- División de Honor de Rugby
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División de Honor 
Current season or competition:
2011–12 División de Honor de Rugby
Sport Rugby union Instituted 1953 Number of teams 10 Country 
SpainHolders La Vila (2010–11) The División de Honor, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Renfe División de Honor, is the top Spanish league competition for rugby union clubs. 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.
Another rugby union competition, the Super Ibérica de Rugby (SIR), operates with a franchise system and runs parallel to the División de Honor. The SIR is not sanctioned by the Spanish Rugby Federation.[1]
The current División de Honor champions are CR La Vila from Alicante, Valencian Community.
Contents
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 18 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 team with the highest number of points at the end of 18 rounds of matches become champions.
Promotion and relegation
The bottom two teams in the standings at the end of the season are relegated to División de Honor B, while two teams from División de Honor B are promoted.
2010–11 teams
Main article: 2010–11 División de Honor de Rugby2010-11 División de Honor TeamsTeam Stadium Capacity City/Area VRAC Quesos Entrepinares Pepe Rojo 5,000 Valladolid AMPO Ordizia Altamira 500[2] Ordizia, Gipuzkoa Bizkaia Gernika Urbieta 2,500 Guernica, Biscay La Vila El Pantano Villajoyosa, Alicante Cajasol Ciencias Olímpico La Cartuja 5,000 Seville CAU Valencia Campo del Río Turia 2,000 Valencia Cetransa El Salvador Pepe Rojo 5,000 Valladolid Pegamo Bera Bera Miniestadio de Anoeta 1,500 San Sebastián Sanitas Alcobendas Las Terrazas 500 Alcobendas, Community of Madrid Santboiana Seat Baldiri Aleu 1,200 Sant Boi de Llobregat Past winners
Year Champion Runner up Third place 1953 
FC Barcelona
At. Madrid UE Santboiana1954 FC Barcelona At. Madrid Natación Barcelona1955-69 not held 1970 
Atlético San Sebastián FC Barcelona Canoe1971 Canoe
El Salvador FC Barcelona1972 Canoe El Salvador UE Santboiana1973 Canoe CD Arquitectura El Salvador1974 CD Arquitectura Natación Barcelona Canoe1975 CD Arquitectura CR Cisneros CAU Madrid1976 CR Cisneros CD Arquitectura CAU Madrid1977 CD Arquitectura CAU Madrid CR Cisneros1978 Atlético San Sebastián CD Arquitectura CAU Madrid1979 Atlético San SebastiánHernani RC RC Irún CAU Madrid CR Cisneros CD Arquitectura RC Cornellà UE Santboiana
Valencia RC
Amigos del Rugby Sevilla FC Univ. Granada1980 CAU MadridHernani RC Valencia RC1981 CD ArquitecturaHernani RC Valencia RC1982 CD ArquitecturaHernani RC FC Barcelona1983 Valencia RC Atlético San Sebastián UE Santboiana1984 UE Santboiana CAU MadridHernani RC 1985 CR Cisneros Atlético San SebastiánCD Arquitectura 1986 CD Arquitectura UE Santboiana CR Cisneros1987 UE Santboiana CD Arquitectura Valencia RC1988 CD Arquitectura UE Santboiana El Salvador1989 UE Santboiana Complutense-Cisneros CD Arquitectura1990 CD Arquitectura El SalvadorCiencias Sevilla 1991 El SalvadorLiceo Francés Getxo RT1992 Ciencias Sevilla UE SantboianaLiceo Francés 1993 Getxo RTLiceo Francés Ciencias Sevilla1994 Ciencias Sevilla Getxo Artea RTGetxo RT El Salvador1995 CD Arquitectura Getxo RT Valladolid RAC1996 UE Santboiana Ciencias Sevilla Getxo RT1997 UE Santboiana Getxo RT CD Arquitectura1998 El Salvador UE Santboiana Real Canoe NC1999 Valladolid RAC UE Santboiana Ciencias Sevilla2000 Real Canoe NC El Salvador UE Santboiana2001 Valladolid RAC Univ. SevillaLiceo Francés 2002 CR La Moraleja Alcobendas El Salvador CRC Madrid2003 El Salvador La Moraleja-Alcobendas Valladolid RAC2004 El Salvador CRC Madrid Valladolid RAC2005 UE Santboiana El Salvador Bera Bera RT2006 UE Santboiana El Salvador Barcelona UC2007 El Salvador CRC Madrid UE Santboiana2008 El Salvador Ciencias Sevilla CRC Madrid2009 CRC Madrid El Salvador Ciencias Sevilla2010 El Salvador La Vila Ciencias Sevilla2011 La Vila Ordizia RE El Salvador2012 See also
References
- ^ "Supa Iberica de Rugby 2010". The Roar. 4 August 2009. http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/08/04/supa-iberica-de-rugby-2010/. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ "Estadio Altamira" (in Spanish). http://www.ordiziarugby.com/content/view/45/79/lang,es/. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
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