Spain national badminton team
National badminton team representing Spain
Spain Association Federación Española de Bádminton (FESBA)Confederation BE (Europe)President Andoni Azumendi Ibarrola Current ranking 19 2 (2 January 2024) Highest ranking 14 (4 April 2023) Appearances 8 (first in 1991 ) Best result Group stage Appearances 3 (first in 2016 ) Best result Group stage Appearances 11 (first in 1988 ) Best result Group stage Appearances 8 (first in 2004 ) Best result Group stage Appearances 8 (first in 2004 ) Best result Semi-finals (2016 , 2018 ) Appearances 10 (first in 1987 ) Best result Champions (2001)
The Spain national badminton team (Spanish : Equipo nacional de bádminton de España ) represents Spain in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Spanish team have never participated in the Thomas Cup but have been in the Uber Cup and Sudirman Cup .
The Spanish team has enjoyed success throughout the individual events. Spain has won one Olympic medal in badminton and three gold medals at the BWF World Championships . All of these medals were won by former world number 1 Carolina Marín . Spain have also been successful in badminton at the European Games where Pablo Abián won gold in the men's singles discipline in 2015.
Competitive record
European Team Championships
Year
Round
1962
Did not enter
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1973
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
Group stage
13th
1989
Group stage
14th
1991
Group stage
9th
1993
Group stage
14th
1995
Group stage
6th
1997
Fourth place
4th
1999
Fourth place
4th
2001
Champions
1st
2003
Did not enter
2005
Runners-up
2nd
2007
Group stage
6th
Plume d'Or
Year
Round
1972
Did not enter
1973
1974
1976
1977
1978
1979
Group stage
6th
1980
Group stage
7th
1981
Group stage
7th
1982
Did not enter
1984
Group stage
6th
1985
Group stage
7th
1986
Group stage
7th
1987
Group stage
7th
1988
Fourth place
4th
1989
Fourth place
4th
1990
Did not enter
1991
1992
1993
1994
FISU World University Games
Mixed team
Year
Round
2007
Group stage
2011
Group stage
2013
Did not enter
2015
2017
2021
2025
TBD
World University Team Championships
Mixed team
Year
Round
2008
Group stage
2010
Did not enter
2012
Quarter-finals
2014
Group stage
2016
Did not enter
2018
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
European Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
Finlandia Cup
Mixed team
Year
Round
1984
Did not enter
1986
Group stage
12th
1988
Group stage
13th
1990
Group stage
15th
1992
Group stage
12th
1994
Group stage
11th
1996
Group stage
6th
1998
Group stage
6th
2000
Third place
3rd
2002
Group stage
10th
2004
Runners-up
2nd
2006
Group stage
7th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
Name
DoB/Age
Ranking of event
MS
MD
XD
Luís Enrique Peñalver
(1996-02-10 ) 10 February 1996 (age 27)
79
-
-
Pablo Abián
(1985-06-12 ) 12 June 1985 (age 38)
68
-
-
Álvaro Leal
(2001-06-01 ) 1 June 2001 (age 22)
283
372
-
Ernesto Baschwitz
(2001-06-17 ) 17 June 2001 (age 22)
516
372
-
Carlos Piris
(2001-02-09 ) 9 February 2001 (age 22)
-
102
630
Rubén García
(2004-06-07 ) 7 June 2004 (age 19)
-
102
132
Joan Monroy
(2001-02-26 ) 26 February 2001 (age 22)
-
455
359
Jacobo Fernández
(2003-12-28 ) 28 December 2003 (age 20)
-
241
139
Daniel Franco
(2005-04-06 ) 6 April 2005 (age 18)
-
241
740
Alberto Perals
(2000-10-19 ) 19 October 2000 (age 23)
541
-
-
Women's team
Name
DoB/Age
Ranking of event
WS
WD
XD
Carolina Marín
(1993-06-15 ) 15 June 1993 (age 30)
5
-
-
Clara Azurmendi
(1998-04-04 ) 4 April 1998 (age 25)
51
81
-
Beatriz Corrales
(1992-12-03 ) 3 December 1992 (age 31)
650
81
359
Ania Setien
(2003-03-06 ) 6 March 2003 (age 20)
149
-
933
Nerea Ivorra
(1997-11-08 ) 8 November 1997 (age 26)
666
285
1393
Claudia Leal
(2000-01-21 ) 21 January 2000 (age 24)
-
285
662
Paula López
(1999-10-06 ) 6 October 1999 (age 24)
-
92
139
Lucía Rodríguez
(2004-03-08 ) 8 March 2004 (age 19)
-
92
132
Elena Lorenzo
(2001-10-18 ) 18 October 2001 (age 22)
-
589
957
Macarena Izquierdo
(2006-03-30 ) 30 March 2006 (age 17)
-
766
740
Previous squads
Uber Cup
References
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