2023–24 Liga Iberdrola de Rugby explained

2023–24 Liga Iberdrola de Rugby
Countries: Spain
Champions:Silicius Majadahonda
Count:4
Runnersup:CRAT Residencia Rialta
Relegated:Olímpico de Pozuelo
Eibar RT
Matches:45
Top Point Scorer: Claudia Peña Hidalgo (AVR FC Barcelona) – 151 points
Top Try Scorer: Claudia Peña Hidalgo (AVR FC Barcelona) – 13 tries
Website:https://resultadosrugby.isquad.es/clasificacion.php?id_competicion=27
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25
Teams:8

The 2023–24 Liga Iberdrola de Rugby was the 14th season of the Liga Iberdrola de Rugby, the top flight of Spanish domestic women's rugby union competition and the 8th to be sponsored by Iberdrola.[1] [2] The reigning champions entering the season where Majadahonda who claimed their 3rd league title after winning the 2022-23 final against Corteva Cocos.[3] [4]

Teams

Eight teams compete in the league – the top seven teams from the previous season and AVR FC Barcelona who were promoted as champions of the 2022–23 Honor Division B.[5] [6] They replaced Complutense Cisneros who were relegated after six years in the top flight.[7]

Team Captain Head Coach Stadium Capacity City
Annia Segarra Romeu Daniel Ripol Fortuny La Teixonera 240Barcelona
Alba Rubial Lalín Pablo Artime Muñiz Elviña 1500 A Coruña
Inés Antolínez Fernández Michael Walker-Fitton 2500 Valladolid
Nerea García Rementería María Cristina Guntín Miranda Unbe 600 Éibar
Julia Castro Camino Garry Owen
Álvaro Alberto Moreno Gallardo
La Cartuja 1932 Sevilla
Miriam Vega Tocino Daniel Mingo Martínez Valle de las Cañas 300 Pozuelo de Alarcón
Sara Marín i Puyuelo Albert Casorrán Baró ZEM La Guinardera 500 Sant Cugat del Vallès
Lucía Díaz Martín Xabier Rodríguez Ramírez Valle del Arcipreste 200 Majadahonda

Table

Team
1 10 8 0 2 297 144 153 44 19 25 4 1 37
2 10 7 1 2 249 144 105 39 20 19 4 1 35
3 10 6 0 4 251 127 124 38 18 20 4 3 31
4 10 4 1 5 194 275 -81 27 44 -17 1 0 19
5 10 5 1 4 173 225 -52 25 33 -8 0 1 23
6 10 4 0 6 188 150 38 23 22 1 1 4 21
7 10 2 1 7 104 277 -173 17 40 -23 0 1 11
8 10 2 0 8 127 241 -114 19 36 -17 0 2 10
First Two are semi-finals places.
Third to Sixth are quarter-finals places.
Second to last plays a relegation playoff against Honor Division B runner-up.
Last placed relegated to Honor Division B..

Regular season

Fixtures for the season were announced by the Spanish Rugby Federation on 16 August 2023.[8] This season will use a new competition format. Every team will play each other once. Then the teams are split into 2 groups. Group A comprises the first 4 placed and Group B the 4 last. Teams play again against the others on their group, thus reaching a total of 10 rounds.[9] The schedule for the second phase of the regular season was announced by the Spanish Rugby Federation on 6 February 2024.[10]

Round 10

Play-offs

Final

Leading scorers

Most points

Rank Player Club Points
1 Claudia Peña Hidalgo 151
2 Cristina López Calderón 78
3 Zoé Marie Elise Bastide 73
4 Alba Alpín Bardaji 69
5 Carolina Fernanda Alfaro 56
6 Ana Iglesias Sobrino 52
7 Tecla Masoko Bueriberi 50
8 Mariana Carolina Romero Pérez 40
9 Chiara Pisu Pisu 36
10 Alba Lisandra Martínez Medina 35
María Miguel Gil Crealia El Salvador

Most tries

Rank Player Club Tries
1 Claudia Peña Hidalgo 13
2 Tecla Masoko Bueriberi 10
3 Mariana Carolina Romero Pérez 8
4 Alba Lisandra Martínez Medina 7
María Miguel Gil Crealia El Salvador
6 Denisse Gortázar Valverde 6
Elisabet Segarra Cararach Sant Cugat
Inês Spinola Duarte CRAT Residencia Rialta
Marina García Mota Sant Cugat
10 Cristina López Calderón 5
Isabel Martí Montoro CRAT Residencia Rialta
Tisera Samantha Volkman Ghenova Cocos

