The Torneo Regional del Litoral – Primera División is an annual rugby union competition in Argentina. The tournament is contested by clubs from the Rosario, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos Unions, and is one of several regional competitions held in Argentina every year.

Torneo Regional del Litoral – Primera
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2021
SportRugby union
Founded1929; 95 years ago (1929)
No. of teams10
Country Argentina
ConfederationURR
Most recent
champion(s)
Estudiantes de Paraná
(2023)
Most titlesAtlético del Rosario
Duendes
(27 titles each)
Level on pyramid1
Official websiteurr.org.ar/litoral

The tournament was first held in 1929, with Atlético del Rosario winning the first title.[1] The Regional del Litoral runs from May to July.[2]

Nowadays, the Top 10 is the main division of the Litoral Tournament, which is composed of three levels on pyramid, with the "Primera División" as the second level and "Segunda División" as the third division.[3]

Format

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The competition is open to all clubs from the Rosario, Santa Fe, and Entre Ríos Unions, depending on their rankings the previous season. As founding member of the Buenos Aires Union (URBA), Rosario's oldest club (Atlético del Rosario) takes part in the Torneo de la URBA and does not participate in the Litoral tournament.[citation needed]

Ten teams participate in the first stage of the tournament (Top 10), with the eight best placed qualifying to play the "Zona Campeonato".[4] and ten clubs playing the "Zona Reubicación", made up of the two teams worst placed in Top 10 plus other eight clubs.[2][3]

The champion and runner-up of Torneo del Litoral qualify for the Nacional de Clubes, the main club competition of Argentina while the other best placed teams qualify for Torneo del Interior, the national club competition outside Buenos Aires.[citation needed]

Clubs

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Teams participating in Primera División (as of February 2023):[5]

Club City Province
Ateneo Inmaculada Santa Fe Santa Fe
Duendes Rosario Santa Fe
Estudiantes Paraná Entre Ríos
Gimnasia y Esgrima Rosario Santa Fe
Jockey Club Rosario Santa Fe
Old Resian Rosario Santa Fe
Paraná Rowing Club Paraná Entre Ríos
Provincial Rosario Santa Fe
Santa Fe RC Santa Fe Santa Fe
Universitario Rosario Santa Fe

