División de Honor de Rugby

División de Honor de Rugby
Current season, competition or edition:
2024–25 División de Honor de Rugby
SportRugby union
Founded1953 (1953)
Owner(s)Federación Española de Rugby
No. of teams12
Country Spain
Most recent
champion(s)		El Salvador (9th title)
Most titlesValladolid RAC (13 titles)
Broadcaster(s)Teledeporte, RTVE Play
Sponsor(s)Generali
Volvo Cars
KPMG
Silbö Telecom
Relegation toDivisión de Honor B
Related
competitions		Copa del Rey de Rugby Supercopa de España de Rugby
Official websiteferugby.es

The División de Honor de Rugby is Spain's top level professional men's rugby union competition. The División de Honor de Rugby Championship is organised by the Federación Española de Rugby (Spanish 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 División de Honor B, Spain`s second level of men's rugby union. The team finishing 11th enters a relegation/promotion playoff with the runner-up from the Division de Honor B playoffs.

Format

The División de Honor season takes place between September and May, 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 3 or more tries in a match than the other team
  • 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 qualify for the championship playoffs. The top two teams win a semi-final berth automatically, while the next four teams participate in semi-final play-off to take the remaining two spots.

Promotion and relegation

The bottom team in the standings is relegated to the División de Honor B, while the team finishing 11th plays in the promotion/relegation playoff against a team from the second tier of rugby union in Spain.

The top team from the División de Honor B is promoted to the División de Honor.

Current Teams

Valladolid

El Salvador
Santboiana
Burgos
Ordizia
Barcelona
Cisneros
Liceo
Alcobendas
La Vila
Ciencias
División de Honor teams for 2025-26
Team Manager Captain Stadium Capacity
Alcobendas Javier Garrido Diego de Minteguiaga Campo de Rugby Las Terrazas 2,000
Aparejadores Burgos José Basso Pablo Rascón CD San Amaro 1,000
Real Ciencias Tomás Carrió Michael Hogg Instalaciones Deportivas La Cartuja 3,000
Complutense Cisneros Valentin Telleriarte Ike Irusta Estadio Nacional Complutense 12,400
El Salvador Juan Carlos Pérez Facundo Munilla Estadio Pepe Rojo 5,000
FC Barcelona Santiago Monteagudo Rochedi Mirabet La Teixonera 500
La Vila Hernan Diego Quirelli Gastón Demergasso Estadio de Rugby "El Pantano" 1,550
Liceo Francés Fernando Díez Estadio Ramon Urtubi 500
Ordizia Federico Gallo Oier Goia Estadio Municipal de Altamira 2,000
Santboiana Sergio Guerrero Estadi Baldiri Aleu 3,500
VRAC Diego Merino Ilaitia Gavidi Estadio Pepe Rojo 5,000

History

The Spanish Rugby Championship (now the Copa del Rey) was created in 1926, and was the only national rugby competition for decades. A national league was not considered until the 1950s, with the first season being 1952-53. Four teams competed: two from Catalonia and two from Castille.

FC Barcelona won the league that year and retained the title the following season, but the league folded. There were various attempts to relaunch it, but none bore fruit until the 1969-70 season, when the National Rugby League was created. Six clubs competed in the first division, which was increased to eight in 1970-71 and then ten in 1972-73.

For the 1978-79 season, the league was restructured into four regional groups of eight teams. The top team from each region were crowned champions.

From the 1979-1980 season, the four regional champions progressed to a final stage, named the Superliga. This format was maintained until the 1982-1983 season, when a national division of eight teams was created.

Performance by season

The following scrollable table shows the teams' final league positions in each season.

The playoff champions - not necessarily the team finishing first in the league - are highlighted in gold, except in 1979 when the championship was shared.

For the years 1979-1982, all participating teams are denoted with an X.

