The Copa Ibérica de Rugby (Iberian Rugby Cup) is a rugby union knock-out competition played annually by clubs of the Spanish Rugby Federation and Portuguese Rugby Federation. It was played for the first time in 1965.
| Founded | 1965 |
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| Region |   |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Current champions | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares (7th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares (7 titles) |
Between 1965 and 1971, it was played by 4 clubs (2 of each country, both Champion's and both Runner's-up), that face each other in ligule type competition. The competition stopped being played in 1972, but returned in 1983 with a new format, with the 2 Champion's facing each other in just one game. In the season 2007–2008 it returned to the ligule type competition.
In 2009, a new competition named Iberian Rugby Cup[1] was designed. This style of rugby was meant to be played with 8 teams, four of each federation, although it was suspended.
On 6 January 2013, CDUL defeated Quesos Entrepinares by 24–13, winning their 3rd title, in the return of the Copa Ibérica after a 5-year gap.[2]
Winners by year
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Performance by club
edit| Team | Title | Years Won | Federation |
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| VRAC | 7 | 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
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| El Salvador | 5 | 1992, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2017 |
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| Direito | 4 | 2000, 2003, 2014, 2016 |
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| Santboiana | 4 | 1988, 1990, 2006, 2007 |
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| Benfica | 4 | 1971, 1987, 1989, 2002 |
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| CDUL | 3 | 1984, 1985, 2013 |
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| Pozuelo | 3 | 1965, 1967, 2001 |
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| Cascais | 3 | 1993, 1994, 1997 |
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| Arquitectura | 2 | 1991, 1996 |
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| Cisneros | 2 | 1968, 1986 |
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| Belenenses | 1 | 2023 |
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| Agronomia | 1 | 2008 |
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| Académica | 1 | 1998 |
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| Ciencias | 1 | 1995 |
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| Barcelona | 1 | 1970 |
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| San Sebastián | 1 | 1969 |
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| Universitari | 1 | 1966 |
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Titles by country
edit| Flag | Federation | Title count |
|---|---|---|
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Spain | 27 |
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Portugal | 17 |
References
edit- ^ "La Iberian Rugby Cup takes over Copa Ibérica". Marca. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ "El Universitario de Lisboa se adjudica la Copa Ibérica". Marca (in Spanish). Madrid. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Cdul É Campeão Ibérico".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Taça Ibérica Está de Regresso".
- ^ "Coroa Ibérica Sem Espinhas Fica Em Monsanto".
- ^ "CDUL Rugby". Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Direito conquista a sua quarta Taça Ibérica".
- ^ http://ferugby.es/noticias2.php?titulo=SilverStorm%20El%20Salvador%20rey%20ib%E9rico[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://ferugby.es/noticias2.php?titulo=Segunda%20Ib%E9rica%20para%20el%20VRAC[permanent dead link]
- ^ "El VRAC vence a Os Belenenses y levanta su tercera Copa Ibérica". ferugby.es (in Spanish). 29 December 2018.[permanent dead link]