The Campeonato Nacional de Clubes (National Championship of Clubs) is an annual rugby union tournament contested by men's clubs in Venezuela. It is organised by the Venezuelan Rugby Federation. The competition began in 1976 with a match between the teams Rugby Club Caracas and Anaucos Rugby Club. Rugby Club Caracas won the match and became the champion in that year.
Format The championship has two stages: a group stage and a knockout stage. In the group stage, the teams are divided into geographical zones. Each team plays two matches against each of the other teams in the same group. The top two clubs of each zone qualify to the knockout stage. The knockout stage comprises three rounds of matches: quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final.
Champions YearClubCity1976Rugby Club CaracasCaracas1977Anaucos Rugby ClubCaracas 1978Rugby Club CaracasCaracas1981Club de Rugby de la Universidad Simón BolívarCaracas1982Club de Rugby de la Universidad Simón BolívarCaracas1983Club de Rugby de la Universidad Simón BolívarCaracas1984Rugby Club CaracasCaracas1985Anaucos Rugby ClubCaracas19861987Rugby Club CaracasCaracas1988Club de Rugby de la Universidad Simón BolívarCaracas1989Osos Rugby ClubCaracas1990Arlequines1991Arlequines1992Club de Rugby de la Universidad MetropolitanaCaracas1993Club de Rugby de la Universidad MetropolitanaCaracas1994Club de Rugby de la Universidad MetropolitanaCaracas1995Club de Rugby de la Universidad MetropolitanaCaracas1996Club de Rugby de la Universidad MetropolitanaCaracas1997Club de Rugby de la Universidad MetropolitanaCaracas19981999Club de Rugby de la Universidad MetropolitanaCaracas2000Arcos Rugby ClubCaracas2001Club de Rugby de la Universidad MetropolitanaCaracas2002 Arcos Rugby ClubCaracas2003 Arcos Rugby ClubCaracas2004 Arcos Rugby ClubCaracas2005 Arcos Rugby ClubCaracas2006 Club de Rugby Caballeros de MéridaMérida 2007 Arcos Rugby ClubCaracas2008 Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida Mérida2009 Maracaibo Rugby Football ClubMaracaibo 2010 Club de Rugby Caballeros de MéridaMérida2011 Club de Rugby Caballeros de MéridaMérida2012 Club de Rugby Caballeros de MéridaMérida2013Club de Rugby Caballeros de MéridaMérida2014Club de Rugby Caballeros de MéridaChampion of season 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2016.Mérida2015Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby ClubEl Consejo2016Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby ClubEl Consejo2017Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby ClubEl Consejo
See also Rugby union in Venezuela
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