relegated for financial reasons. Murcia Todo Deporte, 11/07/12

Teams

Alcobendas Bera Bera Castro Urdiales Elche Elda Gijón Itxako Kukullaga León Mar Alicante Murcia Porriño Remudas Sagunto

Standings

TeamPWDLG+G−DifPts1Asfi Itxako 262501850537313 50 2Bera Bera 262213761567194 45 3Sagunto 26171872467648 35 4Alcobendas 26154770263369 34 5Mar Alicante 261601068262755 32 6Elche Mustang 26152970066139 32 7Ro'Casa (Remudas) 261123625655−30 24 8León 2610214646665−19 229Elda 269314661692−312110Porriño 268414559673−114 2011UCAM Murcia 268414586633−47 20 12Castro Urdiales266218589636−47 14 13Kukullaga 265120584801−217 1114Gijón 261223539752−213 4

EHF Champions League EHF Cup EHF Winners' Cup Relegated to División de Plata

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Team Goals GP 1 Lara GonzálezElche Mustang220258.8 2 Marta LópezHelvetia Alcobendas202267.77 3 Patricia AlonsoSagunto178257.12 4 Laura GinaUCAM Murcia144255.76 5 Mariya BoklashchukKukullaga139255.56 6 Alexandrina BarbosaAsfi Itxako139265.35 7 Patricia ElorzaPromociones Paraíso138265.31 8 Estela DoiroPorriño138226.27 9 Mireya GonzálezHelvetia Alcobendas135265.19 10 Isabel OrtuñoMar Alicante133235.78

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