Super Cup

II Supercopa Iberdrola de Rugby
Countries: Spain
Champions:Silicius Majadahonda
Count:2
Runnersup:Ghenova Cocos
Matches:1
Prevseason:1st
Nextseason:3rd
Teams:2

On November 28, the Spanish Rugby Federation announced an agreement between the two involved teams for which the second edition of the Supercup would be played at the same time as the League matches between them. Thus, Round 3 match played on December 9 in Majadahonda would be also the first leg of the Supercup. If both team ended on the same group for the second phase of the League, the match between them played on Seville would be the second leg, while if the teams ended in different groups, the winner of the first one would be crowned champion.[11]

After Round 6 of the League regular season, since it was already impossible for Ghenova Cocos to end in the top 4 of the table, Silicius Majadahonda was declared champion of the Super Cup.[12] [13]

RFER Cup

2023–24 Copa RFER
Countries: Spain
Champions:Silicius Majadahonda
Count:1
Runnersup:CRAT Residencia Rialta
Matches:27
Website:https://resultadosrugby.isquad.es/clasificacion.php?id_competicion=42
Nextseason:2024–25
Teams:16

After the 2023 General Assembly, the Spanish Rugby Federation announced the creation of a new competition, the RFER Cup, set to be played in preseason and during the 2024 Rugby Europe Women's Championship window. The competition will see the 16 teams of the two top categories split in 4 regional pools. Every team will play once against the other 3 in their pool, and the winner of each one will classify for the semi-finals.[14]

Pool A

Team
1 3 3 0 0 97 26 71 17 4 13 3 0 15
2 3 2 0 1 58 54 4 9 8 1 1 0 9
3 3 1 0 2 66 84 -18 9 14 -5 0 0 4
4 3 0 0 3 36 93 -57 6 15 -9 0 0 0
First qualify for semi-finals.

Round 3

Pool B

Team
1 3 3 0 0 108 30 78 18 5 13 2 0 14
2 3 2 0 1 56 53 3 9 9 0 1 0 9
3 3 1 0 2 44 56 -12 8 9 -1 0 0 4
4 3 0 0 3 36 105 -69 6 18 -12 0 0 0
First qualify for semi-finals.

Round 3

Pool C

Team
1 3 3 0 0 146 19 127 25 3 22 2 0 14
2 3 2 0 1 102 41 61 16 6 10 2 0 10
3 3 1 0 2 33 114 -81 5 20 -15 0 0 4
4 3 0 0 3 22 129 -107 4 21 -17 0 1 1
First qualify for semi-finals.

Round 3

Pool D

Team
1 3 2 1 0 166 38 128 25 5 20 2 0 12
2 3 2 1 0 91 36 55 14 5 9 2 0 12
9 3 1 0 2 32 141 -109 6 22 -16 1 0 5
4 3 0 0 3 47 121 -74 7 20 -13 0 0 0
First qualify for semi-finals.