List of champions

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Results

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Format
  • 1929–1999: round-robin tournament format, with the team which earned most points being proclaimed champion.
  • 2000–present: similar format but with a final match to define a champion.
  • When more than a champion is indicated, the title was shared.
Ed. Season Champion
1
1929
Atlético del Rosario (1)
2
1930
Atlético del Rosario (2)
1931
(not held)
3
1932
Atlético del Rosario (3)
4
1933
Atlético del Rosario (4)
5
1934
Universitario (R) (1)
6
1935
Central Argentino (1)
7
1936
Atlético del Rosario (5)
8
1937
Universitario (R) (2)
9
1938
Huracán (1)
10
1939
Estudiantes (P) (1)
11
1940
Estudiantes (P) (2)
12
1941
Estudiantes (P) (3)
13
1942
Estudiantes (P) (4)
14
1943
Estudiantes (P) (5)
15
1944
Universitario (R) (3)
16
1945
Universitario (R) (4)
17
1946
Estudiantes (P) (6)
18
1947
Estudiantes (P) (7)
19
1948
Estudiantes (P) (8)
20
1949
Atlético del Rosario (6)
21
1950
Atlético del Rosario (7)
22
1951
Atlético del Rosario (8)
23
1952
Gimnasia y Esgrima (R) (1) and Universitario (R) (5)
24
1953
Logaritmo (1)
25
1954
Logaritmo (2)
26
1955
Tacuara (1)
27
1956
Tacuara (2)
28
1957
Atlético del Rosario (9)
29
1958
Universitario (R) (6)
30
1959
Tacuara (3)
31
1960
Duendes (1)
32
1961
Atlético del Rosario (10)
33
1962
Atlético del Rosario (11) and Duendes (2)
34
1963
Duendes (3)
35
1964
Duendes (4)
36
1965
Atlético del Rosario (12) and Duendes (5)
37
1966
Duendes (6)
38
1967
Atlético del Rosario (13) and Duendes (7)
39
1968
Duendes (8)
40
1969
Duendes (9)
41
1970
Atlético del Rosario (14) and Duendes (10)
42
1971
Duendes (11)
43
1972
Los Caranchos (1)
44
1973
Atlético del Rosario (15)
45
1974
Atlético del Rosario (16)
46
1975
Atlético del Rosario (17)
47
1976
Atlético del Rosario (18)
48
1977
Atlético del Rosario (19)
49
1978
Atlético del Rosario (20)
50
1979
Atlético del Rosario (21)
51
1980
Atlético del Rosario (22)
52
1981
Atlético del Rosario (23)
53
1982
Atlético del Rosario (24)
54
1983
Atlético del Rosario (25)
55
1984
Atlético del Rosario (26)
56
1985
Atlético del Rosario (27)[n 1] and Jockey Club (R) (1)
57
1986
Jockey Club (R) (2)
58
1987
Jockey Club (R) (3)
59
1988
Jockey Club (R) (4)
60
1989
Jockey Club (R) (5)
61
1990
Jockey Club (R) (6)
62
1991
Gimnasia y Esgrima (R) (2)
63
1992
Jockey Club (R) (7)
64
1993
Duendes (12)
65
1994
Jockey Club (R) (8)
66
1995
Jockey Club (R) (9) and Duendes (13)
67
1996
Duendes (14)
68
1997
Jockey Club (R) (10)
69
1998
Jockey Club (R) (11)
70
1999
Jockey Club (R) (12)
71
2000
Duendes (15)
72
2001 Jockey Club (R) (13)
73
2002 Duendes (16)
74
2003 Gimnasia y Esgrima (R) (3)
75
2004 Gimnasia y Esgrima (R) (4)
76
2005 Universitario (R) (7)
77
2006 Duendes (17)
78
2007 Duendes (18)
79
2008 Santa Fe (1)
80
2009 Universitario (R) (8)
81
2010 Duendes (19)
82
2011 Duendes (20)
83
2012 Duendes (21)
84
2013 Duendes (22)
85
2014 Duendes (23)
86
2015 Duendes (24)
87
2016 Duendes (25)
88
2017 Jockey Club (R) (14)
89
2018 Duendes (26)
90
2019 Old Resian (1)
2020
(not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
91
2021
Duendes (27)
92
2022
Gimnasia y Esgrima (R) (5)
93
2023
Estudiantes (P) (9)
Notes
  1. ^ Atlético del Rosario quit the tournament in 1986 to focus on URBA competitions as a founding member.

Titles by club

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Team Titles Years won
Atlético del Rosario
27
1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
Duendes
27
1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021
Jockey Club (R)
14
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2017
Estudiantes (P)
9
1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 2023
Universitario (R)
8
1934, 1937, 1944, 1945, 1952, 1958, 2005, 2009
Gimnasia y Esgrima (R)
5
1952, 1991, 2003, 2004, 2022
Tacuara
3
1955, 1956, 1959
Logaritmo
2
1953, 1954
Central Argentino
1
1935
Huracán
1
1938
Los Caranchos
1
1972
Santa Fe
1
2008
Old Resian
1
2019

References

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  1. ^ 92 años de historias de puro rugby by Pablo Mihal on La Capital. 17 August 2020
  2. ^ a b Llega lo mejor del Litoral by César Miño on El Litoral, 12 May 2019
  3. ^ a b El Litoral tiene fecha de inicio, URR, 27 December 2019
  4. ^ El cronograma para la Zona Campeonato del Regional del Litoral on Super Deportivo, 7 May 2019
  5. ^ Fixture on URR
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