2015–16 División de Plata de Balonmano

The 2015–16 División de Plata de Balonmano is the 22nd season of second-tier handball competition in Spain.

División de Plata
Season2015–16
Matches played240
2016–17 →

The regular season was to begin in September 2015. After completing 30 matchdays, the top ranked team would be promoted to Liga ASOBAL, and each subsequently ranked team (2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th) would compete in the promotion playoff for the one open spot in the Liga ASOBAL. The three bottom ranked teams would be relegated to Primera Estatal.

Competition rules

The regular season competition would consist of 16 teams playing each other twice for a total of 30 matchdays. At the end of the regular season, the top ranked team in the standings would be promoted to Liga ASOBAL. Teams in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place would play each other in the promotion playoff for a single spot in Liga ASOBAL. The bottom three ranked teams would be relegated to Primera División Estatal.

Points during regular season are awarded as follows:

  • The winner in each match would be awarded 2 points.
  • A draw in any match would have 1 point awarded to each team.

Teams
Bidasoa
Barcelona B
Alcobendas
Amenabar
Antequera
Octavio
Bordils
Palma del Río
Atl. Valladolid
La Roca
Nava
Juanfersa
Covadonga
Zamora
Cisne
Alarcos
Location of teams in División de Plata 2015–16
Team Location Stadium Capacity
MMT Seguros Zamora Zamora Ángel Nieto 1,200
Juanfersa Comunicalia Gijón Palacio de Deportes 5,197
FC Barcelona B Lassa Barcelona Palau Blaugrana 7,500
Atlético Valladolid Valladolid Huerta del Rey 3,500
Bidasoa Irun Irun Polideportivo Artaleku 2,200
Viveros Herol Nava Nava de la Asunción Polideportivo Municipal 700
Alcobendas Alcobendas Los Sueños 1,000
Academia Octavio Vigo As Travesas 4,500
Zumosol ARS Palma del Río Palma del Río El Pandero 1,500
Bordils Bordils Pavelló Blanc i Verd 500
La Roca La Roca del Vallès Pavelló Nou 1,000
Meridiano Antequera Antequera Fernando Argüelles 2,575
Amenabar Zarautz Zarautz Polideportivo Municipal 3,000
Cisne Pontevedra CGTD de Pontevedra 300
Alarcos Ciudad Real Ciudad Real Quijote Arena 5,863
R.G.C. Covadonga Gijón Braulio García 1,331
^a RGC Covadonga achieved the berth of the reserve team of BM Granollers, which resigned to play in División de Plata.[1]

Regular season standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético Valladolid 30 28 1 1 905 710 +195 57 Promotion to Liga ASOBAL
2 Bidasoa Irun 30 25 1 4 889 709 +180 51 Qualified to promotion playoff
3 Zumosol ARS Palma del Río 30 24 1 5 818 706 +112 49
4 MMT Seguros Zamora 30 19 3 8 782 732 +50 41
5 FC Barcelona Lassa B[lower-alpha 1] 30 19 3 8 902 818 +84 41
6 BM Alarcos Ciudad Real 30 14 4 12 854 851 +3 32 Qualified to promotion playoff
7 Juanfersa Comunicalia 30 14 2 14 805 771 +34 30
8 Bordils 30 11 4 15 814 839 −25 26
9 RGC Covadonga 30 10 5 15 765 806 −41 25
10 Meridiano Antequera 30 9 4 17 751 789 −38 22
11 Alcobendas 30 9 3 18 747 800 −53 21
12 Viveros Herol Nava 30 9 3 18 739 816 −77 21
13 Amenabar Zarautz 30 9 2 19 753 873 −120 20
14 Cisne BM 30 6 4 20 811 904 −93 16 Relegation to Primera División
15 La Roca 30 6 4 20 800 892 −92 16
16 Academia Octavio 30 5 2 23 735 854 −119 12
Source: División de Plata and rfebm.net
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. FC Barcelona Lassa B is ineligible for promotion nor playoffs.

Promotion playoffs

The promotion playoffs were played at Pabellón Polideportivo Artaleku, home of the top seeded team Bidasoa Irún on 4 and 5 June 2016.[2]

The winner of this playoff promoted to Liga ASOBAL with the regular season champion Atlético Valladolid.

Bracket
  Semifinals     Final
                 
  2 Bidasoa Irún 19  
  6 BM Alarcos Ciudad Real 15    
      2 Bidasoa Irún 25
      4 MMT Seguros Zamora 21
  3 Zumosol ARS Palma del Río 17    
  4 MMT Seguros Zamora 22   Third position game
 
6 BM Alarcos Ciudad Real 24
  3 Zumosol ARS Palma del Río 28

References
  1. "La Federación admite al Grupo en Plata" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 27 June 2015.
  2. "Irún será el escenario del play-off de ascenso a ASOBAL" (in Spanish). ASOBAL. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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