Campeonato Nacional de Clubes (Venezuela) explained

Campeonato Nacional de Clubes
Sport:	Rugby union
Founded:	1976
Country:	Venezuela
Champion:	Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club
Most Champs:	Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana (8 titles)

The Campeonato Nacional de Clubes (National Championship of Clubs) is an annual rugby union tournament contested by men's clubs in Venezuela. It is organised by the Venezuelan Rugby Federation. The competition began in 1976 with a match between the teams Rugby Club Caracas and Anaucos Rugby Club.^{[1] [2]} Rugby Club Caracas won the match and became the champion in that year.^{[1] [2]}

Format

The championship has two stages: a group stage and a knockout stage. In the group stage, the teams are divided into geographical zones. Each team plays two matches against each of the other teams in the same group. The top two clubs of each zone qualify to the knockout stage. The knockout stage comprises three rounds of matches: quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final.

Champions

Year	Club	City
1976	Rugby Club Caracas^[3]	Caracas
1977	Anaucos Rugby Club	Caracas
1978	Rugby Club Caracas	Caracas
1981	Club de Rugby de la Universidad Simón Bolívar	Caracas
1982	Club de Rugby de la Universidad Simón Bolívar	Caracas
1983	Club de Rugby de la Universidad Simón Bolívar	Caracas
1984	Rugby Club Caracas	Caracas
1985	Anaucos Rugby Club	Caracas
1986
1987	Rugby Club Caracas	Caracas
1988	Club de Rugby de la Universidad Simón Bolívar	Caracas
1989	Osos Rugby Club	Caracas
1990	Arlequines
1991	Arlequines
1992	Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana	Caracas
1993	Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana	Caracas
1994	Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana	Caracas
1995	Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana	Caracas
1996	Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana	Caracas
1997	Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana	Caracas
1998
1999	Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana	Caracas
2000	Arcos Rugby Club	Caracas
2001	Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana	Caracas
2002	Arcos Rugby Club	Caracas
2003	Arcos Rugby Club	Caracas
2004	Arcos Rugby Club	Caracas
2005	Arcos Rugby Club	Caracas
2006	Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida
2007	Arcos Rugby Club	Caracas
2008	Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida	Mérida
2009	Maracaibo Rugby Football Club
2010	Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida^[4]	Mérida
2011	Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida	Mérida
2012	Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida^[5]	Mérida
2013	Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida^[6]	Mérida
2014	Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida^[7]	Mérida
2015	Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club^[8]	El Consejo
2016	Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club^[9]	El Consejo
2017	Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club^[10]	El Consejo

See also

• Rugby union in Venezuela

Notes and References

1. Web site: Venezuela ascendió cinco puestos. 16 March 2016. 30 August 2011. Últimas Noticias. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311090205/http://www.ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/deportes/otros-deportes/venezuela-ascendio-cinco-puestos.aspx#. 11 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
2. Web site: La Federación. 16 March 2016. Venezuelan Rugby Federation. Spanish.
3. Web site: Breve Reseña del Rugby en Venezuela. 16 March 2016. Rugby7.com. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20000930104516/http://www.rugby7.com/venhis.htm. 30 September 2000.
4. Web site: Campeones!. 16 March 2016. 20 August 2010. CONSUR. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171543/http://www.consur.org/index.php/venezuela/item/1643-campeones . 14 July 2014 .
5. Web site: Caballeros de Mérida es el campeón del rugby de Venezuela . 11 June 2012 . CONSUR . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714161426/http://www.consur.org/index.php/venezuela/item/1646-caballeros-de-merida-es-el-campeon-del-rugby-de-venezuela . 14 July 2014 . dead . 10 September 2016.
6. Web site: Caballeros ganó título nacional en rugby. 16 March 2016. 10 June 2013. Líder. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714194236/http://www.liderendeportes.com/noticias/mas-deportes/caballeros-gano-titulo-nacional-en-rugby.aspx. 14 July 2014. dead.
7. https://twitter.com/feverugby/status/493146465699909632 Champion of season 2014
8. Web site: Alcatraz RC es campeón en Rugby XV. 16 March 2016. 5 November 2015. Federación Venezolana de Rugby. Spanish.
9. Web site: Proyecto Alcatraz campeón de la Liga Venezolana de Rugby. 18 September 2017. 1 August 2016. Globovisión. Spanish.
10. Web site: Alcatraz R.C se coronó en el Campeonato Nacional de Rugby XV. 2 October 2017. 1 October 2017. Federación Venezolana de Rugby. Spanish.