BM Neptuno

Club Balonmano Neptuno/Atlético Madrid was a Spanish professional handball team based in Madrid, Spain. Part of the Atlético Madrid sports organization. They played two seasons in the Liga ASOBAL and their home court was the Palacio Vistalegre.

BM Atlético Madrid
Full nameClub Deportivo Elemental Balonmano Neptuno
Founded2011
Dissolved2013
ArenaPalacio Vistalegre,
Madrid, Spain
Capacity15,000
PresidentSpain Domingo Díaz de Mera
2012–13Liga ASOBAL, 2nd
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For the team which played from 1951 to 1994, see Atlético Madrid BM.

History

Balonmano Atlético Madrid was created in the early 1950s, it won 11 Spanish Leagues and 10 Spanish Cups between 1952 and 1987, and reached the final of the 1984–85 European Cup and the 1986–87 EHF Cup; they lost both to, respectively, Metaloplastika Sabac and Granitas Kaunas. Jesús Gil disbanded the team in 1992, but it still competed as Atlético Madrid Alcobendas for two more seasons under the management of some stockholders before finally disappearing in 1994.

Los Colchoneros welcomed handball back into their organization in 2011, formally known as BM Ciudad Real, which folded and relocated to Madrid for financial reasons. The new team started off quite successfully, beating FC Barcelona Handbol 33–26 in the Supercup match in August 2011.[1]

In July 2013, the club announced the shutdown of BM Neptuno/Atletico Madrid due to little financial support received from public and private entities.[2]

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. Notes
2011–12 1 ASOBAL 2nd
2012–13 1 ASOBAL 2nd Disbanded

Trophies

Home arenas
City Arena's name Term
Madrid Palacio Vistalegre 2011–2013

Notable players

Notable coaches

References
  1. "El Atlético de Madrid se estrena a lo grande". www.marca.com.
  2. Official statement Archived 2013-11-06 at the Wayback Machine bmatleticodemadrid.com, July 9, 2013
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