2017–18 División de Honor Femenina de Balonmano

The División de Honor Femenina 2017–18, or Liga Guerreras Iberdrola 2017-18 after sponsorship of Iberdrola, was the 61st season of women's handball top flight in Spain since its establishment. Bera Bera won his fifth title. The season began on 6 September, 2017 and the last matchday was played on 26 May, 2018. A total of 14 teams took part the league, 12 of which had already contested in the 2016–17 season, and two of which were promoted from the División de Plata 2016–17.

División de Honor
Season2017–18
ChampionsBera Bera
RelegatedCastellón & Base Villaverde
EHF Champions LeagueBera Bera
EHF CupAtlético Guardés
EHF Challenge CupRocasa G.C. ACE, Mavi Nuevas Tecnologías
Top goalscorerMaría Prieto O'Mullony, 228

Atlético Guardés won the championship with the same points as the 2nd team in the standings, Mecalia Atlético Guardés.[1] Further, regarding to European competitions for 2018–19 season; Bera Bera qualified to EHF Champions League, Atlético Guardés qualified to EHF Cup and Rocasa G.C. and Mavi Nuevas Tecnologías to EHF Challenge Cup.

Promotion and relegation

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Teams promoted from 2016–17 División de Plata

Teams relegated to 2018–19 División de Plata

Teams

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Bera Bera
 
ANTS:BFIT
 
Atl. Guardés
 
Porriño
 
Elche Mustang
 
Aula
 
Zuazo
 
Canyamelar Valencia
 
Castellón
 
Base Villaverde
 
Mavi Nuevas Tecnologías
 
Granollers
 
Málaga Costa Sol
2017–18 División de Honor teams
 
 
Rocasa G.C. ACE
Canary Islands
Team City Stadium Capacity
Mecalia Atl. Guardés A Guarda A Sangriña 1,500
Súper Amara Bera Bera San Sebastián Bidebieta 1,000
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE Telde Antonio Moreno 800
Rincón Fertilidad Málaga Málaga Carranque 1,500
Hotel Gran Bilbao-Prosetecnisa Zuazo Barakaldo Lasesarre 2,576
Aula Alimentos de Valladolid Valladolid Huerta del Rey 3,500
Godoy Maceira Porriño O Porriño Polideportivo Municipal 1,600
Canyamelar Valencia Valencia El Cabanyal 1,200
Elche Mustang Elche Poliesportiu de Carrús 800
KH-7 Granollers Granollers Palau d'Esports 5,685
Mavi Nuevas Tecnologías Gijón La Arena 1,500
Base Villaverde Madrid Plata y Castañar 1,100
ANTS:BFIT-MuchoTicket Santa Eulària des Riu Pavelló de Santa Eulària 700
BM Castellón Castellón de la Plana Fernando Úbeda Mir 600

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Super Amara Bera Bera 26 23 0 3 767 597 +170 46 Champions and Qualified to EHF Champions League
2 Mecalia Atl. Guardés 26 23 0 3 806 617 +189 46 Qualified to EHF Cup
3 Rocasa G.C. ACE 26 19 1 6 773 637 +136 39 Qualified to EHF Challenge Cup
4 Mavi Nuevas Tecnologías[a] 26 17 1 8 683 583 +100 35
5 Aula Alimentos de Valladolid 26 17 1 8 714 621 +93 35
6 Rincón Fertilidad Málaga 26 17 0 9 659 597 +62 34
7 Hotel Gran Bilbao-Prosetecnisa Zuazo 26 13 3 10 723 711 +12 29
8 KH-7 Granollers 26 12 2 12 715 658 +57 26
9 Godoy Maceira Porriño 26 10 1 15 638 692 −54 21
10 ANTS:BFIT-MuchoTicket[b] 26 8 2 16 658 700 −42 18 Relegation to División de Plata
11 Elche Mustang 26 8 0 18 600 679 −79 16
12 Canyamelar Valencia 26 4 3 19 626 715 −89 11
13 BM Castellón[c] 26 4 0 22 569 801 −232 8
14 Base Villaverde 26 0 0 26 607 930 −323 0 Relegation to División de Plata
Source: División de Honor and rfebm.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Mavi Nuevas Tecnologías resigned to play the EHF Challenge Cup.
  2. ^ ANTS:BFIT-MuchoTicket resigned to its place in the league after the end of the season, being this one given to BM Castellón.
  3. ^ BM Castellón avoided relegation after the resignation of ANTS:BFIT-MuchoTicket.
2017–18 División de Honor Femenina winners
 
Super Amara Bera Bera
Fifth title

Top goalscorers

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Rank Name Team Goals GP GPG
1   María Prieto O'Mullony Aula Alimentos de Valladolid 228 26 8.77
2   Ivet Musons Elche Mustang 158 26 6.08
3   Carmen Campos ANTS:BFIT-MuchoTicket 153 25 6.12
4   Haridian Rodríguez Rocasa G.C. ACE 141 26 5.42
5   Sara Gil de la Vega Godoy Maceira Porriño 138 21 6.57
6   Judith Vizuete KH-7 Granollers 135 26 5.19
7   Tilda Matthijs KH-7 Granollers 133 26 5.12
8   Noelia López BM Castellón 132 26 5.08
9   Soraia Lopes Mavi Nuevas Tecnologías 123 26 4.73
10   María Luján Hotel Gran Bilbao-Prosetecnisa Zuazo 122 25 4.88

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Melero, Germán (26 May 2018). "24-28: El Bera Bera conquista su quinta liga". Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. ^ Full goalscorers list at rfebm.com
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