2015–16 División de Honor de Waterpolo

The 2015–16 season of the División de Honor de Waterpolo was the 93rd season of top-tier water polo in Spain since its inception in 1925. Twelve teams competed for this season.

División de Honor 2015–16
LeagueDivisión de Honor
SportWater polo
DurationOctober 3, 2015–April 23, 2016 (regular season)
May 3– (championship playoff)
League championsAtlètic-Barceloneta
  Runners-upAstralPool Sabadell
Top scorerNetherlands Robin Lindhout, 65 goals
Relegated to 1ª DivisiónCN Sant Feliu
División de Honor seasons
2016–17 →

The season comprises regular season and championship playoff. The regular season started in October 2015 and finished on April 23, 2016. Top eight teams at standings when finishing regular season play the championship playoff.

The championship playoff started on 3/4 May with the quarter-finals series. Quarter finals, semifinals and Final are played to the best of 3 matches.

Atlètic-Barceloneta won its eleventh title in a row and sixteenth overall after defeating AstralPool Sabadell in the Championship Final series 2–1.

Competition

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Format

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The División de Honor season took place between October and May, with every team playing each other at home and away for a total of 22 matches. Points were awarded according to the following:

  • 3 points for a win
  • 1 point for a draw

Top eight teams when finishing regular season play championship playoff. Bottom team is relegated while team qualified 11th play relegation playoff.

Promotion and relegation

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Bottom team at standings when finishing regular season is relegated to Primera División, while the champion team from Primera División is promoted.

Team information

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Atl. Barceloneta
Barcelona
Mediterrani
Sant Andreu
Catalunya
 
Terrassa
 
Mataró
 
Sabadell
 
Rubí
S. Feliu
Catalan teams in División de Honor 2015–16 teams
 
 
Navarra
 
Real Canoe
Remaining teams in División de Honor 2015–16 teams
Team City/Area Founded Stadium website
Atlètic-Barceloneta Barcelona 1913 (1992) Piscina Sant Sebastià [1]
Mediterrani Barcelona 1931 Instal·lació Josep Vallès [2]
Sabadell Sabadell 1916 Can Llong [3]
Mataró Quadis Mataró 1932 Piscina Joan Serra [4]
Terrassa Terrassa 1932 Àrea Olímpica [5] Archived 2015-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
Real Canoe–Isostar Madrid 1931 Piscina Real Canoe [6]
Barcelona Barcelona 1907 Nova Escullera [7]
Catalunya Barcelona 1931 Piscina Sant Jordi [8]
Sant Andreu Barcelona 1971 Piscina Pere Serrat [9]
Waterpolo Navarra Pamplona 2006 Ciudad Deportiva Amaya [10]
Rubí Rubí 1971 Piscina Can Rosés [11]
Sant Feliu Sant Feliu de Llobregat 1969 Piscina CN Molins de Rei [12]

Regular season standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlètic-Barceloneta 22 21 1 0 282 121 +161 64 Qualification to championship playoffs
2 AstralPool Sabadell 22 18 1 3 275 164 +111 55
3 Real Canoe–Isostar 22 14 1 7 206 182 +24 43
4 Terrassa 22 13 3 6 215 158 +57 42
5 Quadis Mataró 22 12 4 6 229 178 +51 40
6 Barcelona 22 12 1 9 202 202 0 37
7 Sant Andreu 22 9 1 12 197 185 +12 28
8 Mediterrani 22 9 1 12 189 195 −6 28
9 Catalunya 22 7 2 13 177 227 −50 23
10 Waterpolo Navarra 22 6 1 15 158 235 −77 19
11 Rubí 22 2 2 18 147 251 −104 8 Qualification to relegation playoff
12 Sant Feliu 22 0 0 22 109 288 −179 0 Relegation to Primera División
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2016. Source: División de Honor table and rfen.es
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored

Championship playoffs

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Bracket

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Quarter-finals (best of 3) Semi-finals (best of 3) Final (best of 3)
                 
