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The División de Honor is the top Spanish league competition for rugby union clubs. The league began in 1953 and consists of ten 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, Castile and León.
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:
The six teams with the highest number of points at the end of 22 rounds of matches play the champioship playoffs
The bottom team in the standings is relegated to División de Honor B, while the team qualified 11th play the relegation playoff. Top team from División de Honor B is promoted to División de Honor.
*1978–79 season; 4 groups competition format, thus; 4 champions.
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