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.
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Association | Federación Española de Bádminton (FESBA) |
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Confederation | BE (Europe) |
President | Andoni Azumendi Ibarrola |
BWF ranking | |
Current ranking | 19 ![]() |
Highest ranking | 14 (4 April 2023) |
Sudirman Cup | |
Appearances | 8 (first in 1991) |
Best result | Group stage |
Uber Cup | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 2016) |
Best result | Group stage |
European Mixed Team Championships | |
Appearances | 11 (first in 1988) |
Best result | Group stage |
European Men's Team Championships | |
Appearances | 8 (first in 2004) |
Best result | Group stage |
European Women's Team Championships | |
Appearances | 8 (first in 2004) |
Best result | Semi-finals (2016, 2018) |
Helvetia Cup | |
Appearances | 10 (first in 1987) |
Best result | Champions (2001) |
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
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Thomas Cupedit
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Uber Cupedit
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Sudirman Cupedit
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European Team Championships
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Year | Round | Pos |
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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
editYear | Round | Pos |
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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
editMixed team
editYear | Round | Pos |
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2007 | Group stage | |
2011 | Group stage | |
2013 | Did not enter | |
2015 | ||
2017 | ||
2021 | ||
2025 | TBD |
World University Team Championships
editMixed team
editYear | Round | Pos |
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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
editSuhandinata Cup
editYear | Round | Pos |
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2000 | Did not enter | |
2002 | ||
2004 | ||
2006 | ||
2007 | ||
2008 | ||
2009 | ||
2010 | ||
2011 | ||
2012 | ||
2013 | Group stage | 25th |
2014 | Group stage | 16th |
2015 | Group stage | 16th |
2016 | Group stage | 25th |
2017 | Group stage | 13th |
2018 | Group stage | 26th |
2019 | Group stage | 14th |
2022 | Quarter-finals | 8th |
2023 | Group stage | 26th |
2024 | TBD |
European Junior Team Championships
editMixed team
editYear | Round | Pos |
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1975 | Did not enter | |
1977 | ||
1979 | ||
1981 | ||
1983 | ||
1985 | Group stage | 22nd |
1987 | Group stage | 21st |
1989 | Group stage | 20th |
1991 | Group stage | 21st |
1993 | Group stage | 23rd |
1995 | Did not qualify | |
1997 | ||
1999 | ||
2001 | Group stage | 16th |
2003 | Did not qualify | |
2005 | Group stage | 14th |
2007 | Did not qualify | |
2009 | Group stage | |
2011 | Group stage | |
2013 | Did not enter | |
2015 | Champions | 1st |
2017 | Group stage | |
2018 | Group stage | |
2020 | Quarter-finals | |
2022 | Semi-finals | 4th |
2024 | TBD |
Finlandia Cup
editMixed team
editYear | Round | Pos |
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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
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
editName | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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MS | MD | XD | ||
Luís Enrique Peñalver | 10 February 1996 | 79 | - | - |
Pablo Abián | 12 June 1985 | 68 | - | - |
Álvaro Leal | 1 June 2001 | 283 | 372 | - |
Ernesto Baschwitz | 17 June 2001 | 516 | 372 | - |
Carlos Piris | 9 February 2001 | - | 102 | 630 |
Rubén García | 7 June 2004 | - | 102 | 132 |
Joan Monroy | 26 February 2001 | - | 455 | 359 |
Jacobo Fernández | 28 December 2003 | - | 241 | 139 |
Daniel Franco | 6 April 2005 | - | 241 | 740 |
Alberto Perals | 19 October 2000 | 541 | - | - |
Women's team
editName | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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WS | WD | XD | ||
Carolina Marín | 15 June 1993 | 5 | - | - |
Clara Azurmendi | 4 April 1998 | 51 | 81 | - |
Beatriz Corrales | 3 December 1992 | 650 | 81 | 359 |
Ania Setien | 6 March 2003 | 149 | - | 933 |
Nerea Ivorra | 8 November 1997 | 666 | 285 | 1393 |
Claudia Leal | 21 January 2000 | - | 285 | 662 |
Paula López | 6 October 1999 | - | 92 | 139 |
Lucía Rodríguez | 8 March 2004 | - | 92 | 132 |
Elena Lorenzo | 18 October 2001 | - | 589 | 957 |
Macarena Izquierdo | 30 March 2006 | - | 766 | 740 |
Previous squads
editUber Cup
editReferences
edit- ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.