1 Atlètic-Barceloneta 16 11
8 Mediterrani 2 3
1 Atlètic-Barceloneta 13 10
4 Terrassa 6 6
4 Terrassa 5 6
5 Quadis Mataró 4 5
1 Atlètic-Barceloneta 6 9 11
2 AstralPool Sabadell 8 6 8
2 AstralPool Sabadell 15 15
7 Sant Andreu 10 7
2 AstralPool Sabadell 8 10 12
6 Barcelona 10 9 9
3 Real Canoe–Isostar 7 13 8
6 Barcelona 11 12 12

Quarter-finals

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1st match

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May 3
20:45 (UTC+2)
Boxscore Atlètic-Barceloneta 16–2 Mediterrani Piscina Sant Sebastià, Barcelona
Referees:
Jaumandreu Sellarès, Teixidó Bermúdez
Score by quarters: 3–0, 5–0, 3–1, 5–1
Español 4 Goals Idárraga 2

May 3
20:45 (UTC+2)
Boxscore Terrassa 5–4 Quadis Mataró Piscina Àrea Olímpica, Terrassa
Referees:
Buch Juanola, Iñesta Peralta
Score by quarters: 0–1, 4–0, 1–2, 0–1
five players 1 Goals Barbena, Merino 2

May 4
13:30 (UTC+2)
Boxscore Real Canoe–Isostar 7–11 Barcelona Centro de Natación Mundial 86, Madrid
Referees:
Teixidó Bermúdez, Cerezo Crespo
Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–2, 2–2, 2–3
V Gutiérrez 3 Goals Esteller 3

May 4
20:45 (UTC+2)
Boxscore AstralPool Sabadell 15–10 Sant Andreu Piscines Carles Ibars, Sabadell
Referees:
Torres Pérez, Guardia Marsal
Score by quarters: 5–0, 3–4, 2–5, 5–1
three players 3 Goals Brúder 6

2nd match

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May 5
18:00 (UTC+2)
Boxscore Quadis Mataró 5–6 Terrassa Piscina Joan Serra, Mataró
Referees:
Teule Barreda, Ortega Carreras
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–1, 0–2, 0–1
Corbalán 2 Goals Granados 2

May 5
20:45 (UTC+2)
Boxscore Mediterrani 3–11 Atlètic-Barceloneta Piscina Josep Vallès, Barcelona
Referees:
Colominas Ezponda, Aymerich Miñarro
Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–2, 1–3, 0–4
G García 2 Goals three players 2

May 6
13:30 (UTC+2)
Boxscore Barcelona 12–13 Real Canoe–Isostar Piscina Nova Escullera, Barcelona
Referees:
Jiménez Turnes, Ortega Pacheco
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–2, 1–2, 7–5
Esteller 4 Goals Barroso 4

May 6
20:45 (UTC+2)
Boxscore Sant Andreu 7–15 AstralPool Sabadell Piscina Pere Serrat, Barcelona
Referees:
Jiménez Turnes, Galindo Moreno
Score by quarters: 3–6, 2–3, 1–3, 1–3
Brúder 2 Goals Gallego 3

3rd match

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May 8
13:30 (UTC+2)
Boxscore Real Canoe–Isostar 8–12 Barcelona Centro de Natación Mundial 86, Madrid
Referees:
Galindo Moreno, Felicidad Rodríguez
Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–4, 1–4, 3–1
Barroso 3 Goals Ďurík 4

Semifinals

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1st match

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May 12
20:45 (UTC+2)
Boxscore Atlètic-Barceloneta 13–6 Terrassa Piscina Sant Sebastià, Barcelona
Referees:
Buch Juanola, Ortega Pacheco
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–1, 4–2, 2–1
Rašović 4 Goals Granados 2

May 14
12:45 (UTC+2)
Boxscore AstralPool Sabadell 8–10 Barcelona Piscines Carles Ibars, Sabadell
Referees:
Teixidó Bermúdez, Colominas Ezponda
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–2, 3–3, 2–3
three players 2 Goals four players 2

