BM Neptuno
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Club Deportivo Básico Balonmano Neptuno, known as Atlético Madrid for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional handball
team based in Madrid
, Community of Madrid, Spain
. They play in the Liga ASOBAL, their home court is at the Palacio Vistalegre
.
Formerly known as BM Ciudad Real
, the club was relocated in 2011 from Ciudad Real
to Madrid
. They started off the new season quite well, beating FC Barcelona Handbol 33-26 in the Supercup match in September 2011. The event broke the Spanish record for most spectators at a handball match, at 11,963.
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
team based in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Community of Madrid, Spain
Spain
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. They play in the Liga ASOBAL, their home court is at the Palacio Vistalegre
Palacio Vistalegre
Palacio Vistalegre is an Indoor arena located in Madrid, Spain. The arena opened in 2000 and can hold up to 15,000 people.It is primarily used for bullfighting and basketball and has been the home arena of Real Madrid and CB Estudiantes for several years....
.
Formerly known as BM Ciudad Real
BM Ciudad Real
Balonmano Ciudad Real was a Spanish handball team based in Ciudad Real, Castilla La Mancha. BM Ciudad Real plays in Liga ASOBAL. They won the 2009 EHF Champions League by beating THW Kiel in the final. 67:66 on aggregate.-History:...
, the club was relocated in 2011 from Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real is a city in Castile-La Mancha, Spain, with a population of c. 74,000. It is the capital of the province of Ciudad Real. It has a stop on the AVE high-speed rail line and has begun to grow as a long-distance commuter suburb of Madrid, located 115 miles to the north. A high capacity...
to Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. They started off the new season quite well, beating FC Barcelona Handbol 33-26 in the Supercup match in September 2011. The event broke the Spanish record for most spectators at a handball match, at 11,963.
Current squad
Season by season
| class="wikitable"> | Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 1 | ASOBAL |