División de Honor de Rugby
The División de Honor is the top club competition for rugby union in Spain. Championships are organised by the Federación Española de Rugby. The tournament was first held in 1953 and currently consists of 12 teams. Clubs are relegated to and promoted from División de Honor B. The winner each year qualifies for the European Challenge Cup, the second-tier European rugby competition.
The current División de Honor champions are VRAC Quesos Entrepinares from Valladolid, in Castile and León.
Competition
Format
The División de Honor season takes place between September and March, with every team playing each other home and away for a total of 22 matches. 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 4 tries or more in a match
- 1 bonus point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
The club which finishes bottom is relegated, while the club that finishes 11th goes into a playoff with a team from División de Honor B.
Promotion and relegation
The bottom team in the standings is relegated to División de Honor B, while the team finishing 11th play the relegation playoff. The top team from División de Honor B is promoted to División de Honor.Current teams
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City |
| Valladolid RAC | Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid |
| Santboiana | Baldiri Aleu | 4,000 | Sant Boi de Llobregat |
| CR Complutense Cisneros | Estadio Complutense | 12,400 | Madrid |
| Independiente RC | San Román | 1,500 | Santander, Cantabria |
| SilverStorm El Salvador | Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid |
| Bizkaia Gernika | Urbieta | 2,500 | Gernika, Bizkaia |
| AMPO Ordizia | Altamira | 500 | Ordizia, Gipuzkoa |
| UBU-Colina Clinic | San Amaro | 1,500 | Burgos |
| Hernani | Landare Toki | 500 | Hernani, Gipuzkoa |
| FC Barcelona | La Teixonera | 500 | Barcelona |
| Sanitas Alcobendas | Las Terrazas | 500 | Alcobendas |
| CR La Vila | Campo de Rugby El Pantano | 3,000 | Villajoyosa, Valencia |