2nd match

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May 15
12:45 (UTC+2)
Boxscore Terrassa 6–10 Atlètic-Barceloneta Àrea Olímpica, Terrassa
Referees:
Galindo Moreno, Iñesta Peralta
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 2–2, 1–4
Granados, J Pérez 2 Goals Rašović, Munarriz 3

May 16
12:45 (UTC+2)
Boxscore Barcelona 9–10 AstralPool Sabadell Nova Escullera, Barcelona
Referees:
Buch Juanola, Teule Barreda
Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–1, 3–4, 4–1
nine players 1 Goals López Escribano

3rd match

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May 22
12:45 (UTC+2)
Boxscore AstralPool Sabadell 12–9 Barcelona Piscines Carles Ibars, Sabadell
Referees:
Galindo Moreno, Teixidó Bermúdez
Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–3, 4–1, 4–3
López Escribano 5 Goals three players 2

Final

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1st match

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May 24
20:45 (UTC+2)
Boxscore Atlètic-Barceloneta 6–8 AstralPool Sabadell Piscina Sant Sebastià, Barcelona
Referees:
Buch Juanola, Colominas Ezponda
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–2, 2–2, 0–2
Munarriz 2 Goals López Escribano 3

2nd match

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May 26
21:00 (UTC+2)
Boxscore AstralPool Sabadell 6–9 Atlètic-Barceloneta Piscines Carles Ibars, Sabadell
Referees:
Galindo Moreno, Torres Pérez
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–4, 2–2, 1–1
Koopman, López Escribano 2 Goals Minguell, Faměra 2

3rd match

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May 30
21:00 (UTC+2)
Boxscore Atlètic-Barceloneta 11–8 AstralPool Sabadell Piscina Sant Sebastià, Barcelona
Referees:
Teixidó Bermúdez, Gómez Pordomingo
Score by quarters: 1–5, 2–0, 5–2, 3–1
Munarriz 4 Goals Marsal 3

Atlètic-Barceloneta wins championship Final series 2–1.

2015–16 División de Honor winners
 
Atlètic-Barceloneta
Sixteenth title

Individual awards

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Relegation playoff

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Playoff to be played in two legs. 1st leg to be played on 7 May and 2nd leg on 14 May. The overall winner will play in División de Honor 2016–17 and the loser will play in Primera Nacional.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rubí   23–18   Acuasport Tenerife Echeyde 15–12 8–6

1st leg

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May 7
17:45 (UTC+1)
Boxscore Acuasport Tenerife Echeyde 12–15 Rubí Piscina Quico Cabrera, Santa Cruz
Referees:
Gómez Pordomingo, Torres Pérez
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–2, 3–5, 2–6
Alcalá, Fernández-Caldas 4 Goals Carrasco 4

2nd leg

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May 14
20:45 (UTC+2)
Boxscore Rubí 8–6 Acuasport Tenerife Echeyde Piscina Can Rosés, Rubí
Referees:
Jaumandreu Sellarès, Iñesta Peralta
Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–1, 3–1, 4–2
Reuten 2 Goals San Martín 3

CN Rubí won 23–18 on aggregate and remained in División de Honor 2016–17.

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1   Robin Lindhout Quadis Mataró 64
2   Alberto Barroso Real Canoe–Isostar 58
3   Víctor Gutiérrez Real Canoe–Isostar 53
4   Albert Español Atlètic-Barceloneta 52
5   Gonzalo López Escribano AstralPool Sabadell 47
6   Víctor Flores Barcelona 45
7   Germán Yañez Mediterrani 41
8   Joel Esteller Barcelona 40
9   Lukáš Ďurík Barcelona 39
  Strahinja Rašović Atlètic-Barceloneta

Number of teams by autonomous communities

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Autonomous Communities No. teams Teams
1   Catalonia 10 Barcelona, Barceloneta, Catalunya, Mataró, Mediterrani, Rubí, Sant Feliu, Sabadell, Sant Andreu and Terrassa
2   Madrid 1 Real Canoe
3   Navarre 1 Navarra

References

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  1. ^ "División de Honor statistics (sorted by goals)". rfen.es (in Spanish).

See also

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