2015–16 Copa del Rey de Balonmano

The 2015–16 Copa del Rey de Balonmano was the 41st edition of this tournament, organized by Liga ASOBAL. The tournament began on October 3 and 4, 2015, with the matches of the first round.

2015–16 Copa del Rey

XLI Copa del Rey 2015–16
Tournament details
Host country	ESP
Dates	3 October 2015 – 8 May 2016
Teams	32
Venue(s)	Pabellón Anaitasuna (in Pamplona host cities)
Final positions
Champions	FC Barcelona Lassa (20th title)
Runner-up	Helvetia Anaitasuna
Tournament statistics
Matches	35
Goals scored	1970 (56.29 per match)
Best player	Jorge Silva
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FC Barcelona Lassa won its 17th Copa del Rey title after defeating host team Helvetia Anaitasuna in the Final 33–30.

Competition format and calendar

Round	Date	Fixtures	Clubs	Entries
First round[1]	3–4 October 2015	8	32 → 24	New entries: 2015–16 División de Plata teams gain entry. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Second round[2]	27–28 October 2015	8	24 → 16	New entries: 8 2015–16 Liga ASOBAL teams (the 5 last non-relegated in the previous season and the 3 promoted from Plata) gain entry. Local team seeding: Match at home of team in lower division. Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Round of 16	15–16 December 2015	8	16 → 8	New entries: the 8 top teams in 2014–15 Liga ASOBAL gain entry. Local team seeding: Match at home of team that qualified from the second round. Knock-out tournament type: single match.
Quarter-finals	9 March 2016	8	8 → 4	Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Double match.
	12 March 2016
Final Four		3	4 → 1	Local team seeding: Semifinals and finals played at home of one of the four qualified teams. Knock-out tournament type: Final four.

First round

Matches were played on 1, 3 and 4 October 2015.

All times are CEST.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Alarcos Ciudad Real	24–23	Academia Octavio
Cisne	25–27	Juanfersa Comunicalia
R.G.C. Covadonga	21–22	Viveros Herol Nava
Meridiano Antequera	22–26	Alcobendas
BM La Roca	28–32	MMT Seguros Zamora
Zumosol ARS Palma del Río	27–29 (a.e.t.)	FC Barcelona B Lassa
Amenabar Zarautz	23–26	Bidasoa Irun
Bordils	29–28	Atlético Valladolid

Matches

1 October 2015 20:30	BM La Roca	28–32	MMT Seguros Zamora	Pavelló Municipal, La Roca del Vallès Attendance: 300 Referees: Ausas Busquets, Escoda Pérez
	Vaquer 8	(13–14)	Magadán, Camino 5
	2× 1×	Report	3× 6×

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3 October 2015 17:30	Cisne	25–27	Juanfersa Comunicalia	Centro Galego de Tecnificación Deportiva, Pontevedra Attendance: 238 Referees: Rodríguez Estévez, Rosendo López
	Cuadrado 7	(14–14)	Pellitero 9
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

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3 October 2015 18:30	Meridiano Antequera	22–26	Alcobendas	Fernando Argüelles, Antequera Attendance: 300 Referees: Colmenero Guillén, Rollán Martín
	Moll 7	(10–12)	M Muñoz 9
	3× 2×	Report	2× 3×

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3 October 2015 19:30	Amenabar Zarautz	23–26	Bidasoa Irun	Polideportivo Municipal, Zarautz Attendance: 600 Referees: Elordui Elorrieta, Gutiérrez Quintano
	Aguirrezabalaga 6	(10–14)	Crowley 7
	2× 4×	Report	3× 6×

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3 October 2015 20:00	Bordils	29–28	Atlético Valladolid	Pavelló Blanc i Verd, Bordils Attendance: 800 Referees: Muñoz Díaz, Posada González
	Nonó 9	(14–11)	Hernández 11
	3× 5× 1×	Report	3× 3× 1×

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3 October 2015 20:00	R.G.C. Covadonga	21–22	Viveros Herol Nava	Pabellón Braulio García, Gijón Attendance: 150 Referees: Portela Fernández, Rodríguez Mondelo
	Paraja 6	(12–12)	three players 4
	3× 1×	Report	2×

