División de Honor de Béisbol
| Founded | 1986 |
|---|---|
| President | Julio Pernas |
| No. of teams | 9 |
| Country | Spain |
| Confederation | CEB |
| Most recent champion(s) | Tenerife Marlins |
| Most titles | Viladecans (21 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | _ |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Primera División A |
| International cup(s) | European Cup |
| Official website | rfebs.es |
 2018 season | |
Division de Honor de Béisbol is the highest level of baseball in Spain.[1] The league is overseen by the Real Federación Española de Béisbol y Sófbol (RFEBS). It is played principally on weekends. The teams play against each other twice, once at home and once away, in two games during the same day. The champion plays in the European Cup. The official ball of the league is the Rawlings OLB.
Competition format
Ten teams plays in a double-leg round-robin tournament. In each round, teams play two games in the same weekend against the other teams. In the second of each pair of games, the pitcher must be eligible for the Spain national baseball team.
Since 2012, after the regular season, the two first qualified team play the Finals in a best-of-five playoffs format. The last qualified is relegated to Primera División A, composed in 2012 by only six teams.
In other way, the first four qualified teams, will play for the Copa del Rey de Béisbol of the next season.
2018 season teams
| Team | Stadium | City/Area |
|---|---|---|
| Astros Valencia | Campo Federativo del Turia | Valencia |
| Barcelona | Camp Municipal Carlos Pérez de Rozas | Barcelona |
| Miralbueno | Campo Municipal de Miralbueno | Zaragoza |
| Navarra | Instalaciones Deportivas El Soto | Pamplona |
| Pamplona | Instalaciones Deportivas El Soto | Pamplona |
| San Inazio Bilbao Bizkaia | Polideportivo El Fango | Bilbao |
| Sant Boi | Campo Municipal de Béisbol | Sant Boi de Llobregat |
| Tenerife Marlins | Centro Insular de Béisbol | Puerto de la Cruz |
| Viladecans | Estadi Olimpic de Viladecans | Viladecans |
2017 final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenerife Marlins | 28 | 22 | 6 | .786 | Champion |
| 2 | Astros Valencia | 28 | 22 | 6 | .786 | |
| 3 | Sant Boi | 28 | 21 | 7 | .750 | |
| 4 | Barcelona | 28 | 17 | 11 | .607 | |
| 5 | San Inazio Bilbao Bizkaia | 28 | 13 | 15 | .464 | |
| 6 | Pamplona | 28 | 7 | 21 | .250 | |
| 7 | Viladecans | 28 | 7 | 21 | .250 | |
| 8 | Navarra | 28 | 3 | 25 | .107 |
| 2017 División de Honor winners |
|---|
 Tenerife Marlins Ninth title |
Champions by season
Titles by club
| Club | Titles | Seasons |
 Viladecans |
21 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
 Tenerife Marlins |
10 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 |
 Real Madrid |
8 | 1945, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963 |
| Condepols Madrid |
8 | 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980 |
| FC Barcelona |
4 | 1946, 1947, 1956, 2011 |
| Atlético Madrid |
3 | 1949, 1951, 1952 |
| Corte Inglés |
3 | 1965, 1968, 1969 |
| Picadero Damm |
3 | 1962, 1964, 1973 |
| Piratas de Madrid |
3 | 1966, 1967, 1981 |
| Hèrcules Les Corts |
2 | 1954, 1958 |
| RCD Espanyol |
2 | 1944, 1953 |
| Saint Boi |
2 | 2003, 2010 |
| Rayo Vallecano |
1 | 1970 |
| Catalunya |
1 | 1977 |
| Rojos de Candelaria |
1 | 2004 |
| Béisbol Barcelona |
1 | 2012 |
 Valencia Astros |
1 | 2016 |
See also
References
- ^ Spanish baseball competitions Archived December 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Statistics at RFEBS