CD Aiete

Club Deportivo Aiete, formerly known as Asociación Cultural y Deportiva Ayete, is a Spanish handball club from the Aiete district in San Sebastián founded in 1959. Best known for its defunct women's team, it remains active in formative handball.[1]

ACD Ayete women's team, established in 1973, reached the national cup's final[2] in its debut season in the top category eight years later.[3] In 1982 Ayete was the national championship's runner-up[4] to become the first team to represent Spain in the Women's IHF Cup the following season.[5] It was awarded the Spanish Handball Federation's fair play award in 1982 and 1983.[6]

References

  1. ↑ The Jolastoki dresses in full regalia. El Diario Vasco
  2. ↑ List of finals in the Spanish Handball Federation's 2010-11 dossier, page 48
  3. ↑ Saps couldn't defeat Ayete. El Mundo Deportivo, 11 May 1980
  4. ↑ Catalan disaster: Saps is relegated and Rancho will play the play-out. El Mundo Deportivo, 29 April 1982
  5. ↑ 1982-83 Women's IHF Cup results in todor66.com
  6. ↑ List of prizes in the Spanish Handball Federation's website
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