SECONDARY BATTERY

A secondary battery includes a bare cell including an electrode assembly, an electrode tab drawn upwardly from the electrode assembly, and a pouch surrounding the electrode assembly, the electrode tab being exposed to an outside through the pouch, a protection circuit module (PCM) connected to the electrode tab, a case holder disposed between the pouch and the PCM to support the PCM, a case top on the bare cell, the PCM and the case holder being covered by the case top, a case bottom at a bottom side of the bare cell, and a plate attached to a side surface of the bare cell, the plate being coupled to the case top and the case bottom.