Team Seasons 🏆
24-25
09-10
08-09
07-08
06-07
05-06
04-05
03-04
02-03
01-02
00-01
99-00
98-99
97-98
96-97
95-96
94-95
93-94
92-93
91-92
90-91
89-90
88-89
87-88
86-87
85-86
84-85
83-84
82-83
81-82
80-81
79-80
78-79
77-78
76-77
75-76
74-75
73-74
72-73
71-72
70-71
69-70
53-54
52-53
Santboiana 56 8 5 6 4 2 9 5 7 6 4 4 2 8 2 3 7 6 5 8 3 1 1 4 5 4 8 3 2 2 1 1 5 7 5 2 5 5 1 2 1 2 7 1 3 x x x x 7 6 4 6 7 4 3 4 3
Complutense Cisneros 42 2 7 7 7 6 7 10 10 9 5 5 3 3 7 10 10 8 10 7 4 7 10 4 7 6 8 2 4 5 3 1 6 x x x x 5 3 1 2 5 7 5
El Salvador 40 9 4 4 1 3 2 2 2 1 2 5 2 4 7 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 7 2 5 1 9 6 3 7 6 1 2 5 3 8 3 2 2
Pozuelo 39 5 11 10 11 12 8 5 6 5 1 3 2 5 2 4 3 6 1 4 3 6 5 12 10 10 4 7 x x x x 8 7 5 4 3 1 1 1 3
Valladolid 37 13 1 1 1 9 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 4 4 4 4 6 4 3 3 5 1 5 1 4 4 7 3 4 10 10 x x x
Getxo RT 35 1 12 12 11 8 9 7 8 5 10 5 8 5 7 8 10 9 8 8 8 2 3 2 2 1 5 3 4 9 4 4 9 5 x x x
Ciencias 34 2 6 3 3 5 8 9 12 12 9 8 6 3 3 2 10 6 9 4 6 3 7 5 2 4 1 3 1 9 3 6 4 4 x x
Arquitectura 29 9 10 10 11 3 6 1 5 6 4 4 1 3 1 2 1 3 7 4 1 1 x x 2 1 2 1 1 2 4
FC Barcelona 28 2 8 11 6 7 5 6 6 7 10 7 11 10 6 7 4 5 3 x x x 10 9 6 8 3 2 1 1
Valencia 22 1 10 7 12 9 9 8 11 11 8 6 9 5 3 8 5 6 1 x 3 3 x 6


Ordizia RE 22 - 9 9 8 4 4 4 4 5 7 9 7 6 5 2 2 7 7 6 7 7 x x
Alcobendas 21 1 3 5 3 1 3 3 3 3 6 10 8 9 9 8 7 2 1 5 12 x x
At. San Sebastián 17 3 10 2 4 2 x x x 1 1 8 8 7 4 8 6 5 1
Gernika RT 16 - 12 12 12 8 8 11 6 9 3 6 4 8 12 8 7 x
CAU Madrid 15 2 9 8 3 x x 1 1 3 2 3 3 6 7 8 4
RC Cornellà 15 1 10 12 8 9 8 7 x x x 1 4 5 6 10 9
Hernani CRE 15 - 12 9 11 9 10 10 10 11 10 10 2 2 2 2 x
Liceo Francés 14 - 9 8 3 4 7 5 9 8 2 3 2 7 9 x
CDU Valladolid 14 - 12 10 7 5 6 x x x x 10 4 9 8 8
Bera Bera RT 12 - 9 9 6 7 5 4 3 5 10 11 9 8
CN Barcelona 11 - x x x x 9 10 5 2 5 7 3
La Vila 10 1 10 13 11 11 10 12 4 1 2 8
Independiente 10 - 11 7 8 4 6 3 4 4 x x
BUC 10 - 3 10 8 6 9 11 10 6 x x
CDU Sevilla 9 - 9 6 6 6 2 10 6 8 12
Les Abelles 9 - 12 8 10 10 10 10 9 8 x
CAR / RACA 8 1 x x 4 1 9 7 9
CN Montjuïc 7 - 11 10 11 9 x x x
Aparejadores 7 - 2 2 2 8 6 8 5


Olímpico RC 6 - 11 9 7 x x 10
CDU Granada 5 - 9 6 x x x
Vigo RC 4 - 12 11 10 9
Oviedo RC 4 - 10 7 9 12
Filosofía y Letras RC 4 - 11 8 6 6
Irún RT 4 - x x x x
Zaharrean RT 4 - x x x x
Sevilla FC 4 - x x x x
CR Divina Pastora 4 - x x x x
CEU Barcelona 4 - 10 5 6 6


CAU Valencia 3 - 10 9 7
CR At.Portuense 3 - x x x


CDU Bilbao 3 - x x x
GEiEG 3 - x x x
Juv. Karmen 3 - x x x
Bilbao RC 3 - x x x
Belenos 2 - 12 9
L'Hospitalet 2 - 9 8
Tatami RC 2 - 10 x
CN Poble Nou 2 - x x
Hípica RC 2 - x x
Atlético Madrid 2 - 2 2
Bathco 1 - 11
CDU Córdoba 1 - x
Sporting Gijón 1 - x
CDC San José 1 - x
CM Isabel la Católica 1 - x
Arquitectos Granada 1 - x
Arquitectura Sevilla 1 - x
SEU Madrid 1 - 4
AD Plus Ultra 0 - 4|

