Clube Balonmán Atlético Guardés, also known as Mecalia Atlético Guardés due to sponsorship reasons, is a professional handball club from A Guarda, in the province of Pontevedra, Spain. The club was founded in 1967 and plays actually in the División de Honor Femenina de Balonmano, the premier women's professional handball league in Spain.
Season to season SeasonTierDivisionPos.Notes2012–131 División de Honor 5th2013–141 División de Honor 4th 2014–151 División de Honor 3rd 2015–161 División de Honor 3rd 2016–171 División de Honor1stLeague champion2017–181 División de Honor 2nd 2018–191 División de Honor 3rd
History The club was promoted in 2012 to the División de Honor. In 2013–2014, the club played in their first continental competition, the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. In their first three participations, they were knocked out in Round 3. In 2016–2017, they reached quarterfinals in the EHF Challenge Cup, where they were beaten by Swedish H 65 Höör.
In 2016–2017 won their first Spanish Championship.
Trophies División de Honor (1): 2016–17 EHF European Cup (1): 2026 Copa de la Reina: Runner-up (1): 2022
European record
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate 2016–17 Challenge CupR3 HC Dnepryanka Kherson 33–22 30–18 63–401/8 Colégio de Gaia 30–26 32–22 62–481/4 H 65 Höör 21–24 24–29 45–53
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2026–27 season
Goalkeepers 01 Sabina Minguez 97 Ana Marin Wingers LW 04 África Sempere Herrera 38 Ania Ramos RW 09 Aintzane García 18 Carme Castro Line players 13 Maria Palomo 17 Cristina Cifuentes Bermejo 93 Noelia Solla
Back players LB 07 Blažka Hauptman 22 Daniela García 29 María Cobo CB 11 Cecilia Cacheda 14 Rosane Serrano 06 Silvia Leiras RB 15 Elena Martínez 23 Nerea Gil
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–2027
Joining
Leaving Amandine Balzinc (GK) (to BM Bera Bera)
Notable players
Vanesa Amorós Nuria Benzal Marisol Carratu Paula García Ávila Jennifer Gutiérrez Anna Manaut Carmen Martín Luciana Mendoza Haridian Rodríguez
References
External links
EHF Profil