Abanca Ademar León is a Spanish handball team based in León, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.

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Abanca Ademar León
Full name	Club Balonmano Abanca Ademar León
Nickname(s)	Maristas, Ademaristas, Leones, Blancos
Founded	1956; 68 years ago (1956)
Arena	Palacio de los Deportes de León, León
Capacity	5,188
President	Cayetano Franco
Head coach	Dani Gordo
League	Liga ASOBAL
2022–23	7th
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Founded in 1956, Ademar León is the handball team of the city of León. Until 1975 it played in the provincial categories when not existing economic availability to be able to promotion. In that year the team promoted to 1ª División Nacional (being player of the team the currently chairman, Juan Arias). Its 6th place in 1995–96 allowed the club to play for the first time in its history a European competition (EHF City Cup). In 1996–97 Runner-up of Liga ASOBAL, and runner-up of ASOBAL Cup was able to proclaim itself, being third in the Copa del Rey and obtaining seat to play the EHF Champions League in the following season. In its home country, the club became champion a total of 1 time (2001) and won the Copa del Rey once (2002), the ASOBAL Cup twice (1999, 2009). The club won 2 international cups: EHF Cup Winner's Cup in 1999 and 2005.

• Name: – Palacio de los Deportes de León
• City: – León
• Capacity: – 5188
• Address: – Av. del Ing. Sáenz de Miera, s/n, 24009, León, Spain

• Liga ASOBAL: 1
  • Winners: 2000–01.
  • Runners-up: 1996–97, 1998–99, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
• Copa del Rey: 1
  • Winners: 2001–02.
  • Runners-up: 2009–10, 2020–21.
• ASOBAL Cup: 2
  • Winners: 1998–99, 2008–09.
  • Runners-up: 1996–97, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2022–23.
• Supercopa ASOBAL
  • Runners-up: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2021–22.
• EHF Cup Winner's Cup: 2
  • Winners: 1998–99, 2004–05.
  • Runners-up: 2000–01, 2006–07.