Campeonato Português de Rugby
| Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 Campeonato Nacional de Rugby Divisão de Honra | |
| Formerly | Campeonato SuperBock |
|---|---|
| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 1958 |
| First season | 1958 |
| Owner(s) | Federação Portuguesa de Rugby |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country | Portugal |
| Most recent champion(s) | Belenenses |
| Most titles | CDUL (20 titles) |
| Broadcaster(s) | RugbyTV.pt (Live Streams) |
| Relegation to | Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão |
| International cup(s) | European Rugby Challenge Cup European Rugby Continental Shield |
| Related competitions | Taça de Portugal de Rugby Supertaça de Portugal de Rugby |
| Official website | fpr.pt |
The Campeonato Nacional de Rugby Divisão de Honra (more commonly known as the Divisão de Honra) is Portugal's top level professional men's rugby union competition. The Divisão de Honra Championships are organised by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby (Portuguese Rugby Federation) and currently consists of 12 teams. The last placed team in the competition is relegated at the end of the season to the Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão (Portugal's second level of men's rugby union) with one team from the second-tier competition promoting to the Divisão de Honra.
Format
The Divisão de Honra season takes place between September and March, with three teams being randomly drawn into four groups, playing each other home and away twice for a total of 6 matches per group (24 matches in total). 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 highest placed teams with the highest number of points within each group will meet each other in a round-robin play-off to determine the champions of the Divisão de Honra while to bottom placed teams in each group will play in a round-robin play-out to determine which team (that finishes last place) will be relegated in the respective season.
Promotion and relegation
The bottom team in the relegation play-out is relegated to the Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão, while the team that finishes 1st in the second tier of rugby union competitions in Portugal will replace the latter.
Current Teams
Stadia and locations
| Team | Manager | Captain | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | Lodie Van Staden | António Salgueiro | Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição | 2500 |
| Agronomia | Luís Pissarra | João Lima | Tapada da Ajuda | 500 |
| Belenenses | João Mirra | Tomás Sequeira | Belém Rugby Park | 500 |
| Benfica | Martim Aguiar | Hayden Hann | Campo nº2 - Lisbon University | 1500 |
| Cascais | Gabriel Ascárate | António Vidinha | Estádio Municipal Dramático Cascais | 1000 |
| CDUL | Kane Hancy | Tomás Appleton | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | 8000 |
| CDUP | Francisco Vareta | Tomás Marrana | Estádio Universitário do Porto | 1500 |
| Direito | Bernardo Mota | Duarte Diniz | Complexo Desportivo Miguel Nobre Ferreira | 2500 |
| Lousã | Claudio Venturino | Paulo Marques | Estádio Municipal de Rugby José Redondo | 500 |
| RC Montemor | João Baptista Malta | Parque Desportivo Municipal | 500 | |
| São Miguel | João Uva | Robert Delai | Bulldog Rugby Park | 800 |
| C. R. Técnico | António Manzoni de Sequeira | Rodrigo Bento | Campo das Olaias | 800 |
Champions
| Club | Titles | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| CDUL | 20 | 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 2012, 2014, 2017 |
| Direito | 12 | 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2023 |
| Belenenses | 10 | 1959, 1963, 1973, 1975, 2003, 2008, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025 |
| Benfica | 9 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1970, 1976, 1986, 1988, 1991, 2001 |
| Cascais | 6 | 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Académica | 4 | 1977, 1979, 1997, 2004 |
| Técnico | 3 | 1981, 1998, 2021 |
| Agronomia | 2 | 2007, 2019 |
| Head Coach | Years won |
|---|---|
| João Mirra | 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025 |
| João Paulo Bessa | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Frederico Sousa | 2009, 2010, 2019 |
| Martim Aguiar | 2013, 2015, 2016 |
| Daniel Hourcade | 2005, 2006 |
| Tomaz Morais | 1999, 2000 |
| Enrique Pichot | 2023 |
| Kane Hancy | 2021 |
| Jack Farrer | 2017 |
| Damian Steele | 2014 |
| Luís Cassiano Neves | 2012 |
| Aaron Jones | 2011 |
| Bryce Bevin | 2008 |
| Ricardo Sequeira | 2007 |
| Rui Carvoeira | 2004 |
| Marcelo Lavoine | 2003 |
| Dídio de Aguiar | 2002 |
| José Paixão | 1998 |
| Sérgio Franco | 1997 |
| Nuno Durão | 1996 |
See also
- Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão
- Campeonato Nacional de Rugby II Divisão
- Taça de Portugal de Rugby
- Supertaça de Portugal de Rugby
- Copa Ibérica de Rugby/Taça Iberica de Rugby
- Rugby union in Portugal
References
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- ^ "Rugby Revista" (PDF). Rugby Revista (in Portuguese). No. 23. May 1983.
- ^ "Rugby Magazine" (PDF). Rugby Magazine (in Portuguese). No. 1. April 1993.
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- ^ "Rugby Magazine" (PDF). Rugby Magazine (in Portuguese). No. 9. April 1995.
- ^ "Rugby Magazine" (PDF). Rugby Magazine (in Portuguese). No. 12. May 1997.
- ^ "Rugby Magazine" (PDF). Rugby Magazine (in Portuguese). No. 15. May 1998.
- ^ "Râguebi - Campeonato Nacional da 1a Divisão - Fase final - Serie A - Classificação" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2001-05-19. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ "Direito soma novo título nacional à chuva".
- ^ "2000-2024 - Classificações".