BM Granollers
Full nameClub Balonmano Granollers
Nickname(s)Blanquiazules
Short nameBMG
Founded1944 (1944)
ArenaPalau d'Esports, Granollers
Capacity5,685
PresidentAlfred Serra
Head coachM: Antonio Rama
W: Dolo Martín
LeagueM: Liga ASOBAL
W: División de Honor
2021–22M: Liga ASOBAL, 2nd
W: División de Honor, 7th
Club colours   
Team colours
Team colours
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Home
Team colours
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Away
Website
Official site

Club Balonmano Granollers, commonly known as BM Granollers, is a professional handball club based in Granollers, Spain.

Location of Fraikin BM Granollers
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Location of Fraikin BM Granollers

History

The club was founded in 1944 and it is one of the oldest and most successful Spanish handball clubs in terms of titles won. Since its inception, the club quickly got a great competitive level. BM Granollers has competed almost every season in the top league of Spanish handball (currently Liga ASOBAL). It became the first Spanish handball club taking part in a European competition in 1959. BM Granollers won the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 1976, so it became the first Spanish handball club winning a European title.

Thanks to this history, the city of Granollers hosted the handball matches at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. The Palau d'Esports, the current club's arena, was built for this event and subsequently has also hosted the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship and the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship.

One of the BM Granollers' landmarks is its commitment with young players formation. Many great handball players and team managers have been formed in BM Granollers youth academy (players such as Joan Cañellas, Antonio García, Enric Masip and Mateo Garralda; team managers such as Pep Vilà, Miquel Roca Mas, Sead Hasanefendić, Toni García and Carlos Viver). In recent years, moreover, BM Granollers has significantly increased the number of female teams in the youth academy. From the 2014–15 season, BM Granollers has become the only handball club in Spain with main male and female teams simultaneously in the top league of Spanish handball (Liga ASOBAL and División de Honor Femenina).

Men's handball team

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer
2003 - 2008 Denmark Hummel
2008 - 2016 Germany Kempa
2016 - present Denmark Hummel

Kits

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Palau d'Esports

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season[1]
Fraikin BM Granollers

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Spain Antonio Rama
  • Assistant coach: Spain Pablo Larrumbide
  • Goalkeeping coach: Spain Perico García
  • Physiotherapist: Spain Ivan García Perez
  • Club Doctor: Spain Dr. Joan Vives

Transfers

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Previous squads

Honours

Domestic and European competitions

  • Double
Winners (2): 1969–70, 1973–74

Season to season

BM Granollers has been playing the top Spanish handball league since 1955, except on 1963–64 and 1964–65 seasons, when it resigned due to changes in the competition system and economic reasons.

European record

Cup Winners' Cup

From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup.

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1975–76
Winners
Round of 16 Sweden Västra Frölunda IF 23–19 20–15 43–34
Quarter-finals Netherlands AHC'31 Amsterdam 18–15 31–27 49–42
Semi-finals Norway Oppsal 13–13 15–13 28–26
Finals Germany Grün-Weiß Dankersen 26–24

EHF Cup and EHF European League

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1994–95
Winners
1/16 North Macedonia RK Vardar 34–23 31–35 65–58
1/8 Czech Republic Tatra Kopřivnice 20–13 30–19 50–32
1/4 Spain CBM Alzira Avidesa 29–21 23–29 52–50
1/2 Germany VfL Hameln 28–21 24–26 52–47
Finals Russia Polyot Chelyabinsk 23–21 26–24 49–45
1995–96
Winners
1/16 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 25–10 22–16 47–26
1/8 Greece GAS Archelaos Katerinis 39–17 35–17 74–34
1/4 Hungary Budapesti Elektromos SE 26–20 17–21 43–41
1/2 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 25–17 22–27 47–44
Finals Ukraine HC Donbas Donetsk 28–18 28–27 56–45

EHF ranking

As of 12/10/2022[2]
RankTeamPoints
47Norway Nærbø IL103
48Slovakia HT Tatran Prešov101
49Hungary Balatonfüredi KSE101
50Spain Fraikin BM Granollers100
51Denmark TTH Holstebro100
52Czech Republic HC Dukla Prague100
53Austria Alpla HC Hard98

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

SeasonsCoachCountry
1952–1970 Pep Vilà Spain
1970–1974 Miquel Roca Mas Spain
1974–1980 Joaquín Crespo "Quini" Spain
1980–1984 Ferran Raga Spain
1984–1989 Emilio Alonso Río Spain
1989–1992 Josep Maria Guiteras Spain
1992–1997 Manuel Montoya Spain
1997–1998 José Luis Villanueva López Spain
1998–1999 Josep Maria Guiteras Spain
1999–2000 Jaume Puig Spain
2000–2002 Sead Hasanefendić Croatia
2002–2008 Manuel Montoya Spain
2008–2010 Lorenzo Rueda Spain
2010–2012 Manolo Cadenas Montañés Spain
2012–2014 Toni Garcia Guerrero Spain
2014–2017 Carlos Viver Spain
2017– Antonio Rama Spain

Women's handball team

Honours

Domestic competition

  • 7 Catalan Champions Trophy: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • 1 Spanish Championship (División de Honor Plata): 2013–14

Season to season

BM Granollers has been playing the top Spanish handball league since 2014.

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2020–21 season
NumNameAgeHeightCountryPosition
16 Marta Mera 20 1.71 Spain Goalkeeper
13 Giulia Guarieiro 24 1.78 Brazil Left back
8 Mireia Torras 24 1.65 Spain Central back
98 Martina Capdevila 21 1.75 Spain Central back
99 Carmen Prelchi 21 1.71 Spain Pivot
10 Lora Sarandeva 22 1.76 Bulgaria Left back
7 Elene Vázquez 20 1.77 Spain Left back
1 Nicole Wiggins 20 1.72 Spain Goalkeeper
28 Jana Castañera 19 1.68 Spain Left wing
14 Ona Vegué 23 1.67 Spain Left wing
23 Ana González 22 1.67 Spain Right wing
51 Janna Sobrepera 20 1.72 Spain Left back
9 Lea Kofler 19 1.71 Austria Left back

Technical staff:

  • Spain Robert Cuesta | Head coach
  • Spain Jessica Bonilla | Assistant manager
  • Spain Antonio Romero | Team liaison
  • Spain Joan Vives Turcó | Doctor

References

  1. "Fraikin BM. Granollers - Players, Team & Season Info | EHF".
  2. "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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