BM Ciudad Encantada explained

Clubname:	Rebi Balonmano Cuenca
Fullname:	Rebi Balonmano Cuenca
Ground:	Pabellón Municipal El Sargal, Cuenca
Capacity:	1,900
Chairman:	Isidoro Gómez Cavero
Manager:	Lidio Jiménez Carrascosa
League:	Liga ASOBAL
Website:	http://www.bmciudadencantada.es/
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Rebi Balonmano Cuenca is a team of handball based in Cuenca, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.

History

Balonmano Ciudad Encantada was established in 1989 when acquired the TNT Uniexpress's seat, a team from San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, relocating the team to Cuenca and renaming it as Madrid-Cuenca. Since then, the team has undergone several name changes. Since 2008, they have been playing continuously in the first division, Liga ASOBAL. The team finished fifth in 2018 and qualified for a European cup, the EHF Cup, for the first time. The team reached the final of the Copa del Rey in 2019 and the final of the Supercopa ASOBAL in 2020.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
Madrid-Cuenca	1989−1990
Sociedad Conquense	1990–1994
Balonmano Conquense	1994–1997
Balonmano Ciudad Encantada	1997–2008
Cuenca 2016	2008–2011
Balonmano Ciudad Encantada	2011–2012
GlobalCaja Ciudad Encantada	2012–2016
LiberbankCiudad Encantada	2016–2018
Liberbank Cuenca	2018–2019
Incarlopsa Cuenca	2019–2022
Rebi Balonmano Cuenca	2022–present

Kit manufacturers

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- 2020	Hummel
2020 - present	Joma

Kits

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season^[1]

Technical staff

Head coach: Lidio Jiménez Carrascosa
Assistant coach: Juan Manuel Doldán

Transfers

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Joining

Henrique Teixeira (CB) from CSM București
Daniel Neves (LB) from BM Cisne
Fraj Ben Tekaya (GK) from AS Téboulba
Juan José Fernández (LB) from Istres Provence Handball
Diego Vera Chaves (LP) from CB Burgos

Leaving

Davide Bulzamini (LB) to SSV Brixen Handball
Martín Ariel Doldan (LP) to CB Eón Alicante
Thiago Ponciano (LB) to US Créteil Handball
Samuel Ibáñez (GK) to BM Benidorm
Hugo López Ortega (LW) to BM Melilla Sport

Previous squads

2018–2019 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
2			18 July 1989	Right Back
3			29 March 1996	Left Back
6			31 January 1987	Line Player
7			20 January 1998	Central Back
8			22 November 1982	Line Player
9			22 October 1992	Right Winger
10			7 May 1992	Left Winger
11			19 February 1992	Line Player
13			8 May 1994	Left Back
20			24 May 1993	Left Back
23			21 July 1980	Central Back
24			10 September 1996	Central Back
26			2 June 1994	Left Winger
28			30 September 1997	Left Winger
32			2 June 1998	Goalkeeper
33			10 April 1989	Right Back
40			4 January 1989	Goalkeeper
82			13 December 2001	Line Player

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Notes
1989–90	1	Honor	15th	Relegated
1990–91	2	1ª Nacional	/	Promoted
1991–92	1	ASOBAL	14th
1992–93	1	ASOBAL	14th
1993–94	1	ASOBAL	10th
1994–95	1	ASOBAL	14th
1995–96	1	ASOBAL	15th	Relegated
1996–97	2	Honor B	7th
1997–98	2	Honor B	9th
1998–99	2	Honor B	/
1999–00	2	Honor B	15th	Relegated
2000–01	3	1ª Nacional	11th (Group C)
2001–02	3	1ª Nacional	6th (Group D)
2002–03	3	1ª Nacional	1st (Group D)

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Notes
2003–04	3	1ª Nacional	2nd (Group D)
2004–05	3	1ª Nacional	2nd (Group D)	Promoted
2005–06	2	Honor B	7th
2006–07	2	Honor B	7th
2007–08	2	Honor B	2nd	Promoted
2008–09	1	ASOBAL	13th
2009–10	1	ASOBAL	10th
2010–11	1	ASOBAL	8th
2011–12	1	ASOBAL	6th
2012–13	1	ASOBAL	10th
2013–14	1	ASOBAL	6th
2014–15	1	ASOBAL	14th
2015–16	1	ASOBAL	13th
2016–17	1	ASOBAL	6th
2017-18	1	ASOBAL	5th

EHF ranking

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Rank	Team	Points
94	HSC Suhr Aarau	57
95	RK Partizan	57
96	RK Gračanica	57
97	Rebi Balonmano Cuenca	56
98	ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar	53
99	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	53
100	RK Borac Banja Luka	53