# 2018–19 División de Honor de Rugby

The 2018–19 División de Honor was the 52nd season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic rugby union competition since its inception in 1953.
The championship playoffs began in May finishing with the Final on 28 May.
Valladolid won its third consecutive title, its ninth overall, after defeating local arch-rivals SilverStorm El Salvador in the Final.

## 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 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 play the championship playoffs. The top two teams win a semifinal berth automatically, while the next four teams play off to take the remaining two spots.
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.

## Teams

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Location | |
| Alcobendas | Las Terrazas | 2,000 | Alcobendas, Madrid | Valladolid El SalvadorSantboianaBizkaia GernikaAparejadoresOrdiziaBarcelonaCisnerosHernaniAlcobendasIndependienteLa Vilaclass=notpageimage| 2018–19 División de Honor teams |
| Aparejadores | San Amaro | 1,500 | Burgos | Valladolid El SalvadorSantboianaBizkaia GernikaAparejadoresOrdiziaBarcelonaCisnerosHernaniAlcobendasIndependienteLa Vilaclass=notpageimage| 2018–19 División de Honor teams |
| Barcelona | La Teixonera | 500 | Barcelona | Valladolid El SalvadorSantboianaBizkaia GernikaAparejadoresOrdiziaBarcelonaCisnerosHernaniAlcobendasIndependienteLa Vilaclass=notpageimage| 2018–19 División de Honor teams |
| Bizkaia Gernika | Urbieta | 2,500 | Gernika, Bizkaia | Valladolid El SalvadorSantboianaBizkaia GernikaAparejadoresOrdiziaBarcelonaCisnerosHernaniAlcobendasIndependienteLa Vilaclass=notpageimage| 2018–19 División de Honor teams |
| Complutense Cisneros | Estadio Complutense | 12,400 | Madrid | Valladolid El SalvadorSantboianaBizkaia GernikaAparejadoresOrdiziaBarcelonaCisnerosHernaniAlcobendasIndependienteLa Vilaclass=notpageimage| 2018–19 División de Honor teams |
| El Salvador | Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid | Valladolid El SalvadorSantboianaBizkaia GernikaAparejadoresOrdiziaBarcelonaCisnerosHernaniAlcobendasIndependienteLa Vilaclass=notpageimage| 2018–19 División de Honor teams |
| Hernani | Landare Toki | 500 | Hernani, Gipuzkoa | Valladolid El SalvadorSantboianaBizkaia GernikaAparejadoresOrdiziaBarcelonaCisnerosHernaniAlcobendasIndependienteLa Vilaclass=notpageimage| 2018–19 División de Honor teams |
| Independiente RC | San Román | 1,500 | Santander, Cantabria | Valladolid El SalvadorSantboianaBizkaia GernikaAparejadoresOrdiziaBarcelonaCisnerosHernaniAlcobendasIndependienteLa Vilaclass=notpageimage| 2018–19 División de Honor teams |
| La Vila | Campo de Rugby El Pantano | 3,000 | Villajoyosa, Valencia | Valladolid El SalvadorSantboianaBizkaia GernikaAparejadoresOrdiziaBarcelonaCisnerosHernaniAlcobendasIndependienteLa Vilaclass=notpageimage| 2018–19 División de Honor teams |
| Ordizia | Altamira | 500 | Ordizia, Gipuzkoa | Valladolid El SalvadorSantboianaBizkaia GernikaAparejadoresOrdiziaBarcelonaCisnerosHernaniAlcobendasIndependienteLa Vilaclass=notpageimage| 2018–19 División de Honor teams |
| Santboiana | Baldiri Aleu | 4,000 | Sant Boi de Llobregat | Valladolid El SalvadorSantboianaBizkaia GernikaAparejadoresOrdiziaBarcelonaCisnerosHernaniAlcobendasIndependienteLa Vilaclass=notpageimage| 2018–19 División de Honor teams |
| Valladolid | Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid | Valladolid El SalvadorSantboianaBizkaia GernikaAparejadoresOrdiziaBarcelonaCisnerosHernaniAlcobendasIndependienteLa Vilaclass=notpageimage| 2018–19 División de Honor teams |

