División de Honor B de Rugby
# División de Honor B de Rugby

División de Honor B is the second level of Spanish league competition for rugby union clubs. The league began in 1998 and consists of three groups (North, East and South) of 8 or 9 teams each. The two top teams of each group and two best 3rd-placed teams qualify for promotion playoff.

## Competition

### Format

The season takes place between October and April. There are three groups of 12 teams, 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

### Promotion playoffs

For the promotion playoff, the teams are seeded by total points. The draw for the promotion playoff is as follows:

| Round | Pairing |
| - | - |
| Quarter-final |
| Quarter-final | A) 1st vs. 8th |
| Quarter-final | B) 2nd vs. 7th |
| Quarter-final | C) 3rd vs. 6th |
| Quarter-final | D) 4th vs. 5th |
| Semifinals |
| Semifinals | E) Winner A) vs. Winner D) |
| Semifinals | F) Winner B) vs. Winner C) |
| Final | G) Winner E) vs. Winner F) |

## 2015–16 season teams

### Group A

* Teams from northern part of Spain

| Team | Stadium | City/Area | 2014–15 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Blusens Networks Universidade | As Lagoas-Marcosende | Vigo | R |
| Babyauto Zarautz | Asti | Zarautz | 1st |
| Durango Nissan-Gaursa | Arripausueta | Durango | 2nd |
| AVK Bera Bera | Miniestadio de Anoeta | San Sebastián | 3rd |
| Aparejadores Burgos | San Amaro | Burgos | 4th |
| Uribealdea | Atxurizubi | Mungia | 5th |
| CRAT A Coruña | Acea da Ma | A Coruña | 6th |
| Real Oviedo Rugby | El Naranco | Oviedo | 7th |
| El Salvador B | Pepe Rojo | Valladolid | 8th |
| VRAC Quesos Entrepinares B | Pepe Rojo | Valladolid | 9th |
| AVIA Eibar | Unbe | Eibar | 10th |
| La Única | Berokizelaia | Pamplona | P |

### Group B

* Teams from eastern part of Spain

| Team | Stadium | City/Area | Website | 2014–15 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Sant Cugat | La Guinardera | Sant Cugat del Vallès | | 1st |
| CAU Valencia | Campo del Río Turia | Valencia | | 2nd |
| La Vila | El Pantano | Villajoyosa | | 3rd |
| Les Abelles | Quatre Carreres | Valencia | | 4th |
| Tecnidex Valencia | Quatre Carreres | Valencia | Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine | 5th |
| Barcelona Enginyers | Mar Bella | Barcelona | | 6th |
| Fénix | Pinares de Venecia | Zaragoza | | 7th |
| BUC Barcelona | La Foixarda | Barcelona | | 8th |
| Sitges | Santa Bàrbara | Sitges | | 9th |
| L'Hospitalet | Feixa Llarga | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | | 10th |
| Santboiana B | Baldiri Aleu | Sant Boi de Llobregat | | P |
| Químic Barcelona | La Teixonera | Barcelona | | P |

### Group C

* Teams from southern part of Spain

| Team | Stadium | City/Area | 2014–15 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ciencias Sevilla | La Cartuja | Seville | 2nd |
| Liceo Francés | Ramón Urtubi | Madrid | 3rd |
| Olímpico Pozuelo | Valle de las Cañas | Pozuelo de Alarcón | 4th |
| Arquitectura | Campo Central | Madrid | 5th |
| Helvetia | La Cartuja | Seville | 6th |
| Ingenieros Industriales | El Cantizal | Las Rozas | 7th |
| CAU Madrid | Orcasitas | Madrid | 8th |
| Universidad de Granada | Fuentenueva | Granada | 9th |
| CAR Cáceres | El Cuartillo | Cáceres | 10th |
| Complutense Cisneros B | Campo Central | Madrid | 11th |
| Atlético Portuense | Ciudad Deportiva | El Puerto de Santa María | P |
| URA Almería | Emilio Campra | Almería | P |

## Champions by season

| Season | Champion |
| - | - |
| 1998–99 | Arquitectura |
| 1999–2000 | La Moraleja Alcobendas |
| 2000–01 | CAU Valencia |
| 2001–02 | Valencia |
| 2002–03 | Getxo |
| 2003–04 | Ciencias Sevilla |
| 2004–05 | Ordizia |
| = | La Vila |
| 2005–06 | CR Cisneros |
| = | CRC Madrid |
| 2006–07 | Alcobendas |
| = | Ciencias Sevilla |
| 2007–08 | Liceo Francés |
| = | Les Abelles |
| Season | Champion |
| 2008–09 | Gernika |
| = | At. Portuense |
| 2009–10 | Hernani |
| = | Alcobendas |
| 2010–11 | Getxo |
| = | CRC Madrid |
| 2011–12 | Hernani |
| = | CRC Madrid |
| 2012–13 | Bathco Independiente |
| 2013–14 | FC Barcelona |
| 2014–15 | Alcobendas |
