2018–19 División de Honor de Rugby

The 2018–19 División de Honor was the 52nd season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic rugby union competition since its inception in 1953.

2018–19 División de Honor
Countries Spain
Date16 September 2018 - 2 June 2019
ChampionsValladolid RAC
Runners-upEl Salvador
PromotedCiencias Sevilla CR, Independiente RC
RelegatedBizkaia Gernika, CR La Vila
Matches played137
Tries scored939
(average 6.9 per match)
Top point scorerValentin Cruz, 271
Top try scorerJuandre Kleynhans, 22

The championship playoffs began in May finishing with the Final on 28 May.

Valladolid won its third consecutive title, its ninth overall, after defeating local arch-rivals SilverStorm El Salvador in the Final.

Competition format

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The División de Honor season takes place between September and March, 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 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 six teams with the highest number of points at the end of 22 rounds of matches play the championship playoffs. The top two teams win a semifinal berth automatically, while the next four teams play off to take the remaining two spots.

The club which finishes bottom is relegated, while the club that finishes 11th goes into a playoff with a team from División de Honor B.

Promotion and relegation

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The bottom team in the standings is relegated to División de Honor B, while the team finishing 11th play the relegation playoff. The top team from División de Honor B is promoted to División de Honor.

Teams

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Team Stadium Capacity City
Alcobendas Las Terrazas 500 Alcobendas
Aparejadores San Amaro 1,500 Burgos
Barcelona La Teixonera 500 Barcelona
Bizkaia Gernika Urbieta 2,500 Gernika, Bizkaia
Complutense Cisneros Estadio Complutense 12,400 Madrid
El Salvador Pepe Rojo 5,000 Valladolid
Hernani Landare Toki 500 Hernani, Gipuzkoa
Independiente RC San Román 1,500 Santander, Cantabria
La Vila Campo de Rugby El Pantano 3,000 Villajoyosa, Valencia
Ordizia Altamira 500[1] Ordizia, Gipuzkoa
Santboiana Baldiri Aleu 4,000 Sant Boi de Llobregat
Valladolid Pepe Rojo 5,000 Valladolid
 
 
Valladolid
 

El Salvador
 
Santboiana
 
Bizkaia Gernika
 
Aparejadores
 
Ordizia
 
Barcelona
 
Cisneros
 
Hernani
 
Alcobendas
 
Independiente
 
La Vila
2018–19 División de Honor teams

Results

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ALC APA BAR CIS ELS GER HER IND LaV ORD SAN VAL
Alcobendas 21-10 43-14 25-7 31-31 26-20 59-19 38-10 42-40 27-33 21-14 17-16
Aparejadores 23-25 27-36 32-29 29-27 57-17 46-18 39-36 48-15 30-47 29-15 11-48
Barcelona 26-29 40-3 18-18 20-59 21-17 19-12 20-12 11-17 22-34 26-27 21-34
Cisneros 35-37 30-24 26-31 17-57 32-39 43-36 34-39 17-21 18-35 33-27 14-54
El Salvador 33-25 36-18 33-16 54-31 52-21 77-28 43-24 36-14 51-10 55-7 26-17
Gernika 27-29 27-28 17-24 30-10 12-31 29-27 29-39 18-13 23-24 13-13 21-42
Hernani 15-14 8-6 20-13 6-22 12-45 35-27 20-31 22-16 39-15 27-34 20-22
Independiente 23-26 27-31 24-32 14-43 28-29 54-21 36-31 33-17 27-26 21-34 22-28
La Vila 12-21 24-30 16-21 18-17 7-40 20-27 29-38 35-20 31-24 17-15 20-44
Ordizia 22-30 27-40 40-13 15-7 13-13 55-22 36-10 11-11 35-28 48-31 29-45
Santboiana 32-12 37-29 19-22 25-18 5-24 53-13 27-14 42-30 41-28 22-23 25-33
Valladolid 25-16 64-22 22-37 36-25 20-0 27-27 41-10 62-19 61-33 41-12 34-21

Table

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  Team P W D L F A +/- TF TA Bon Los Pts
1 El Salvador 22 18 2 2 852 405 447 120 53 15 1 92
2 Valladolid 22 18 1 3 816 448 368 107 53 14 1 89
3 Alcobendas 22 16 1 5 614 487 127 80 62 10 2 78
4 Ordizia 22 12 2 8 614 581 33 76 77 9 2 63
5 Aparejadores 22 11 0 11 612 654 -42 80 86 12 3 59
6 Barcelona 22 11 1 10 503 549 -46 64 65 7 4 57
7 Santboiana 22 10 1 11 566 570 -4 79 74 10 5 57
8 Independiente RC 22 7 1 14 580 691 -111 74 94 8 5 43
9 Hernani CRE 22 7 0 15 467 687 -220 61 91 7 6 41
10 Complutense Cisneros 22 5 1 16 526 673 -147 73 94 9 8 39
11 La Vila 22 6 0 16 471 661 -190 61 92 7 7 38
12 Bizkaia Gernika 22 5 2 15 497 712 -215 64 98 6 6 36
Qualified for playoff semifinals.
Qualified for playoff quarterfinals.
Playoff against 2nd place team from División de Honor B
Relegation to División de Honor B

Playoffs

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Quarter finals Semifinals Final
2  Valladolid 33
3  Alcobendas 34 3  Alcobendas 12
6  Barcelona 20  Valladolid 39
  El Salvador 27
1   El Salvador 39
4  Ordizia 38 4  Ordizia 26
5  Aparejadores 31

Relegation playoff

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The relegation playoff was played over two legs by La Vila, the team finishing 11th in División de Honor, and Santander, the losing team from División de Honor B promotion playoff final. Santander won 57–53 on aggregate and gained promotion to the División de Honor for the 2019–20 season.

Relegation/promotion playoff
11th   La Vila 14 39 53
DHB   Santander 30 27 57

References

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  1. ^ "Estadio Altamira" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
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