División de Honor de Waterpolo

División de Honor
Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 División de Honor de Waterpolo

Sport	water polo
Founded	1925
No. of teams	12
Country	Spain
Most recent champion(s)	Atlètic-Barceloneta (2014–15)
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 (2014–15 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:

3 points for a win
1 points for a draw

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
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

Main article: 2015–16 División de Honor de Waterpolo

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

1925 Barcelona
1926 Barcelona (2)
1927 Barcelona (3)
1928 Barcelona (4)
1929 Barcelona (5)
1930 Barcelona (6)
1931 Barcelona (7)
1932 Barcelona (8)
1933 Barcelona (9)
1934 Barcelona (10)
1935 Barcelona (11)
1936 Barcelona (12)
1937 Barcelona (13)
1938 Barcelona (14)
1939 Barcelona (15)
1940 Barcelona (16)
1941 Barcelona (17)
1942 Barcelona (18)
1943 Barcelona (19)
1944 Barcelona (20)
1945 Barcelona (21)
1946 Barcelona (22)
1947 Barcelona (23)
1948 Barcelona (24)

1949 Barcelona (25)
1950 Barcelona (26)
1951 Barcelona (27)
1952 Barcelona (28)
1953 Barcelona (29)
1954 Barcelona (30)
1955 Barcelona (31)
1956 Barcelona (32)
1957 Barcelona (33)
1958 Barcelona (34)
1959 Barcelona (35)
1960 Barcelona (36)
1961 Barcelona (37)
1962 Barcelona (38)
1963 Barcelona (39)
1964 Barcelona (40)
1965 Barcelona (41)
1965–66 Barcelona (42)
1966–67 Barcelona (43)
1967–68 Barcelona (44)
1968–69 Barcelona (45)
1969–70 Atlètic-Barceloneta
1970–71 Barcelona (46)
1971–72 Montjuïc

1972–73 Atlètic-Barceloneta (2)
1973–74 Atlètic-Barceloneta (3)
1974–75 Barcelona (47)
1975–76 Montjuïc (2)
1976–77 Montjuïc (3)
1977–78 Montjuïc (4)
1978–79 Montjuïc (5)
1979–80 Barcelona (48)
1980–81 Barcelona (49)
1981–82 Barcelona (50)
1982–83 Barcelona (51)
1983–84 Montjuïc (6)
1984–85 Montjuïc (7)
1985–86 Montjuïc (8)
1986–87 Barcelona (52)
1987–88 Catalunya
1988–89 Catalunya (2)
1989–90 Catalunya (3)
1990–91 Barcelona (53)
1991–92 Catalunya (4)
1992–93 Catalunya (5)
1993–94 Catalunya (6)
1994–95 Barcelona (54)
1995–96 Barcelona (55)

1996–97 Barcelona (56)
1997–98 Catalunya (7)
1998–99 Real Canoe
1999–00 Real Canoe (2)
2000–01 Atlètic-Barceloneta (4)
2001–02 Barcelona (57)
2002–03 Atlètic-Barceloneta (5)
2003–04 Barcelona (58)
2004–05 Barcelona (59)
2005–06 Atlètic-Barceloneta (6)
2006–07 Atlètic-Barceloneta (7)
2007–08 Atlètic-Barceloneta (8)
2008–09 Atlètic-Barceloneta (9)
2009–10 Atlètic-Barceloneta (10)
2010–11 Atlètic-Barceloneta (11)
2011–12 Atlètic-Barceloneta (12)
2012–13 Atlètic-Barceloneta (13)
2013–14 Atlètic-Barceloneta (14)
2014–15 Atlètic-Barceloneta (15)

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	15	1970, 1973, 1974, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Montjuïc	8	1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986
Catalunya	7	1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998
Real Canoe	2	1999, 2000

References

External links

Official website

División de Honor · 2015–16

2015–16 clubs	Atlètic-Barceloneta Barcelona Catalunya Poble Nou–Enginyers Mataró Quadis Mediterrani Real Canoe–Isostar Rubí Sabadell Sant Andreu Terrassa Waterpolo Navarra

Seasons	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–13 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

Top level water polo leagues of Europe (LEN)

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