The 2012–13 División de Honor is the 46th season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic rugby union competition since its inception in 1953. Regular season began in September 2012 and finished on April 28, 2013.
The playoffs began on 19 May and the Final took place on 2 June.
Defending champions, Valladolid, successfully defended its previous season title after defeating Santboiana 27–25 in the championship final. La Vila was the relegated team to División de Honor B.
Competition format The season took place between September and March, with every team playing each other home and away for a total of 22 matches. Points were awarded according to the following:
4 points for a win 2 points for a draw 1 bonus point for a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match 1 bonus point for 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 played the championship playoffs. The top two teams win a semifinal berth automatically, while the next four teams played off to take the remaining two spots.
The club which finished bottom was relegated, while the club that finished 11th went into a playoff with a team from División de Honor B.
Promotion and relegation The bottom team in the standings was relegated to División de Honor B, while the team finishing 11th played the relegation playoff. The top team from División de Honor B was promoted to División de Honor.
Teams The division was increased from 10 teams in the previous season to 12, with Atlético Madrid, Complutense Cisneros and Hernani gaining promotion from Division de Honor B, and only Alcobendas being relegated. Team Stadium CapacityLocation Atlético MadridValle de las Cañas300Pozuelo de AlarcónBizkaia GernikaUrbieta2,500Guernica, BiscayCiencias SevillaLa Cartuja1,932SevilleComplutense CisnerosCentral de la Ciudad Universitaria12,400MadridEl SalvadorPepe Rojo5,000ValladolidGetxo ArteaFadura500GetxoHernaniLandare Toki500Hernani, GipuzkoaLa VilaEl Pantano1,550Villajoyosa, AlicanteOrdiziaAltamira500Ordizia, GipuzkoaSantboianaBaldiri Aleu4,000Sant Boi de LlobregatUniversidade VigoLagoas-Marcosende3,000VigoValladolidPepe Rojo5,000Valladolid
Regular season standings TeamPWDLPts1Valladolid 22170568041226817852Santboiana 22162463840723113813Bizkaia Gernika 22150767344522815754El Salvador 22131853039014014685Ordizia 2212285845364813656Atlético Madrid 221228491495−48607Ciencias228014557555218508Getxo Artea 229013474520−4614509Complutense Cisneros 229013544636−92145010Universidade Vigo 228113480601−121104411Hernani 226016354568−21483212La Vila 223019383823−440517 Source: Federación Española de Rugby Qualified for championship playoff semi-finals Qualified for championship playoff quarter-finals Relegation playoff Relegated
Championship playoffs
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semifinals
Final
Relegation playoff The relegation playoff was contested over two legs by Hernani, who finished 11th in División de Honor, and neighbours Alcobendas, the losing team from División de Honor B promotion playoff final. Vigo won the tie, winning 36-25 on aggregate.
1st leg
2nd leg
Hernani remained in División de Honor. Sanitas Alcobendas remained in División de Honor B.
See also 2012–13 División de Honor B de Rugby
References
External links Official site