Past winners

Year Champion Runner-up Third place
1953 FC Barcelona Atlético Madrid Santboiana
1954 FC Barcelona Atlético Madrid Natació Barcelona
1955-69 Not held
1970 Atlético San Sebastián FC Barcelona Canoe
1971 Canoe El Salvador FC Barcelona
1972 Canoe El Salvador Santboiana
1973 Canoe Arquitectura El Salvador
1974 Arquitectura Natació Barcelona Canoe
1975 Arquitectura Cisneros CAU Madrid
1976 Cisneros Arquitectura CAU Madrid
1977 Arquitectura CAU Madrid Cisneros
1978 Atlético San Sebastián Arquitectura CAU Madrid
1979 Atlético San Sebastián Hernani Irún
CAU Madrid Cisneros Arquitectura
Cornellà Santboiana Valencia
Amigos del Rugby Sevilla FC Universidad de Granada
1980 CAU Madrid Hernani Valencia
1981 Arquitectura Hernani Valencia
1982 Arquitectura Hernani FC Barcelona
1983 Valencia Atlético San Sebastián Santboiana
1984 Santboiana CAU Madrid Hernani
1985 Cisneros Atlético San Sebastián Arquitectura
1986 Arquitectura Santboiana Cisneros
1987 Santboiana Arquitectura Valencia
1988 Arquitectura Santboiana El Salvador
1989 Santboiana CR Complutense Cisneros Arquitectura
1990 Arquitectura El Salvador Ciencias Sevilla
1991 El Salvador Liceo Francés Getxo
1992 Ciencias Sevilla Santboiana Liceo Francés
1993 Getxo Liceo Francés Ciencias Sevilla
1994 Ciencias Sevilla Getxo El Salvador
1995 Arquitectura Getxo Valladolid
1996 Santboiana Ciencias Sevilla Getxo
1997 Santboiana Getxo Arquitectura
1998 El Salvador Santboiana Real Canoe
1999 Valladolid Santboiana Ciencias Sevilla
2000 Real Canoe El Salvador Santboiana
2001 Valladolid Universidad de Sevilla Liceo Francés
2002 Moraleja Alcobendas El Salvador Madrid 2012
2003 El Salvador Moraleja Alcobendas Valladolid
2004 El Salvador UCM 2M12 Valladolid RAC
2005 Santboiana El Salvador Bera Bera
2006 Santboiana El Salvador USAP BCN
2007 El Salvador Madrid Noroeste Santboiana
2008 El Salvador Ciencias Sevilla Pozuelo Boadilla
2009 CRC Madrid El Salvador Ciencias Sevilla
2010 El Salvador La Vila Ciencias Sevilla
2011 La Vila Ordizia El Salvador
2012 Valladolid Ordizia Santboiana
2013 Valladolid Santboiana Gernika
2014 Valladolid El Salvador CR Complutense Cisneros
2015 Valladolid Santboiana Complutense Cisneros
2016 El Salvador Valladolid Bathco Independiente
2017 Valladolid El Salvador Alcobendas
2018 Valladolid El Salvador Alcobendas
2019 Valladolid El Salvador Alcobendas
2020 Valladolid El Salvador Alcobendas
2021 Valladolid Alcobendas El Salvador
2022 Santboiana AMPO Ordizia El Salvador
2023 Valladolid Recoletas Burgos–UBU Real Ciencias Enerside
2024 Valladolid Recoletas Burgos–Caja Rural Labiana Real Ciencias
2025 El Salvador Complutense Cisneros Valladolid

Titles by team

Team Titles Year Region
Valladolid 13 1999, 2001, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
El Salvador 9 1991, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016 , 2025
Arquitectura 9 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995
Santboiana 8 1984, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2022
Canoe/CRC Pozuelo 5 1971, 1972, 1973, 2000, 2009
Atlético San Sebastián 3 1970, 1978, 1979*
Ciencias Sevilla 2 1992, 1994
Cisneros 2 1976, 1985
CAU Madrid 2 1979*, 1980
FC Barcelona 2 1953, 1954
La Vila 1 2011
Moraleja Alcobendas 1 2002
Getxo 1 1993
Valencia 1 1983
Amigos del Rugby 1 1979*
Cornellà 1 1979*

*1978–79 season; 4 groups competition format, thus 4 champions.

See also

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