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4 October 2015 12:00	Alarcos Ciudad Real	24–23	Academia Octavio	Quijote Arena, Ciudad Real Attendance: 450 Referees: García Vico, Sanmartín Almazán
	Vidal 6	(9–11)	Iglesias 8
	2× 4×	Report	1× 4×

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4 October 2015 12:30	Zumosol ARS Palma del Río	27–29 (ET)	FC Barcelona B Lassa	Pabellón El Pandero, Palma del Río Attendance: 150 Referees: Mendoza Roldán, Visciarelli Lareo
	Morales 9	(10–10)	Márquez 7
	3× 1×	Report	3× 1×

Teams qualified to next round
MMT Seguros Zamora	Juanfersa Comunicalia	Alcobendas	Bidasoa Irun
Bordils	Viveros Herol Nava	Alarcos Ciudad Real	FC Barcelona B Lassa

Second round

The second round was drawn with the first one. Matches were played on 27 and 28 October 2015.

All times are CET.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Alarcos Ciudad Real	27–31	Bada Huesca
Juanfersa Comunicalia	26–23	Ángel Ximénez Puente Genil
Viveros Herol Nava	29–25	Globalcaja Ciudad Encantada
Alcobendas	32–31 (a.e.t.)	BM Guadalajara
MMT Seguros Zamora	26–28	GO Fit
FC Barcelona B Lassa	37–29	BM Aragón
Bidasoa Irun	30–29	Teucro
Bordils	26–30	Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto

Matches

27 October 2015 20:15	Bidasoa Irun	30–29	Teucro	Polideportivo Artaleku, Irun Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Carlos & Juan José Gude Priego
	Crowley, C Martínez 6	(16–15)	C García 7
	2× 7× 1×	Report	2× 6× 2×

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27 October 2015 20:30	MMT Seguros Zamora	26–28	GO Fit	Pabellón Ángel Nieto, Zamora Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Merino Mori, Moyano Prieto
	Magadán 5	(14–14)	Paredes 5
	2× 6×	Report	3× 4×

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28 October 2015 19:30	Alcobendas	32–31 (ET)	BM Guadalajara	Pabellón de Los Sueños, Alcobendas Attendance: 500 Referees: Hermoso del Amo, Monjo Ortega
	H González 12	(12–14)	Márquez 6
	3× 5×	Report	2× 7× 1×

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28 October 2015 20:00	FC Barcelona B Lassa	37–29	BM Aragón	Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, Sant Joan Despí Attendance: 500 Referees: García Serradilla, Marín Lorente
	Pérez-Ortíz 8	(20–20)	Linares 8
	2×	Report

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28 October 2015 20:30	Alarcos Ciudad Real	27–31	Bada Huesca	Quijote Arena, Ciudad Real Attendance: 800 Referees: Casado Fernández, Vera Ávila
	Fernández 7	(15–16)	three players 4
	2× 4×	Report	3× 3×

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28 October 2015 20:30	Juanfersa Comunicalia	26–23	Ángel Ximénez Puente Genil	Palacio de Deportes, Gijón Attendance: 300 Referees: Jesús & Jorge Escudero Santiuste
	Pellitero, Beret 5	(13–11)	Nacho Moya 5
	3×	Report	5×

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28 October 2015 21:00	Bordils	26–30	Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto	Pavelló Blanc i Verd, Bordils Attendance: 850 Referees: Peñaranda Ortega, Yagüe Moros
	Nonó 7	(10–14)	Alegre 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 7×

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28 October 2015 21:00	Viveros Herol Nava	29–25	Globalcaja Ciudad Encantada	Polideportivo Municipal, Nava de la Asunción Attendance: 635 Referees: Miranda Bedate, San Pedro Colorado
	Villagrán 11	(17–9)	López 9
	2× 3×	Report	2× 1×

Teams qualified to next round
Bidasoa Irun	GO Fit	Alcobendas	FC Barcelona B Lassa
Bada Huesca	Juanfersa Comunicalia	Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto	Viveros Herol Nava

Round of 16

The draw took place on 29 October 2015 at RFEBM's headquarters.

