The División de Honor 2012–13 is the 50th season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic field hockey competitions since its inception in 1958. It began in autumn 2012. The defending champions are Atlètic Terrassa, while Caldaria-Barrocás and Junior are the teams promoted from División de Honor B.
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 September 2012 – 12 May 2013 |
| Champions | Real Club de Polo (12th title) |
| Euro Hockey League | Real Club de Polo Club de Campo |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 650 (4.92 per match) |
RC Polo became champions by defeating Club de Campo 2–1 in the final series of championship playoffs.[1]
Competition edit
Format edit
The División de Honor season it divides into regular season and championship playoff. The regular season comprises 22 matchdays played from September to April through a round-robin format, a format quite common in other sports as football. When finished the 22 matchdays, the top 4 teams qualified at standings play the championship playoffs, while the bottom two teams are relegated to División de Honor B. Points during regular season are awarded as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
During championship playoffs, both the semi-finals and the Final are played to best of three matches.
Teams edit
| Team | Location | Autonomous Community | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlètic Terrassa | Terrassa |  Catalonia |
Estadi de Hockey Josep Marquès |
| Atlètico San Sebastián | San Sebastián |  Basque Country |
Bidebieta |
| Caldaria-Barrocas | Ourense |  Galicia |
Mariñamansa |
| CD Terrassa | Matadepera | Catalonia |
Les Pedritxes |
| Club de Campo | Madrid |  Madrid |
Club de Campo |
| Club Egara | Terrassa | Catalonia |
Pla de Bon Aire |
| Complutense | Madrid | Madrid |
San Sebastián de los Reyes |
| Junior | Sant Cugat del Vallès | Catalonia |
Sant Cugat |
| Pozuelo | Pozuelo de Alarcón | Madrid |
Valle de las Cañas |
| Real Club de Polo | Barcelona | Catalonia |
Eduardo Dualde |
| Taburiente | Las Palmas |  Canary Islands |
Campo de Hockey Gran Canaria |
| Tenis | Santander |  Cantabria |
Ruth Beita |
Number of teams by autonomous community edit
| Autonomous Community | Number of teams | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Catalonia |
5 | Atlètic Terrassa, CD Terrassa, Club Egara, Junior and Real Club de Polo |
| Madrid |
3 | Club de Campo, Complutense and Pozuelo |
| Galicia |
1 | Caldaria-Barrocas |
| Basque Country |
1 | Atlètico San Sebastián |
| Canary Islands |
1 | Las Palmas |
| Cantabria |
1 | Tenis |
| Total | 12 |
Regular season standings edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Dif | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.C. Polo | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 119 | 16 | 103 | 40 |
| 2 | Club de Campo | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 25 | 91 | 39 |
| 3 | Club Egara | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 70 | 31 | 39 | 37 |
| 4 | Atlètic Terrassa | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 82 | 30 | 52 | 33 |
| 5 | Complutense | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 24 |
| 6 | Junior | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 21 |
| 7 | Taburiente ACE G.C. | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 53 | −28 | 15 |
| 8 | R.S. Tenis | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 69 | −36 | 14 |
| 9 | Caldaria-Barrocás | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 88 | −58 | 14 |
| 10 | Atl. San Sebastián | 22 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 74 | 38 | −40 | 13 |
| 11 | Pozuelo | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 84 | −52 | 8 |
| 12 | Terrassa | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 83 | −61 | 6 |
Source: Real Federación Española de Hockey
| Championship playoffs | |
| Relegated |
Play-offs edit
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| Real Club de Polo | 2 (3) | 3 | ||||||||
| Atlètic Terrassa | 2 (2) | 1 | ||||||||
| Real Club de Polo | 5 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| Club de Campo | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| Club de Campo | 3 | 3 (4) | ||||||||
| Club Egara | 0 | 3 (3) | ||||||||
Semifinals edit
1st leg edit
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2nd leg edit
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Club de Campo won series 2–0 and advanced to Final.
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R.C. Polo won series 2–0 and advanced to Final.
Final edit
1st leg edit
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2nd leg edit
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3rd leg edit
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R.C. Polo won the final series 2–1 and became champions.
Top goalscorers edit
- Regular season only.
| Player | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Roger Padrós
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28 | RC Polo |
 Moritz Fürste
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23 | Club de Campo |
| Xavi Lleonart
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17 | RC Polo |
| Àlex Casasayas
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16 | RC Polo |
| Eduard Arbós
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15 | Club Egara |
| David Alegre
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15 | RC Polo |
 Rufus McNaught-Barrington
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14 | R.S. Tenis |
| Xurxo Cid
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13 | Caldaria-Barrocás |
| Marc Sallés
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12 | Atlètic Terrassa |
| Diego Arana
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12 | Club de Campo |
References edit
- ^ El Real Club de Polo se proclama campeón de liga tras derrotar al Club de Campo rfeh.com, May 11, 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Rfeh - Competiciones". www.rfeh.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2022.