The División de Honor Femenina, currently known for sponsorship purposes as the Liga Iberdrola, is the top Spanish league competition for women's rugby union clubs. The league began in 2010 and consists of eight teams. Clubs are relegated to and promoted from Regional Championships.
There were two competitions before establishment of División de Honor Femenina in 2010, Campeonato de España Femenino (1989–1997) and Copa de la Reina (1998–2010).
Competition
Format The División de Honor comprises regular season and playoff. Regular season takes place between November and May, with every team playing each other once. Then the teams are split into 2 groups. Group A comprises the first 4 placed and Group B the 4 last. Teams play again against the others on their group, thus reaching a total of 10 rounds. 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 3 tries more than the opponent. 1 bonus point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
After the regular season, the top six teams play a championship playoff. The first two classify to the semi-finals and the 4 next play the quarter-finals.
Promotion and relegation The bottom team in the standings is relegated to Honor Division B, while the second-to-last plays a relegation playoff on neutral ground against Honor Division B runner up.
Past winners
Campeonato de España Femenino Year Champion Runner-up Score 1989 INEF Barcelona (1º) CEU Madrid10–61990 CEU Madrid (1º) Puig Castellar30–01991 Alcobendas RC (1º) INEF Barcelona24–01992 Alcobendas RC (2º) INEF Barcelona4–01993 Majadahonda (1º) Bonanova6–01994 Majadahonda (2º) Bonanova15–01995 INEF Barcelona (2º) Majadahonda10–01996 Getafe RC (1º) BUC10–01997 Getafe RC (2º) L'Hospitalet15–0
Copa de la Reina Year Champion Runner-up Score 1998 L'Hospitalet (1º) Majadahonda71–121999 Liceo Francés (1º) Majadahonda24–122000 Liceo Francés (2º) Majadahonda20–62001 Getxo Artea (1º) L'Hospitalet13–102002 L'Hospitalet (2º) UCM 2M1224–202003 UCM 2M12 (1º) BUC18–62004 UCM 2M12 (2º) Getxo14–132005 INEF Barcelona (3º) Olímpico Pozuelo26–122006 INEF Barcelona (4º) Olímpico Pozuelo19–182007 INEF Barcelona (5º) Olímpico Pozuelo25–192008 Getxo Artea (2º) INEF Barcelona7–32009 INEF Barcelona (6º) Getxo26–102010 INEF Barcelona (7º) Getxo33–5
División de Honor Femenina de Rugby Season Champion Runner-up Third Fourth Relegated Promoted2010–11 INEF Barcelona (8th) CRAT Univ. da Coruña Majadahonda GEiEG Gaztedi XV Sanse Scrum Complutense Cisneros2011–12 INEF Barcelona (9th) CRAT Univ. da Coruña Bizkarians Majadahonda XV Sanse Scrum Gòtics2012–13 INEF Barcelona (10th) Olímpico de Pozuelo CRAT Univ. da Coruña Complutense Cisneros Gòtics XV Sanse Scrum2013–14 Olímpico de Pozuelo (1st) CRAT Univ. da Coruña INEF Barcelona GEiEG None None2014–15 CRAT Univ. da Coruña (1st) Getxo Artea Olímpico de Pozuelo GEiEG Complutense Cisneros XV Hortaleza2015–16 INEF Barcelona (11th) Majadahonda XV Sanse Scrum Olímpico de Pozuelo None None2016–17 Olímpico de Pozuelo (2nd) CRAT Univ. da Coruña Getxo Artea Majadahonda GEiEG Complutense Cisneros2017–18 Olímpico de Pozuelo (3rd) Majadahonda CRAT Univ. da Coruña Complutense Cisneros Getxo Artea Corteva Cocos2018–19 CRAT Univ. da Coruña (2nd) INEF-L'Hospitalet Majadahonda Complutense Cisneros XV Hortaleza Crealia El Salvador2019–20 Universitario Sevilla CR (1st) Majadahonda Complutense Cisneros Sanse Scrum Crealia El Salvador Les Abelles2020–21 Complutense Cisneros (1st) Majadahonda Eibar Corteva Cocos Les Abelles CR Sant Cugat2021–22 Corteva Cocos (2nd) Majadahonda Olímpico de Pozuelo Complutense Cisneros Sanse Scrum Crealia El Salvador2022–23 Majadahonda (3rd) Corteva Cocos Crealia El Salvador Eibar Rugby Taldea Complutense Cisneros AVR FC Barcelona2023–24 Silicius Majadahonda (4th) CRAT Residencia RIALTA AVR FC Barcelona Sant Cugat Eibar Rugby Taldea Olímpico de Pozuelo Complutense Cisneros Getxo Artea2024–25 Colina Clinic El Salvador (1st) Silicius Majadahonda Simón Verde Magnolia Cocos Sant Cugat Social Energy AVRFCB Olímpico de Pozuelo2025–26 Colina Clinic El Salvador (2nd) Silicius Majadahonda Getxo Artea CRAT Residencia RIALTA Olímpico de Pozuelo AVR FC Barcelona
Titles by team Club Titles Runners-up Years champion INEF Barcelona Majadahonda Olímpico Pozuelo CRAT Getxo L'Hospitalet UCM 2M12 Cocos Alcobendas Getafe RC Liceo Francés CR El Salvador CEU Madrid Complutense Cisneros
See also División de Honor de Rugby Copa del Rey de Rugby
References
External links Official website