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.

CB Atlético Guardés
Full nameClube Balonmán Mecalia Atlético Guardés
Founded1967
ArenaPabellón Municipal de A Sangriña
Head coachCristina Cabeza
LeagueDivisión de Honor
2022-20235th
Website
Official site

Season to season edit

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes
2012–13 1 División de Honor 5th
2013–14 1 División de Honor 4th
2014–15 1 División de Honor 3rd
2015–16 1 División de Honor 3rd
2016–17 1 División de Honor 1st League champion
2017–18 1 División de Honor 2nd
2018–19 1 División de Honor 3rd

History edit

The club was promoted in 2012 to the División de Honor. In 2013-2014, the club plays his first continental competition, the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. In three participations, they always stopped their campaign in Round 3. In 2016-2017, they reach quarterfinals in the EHF Challenge Cup, beaten by H 65 Höör.

In 2016-2017 won their first spanish championship.[1]

 
CB Atlético Guardés in the Copa de la Reina 2016

Trophies edit

Runner-up (1): 2022

European record edit

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2016-17 Challenge Cup R3   HC Dnepryanka Kherson 33–22 30–18 63–40
1/8   Colégio de Gaia 30–26 32–22 62–48
1/4   H 65 Höör 21–24 24–29 45–53

Team edit

Current squad edit

Squad for the 2023–24 season

Transfers edit

Transfers for the 2023-2024

Notable players edit

References edit

  1. ^ "El Mecalia Atlético Guardés gana su primer título de Liga". superdeporte.es. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

External links edit