División de Honor de Waterpolo 2014–15

División de Honor 2014–15
League División de Honor
Sport Water polo
Duration October 4, 2014–April 25, 2015 (regular season)
May 5– (championship playoff)
Top scorer Sergi Mora, 65 goals
Relegated to 1ª División AR Concepción-Ciudad Lineal

The 2013–14 season of the División de Honor de Waterpolo is the 92nd season of top-tier water polo in Spain since its inception in 1925.

The season comprises regular season and championship playoff. Regular season started on October 2014 and finished on April 25, 2015 . Top eight teams at standings play championship playoff.

Championship playoff will begin on 5 May with quarter finals.

Atlètic-Barceloneta are the defending champions.

Competition

Format

The División de Honor season takes place between October and May, with every team playing each other home and away for a total of 22 matches. Points are awarded according to the following:

The team with the highest number of points at the end of 22 rounds of matches become champions.

Promotion and relegation

The bottom team in the standings at the end of the season is relegated to Primera División, while the top team from Primera División is promoted.

Team information

Atl. Barceloneta
Barcelona
Mediterrani
Sant Andreu
Catalunya
Poble Nou
Terrassa
Mataró
Sabadell
Real Canoe
Concepción
Navarra
División de Honor de Waterpolo 2014–15 teams
Barcelona
Atlètic Barceloneta
Catalunya
Mediterrani
Poble Nou
Sant Andreu
Barcelona División de Honor waterpolo teams

The following 12 clubs compete in the División de Honor during the 2014–15 season:

División de Honor
Team City Pool Founded Colours
BarcelonaBarcelonaNova Escullera
1907
         
BarcelonetaBarcelonaPiscina Sant Sebastià
1913
         
CatalunyaBarcelonaPiscina Sant Jordi
1931
         
ConcepciónMadridPiscina Felipe Scandone
1969
         
MataróMataróInstal·lacions CN Mataró
1932
         
MediterraniBarcelonaInstal·lació Josep Vallès
1931
         
NavarraPamplonaCiudad Deportiva Amaya
2006
         
Poble NouBarcelonaPiscina Sant Jordi
1930
              
Real CanoeMadridPiscina Real Canoe
1931
         
SabadellSabadellCan Llong
1916
         
Sant AndreuBarcelonaPiscina Pere Serrat
1971
         
TerrassaTerrassaÀrea Olímpica
1932
         

Regular season standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Terrassa 22 19 2 1 272 163 +109 59 Qualification to championship playoffs
2 Atlètic-Barceloneta 22 19 1 2 322 139 +183 58
3 Sabadell 22 14 3 5 239 199 +40 45
4 Real Canoe–Isostar 22 12 2 8 177 185 8 38
5 Mediterrani 22 12 1 9 189 184 +5 37
6 Barcelona 22 11 2 9 200 182 +18 35
7 Catalunya 22 9 2 11 223 208 +15 29
8 Mataró Quadis 22 9 1 12 199 173 +26 28
9 Sant Andreu 22 8 2 12 194 226 32 26
10 Poble Nou–Enginyers 22 7 2 13 199 201 2 23
11 Waterpolo Navarra 22 2 1 19 142 273 131 7 Qualification to relegation playoff
12 Concepción–Cdad Lineal 22 0 1 21 100 323 223 1 Relegation to Primera División
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2015. Source: División de Honor table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored

