División de Honor de Waterpolo

División de Honor
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2015–16 División de Honor de Waterpolo
Sport water polo
Founded 1925
No. of teams 12
Country  Spain
Most recent
champion(s)		 Atlètic-Barceloneta (2015–16)
Most titles CN Barcelona, 59 titles
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Primera División
Domestic cup(s) Copa del Rey
Official website rfen.es

The Spanish waterpolo league has been contested since 1925. The top division is currently known as the Division de Honor and has 12 clubs. The current champions (2015–16 season) are CN Atlètic-Barceloneta, from Barcelona.

Competition

Format

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

The team with the highest number of points at the end of 22 rounds of matches become champions.

Promotion and relegation

The bottom team in the standings at the end of the season is relegated to Primera División, while the top team from Primera División is promoted.

2015–16 season teams

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
Mediterrani Barcelona 1931 Instal·lació Josep Vallès
Sabadell Sabadell 1916 Can Llong
Mataró Quadis Mataró 1932 Piscina Joan Serra
Terrassa Terrassa 1932 Àrea Olímpica
Real Canoe–Isostar Madrid 1931 Piscina Real Canoe
Barcelona Barcelona 1907 Nova Escullera
Catalunya Barcelona 1931 Piscina Sant Jordi
Sant Andreu Barcelona 1971 Piscina Pere Serrat
Waterpolo Navarra Pamplona 2006 Ciudad Deportiva Amaya
Rubí Rubí 1971 Piscina Can Rosés
Sant Feliu Sant Feliu de Llobregat 1969 Piscina CN Molins de Rei

2015–16 season standings

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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored

Previous winners

Performance by club

Team Titles Years Won
Barcelona 59 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005
Atlètic-Barceloneta 16 1970, 1973, 1974, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Montjuïc 8 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986
Catalunya 7 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998
Real Canoe 2 1999, 2000

See also

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