BM La Calzada
Spanish handball club
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Club Balonmano La Calzada, also known as Motive.co Gijón for sponsorship reasons, is a women's handball team based in Gijón, Asturias which currently plays in División de Honor Femenina de Balonmano, the top tier in the Spanish league system.
FullnameClub Balonmano La Calzada
FoundedOctober 18, 1995
Capacity1,200
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| Full name | Club Balonmano La Calzada | ||
| Founded | October 18, 1995 | ||
| Arena | La Arena, Gijón, Asturias, Spain | ||
| Capacity | 1,200 | ||
| President | Manuela Fernández | ||
| Head coach | Guillermo Algorri | ||
| League | División de Honor | ||
| 2022-23 | 8th | ||
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History
BM La Calzada was founded on 18 October 1995 after the merge of local teams Club Balonmano Riscar and Asociación Deportiva Balonmano La Calzada.[1]
In 2016, the club promoted for the first time to División de Honor[2] and in 2018, the club won its first Copa de la Reina.[3]
Season by season
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Copa de la Reina |
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| 2015–16 | 2 | Div. Plata | 1st | |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Div. Honor | 11th | Second round |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Div. Honor | 4th | Champion |
| 2018–19 | 1 | Div. Honor | 5th | Semifinalist |
| 2019–20 | 1 | Div. Honor | 4th | Suspended |
Trophies
- Copa de la Reina: (1)
- 2017–18
Current squad
- Squad for the 2023–24 season
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