División de Honor de Rugby
Current season or competition: 2015–16 División de Honor de Rugby | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1953 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |  Spain (FER) |
| Current champions | Valladolid RAC (2014–15) |
| Most titles | Arquitectura (9 titles) |
| Website | ferugby.es |
| Broadcast partner | None |
The División de Honor is the top club competition for rugby union in Spain. The league began in 1953 and consists of ten teams. Clubs are relegated to and promoted from División de Honor B. The winner each year qualifies for the European Challenge Cup, the second-tier European rugby competition.
The current División de Honor champions are VRAC Quesos Entrepinares from Valladolid, Castile and León.
Competition
Format
The División de Honor season takes place between September and March, with every team playing each other home and away for a total of 22 matches. Points are awarded according to the following:
- 4 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 1 bonus point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match
- 1 bonus point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
The six teams with the highest number of points at the end of 22 rounds of matches play the championship playoffs
Promotion and relegation
The bottom team in the standings is relegated to División de Honor B, while the team qualified 11th play the relegation playoff. Top team from División de Honor B is promoted to División de Honor.
2015–16 season teams
VRAC /
El Salvador
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valladolid RAC | Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid |
| Santboiana | Baldiri Aleu | 4,000 | Sant Boi de Llobregat |
| Complutense Cisneros | Estadio Complutense | 12,400 | Madrid |
| Bathco Rugby | San Román | 1,500 | Santander, Cantabria |
| SilverStorm El Salvador | Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid |
| Bizkaia Gernika | Urbieta | 2,500 | Gernika, Bizkaia |
| AMPO Ordizia | Altamira | 500[1] | Ordizia, Gipuzkoa |
| Pozuelo | Valle de las Cañas | 300 | Pozuelo de Alarcón |
| Getxo Artea | Fadura | 500 | Getxo, Biscay |
| Hernani | Landare Toki | 500 | Hernani, Gipuzkoa |
| FC Barcelona | La Teixonera | 500 | Barcelona |
| Alcobendas | Las Terrazas | 500 | Alcobendas |
2014–15 regular season table
| # | Team | Games | Points | Tries | Bon | Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | F | A | +/- | ||||
| 1 | Valladolid | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 681 | 394 | +287 | 91 | 44 | +47 | 18 | 94 |
| 2 | Santboiana | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 757 | 428 | +329 | 102 | 59 | +43 | 15 | 91 |
| 3 | Complutense Cisneros | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 702 | 444 | +258 | 96 | 54 | +42 | 17 | 81 |
| 4 | Independiente RC | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 615 | 485 | +130 | 74 | 62 | +12 | 13 | 77 |
| 5 | El Salvador | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 617 | 357 | +260 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 13 | 73 |
| 6 | Bizkaia Gernika | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 468 | 572 | −104 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 11 | 49 |
| 7 | Ordizia | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 507 | 534 | −27 | 60 | 68 | −8 | 9 | 45 |
| 8 | Pozuelo | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 353 | 558 | −205 | 42 | 72 | −30 | 7 | 37 |
| 9 | Getxo Artea | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 440 | 636 | −196 | 54 | 91 | −37 | 8 | 36 |
| 10 | Hernani | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 374 | 598 | −224 | 51 | 78 | −27 | 9 | 33 |
| 11 | Barcelona | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 472 | 615 | −143 | 52 | 79 | −27 | 13 | 31 |
| 12 | Universidade Vigo | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 376 | 741 | −365 | 59 | 102 | −43 | 11 | 25 |
| Source: División de Honor Table (accessed 3 May 2015) | |||||||||||||
| Qualified for Playoff (semifinals) | |
| Qualified for Playoff (quarter-finals) | |
| Relegation playoff | |
| Relegated |
Past winners
Titles by team
| Team | Titles | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arquitectura | 9 | 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995 | 
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| El Salvador | 8 | 1991, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016 | 
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| Santboiana | 7 | 1984, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2006 | 
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| VRAC | 6 | 1999, 2001, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
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| Canoe/CRC Madrid | 5 | 1971, 1972, 1973, 2000, 2009 |
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| Atlético San Sebastián | 3 | 1970, 1978, 1979* | 
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| Ciencias Sevilla | 2 | 1992, 1994 | 
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| Cisneros | 2 | 1976, 1985 |
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| CAU Madrid | 2 | 1979*, 1980 |
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| FC Barcelona | 2 | 1953, 1954 |
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| La Vila | 1 | 2011 | 
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| Moraleja Alcobendas | 1 | 2002 |
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| Getxo Artea | 1 | 1993 |
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| Valencia | 1 | 1983 |
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| Amigos del Rugby | 1 | 1979* |
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| Cornellà | 1 | 1979* |
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*1978–79 season; 4 groups competition format, thus; 4 champions. | |||
See also
References
- ^ "Estadio Altamira" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2010.