2017–18 División de Honor de Rugby

The 2017–18 División de Honor was the 51st season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic rugby union competition since its inception in 1953.

2017–18 División de Honor
Countries	Spain
Date	15 September 2017 to 26 May 2019
Champions	Valladolid
Runners-up	El Salvador
Promoted	UBU-Colina Clinic
Relegated	Getxo Artea RT
Matches played	137
Tries scored	847 (average 6.2 per match)
Top point scorer	Valentin Cruz, 290
Top try scorer	John Wesell Bell, 22

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

Competition format

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

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

Valladolid

El Salvador

Santboiana

Bizkaia Gernika

Ordizia

Barcelona

Cisneros

Hernani

Alcobendas

Independiente

La Vila

Getxo

2017-18 División de Honor teams

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City
Alcobendas	Las Terrazas	500	Alcobendas
Bizkaia Gernika	Urbieta	2,500	Gernika, Bizkaia
Complutense Cisneros	Estadio Complutense	12,400	Madrid
El Salvador	Pepe Rojo	5,000	Valladolid
FC Barcelona	La Teixonera	500	Barcelona
Getxo Artea R.T.	Fadura	1,000	Guecho
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

Table

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	TF	TA	Bon	Los	Pts
1.	Valladolid	22	21	0	1	867	381	+341	97	46	14	1	102
2.	El Salvador	22	19	0	3	751	342	+409	108	39	16	1	97
3.	Alcobendas	22	15	1	6	637	356	+281	85	43	12	3	77
4.	Independiente RC	22	13	0	9	621	559	+62	81	74	15	5	75
5.	Ordizia	22	13	1	8	626	502	+124	74	69	10	5	72
6.	Santboiana	22	11	0	11	512	508	+4	74	69	11	5	64
7.	FC Barcelona	22	9	0	13	491	558	-67	64	77	10	2	51
8.	Bizkaia Gernika	22	9	0	13	348	455	-107	47	55	4	3	44
9.	Complutense Cisneros	22	7	0	15	557	617	-60	76	83	10	1	42
10.	CR La Vila	22	67	0	15	377	518	-141	54	72	6	4	39
11.	Hernani	22	4	0	18	316	630	-314	46	89	5	4	26
12.	Getxo Artea R.T.	22	3	0	19	322	854	-532	41	131	6	3	23

Qualified for semi finals of playoffs Qualified for playoffs Relegation play-off Relegated

Playoffs

	Quarter finals					Semifinals					Final
						1	Valladolid	44
	3	Independiente	44			3	Independiente	5
	6	Sant Boiana	33									Valladolid	18
												El Salvador	12
						2	El Salvador	18
	4	Alcobendas	40			4	Sanitas	12
	5	Ordizia	33

Relegation playoff

The relegation playoff was played over two legs by Hernani, the team finishing 11th in División de Honor and Ciencias Sevilla, the losing team from División de Honor B promotion playoff final. Hernani won 57-48 on aggregate and remained in the División de Honor A.

	Relegation/promotion playoff
	11th	Hernani	27	30	57
	DHB	Ciencias Sevilla	31	17	48

References

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

External links

• Official site