Matches were played on 15 and 16 December.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Barcelona B Lassa	25–32	Naturhouse La Rioja
Juanfersa Comunicalia	20–32	Fraikin Granollers
Bada Huesca	29–31	ABANCA Ademar León
Secin Group Alcobendas	31–32 (a.e.t.)	Benidorm
GO Fit	24–29	Villa de Aranda
Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto	25–43	FC Barcelona Lassa
Viveros Herol Nava	27–28	Frigoríficos del Morrazo
Bidasoa Irun	30–31	Helvetia Anaitasuna

Matches

15 December 2015 20:15	Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto	25–43	FC Barcelona Lassa	Pabellón Polideportivo Internúcleos, Puerto Sagunto Attendance: 700 Referees: Casado Fernández, Vera Ávila
	R Ruiz 5	(12–25)	Kopljar 8
	2×	Report	3× 1×

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16 December 2015 20:00	FC Barcelona B Lassa	25–32	Naturhouse La Rioja	Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, Sant Joan Despí Attendance: 500 Referees: Luque Cabrejas, Pascual Sánchez
	Ceretta 5	(13–15)	A Fernández 8
	2×	Report	1×

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16 December 2015 20:15	Bidasoa Irun	30–31	Helvetia Anaitasuna	Polideportivo Artaleku, Irun Attendance: 900 Referees: Peñaranda Ortega, Yagüe Moros
	Crowley 8	(16–15)	Costoya 7
	3× 3×	Report	2× 4×

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16 December 2015 20:30	Bada Huesca	29–31	ABANCA Ademar León	Palacio Municipal, Huesca Attendance: 450 Referees: Ballano Dueñas, Rodríguez Rodríguez
	Marcelo 7	(15–16)	Santos 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4× 1×

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16 December 2015 20:30	GO Fit	24–29	Villa de Aranda	Pabellón de La Albericia, Santander Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Álvarez Mata, Bustamante López
	Lon 6	(11–17)	dos Santos 10
	3× 5× 1×	Report	2× 2×

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16 December 2015 20:30	Juanfersa Comunicalia	20–32	Fraikin Granollers	Palacio de Deportes, Gijón Attendance: 250 Referees: Fernández Fernández, Martín Franco
	Beret 5	(8–15)	Figueras, Solé 6
		Report	2×

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16 December 2015 20:30	Secin Group Alcobendas	31–32 (ET)	Benidorm	Pabellón de los Sueños, Alcobendas Attendance: 650 Referees: García Mosquera, Muro San José
	Llopis 7	(14–14)	Jiménez 7
	3× 6× 1×	Report	3× 7× 1×

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16 December 2015 21:00	Viveros Herol Nava	27–28	Frigoríficos del Morrazo	Polideportivo Municipal, Nava de la Asunción Attendance: 846 Referees: Fernández Molina, Murillo Castro
	Campillo 8	(17–28)	Soliño 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

Teams qualified to next round
FC Barcelona Lassa	Naturhouse La Rioja	Helvetia Anaitasuna	ABANCA Ademar León
Villa de Aranda	Fraikin Granollers	Benidorm	Frigoríficos del Morrazo

Quarter-finals

The draw took place on 19 December 2015 at Palacio de los Deportes de León's press room.

The matches were played on 9 March (1st leg) and 12 March (2nd leg).

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Fraikin Granollers	51–66	FC Barcelona Lassa	27–34	24–32
Helvetia Anaitasuna	58–51	Frigoríficos del Morrazo	35–24	23–27
ABANCA Ademar León	63–50	Benidorm	33–21	30–29
Villa de Aranda	52–57	Naturhouse La Rioja	26–27	26–30

First leg

9 March 2016 20:00	Helvetia Anaitasuna	35–24	Frigoríficos del Morrazo	Pabellón Anaitasuna, Pamplona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Escudero Santiuste, Jesús & Jorge
	Ugarte, Fernandes 7	(15–10)	Rosales 6
	2× 2×	Report	2× 1×

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9 March 2016 20:30	Fraikin Granollers	27–34	FC Barcelona Lassa	Palau d'Esports, Granollers Attendance: 1,675 Referees: García Mosquera, Muro San José
	A García, Solé 5	(13–17)	Lazarov 8
	3×	Report	3× 2×