Schedule and results

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1. round ( 2014.10.04 )
Navarra – Concepción 12–5
Sabadell – Mediterrani 6–9
Real Canoe – Catalunya 11–8
Sant Andreu – Barcelona 7–10
Poble Nou – Mataró 6–13
Terrassa – Barceloneta 8–7
2. round ( 2014.10.11 )
Mataró – Real Canoe 2–4
Barceloneta – Poble Nou 17–9
Barcelona – Sabadell 5–10
Concepción – Sant Andreu 7–13
Catalunya – Navarra 17–2
Mediterrani – Terrassa 9–10
3. round ( 2014.10.18 )
Mataró – Barceloneta 3–14
Sabadell – Concepción 15–4
Real Canoe – Navarra 9–6
Sant Andreu – Catalunya 8–8
Terrassa – Barcelona 8–8
Poble Nou – Mediterrani 7–8
4. round ( 2014.10.25 )
Mediterrani – Mataró 12–8
Navarra – Sant Andreu 5–10
Barceloneta – Real Canoe 17–5
Barcelona – Poble Nou 7–6
Concepción – Terrassa 6–16
Catalunya – Sabadell 10–11
5. round ( 2014.11.01 )
Barceloneta – Mediterrani 19–6
Mataró – Barcelona 12–4
Sabadell – Navarra 16–7
Terrassa – Catalunya 18–6
Real Canoe – Sant Andreu 6–4
Poble Nou – Concepción 13–3
6. round ( 2014.11.08 )
Mediterrani – Real Canoe 9–6
Navarra – Terrassa 9–15
Barcelona – Barceloneta 7–15
Concepción – Mataró 2–17
Sant Andreu – Sabadell 8–8
Catalunya – Poble Nou 8–9
7. round ( 2014.11.22 )
Mediterrani – Barcelona 11–10
Mataró – Catalunya 9–8
Real Canoe – Sabadell 9–8
Terrassa – Sant Andreu 15–7
Poble Nou – Navarra 12–6
Barceloneta – Concepción 11–4
8. round ( 2014.11.29 )
Barceloneta – Catalunya 17–8
Navarra – Mataró 5–14
Barcelona – Real Canoe 8–9
Sabadell – Terrassa 9–9
Concepción – Mediterrani 2–12
Sant Andreu – Poble Nou 5–11
9. round ( 2014.12.13 )
Mediterrani – Catalunya 9–7
Barcelona – Concepción 13–2
Barceloneta – Navarra 18–8
Real Canoe – Terrassa 11–13
Mataró – Sant Andreu 9–10
Poble Nou – Sabadell 10–13
10. round ( 2014.12.20 )
Catalunya – Barcelona 10–6
Navarra – Mediterrani 7–9
Sabadell – Mataró 11–7
Real Canoe – Concepción 8–5
Sant Andreu – Barceloneta 4–13
Terrassa – Poble Nou 14–7
11. round ( 2014.01.10 )
Mediterrani – Sant Andreu 10–8
Barcelona – Navarra 10–8
Barceloneta – Sabadell 17–7
Concepción – Catalunya 6–14
Poble Nou – Real Canoe 7–11
Mataró – Terrassa 6–9
12. round ( 2015.01.17 )
Mediterrani – Sabadell 7–7
Mataró – Poble Nou 9–9
Barceloneta – Terrassa 9–10
Barcelona – Sant Andreu 13–6
Concepción – Navarra 8–8
Catalunya – Real Canoe 11–11
13. round ( 2015.01.24 )
Terrassa – Mediterrani 11–6
Poble Nou – Barceloneta 6–6
Navarra – Catalunya 5–14
Sabadell – Barcelona 12–6
Real Canoe – Mataró 10–9
Sant Andreu – Concepción 16–6
14. round ( 2015.01.31 )
Mediterrani – Poble Nou 5–8
Navarra – Real Canoe 8–7
Barceloneta – Mataró 8–6
Barcelona – Terrassa 8–9
Concepción – Sabadell 7–14
Catalunya – Sant Andreu 11–7
15. round ( 2015.02.07 )
Real Canoe – Barceloneta 6–14
Terrassa – Concepción 23–5
Mataró – Mediterrani 6–4
Poble Nou – Barcelona 8–9
Sabadell – Catalunya 13–11
Sant Andreu – Navarra 13–11
16. round ( 2015.02.21 )
Mediterrani – Barceloneta 3–13
Navarra – Sabadell 5–10
Barcelona – Mataró 8–6
Concepción – Poble Nou 1–18
Sant Andreu – Real Canoe 10–6
Catalunya – Terrassa 8–11
17. round ( 2015.03.07 )
Sabadell – Sant Andreu 11–13
Barceloneta – Barcelona 12–6
Mataró – Concepción 16–4
Real Canoe – Mediterrani 9–7
Terrassa – Navarra 18–3
Poble Nou – Catalunya 7–10
18. round ( 2015.03.21 )
Navarra – Poble Nou 4–11
Barcelona – Mediterrani 10–8
Sabadell – Real Canoe 9–8
Concepción – Barceloneta 5–21
Sant Andreu – Terrassa 10–11
Catalunya – Mataró 9–8
19. round ( 2015.03.28 )
Mediterrani – Concepción 16–4
Mataró – Navarra 13–6
Real Canoe – Barcelona 8–8
Catalunya – Barceloneta 7–20
Terrassa – Sabadell 12–13
Poble Nou – Sant Andreu
20. round ( 2015.04.11 )
Navarra – Barceloneta
Sabadell – Poble Nou
Concepción – Barcelona
Sant Andreu – Mataró
Catalunya – Mediterrani
Terrassa – Real Canoe
21. round ( 2015.04.18 )
Pro Recco – Acquachiara
Roma Vis Nova – AN Brescia
Lazio – CC Napoli
Bogliasco – Como
Florentia – Posillipo
S.M. Verona – Savona
22. round ( 2015.04.25 )
CC Napoli – Bogliasco
Acquachiara – Florentia
Savona – Lazio
Como – Pro Recco
Posillipo – Roma Vis Nova
AN Brescia – S.M. Verona