## Results

| | ALC | APA | BAR | CIS | ELS | GER | HER | IND | LaV | ORD | SAN | VAL |
| Alcobendas | | 21-10 | 43-14 | 25-7 | 31-31 | 26-20 | 59-19 | 38-10 | 42-40 | 27-33 | 21-14 | 17-16 |
| Aparejadores | 23-25 | | 27-36 | 32-29 | 29-27 | 57-17 | 46-18 | 39-36 | 48-15 | 30-47 | 29-15 | 11-48 |
| Barcelona | 26-29 | 40-3 | | 18-18 | 20-59 | 21-17 | 19-12 | 20-12 | 11-17 | 22-34 | 26-27 | 21-34 |
| Cisneros | 35-37 | 30-24 | 26-31 | | 17-57 | 32-39 | 43-36 | 34-39 | 17-21 | 18-35 | 33-27 | 14-54 |
| El Salvador | 33-25 | 36-18 | 33-16 | 54-31 | | 52-21 | 77-28 | 43-24 | 36-14 | 51-10 | 55-7 | 26-17 |
| Gernika | 27-29 | 27-28 | 17-24 | 30-10 | 12-31 | | 29-27 | 29-39 | 18-13 | 23-24 | 13-13 | 21-42 |
| Hernani | 15-14 | 8-6 | 20-13 | 6-22 | 12-45 | 35-27 | | 20-31 | 22-16 | 39-15 | 27-34 | 20-22 |
| Independiente | 23-26 | 27-31 | 24-32 | 14-43 | 28-29 | 54-21 | 36-31 | | 33-17 | 27-26 | 21-34 | 22-28 |
| La Vila | 12-21 | 24-30 | 16-21 | 18-17 | 7-40 | 20-27 | 29-38 | 35-20 | | 31-24 | 17-15 | 20-44 |
| Ordizia | 22-30 | 27-40 | 40-13 | 15-7 | 13-13 | 55-22 | 36-10 | 11-11 | 35-28 | | 48-31 | 29-45 |
| Santboiana | 32-12 | 37-29 | 19-22 | 25-18 | 5-24 | 53-13 | 27-14 | 42-30 | 41-28 | 22-23 | | 25-33 |
| Valladolid | 25-16 | 64-22 | 22-37 | 36-25 | 20-0 | 27-27 | 41-10 | 62-19 | 61-33 | 41-12 | 34-21 | |

## Table

| | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | TF | TA | Bon | Los | Pts |
| 1 | El Salvador | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 852 | 405 | 447 | 120 | 53 | 15 | 1 | 92 |
| 2 | Valladolid | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 816 | 448 | 368 | 107 | 53 | 14 | 1 | 89 |
| 3 | Alcobendas | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 614 | 487 | 127 | 80 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 78 |
| 4 | Ordizia | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 614 | 581 | 33 | 76 | 77 | 9 | 2 | 63 |
| 5 | Aparejadores | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 612 | 654 | -42 | 80 | 86 | 12 | 3 | 59 |
| 6 | Barcelona | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 503 | 549 | -46 | 64 | 65 | 7 | 4 | 57 |
| 7 | Santboiana | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 566 | 570 | -4 | 79 | 74 | 10 | 5 | 57 |
| 8 | Independiente RC | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 580 | 691 | -111 | 74 | 94 | 8 | 5 | 43 |
| 9 | Hernani CRE | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 467 | 687 | -220 | 61 | 91 | 7 | 6 | 41 |
| 10 | Complutense Cisneros | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 526 | 673 | -147 | 73 | 94 | 9 | 8 | 39 |
| 11 | La Vila | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 471 | 661 | -190 | 61 | 92 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| 12 | Bizkaia Gernika | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 497 | 712 | -215 | 64 | 98 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
* Qualified for playoff semifinals.
* Qualified for playoff quarterfinals.
* Playoff against 2nd place team from División de Honor B
* Relegation to División de Honor B

## Playoffs

| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 2 | Valladolid | 33 | | | |
| 3 | Alcobendas | 34 | 3 | Alcobendas | 12 | | | |
| 6 | Barcelona | 20 | | | | Valladolid | Valladolid | 39 |
| | | | | | | El Salvador | El Salvador | 27 |
| | | | 1 | El Salvador | 39 | | | |
| 4 | Ordizia | 38 | 4 | Ordizia | 26 | | | |
| 5 | Aparejadores | 31 | | | | | | |

## Relegation playoff

The relegation playoff was played over two legs by La Vila, the team finishing 11th in División de Honor, and Santander, the losing team from División de Honor B promotion playoff final. Santander won 57–53 on aggregate and gained promotion to the División de Honor for the 2019–20 season.
| Relegation/promotion playoff | Relegation/promotion playoff | Relegation/promotion playoff | Relegation/promotion playoff | Relegation/promotion playoff |
| 11th | La Vila | 14 | 39 | 53 |
| DHB | Santander | 30 | 27 | 57 |