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9 March 2016 20:30	Villa de Aranda	26–27	Naturhouse La Rioja	Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias, Aranda de Duero Attendance: 900 Referees: Hermoso del Amo, Monjo Ortega
	Muñoz, Nantes 7	(9–11)	Molina, García 5
	2× 2×	Report	3× 5×

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9 March 2016 20:45	ABANCA Ademar León	33–21	Benidorm	Palacio de los Deportes, León Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Álvarez Mata, Bustamante López
	Vieyra, 6	(16–8)	tthree players 4
	2× 4×	Report	3× 2×

Second leg

12 March 2016 18:30	Benidorm	29–30	ABANCA Ademar León	Palau d'Esports L'Illa, Benidorm Attendance: 600 Referees: Fernández Pérez, García Rodríguez
	Marchán 7	(18–15)	Santos 8
	2× 8× 2×	Report	3× 3× 1×

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12 March 2016 18:30	FC Barcelona Lassa	32–24	Fraikin Granollers	Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 2,682 Referees: Álvarez Mata, Bustamante López
	Lazarov 7	(15–13)	Resina 6
	3× 1×	Report	2× 2×

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12 March 2016 18:30	Frigoríficos del Morrazo	27–23	Helvetia Anaitasuna	Pabellón O Gatañal, Cangas Attendance: 700 Referees: Fernández Fernández, Martín Franco
	García 6	(14–11)	Nadoveza 5
	1× 3×	Report	3× 2×

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12 March 2016 20:00	Naturhouse La Rioja	30–26	Villa de Aranda	Palacio de los Deportes, Logroño Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Merino Mori, Moyano Prieto
	Á Fernández 6	(14–10)	Nantes 6
	2× 4×	Report	1× 4×

Teams qualified to Final Four
ABANCA Ademar León	FC Barcelona Lassa
Helvetia Anaitasuna	Naturhouse La Rioja

Final four

The Final Four was played on 7/8 May at Pabellón Anaitasuna in Pamplona, Navarre.[3] The draw was conducted on 18 April.[4] Helvetia Anaitasuna's win over Naturhouse La Rioja in semifinals qualified it for 2016–17 EHF Cup as FC Barcelona, Naturhouse La Rioja and ABANCA Ademar León are already qualified for European competitions via Liga ASOBAL.

	Semifinals					Final
	FC Barcelona Lassa		33
	ABANCA Ademar León		27
						FC Barcelona Lassa		33
						Helvetia Anaitasuna		30
	Helvetia Anaitasuna		31
	Naturhouse La Rioja		28

Semifinals

7 May 18:00 (UTC+2)	FC Barcelona Lassa	33–27	ABANCA Ademar León	Pabellón Anaitasuna, Pamplona Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Raluy López, Sabroso Ramírez
	Syprzak 5	(20–12)	Juanjo Fernández 6
	2× 3×	Boxscore	3× 4×

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7 May 20:00 (UTC+2)	Helvetia Anaitasuna	31–28	Naturhouse La Rioja	Pabellón Anaitasuna, Pamplona Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Marín Lorente, García Serradilla
	Costoya 10	(16–11)	P Rodríguez 7
	2× 4× 1×	Boxscore	3× 4× 2×

Final

8 May 17:00 (UTC+2)	FC Barcelona Lassa	33–30	Helvetia Anaitasuna	Pabellón Anaitasuna, Pamplona Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Álvarez Mata, Bustamante López
	Silva 8	(14–16)	V Tomás 8
	3× 6×	Boxscore	3× 5×

2015–16 Copa del Rey de Balonmano winners
FC Barcelona Lassa Twentieth title

See also

• Liga ASOBAL 2015–16
• División de Plata de Balonmano 2015–16

References

1. "First round draw". Liga ASOBAL.
2. "Second round draw". Liga ASOBAL.
3. Pamplona será el escenario de la Final4 de la Copa del Rey; ASOBAL, 23 March 2016 (in Spanish)
4. Sorteadas las semifinales de la Final4 de la Copa del Rey; ASOBAL, 18 April 2016 (in Spanish)

External links

• Copa del Rey at ASOBAL.es
• Copa del Rey at RFEBM.net