Championship playoffs

  Quarter-finals (best of 3) Semi-finals (best of 3) Final (best of 5)
                                           
  1  Terrassa  
8  Mataró Quadis  
     
     
4  Real Canoe-Isostar
  5  Mediterrani  
     
   
  3  Sabadell  
6  Barcelona  
 
     
2  Atlètic-Barceloneta
  7  Catalunya  

Quarter-finals

1st leg

May 5
18:00 (UTC+2)
Terrassa Mataró Quadis Piscina Àrea Olímpica, Terrassa

May 6
19:00 (UTC+2)
Real Canoe–Isostar Mediterrani Centro de Natación Mundial 86, Madrid

May 6
20:45 (UTC+2)
Atlètic-Barceloneta Catalunya Piscina Sant Sebastià, Barcelona

May 6
20:45 (UTC+2)
Sabadell Barcelona Piscines Carles Ibars, Sabadell


Relegation playoff

Playoff to be played in two legs. 1st leg to be played on 10 May and 2nd leg on 17 May. The overall winner will play in División de Honor 2014–15 and the loser one in Primera Nacional.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Waterpolo Navarra Navarre Canary Islands Acuasport Tenerife Echeyde May 9 May 16

1st leg

May 9
tba (UTC+1)
Acuasport Tenerife Echeyde Waterpolo Navarra Piscina Municipal, Santa Cruz

2nd leg

May 16
tba (UTC+2)
Waterpolo Navarra Acuasport Tenerife Echeyde Ciudad Deportiva Amaya, Pamplona

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1 Spain Sergi Mora Terrassa 65
2 Spain Albert Español Barceloneta 59
Hungary Árpád Babay Catalunya 59
4 France Mehdi Marzouki Mataró-Quadis 53
5 Spain Víctor Flores Barcelona 49
6 Slovakia Lukas Dúric Sant Andreu 48
7 Colombia Alejandro Idárraga Poble Nou–Enginyers 47
8 Spain Alberto Barroso Real Canoe 46
9 Spain Rubén de Lera Terrassa 45
10 Brazil Guilherme Oneto Barcelona 44

Number of teams by autonomous communities

Autonomous Communities No. teams Teams
1  Catalonia9Barcelona, Barceloneta, Catalunya, Mataró, Mediterrani, Poble Nou, Sabadell, Sant Andreu and Terrassa
2  Madrid2Concepción and Real Canoe
3  Navarre1Navarra

References

See also

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