The División de Honor 2015–16 was the 53rd season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic field hockey competitions since its inception in 1958. It began in autumn 2015. Regular season first matchday was played on 26/27 September finishing on 1 May 2016.
| Tournament Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26/27 Sep, 2015 – 1 May 2016 (regular season) 7/8 May 2016 (championship quarter-finals) – 27–29 May 2016 (final4) |
| Host(s) | Club de Campo |
| Venue(s) | Instalaciones Club de Campo |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final Positions | |
 Champions | Club Egara (14th title) |
 Runner-up | R.C. Polo |
| Tournament Summary | |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 399 (4.43 per match) |
| Most Goals |  Leandro Tolini, 25 goals |
Final Four was played in Madrid on 27–29 May. Club Egara won the championship fifteen years after when defeating R.C. Polo 2–2 (5–4 p.s.o.).
Competition
editFormat
editThe División de Honor regular season takes place between September and April through 18 matchdays in a round-robin format. Upon completion of regular season, top eight teams qualified for championship playoff, while bottom two teams are relegated to División de Honor B.
In the championship playoff, quarter-finals pairings are based as follows:
| Round | Pairing |
|---|---|
| Quarter-final | |
| A) 1st vs. 8th | |
| B) 2nd vs. 7th | |
| C) 3rd vs. 6th | |
| D) 4th vs. 5th |
Points during regular season are awarded according to the following:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 points for a draw
Teams
edit
Atl. Terrassa
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| R.C. de Polo | Eduardo Dualde | 600 | Barcelona |
| Club Egara | Pla del Bon Aire | 800 | Terrassa |
| Club de Campo | Instalaciones Club de Campo | 300 | Madrid |
| Atlètic Terrassa | Josep Marquès | 1,000 | Terrassa |
| Junior | Instal·lacions Club Júnior | 800 | Sant Cugat del Vallès |
| SPV Complutense | Campo Municipal de Hockey | 200 | S.S. de los Reyes |
| Atlético San Sebastián | Campo de Hockey Bera Bera | 100 | San Sebastián |
| Taburiente | Campo de Hockey Gran Canaria | 100 | Las Palmas de G.C. |
| R.S. Tenis | La Albericia | 102 | Santander |
| Pozuelo | Valle de las Cañas | 300 | Pozuelo de Alarcón |
Regular season standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club Egara | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 49 | Qualification to Championship playoff |
| 2 | R.C. de Polo | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 20 | +46 | 48 | |
| 3 | Atlètic Terrassa | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 34 | |
| 4 | Club de Campo | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 32 | |
| 5 | Junior | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 31 | |
| 6 | SPV Complutense | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 19 | |
| 7 | R.S. Tenis | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 19 | |
| 8 | Taburiente ACE G.C. | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 54 | −28 | 12 | |
| 9 | Atlético San Sebastián | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 58 | −29 | 12 | Relegated to División de Honor B |
| 10 | Pozuelo | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 50 | −34 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
Play-offs
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Club Egara | 4 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 28 May – Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
| Taburiente | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Club Egara | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Club de Campo | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Club de Campo | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 29 May – Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
| Junior | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Club Egara (s.o.) | 2 (5) | |||||||||||||||
| Real Club de Polo | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||
| Real Club de Polo | 5 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 28 May – Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
| Tenis | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Real Club de Polo | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Atlètic Terrassa | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Atlètic Terrassa | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Complutense | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Top goalscorers
edit| # | Player | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leandro Tolini
|
25 | Club de Campo |
| 2 |  Xavier Aguilar
|
14 | Club Egara |
| Peio Azkoaga
|
Atlético San Sebastián | ||
| Xavi Lleonart
|
R.C. Polo | ||
| 5 |  Rufus Mcnaught-Barrington
|
13 | R.S. Tenis |
| 6 | Joaquín Menini
|
11 | Club de Campo |
| Salva Piera
|
R.C. Polo | ||
| 8 | David Alegre
|
10 | R.C. Polo |
| Toshio Aoki
|
Taburiente ACE G.C. |