2012–13 División de Honor Femenina de Waterpolo
# 2012–13 División de Honor Femenina de Waterpolo

The 2012–13 was the 26th season of División de Honor, the top flight women's water polo in Spain.

The season comprises regular season and championship playoff. The regular season started in October 2012 and finished on May 11, 2013. Upon completion regular season, top four teams played in the championship playoff.

The championship playoff began a week later with semifinals, and the final was played in late May.

Sabadell Astralpool was the defending champion and successfully defended its title of the previous season after defeating CN Mataró El Tot 2–0 in the championship final.

## Teams

| Team | City/Area | Founded | Pool |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sabadell Astrapool | Sabadell | 1916 | Can Llong |
| Mediterrani | Barcelona | 1931 | Josep Vallès |
| Mataró El Tot | Mataró | 1932 | Joan Serra |
| Madrid Moscardó | Madrid | 1958 | Piscina CDM Moscardó |
| Sant Andreu | Barcelona | 1971 | Pere Serrat |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza | 1984 | Piscina Stadium Casablanca |
| Terrassa | Terrassa | 1932 | Àrea Olímpica |
| Dos Hermanas Emasesa | Dos Hermanas | 1993 | Piscina CMAD Montequinto |
| La Latina | Madrid | 1969 | Piscina M-86 |
| WP 98 02 | Pamplona | 1998 | Piscina UPNA |
| Concepción–Cdad Lineal | Madrid | 1969 | Piscina CDM Concepción |
| Sant Feliu | Sant Feliu de Llobregat | 1969 | Complex Municipal de Piscines |

## Regular season standings

| | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sabadell Astralpool | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 509 | 101 | 408 | 66 |
| 2 | Mataró El Tot | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 339 | 137 | 202 | 56 |
| 3 | Madrid Moscardó | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 216 | 191 | 25 | 48 |
| 4 | Mediterrani | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 269 | 176 | 93 | 46 |
| 5 | Sant Andreu | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 225 | 211 | 14 | 40 |
| 6 | Zaragoza | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 228 | 261 | −33 | 36 |
| 7 | Dos Hermanas Emasesa | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 172 | 253 | −81 | 24 |
| 8 | Terrassa | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 210 | 269 | −59 | 24 |
| 9 | La Latina | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 180 | 251 | −71 | 24 |
| 10 | WP 98 02 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 181 | 347 | −166 | 11 |
| 11 | Concepción–Cdad Lineal | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 131 | 313 | −182 | 6 |
| 12 | Sant Feliu | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 179 | 329 | −150 | 6 |

Source:

* Championship playoffs
* Relegated

## Championship playoffs

| Semifinals (best of 3) | Semifinals (best of 3) | Semifinals (best of 3) | Semifinals (best of 3) | Final (best of 3) | Final (best of 3) | Final (best of 3) | Final (best of 3) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sabadell Astralpool | 18 | 18 | | | | |
| 4 | Mediterrani | 9 | 9 | | | | |
| 4 | Mediterrani | 9 | 9 | 1 | Sabadell Astralpool | 10 | 12 |
| | | | | 2 | Mataró El Tot | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Mataró El Tot | 9 | 11 | 2 | Mataró El Tot | 9 | 7 |
| 3 | Madrid Moscardó | 6 | 3 | | | | |

### Semifinals

**1st leg**

| May 15 17:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Madrid Moscardó | 6–9 | Mataró El Tot | Piscina CDM Moscardó, Madrid Referees: Felicidad Rodríguez, García Tardón |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Piscina CDM Moscardó, Madrid Referees: Felicidad Rodríguez, García Tardón |||
| May 15 17:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Abad 2 | Goals | Tarragó, Gibson-Byrne 2 | Piscina CDM Moscardó, Madrid Referees: Felicidad Rodríguez, García Tardón |
| May 15 20:45 (UTC+2) | Report | Mediterrani | 9–18 | Sabadell Astralpool | Instal.lació Josep Vallès, Barcelona Referees: Trojan Bučić, Massegú Arnau |
| Instal.lació Josep Vallès, Barcelona Referees: Trojan Bučić, Massegú Arnau |||
| May 15 20:45 (UTC+2) | Report | Toha 4 | Goals | Pareja 7 | Instal.lació Josep Vallès, Barcelona Referees: Trojan Bučić, Massegú Arnau |

**2nd leg**

| May 18 11:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Sabadell Astralpool | 18–9 | Mediterrani | Piscina Can Llong, Sabadell Referees: Santander López, Fuentes Flores |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Piscina Can Llong, Sabadell Referees: Santander López, Fuentes Flores |||
| May 18 11:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Maica 9 | Goals | Espar 5 | Piscina Can Llong, Sabadell Referees: Santander López, Fuentes Flores |

Sabadell Astralpool won series 2–0 and advanced to Semifinals

| May 18 12:45 (UTC+2) | Report | Mataró El Tot | 11–3 | Madrid Moscardó | Piscina Joan Serra, Mataró Referees: Guardia Marsal, Caner Espinosa |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Piscina Joan Serra, Mataró Referees: Guardia Marsal, Caner Espinosa |||
| May 18 12:45 (UTC+2) | Report | Llisterri 4 | Goals | A. González 2 | Piscina Joan Serra, Mataró Referees: Guardia Marsal, Caner Espinosa |

Mataró El Tot won series 2–0 and advanced to Semifinals

### Final

**1st leg**

| May 23 18:30 (UTC+2) | Report | Mataró El Tot | 9–10 | Sabadell Astralpool | Piscina Joan Serra, Mataró Referees: Sánchez Molina, Aymerich Miñarro |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Piscina Joan Serra, Mataró Referees: Sánchez Molina, Aymerich Miñarro |||
| May 23 18:30 (UTC+2) | Report | Gibson-Byrne 3 | Goals | Pareja 4 | Piscina Joan Serra, Mataró Referees: Sánchez Molina, Aymerich Miñarro |

**2nd leg**

| May 25 11:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Sabadell Astralpool | 12–7 | Mataró El Tot | Piscinas Carles Ibars, Sabadell Referees: Baños Martínez, Blanch Sánchez |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Piscinas Carles Ibars, Sabadell Referees: Baños Martínez, Blanch Sánchez |||
| May 25 11:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Pareja 4 | Goals | Tarragó 3 | Piscinas Carles Ibars, Sabadell Referees: Baños Martínez, Blanch Sánchez |

Sabadell Astralpool won Championship final series 2–0.

* 2012–13 División de Honor Femenina winners
* Sabadell Astralpool eleventh title

**Individual awards**

* Championship MVP: Maica García, CN Sabadell Astralpool
* Best Goalkeeper: Laura Ester, CN Sabadell Astralpool
* Top goalscorer: Jennifer Pareja, CN Sabadell Astralpool

## Top goal scorers

(regular season only)

| Player | Goals | Team |
| - | - | - |
| Clara Espar | 110 | CN Mediterrani |
| Jennifer Pareja | 109 | CN Sabadell Astralpool |
| Ona Meseguer | 78 | CN Sant Andreu |
| Gemma Pané | 77 | CN Terrassa |
| Maica García | 72 | CN Sabadell Astralpool |
| Roser Tarragó | 71 | CN Mataró El Tot |
| Andrea Blas | 68 | EW Zaragoza |
| Judith Forca | 60 | CN Sabadell Astralpool |
| Gemma Casasayas | 59 | CN Sant Andreu |
| Laura López | 57 | CN Madrid Moscardó |
