Liga ASOBAL 2011–12
| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Barcelona Intersport |
| Relegated | Maygar Antequera & Alser Puerto Sagunto |
| EHF Champions League | FC Barcelona Intersport, Atlético Madrid & Reale Ademar Léon |
| EHF Cup | Cuatro Rayas Valladolid & Caja3 Aragón |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 13,534 (56.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jorge Luis Paván, 182 |
| Biggest home win | FC Barcelona Intersport 44–22 Antequera |
| Biggest away win | Quabit Guadalajara 23–39 Atlético Madrid |
| Highest scoring | Naturhouse La Rioja 38–34 Huesca |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → | |
The Liga ASOBAL 2011–12 was the 22nd season since its establishment. Barcelona Intersport are the defending champions. The campaign began on Friday, 9 September 2011. The last matchday was played on Saturday, 2 June 2012. A total of 16 teams contested the league, 14 of which had already contested in the 2010–11 season, and two of which were promoted from the División de Plata 2010–11.
Barcelona Borges won their eleventh ASOBAL title.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 2010–11 División de Plata
Teams relegated to 2011–12 División de Plata
Teams dissolved
Teams
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vistalegre | 15,000 |
| Antequera | Antequera | Fernando Argüelles | 2,575 |
| Anaitasuna | Pamplona | Anaitasuna | 3,000 |
| Aragón | Zaragoza | Príncipe Felipe | 12,000 |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Palau Blaugrana | 8,250 |
| Ciudad Encantada | Cuenca | El Sargal | 1,900 |
| Granollers | Granollers | Palau D'Esports | 6,500 |
| Huesca | Huesca | Palacio de Deportes | 5,000 |
| Puerto Sagunto | Sagunto | Pabellón Municipal | 1,500 |
| Naturhouse La Rioja | Logroño | Palacio de los Deportes | 3,851 |
| Quabit Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Multiusos de Guadalajara | 5,894 |
| Valladolid | Valladolid | Huerta del Rey | 3,500 |
| San Antonio | Pamplona | Pabellón Universitario | 3,000 |
| Ademar León | León, Spain | Palacio Municipal | 6,000 |
| Academia Octavio | Vigo | As Travesas | 5,000 |
| Torrevieja | Torrevieja | Palacio de los Deportes | 4,500 |
League table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 30 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1012 | 752 | 260 | 58 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1047 | 771 | 276 | 57 |
| 3 | Ademar León | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 906 | 796 | 110 | 44 |
| 4 | Valladolid | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 855 | 779 | 76 | 43 |
| 5 | Aragón | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 882 | 861 | 21 | 32 |
| 6 | Ciudad Encantada | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 808 | 874 | −66 | 31 |
| 7 | Naturhouse La Rioja | 30 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 820 | 837 | −17 | 28 |
| 8 | Fraikin Granollers | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 785 | 802 | −17 | 26 |
| 9 | Torrevieja | 30 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 819 | 842 | −23 | 25 |
| 10 | AMAYA Sport S.A. | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 864 | 888 | −24 | 24 |
| 11 | Huesca | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 827 | 914 | −87 | 22 |
| 12 | Helvetia Anaitasuna | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 781 | 881 | −100 | 22 |
| 13 | Academia Octavio | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 800 | 893 | −93 | 20 |
| 14 | Quabit Guadalajara | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 787 | 871 | −84 | 18 |
| 15 | Maygar Antequera | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 783 | 892 | −109 | 17 |
| 16 | Alser Puerto Sagunto | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 758 | 881 | −123 | 11 |
| EHF Champions League | |
| EHF Cup | |
| Relegated to División de Plata |
- Cuatro Rayas Valladolid declined to play in EHF Cup due to financial reasons.[1]
- San Antonio gave up to play in Liga ASOBAL due to financial reasons.[2]
- Torrevieja gave up to play in Liga ASOBAL due to financial reasons.[3]
- Alser Puerto Sagunto, although was finished in 16th position on standings and was relegated, their status as Liga ASOBAL team was re-established due to vacant seats.[4]
| 2011–12 Liga ASOBAL winners |
|---|
 Barcelona Borges Eleventh title |
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | GP | GPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jorge Paván
|
Ciudad Encantada | 182 | 29 | 6.28 |
| 2 |  Kiril Lazarov
|
Atlético Madrid | 155 | 29 | 5.34 |
| 3 |  Ángel Pérez
|
Ciudad Encantada | 148 | 29 | 5.10 |
| 4 |  Martin Straňovský
|
Reale Ademar León | 144 | 28 | 5.14 |
| 5 |  Siarhei Rutenka
|
FC Barcelona Intersport | 136 | 27 | 5.04 |
Top goalkeepers
| Rank | Name | Team | Saves | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Manuel Sierra
|
Cuatro Rayas Valladolid | 392 | 1016 | 38.58% |
| 2 |  Richard Kappelin
|
Ciudad Encantada | 331 | 977 | 33.88% |
| 3 |  Dimitrije Pejanović
|
Torrevieja | 312 | 894 | 34.90% |
| 4 | Javier Díaz
|
Academia Octavio | 302 | 1052 | 28.71% |
| 5 | Gonzalo Pérez
|
Fraikin Granollers | 297 | 917 | 32.39% |
See also
References
- ^ Valladolid renuncia a disputar competición europea por motivos económicos Archived 2013-06-16 at the Wayback Machine elcorreo.com, 5 July 2012
- ^ El San Antonio renuncia a la Asobal por falta de patrocinio elmundo.es, July 19, 2012
- ^ BM. Torrevieja renuncia a la plaza en ASOBAL asobal.es, 3 July 2012
- ^ Alser Puerto Sagunto solicita formalmente la inscripción en Asobal compuertosagunto.com, 5 July 2012