2012–13 División de Plata de Balonmano

The 2012–13 season of the División de Plata de Balonmano is the 19th season of second-tier handball in Spain.

División de Plata

Season	2012–13
Champions	FC Barcelona B
Relegated	None
Matches played	132
Goals scored	7,097 (53.77 per match)
Top goalscorer	Adrián Figueras, 160 goals
Biggest home win	BM Alcobendas 36–20 CB Pozoblanco
Biggest away win	Amenabar Zarautz 17–32 Juanfersa Gijón
Highest scoring	FC Barcelona B 44–37 Torrelavega
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

Regular season started in October 2012 and finished in late April. After completing 22 matchdays, top team is promoted to Liga ASOBAL, and teams qualified 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th play the promotion playoff.

As the champion team was FC Barcelona B, a reserve team, therefore unable to promote, Juanfersa Gijón was automatically promoted.

Ángel Ximénez will play in Liga ASOBAL 2013–14 by winning the promotion playoffs after defeating host team Bidasoa Irún in the final 26–28.^[1]

Promotion and relegation

Once finished 2012–13 regular season.

Teams promoted to Liga ASOBAL 2013–14

• Juanfersa Gijón – 2nd at standings
• Ángel Ximénez – via playoffs
• Bidasoa Irun – due to vacant seats

Teams relegated to 2013–14 Primera Nacional

• None

Teams

Barcelona

Adelma Sinfín

Gijón Jovellanos

Ángel Ximénez

Alcobendas

Torrelavega

Teucro

Pozoblanco

Location of teams in División de Plata 2012–13

Amenabar Zarautz

Calmec Barakaldo

Bidasoa

Ereintza Aguaplast

Location of Basque teams in División de Plata 2012–13

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Adelma Sinfín	Santander	La Albericia	4,000
Alcobendas	Alcobendas	Los Sueños	1,000
Amenabar Zarautz	Zarautz	Polideportivo Municipal	3,000
Ángel Ximénez	Puente Genil	Alcalde Miguel Salas	600
Bidasoa Irún	Irún	Artaleku	2,686
Calmec Barakaldo	Barakaldo	Lasesarre	2,576
Ereintza Aguaplast	Errenteria	Galtzaraborda	1,000
FC Barcelona B	Barcelona	Palau Blaugrana	7,500
Juanfersa Gijón	Gijón	La Arena	2,500
Pozoblanco	Pozoblanco	Juan Sepúlveda	1,500
Teucro	Pontevedra	Pavillón Municipal	4,000
Torrelavega	Torrelavega	Vicente Trueba	5,375

Regular season standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	FC Barcelona B[a]	22	16	3	3	687	597	+90	35
2	Juanfersa Gijón	22	16	2	4	605	526	+79	34	Promoted
3	Bidasoa Irún	22	14	1	7	620	593	+27	29	Promotion playoffs
4	Ángel Ximénez	22	13	3	6	566	523	+43	29
5	Alcobendas	22	11	4	7	610	584	+26	26
6	Teucro	22	12	1	9	617	577	+40	25
7	Torrelavega	22	10	3	9	626	607	+19	23
8	Adelma Sinfín	22	9	4	9	580	589	−9	22
9	Pozoblanco	22	6	1	15	528	613	−85	13
10	Calmec Barakaldo	22	5	1	16	566	628	−62	11
11	Amenabar Zarautz	22	4	2	16	559	632	−73	10
12	Ereintza Aguaplast	22	3	1	18	533	628	−95	7

Source: ^[2]
Notes:

1. FC Barcelona B can't play promotion playoff due its reserve team status.

Promotion playoffs

Winner of Final will be promoted to Liga ASOBAL for 2013–14 season.

• Host team: Bidasoa Irún
• City: Irun and Hondarribia, Gipuzkoa
• Venue: Polideportivo Hondartza and Polideportivo Artaleku
• Date: 11–12 May 2013

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	11 May - Hondartza
	Bidasoa Irún	24
					12 May - Artaleku
	Teucro	20
					Bidasoa Irún	26
	11 May - Hondartza
					Ángel Ximénez	28
	Ángel Ximénez	29
	Alcobendas	27
					Third place
					12 May - Artaleku
					Teucro	34
					Alcobendas	33

Promoted to Liga ASOBAL
Ángel Ximénez (First time ever)

Semifinals

11 May 17:00 (UTC+2)	Bidasoa Irún	24–20	Teucro	Polideportivo Hondartza, Hondarribia Attendance: 800 Referees: Miranda Bedate, San Pedro Colorado
	Crowley 8	(10–7)	Rial 7
	3×	Report	5×

11 May 19:30 (UTC+2)	Ángel Ximénez	29–27	Alcobendas	Polideportivo Hondartza, Hondarribia Attendance: 200 Referees: Bohigas Estela, Castañer Girbes
	de la Sierra 7	(14–12)	Beret 7
	4×	Report

Third place

12 May 10:00 (UTC+2)	Teucro	34–33	Alcobendas	Polideportivo Artaleku, Irun Attendance: 250 Referees: Bohigas Estela, Castañer Girbes
	Rial 9	(15–14)	Márquez 8
	9×	Report	10×

Final

12 May 12:30 (UTC+2)	Bidasoa Irún	26–28	Ángel Ximénez	Polideportivo Artaleku, Irun Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Amigo Plaza, Espadas García
	Renaud-David 14	(12–15)	Pepe Pozo 5
	4×	Report	4×

Top goal scorers

^[3]

Player	Goals	Team
Adrià Figueras	160	FC Barcelona B
Jon Ortuondo	142	Calmec Barakaldo
Léo Renaud-David	119	Bidasoa Irún
Ángel Fernández	118	Torrelavega
"Toño" Fernández	118	Teucro
Marc García	112	FC Barcelona B
Erik Balenciaga	111	Amenabar Zarautz
Alberto Requena	105	Pozoblanco
José Manuel Herrero	103	Adelma Sinfín
César Beret	102	Alcobendas