División de Honor Femenina de Waterpolo

División de Honor
Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 División de Honor Femenina de Waterpolo
Sport	water polo
Founded	1988
No. of teams	12
Country	Spain
Most recent champion(s)	Sabadell Astralpool (2014–15)
Most titles	Sabadell, 13 titles
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Primera División
Domestic cup(s)	Copa de la Reina
Official website	rfen.es

The División de Honor Femenina de Waterpolo is the premier category in the Spanish women's water polo league. Founded in 1988 as Primera División (it took its current name in 2000), it is currently contested by twelve teams.

Catalonian clubs CE Mediterrani and CN Sabadell are the championship's most successful teams both with eleven titles, with Mediterrani dominating the competition in the 1990s and Sabadell doing so in the 2000s.^[1] In 2011 Sabadell became the first team from the Spanish championship to win the European Cup.^[2]

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:

3 points for a win
1 points for a draw

Upon completion of regular season, top four teams play championship playoffs.

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

Sabadell

Mataró

Sant Andreu
Mediterrani

Terrassa
Rubí

Madrid Moscardó

Zaragoza

Dos Hermanas

WP 98 02

División de Honor Femenina de Waterpolo 2015–16 teams

Team	City/Area	Founded	Pool
Sabadell Astralpool	Sabadell	1916	Can Llong
Mataró La Sirena	Mataró	1932	Joan Serra
Sant Andreu	Barcelona	1971	Pere Serrat
Mediterrani	Barcelona	1931	Josep Vallès
Madrid Moscardó	Madrid	1958	Piscina CDM Moscardó
Terrassa	Terrassa	1932	Àrea Olímpica
Rubí	Rubí	1971	Can Rosés
Dos Hermanas	Dos Hermanas	1993	Piscina CMAD Montequinto
Zaragoza	Zaragoza	1984	Piscina Stadium Casablanca
WP 98 02	Pamplona	2002	Centro Recreativo Guelbenzu

2014–15 regular season standings

Main article: 2014–15 División de Honor Femenina de Waterpolo

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sabadell Astralpool	18	18	0	0	378	93	+285	54	Qualification to championship playoffs
2	Mataró La Sirena	18	14	2	2	234	139	+95	44
3	Sant Andreu	18	11	4	3	191	159	+32	37
4	Mediterrani	18	11	2	5	190	143	+47	35
5	Madrid Moscardó	18	8	2	8	156	193	−37	26
6	Terrassa	18	7	1	10	151	176	−25	22
7	Rubí	18	6	1	11	156	199	−43	19
8	Dos Hermanas	18	4	0	14	151	218	−67	12
9	Zaragoza	18	3	1	14	124	234	−110	10	Qualification to relegation playoff
10	Concepción–Cdad Lineal	18	1	1	16	107	284	−177	4	Relegation to Primera División

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2015. Source: División de Honor Femenina 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

List of champions

Season	Champion
1987/88	Molins de Rei (1)
1988/89	Catalunya (1)
1989/90	Mediterrani (1)
1990–91	Catalunya (2)
1991–92	Mediterrani (2)
1992–93	Mediterrani (3)
1993–94	Mediterrani (4)
1994–95	Mediterrani (5)
1995–96	Mediterrani (6)
1996–97	Mediterrani (7)
1997–98	Mediterrani (8)
1998–99	Mediterrani (9)
1999–00	Sabadell (1)
2000–01	Sabadell (2)

Season	Champion
2001–02	Sabadell (3)
2002–03	Mediterrani (10)
2003–04	Sabadell (4)
2004–05	Sabadell (5)
2005–06	Alcorcón (1)
2006–07	Sabadell (6)
2007–08	Sabadell (7)
2008–09	Sabadell (8)
2009–10	Mediterrani (11)
2010–11	Sabadell (9)
2011–12	Sabadell (10)
2012–13	Sabadell (11)
2013–14	Sabadell (12)
2014–15	Sabadell (13)

Titles by team

Titles	Team	Season
13	Sabadell	1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
11	Mediterrani	1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2009–10
2	Catalunya	1988–89, 1990–91
1	Molins de Rei	1987–88
1	Alcorcón	2005–06

References

↑ List of champions in the Royal Spanish Women's Water Polo Federation
↑ Sabadell makes history winning the European Cup. RTVE

External links

Official website

División de Honor (W) · 2015–16

2015–16 clubs	Dos Hermanas Madrid Moscardó Mataró La Sirena Mediterrani Rubí Sabadell Astrapool Sant Andreu Terrassa WP 98 02 Zaragoza

Seasons	1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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