División de Honor B de Rugby
Current season or competition: 2023–24 División de Honor B de Rugby | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 1998; 26 years ago (1998) |
Number of teams | 36 |
Country | Spain (FER) |
Holders | CR La Vila (2023–24) |
Website | ferugby.es |
División de Honor B is the second level of Spanish league competition for rugby union clubs. The league began in 1998 and consists of three groups (North, East and South) of 8 or 9 teams each. The two top teams of each group and two best 3rd-placed teams qualify for promotion playoff.
Competition
Format
The season takes place between October and April. There are three groups of 12 teams, 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
Promotion playoffs
For the promotion playoff, the teams are seeded by total points. The draw for the promotion playoff is as follows:
Round | Pairing |
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Quarter-final | |
A) 1st vs. 8th | |
B) 2nd vs. 7th | |
C) 3rd vs. 6th | |
D) 4th vs. 5th | |
Semifinals | |
E) Winner A) vs. Winner D) | |
F) Winner B) vs. Winner C) | |
Final | G) Winner E) vs. Winner F) |
2015–16 season teams
Group A
Bera Bera
Uribealdea
Eibar
Zarautz
CRAT A Coruña
Real Oviedo
Durango
UBU Burgos
VRAC B
El Salvador
El Salvador
La Única
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2015–16 group A teams- Teams from northern part of Spain
Team | Stadium | City/Area | Website | 2014–15 |
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Blusens Networks Universidade | As Lagoas-Marcosende | Vigo | [1] | R |
Babyauto Zarautz | Asti | Zarautz | [2] Archived 2012-04-27 at the Wayback Machine | 1st |
Durango Nissan-Gaursa | Arripausueta | Durango | [3] | 2nd |
AVK Bera Bera | Miniestadio de Anoeta | San Sebastián | [4][permanent dead link] | 3rd |
Aparejadores Burgos | San Amaro | Burgos | [5] | 4th |
Uribealdea | Atxurizubi | Mungia | [6] Archived 2015-12-26 at the Wayback Machine | 5th |
CRAT A Coruña | Acea da Ma | A Coruña | [7] | 6th |
Real Oviedo Rugby | El Naranco | Oviedo | [8] | 7th |
El Salvador B | Pepe Rojo | Valladolid | [9] | 8th |
VRAC Quesos Entrepinares B | Pepe Rojo | Valladolid | [10] | 9th |
AVIA Eibar | Unbe | Eibar | [11] | 10th |
La Única | Berokizelaia | Pamplona | [12] | P |
Group B
Sant Cugat
L'Hospitalet
BUC
Poble Nou
Químic
Poble Nou
Químic
Sitges
Santboiana B
Fénix
La Vila
CAU Valencia
Les Abelles
Tecnidex Valencia
Tecnidex Valencia
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2015–16 group B teams- Teams from eastern part of Spain
Team | Stadium | City/Area | Website | 2014–15 |
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Sant Cugat | La Guinardera | Sant Cugat del Vallès | [13] | 1st |
CAU Valencia | Campo del Río Turia | Valencia | [14] | 2nd |
La Vila | El Pantano | Villajoyosa | [15] | 3rd |
Les Abelles | Quatre Carreres | Valencia | [16] | 4th |
Tecnidex Valencia | Quatre Carreres | Valencia | [17] Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine | 5th |
Barcelona Enginyers | Mar Bella | Barcelona | [18] | 6th |
Fénix | Pinares de Venecia | Zaragoza | [19] | 7th |
BUC Barcelona | La Foixarda | Barcelona | [20] | 8th |
Sitges | Santa Bàrbara | Sitges | [21] | 9th |
L'Hospitalet | Feixa Llarga | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | [22] | 10th |
Santboiana B | Baldiri Aleu | Sant Boi de Llobregat | [23] | P |
Químic Barcelona | La Teixonera | Barcelona | [24] | P |
Group C
Alcobendas
CAU Madrid
Arquitectura
Cisneros B
Liceo Francés
Arquitectura
Cisneros B
Liceo Francés
Helvetia
Ciencias
Ciencias
Ingenieros
Univ. Granada
Pozuelo
CAR Cáceres
Atl. Portuense
URA Almería
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2015–16 group C teams- Teams from southern part of Spain
Team | Stadium | City/Area | Website | 2014–15 |
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Ciencias Sevilla | La Cartuja | Seville | [25] | 2nd |
Liceo Francés | Ramón Urtubi | Madrid | [26] | 3rd |
Olímpico Pozuelo | Valle de las Cañas | Pozuelo de Alarcón | [27] | 4th |
Arquitectura | Campo Central | Madrid | [28] | 5th |
Helvetia | La Cartuja | Seville | [29] | 6th |
Ingenieros Industriales | El Cantizal | Las Rozas | [30] | 7th |
CAU Madrid | Orcasitas | Madrid | [31] Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine | 8th |
Universidad de Granada | Fuentenueva | Granada | [32] | 9th |
CAR Cáceres | El Cuartillo | Cáceres | [33] | 10th |
Complutense Cisneros B | Campo Central | Madrid | [34] | 11th |
Atlético Portuense | Ciudad Deportiva | El Puerto de Santa María | [35] | P |
URA Almería | Emilio Campra | Almería | [36] | P |
Champions by season
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See also
References
External links
- Spanish Rugby Federation
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División de Honor B
- Barcelona Enginyers
- BUC Barcelona
- CAU Valencia
- Fénix
- L'Hospitalet
- La Vila
- Les Abelles
- Sant Cugat
- Sitges
- Tecnidex Valencia
- Arquitectura
- Atlético Portuense
- CAR Cáceres
- CAU Madrid
- Ciencias Fundación Cajasol
- Complutense Cisneros Zeta
- Helvetia
- Ingenieros Industriales
- Liceo Francés
- Olímpico Pozuelo
- Universidad de Granada
- URA Almería