División de Honor Femenina de Rugby
| Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 Liga Iberdrola de Rugby | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Owner(s) | Federación Española de Rugby |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | Spain |
| Most recent champion(s) | CR El Salvador (1st title) |
| Most titles | INEF Barcelona (11 titles) |
| Broadcaster(s) | TVE FERUGBYTV (Live Streams and VOD) |
| Sponsor(s) | Iberdrola |
| Relegation to | División de Honor B |
| Related competitions | Copa de la Reina de Rugby Campeonato de España Femenino de Rugby |
| Official website | ferugby.es |
The División de Honor Femenina, currently known for sponsorship purposes as the Liga Iberdrola,[1][2] is the top Spanish league competition for women's rugby union clubs. The league began in 2010 and consists of eight teams. Clubs are relegated to and promoted from Regional Championships.
There were two competitions before establishment of División de Honor Femenina in 2010, Campeonato de España Femenino (1989–1997) and Copa de la Reina (1998–2010).
Competition
Format
The División de Honor comprises regular season and playoff. Regular season takes place between November and May, with every team playing each other once. Then the teams are split into 2 groups. Group A comprises the first 4 placed and Group B the 4 last. Teams play again against the others on their group, thus reaching a total of 10 rounds.[3] Points are awarded according to the following:[4]
- 4 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 1 bonus point is awarded to a team scoring 3 tries more than the opponent.
- 1 bonus point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
After the regular season, the top six teams play a championship playoff. The first two classify to the semi-finals and the 4 next play the quarter-finals.[3]
Promotion and relegation
The bottom team in the standings is relegated to Honor Division B, while the second-to-last plays a relegation playoff on neutral ground against Honor Division B runner up.[5]
Past winners
Campeonato de España Femenino
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| 1989 | INEF Barcelona (1º) | CEU Madrid | 10–6 |
| 1990 | CEU Madrid (1º) | Puig Castellar | 30–0 |
| 1991 | Alcobendas RC (1º) | INEF Barcelona | 24–0 |
| 1992 | Alcobendas RC (2º) | INEF Barcelona | 4–0 |
| 1993 | Majadahonda (1º) | Bonanova | 6–0 |
| 1994 | Majadahonda (2º) | Bonanova | 15–0 |
| 1995 | INEF Barcelona (2º) | Majadahonda | 10–0 |
| 1996 | Getafe RC (1º) | BUC | 10–0 |
| 1997 | Getafe RC (2º) | L'Hospitalet | 15–0 |
Copa de la Reina
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| 1998 | L'Hospitalet (1º) | Majadahonda | 71–12 |
| 1999 | Liceo Francés (1º) | Majadahonda | 24–12 |
| 2000 | Liceo Francés (2º) | Majadahonda | 20–6 |
| 2001 | Getxo Artea (1º) | L'Hospitalet | 13–10 |
| 2002 | Liceo Francés (3º) | L'Hospitalet | 24–20 |
| 2003 | UCM 2M12 (1º) | BUC | 18–6 |
| 2004 | UCM 2M12 (2º) | Getxo | 14–13 |
| 2005 | INEF Barcelona (3º) | Olímpico Pozuelo | 26–12 |
| 2006 | INEF Barcelona (4º) | Olímpico Pozuelo | 19–18 |
| 2007 | INEF Barcelona (5º) | Olímpico Pozuelo | 25–19 |
| 2008 | Getxo Artea (2º) | INEF Barcelona | 7–3 |
| 2009 | INEF Barcelona (6º) | Getxo | 26–10 |
| 2010 | INEF Barcelona (7º) | Getxo | 33–5 |
División de Honor Femenina de Rugby
Titles by team
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Years champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| INEF Barcelona | 11
|
3
|
1989, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
|
| Majadahonda | 4
|
6
|
1993, 1994, 2023, 2024
|
| Olímpico Pozuelo | 3
|
4
|
2014, 2017, 2018
|
| Liceo Francés | 3
|
0
|
1999, 2000, 2002
|
| CRAT | 2
|
5
|
2015, 2019
|
| Getxo | 2
|
4
|
2001, 2008
|
| Cocos | 2
|
1
|
2020, 2022
|
| Alcobendas | 2
|
0
|
1991, 1992
|
| UCM 2M12 | 2
|
0
|
2003, 2004
|
| Getafe RC | 2
|
0
|
1996, 1997
|
| L'Hospitalet | 1
|
3
|
1998
|
| CEU Madrid | 1
|
1
|
1990
|
| Complutense Cisneros | 1
|
0
|
2021
|
| CR El Salvador | 1
|
0
|
2025
|
See also
References
- ^ "El rugby femenino eclosiona con la energía de Iberdrola" (in Spanish). Iberdrola. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ^ "Iberdrola dobla su apoyo al deporte femenino: firma como espónsor de 32 federaciones" (in Spanish). 2Playbook. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ^ a b "Normativa común a todas las competiciones para la Temporada 2023-24" [Common regulations to all competitions for the 2023-24 Season] (PDF) (in Spanish). Spanish Rugby Federation. 2023-07-14. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ "Reglamento de Partidos y Competiciones, Artículo 29" (PDF) (in Spanish). Federación Española de Rugby. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Circular 5. Normativa División de Honor Femenina Temporada 2022-23, Sección 4" (PDF) (in Spanish). Federación Española de Rugby. Retrieved 2022-10-30.