2024–25 Liga Iberdrola de Rugby

The 2024–25 Liga Iberdrola de Rugby will be the 15th season of the Liga Iberdrola de Rugby, the top flight of Spanish domestic women's rugby union competition and the 9th to be sponsored by Iberdrola.[1][2] The reigning champions entering the season where Majadahonda who claimed their 4th league title after winning the 2023-24 final against CRAT Residencia Rialta.[3]

2024–25 Liga Iberdrola de Rugby
Countries Spain
Number of teams8
Date26 October 2024 –

Teams

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2024–25 Liga Iberdrola de Rugby Teams

Eight teams compete in the league – the top six teams from the previous season, Getxo Artea RT who were promoted as champions of the 2023–24 Honor Division B, and Cisneros promoted as winners of the relegation playoff. They replaced Olímpico de Pozuelo and Eibar RT.[4][5][6]

Team Captain Head Coach Stadium Capacity City
  CRAT Residencia RIALTA Pablo Artime Elviña 1500 A Coruña
  Complutense Cisneros Campo Central CIU 12400 Madrid
  El Salvador Estadio Pepe Rojo 2500 Valladolid
  Getxo Artea Fernando Gauthier
Muir Kara
Polideportivo Fadura 510 Getxo
  Sant Cugat ZEM La Guinardera 500 Sant Cugat del Vallès
  Silicius Majadahonda Xabier Rodríguez Valle del Arcipreste 200 Majadahonda
  Simón Verde Magnolia Cocos Massimo Sandri La Cartuja 1932 Sevilla
  Social Energy AVRFCB La Teixonera 240 Barcelona

Table

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Regular season

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Fixtures for the season were announced by the Spanish Rugby Federation on 16 July 2024.[7] The season will use the same format as the previous one: every team will play 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.[8]

Round 1

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26 October 2024 Complutense Cisneros TBD Silicius Majadahonda Campo Central CIU, Madrid  
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)


27 October 2024 El Salvador TBD Sant Cugat  


27 October 2024 Getxo Artea TBD Simón Verde Magnolia Cocos  


27 October 2024 Social Energy AVRFCB TBD CRAT Residencia Rialta La Teixonera, Barcelona  
14:00 CET (UTC+1)

Round 2

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3 November 2024 Simón Verde Magnolia Cocos TBD Social Energy AVRFCB  


3 November 2024 Silicius Majadahonda TBD Getxo Artea  


3 November 2024 Sant Cugat TBD Complutense Cisneros  


3 November 2024 CRAT Residencia Rialta TBD El Salvador  

Round 3

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10 November 2024 Simón Verde Magnolia Cocos TBD Silicius Majadahonda  


10 November 2024 Getxo Artea TBD Sant Cugat  


10 November 2024 Complutense Cisneros TBD CRAT Residencia Rialta  


10 November 2024 Social Energy AVRFCB TBD El Salvador  

Round 4

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15 December 2024 Silicius Majadahonda TBD Social Energy AVRFCB  


15 December 2024 Sant Cugat TBD Simón Verde Magnolia Cocos  


15 December 2024 CRAT Residencia Rialta TBD Getxo Artea  


15 December 2024 El Salvador TBD Complutense Cisneros  

Round 5

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22 December 2024 Silicius Majadahonda TBD Sant Cugat  


22 December 2024 Simón Verde Magnolia Cocos TBD CRAT Residencia Rialta  


22 December 2024 Getxo Artea TBD El Salvador  


22 December 2024 Social Energy AVRFCB TBD Complutense Cisneros  

Round 6

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12 January 2025 Social Energy AVRFCB TBD Sant Cugat  


12 January 2025 CRAT Residencia Rialta TBD Silicius Majadahonda  


12 January 2025 El Salvador TBD Simón Verde Magnolia Cocos  


12 January 2025 Complutense Cisneros TBD Getxo Artea  

Round 7

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19 January 2025 Sant Cugat TBD CRAT Residencia Rialta  


19 January 2025 Silicius Majadahonda TBD El Salvador  


19 January 2025 Simón Verde Magnolia Cocos TBD Complutense Cisneros  


19 January 2025 Getxo Artea TBD Social Energy AVRFCB  

Round 8

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Round 9

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Round 10

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Relegation playoff

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Play-offs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
1 1st placed
 
4 4th placed
5 5th placed
 
 
2 2nd placed
 
3 3rd placed
6 6th placed

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Leading scorers

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Super Cup

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III Supercopa Iberdrola de Rugby
Countries  Spain
Number of teams2
Date15 September 2024
← 2nd
4th →

On August 21, the Spanish Rugby Federation announced the third edition of the Supercup will be played as a single match at the beginning of the season.[9]


15 September 2024 Silicius Majadahonda v CRAT Residencia RIALTA Estadio Yago Lamela, Avilés  
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Queen's Cup

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References

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  1. ^ "El rugby femenino eclosiona con la energía de Iberdrola" [Women's rugby blossoms with the energy of Iberdrola]. Iberdrola (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  2. ^ "Iberdrola dobla su apoyo al deporte femenino: firma como espónsor de 32 federaciones" [Iberdrola doubles its support for women's sports: signs as sponsor of 32 federations]. 2playbook.com (in Spanish). 2022-02-28. Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  3. ^ "El Silicius Majadahonda gana la Liga Iberdrola" [Silicius Majadahonda wins the Iberdrola League]. MARCA (in Spanish). 2024-05-19. Archived from the original on 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  4. ^ "27-12: El Getxo remonta al Complutense Cisneros y asciende a la Liga Iberdrola" [27-12: Getxo comes back against Complutense Cisneros and is promoted to the Iberdrola League]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2024-05-19. Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  5. ^ "El Eibar Rugby femenino pierde el repechaje contra la Complutense Cisneros (20-23)" [Eibar Rugby women's team loses the playoff against Complutense Cisneros (20-23)]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 2024-05-27. Archived from the original on 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  6. ^ "Olímpico de Pozuelo se despide de la Liga Iberdrola de Rugby" [Pozuelo Olympic bids farewell to the Iberdrola Rugby League]. Spanish Rugby Federation (in Spanish). 2024-03-17. Archived from the original on 2024-04-17. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  7. ^ "Sorteado el calendario de la Liga Iberdrola de Rugby 2024/25" [The 2024/25 Iberdrola Rugby League calendar has been drawn]. Spanish Rugby Federation (in Spanish). 2024-07-16. Archived from the original on 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  8. ^ "Circular 1. Criterios y requisitos para las competiciones nacionales en la Temporada 2024-25 y cambios sustanciales respecto a la temporada anterior" [Circular 1. Criteria and requirements for national competitions in the 2024-25 Season and substantial changes compared to the previous season] (in Spanish). Spanish Rugby Federation. 2024-07-31. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  9. ^ "La III Supercopa Iberdrola se jugará el 15 de septiembre en Avilés" [The III Iberdrola Super Cup will be played on September 15 in Avilés]. Spanish Rugby Federation (in Spanish). 2024-08-21. Archived from the original on 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-09.