Round 3

Play-offs

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El rugby femenino eclosiona con la energía de Iberdrola . Women's rugby blossoms with the energy of Iberdrola . 2023-03-05 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20221022200240/https://www.iberdrola.com/compromiso-social/deporte-femenino/rugby-femenino . 2022-10-22 . live.
  2. Web site: Iberdrola dobla su apoyo al deporte femenino: firma como espónsor de 32 federaciones . Iberdrola doubles its support for women's sports: signs as sponsor of 32 federations . 2022-02-28 . 2023-03-05 . 2playbook.com . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20221022200245/https://www.2playbook.com/patrocinio/iberdrola-dobla-su-apoyo-deporte-femenino-firma-como-esponsor-32-federaciones_7084_102.html . 2022-10-22 . live.
  3. Web site: Majadahonda vence a Corteva Cocos en la final de la Liga Iberdrola . Majadahonda defeats Corteva Cocos in the final of the Iberdrola League . 2023-04-29 . 2023-08-18 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20230430074918/https://www.marca.com/rugby/2023/04/29/644d3979ca4741443c8b45fb.html . 2023-04-30 . live.
  4. Web site: CR Majadahonda gana la Liga Iberdrola de Rugby en una vibrante final ante Corteva Cocos . CR Majadahonda wins the Iberdrola Rugby League in a vibrant final against Corteva Cocos . 2023-04-29 . 2023-08-18 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20230510030123/https://www.europapress.es/deportes/noticia-cr-majadahonda-gana-liga-iberdrola-rugby-vibrante-final-corteva-cocos-20230429190502.html . 2023-05-10 . live.
  5. Web site: El Barça asciende a la Liga Iberdrola tras ganar en Fadura al Getxo . Barça is promoted to the Iberdrola League after beating Getxo in Fadura . 2023-04-23 . 2023-08-18 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423135656/https://www.mundodeportivo.com/rugby/20230423/1001991701/barca-asciende-ganar-fadura-getxo-tendra-opcion.html . 2023-04-23 . live.
  6. Web site: AVR FC Barcelona, nuevo equipo de la Liga Iberdrola de Rugby . AVR FC Barcelona, new team of the Iberdrola Rugby League . 2023-04-23 . 2023-08-18 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818173345/https://ferugby.es/avr-fc-barcelona-nuevo-equipo-de-la-liga-iberdrola-de-rugby . 2023-08-18 . live.
  7. Web site: Jornada de definiciones en la Liga Iberdrola . Day of definitions in the Iberdrola League . 2023-03-20 . 2023-08-18 . RugbyFemenino.com.es . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323185609/https://www.rugbyfemenino.com.es/2023/03/20/jornada-de-definiciones-en-la-liga-iberdrola . 2023-03-23 . live.
  8. Web site: Calendarios de las competiciones nacionales de clubes 2023-2024 . Schedules of the national club competitions 2023-2024 . 2023-08-16 . 2023-08-19 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20230819174244/https://ferugby.es/calendarios-de-las-competiciones-nacionales-de-clubes-2023-2024 . 2023-08-19 . live.
  9. News: Normativa común a todas las competiciones para la Temporada 2023-24 . Common regulations to all competitions for the 2023-24 Season . 2023-07-14 . 2023-08-22 . . es . 7 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230822175943/https://ferugby.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Circular-1.-Criterios-y-requisitos-para-las-competiciones-nacionales-en-la-Temporada-2023-24-y-cambios-sustanciales-respecto-a-la-temporada-anterior.pdf . 2023-08-22 . live.
  10. Web site: Así será la segunda vuelta de la Liga Iberdrola y DHB Fem: cruces y estadísticas . This will be the second round of the Iberdrola and DHB Fem League: schedule and statistics . 2024-02-06 . 2024-02-13 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20240213190018/https://ferugby.es/asi-sera-la-segunda-vuelta-de-la-liga-iberdrola-y-dhb-fem-cruces-y-estadisticas . 2024-02-13 . live.
  11. Web site: La II Supercopa Iberdrola, integrada en el calendario de la Liga Iberdrola de Rugby . The II Iberdrola Super Cup, integrated into the calendar of the Iberdrola Rugby League . 2023-11-28 . 2023-12-11 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20231211190552/https://ferugby.es/la-ii-supercopa-iberdrola-integrada-en-el-calendario-de-la-liga-iberdrola-de-rugby . 2023-12-11 . live.
  12. Web site: Títulos a pares: Majadahonda ya es Supercampeón de España . Titles in pairs: Majadahonda is already Super Champion of Spain . 2024-01-22 . 2024-01-23 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20240123213837/https://ferugby.es/titulos-a-pares-majadahonda-ya-es-supercampeon-de-espana . 2024-01-23 . live.
  13. Web site: Silicius Majadahonda campeón de la Supercopa de España 2023 . Silicius Majadahonda champion of the Spanish Super Cup 2023 . 2024-01-22 . 2024-01-23 . RugbyFemenino.com.es . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20240123212630/https://www.rugbyfemenino.com.es/2024/01/22/silicius-majadahonda-campeon-de-la-supercopa-de-espana-2023 . 2024-01-23 . live.
  14. Web site: Los cambios para las ligas nacionales en la temporada 23-24 . The changes for the national leagues in the 23-24 season . 2023-07-19 . 2023-08-22 . RugbyFemenino.com.es . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20230822180121/https://www.rugbyfemenino.com.es/2023/07/19/los-cambios-para-las-ligas-nacionales-en-la-temporada-23-24 . 2023-08-22 . live.