Torneo del Litoral explained

Torneo Regional del Litoral – Primera
Current Season:2021
Sport:Rugby union
Teams:10
Confed:URR
Champion:Estudiantes de Paraná
Champ Season:2023
Most Champs:Atlético del Rosario
Duendes
(27 titles each)
Levels:1

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.

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.

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.

Format

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.

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

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.

Clubs

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

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Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Entre Ríos
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Old Resian Santa Fe
Paraná Rowing Club Entre Ríos
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Santa Fe

List of champions

Results

Ed.SeasonChampion
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Central Argentino
Huracán
Logaritmo
Logaritmo
Tacuara
Tacuara
Tacuara
Los Caranchos
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019 Old Resian
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Notes

Titles by club

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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
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
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2017
1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 2023
1934, 1937, 1944, 1945, 1952, 1958, 2005, 2009
1952, 1991, 2003, 2004, 2022
Tacuara 1955, 1956, 1959
Logaritmo 1953, 1954
Central Argentino 1935
Huracán 1938
Los Caranchos 1972
2008
Old Resian 2019

Notes and References

  1. https://www.lacapital.com.ar/ovacion/92-anos-historias-puro-rugby-n2603674.html 92 años de historias de puro rugby
  2. https://superdeportivo.elonce.com/notas/el-cronograma-para-la-zona-campeonato-del-regional-del-litoral.htm El cronograma para la Zona Campeonato del Regional del Litoral
  3. https://www.ellitoral.com/index.php/id_um/196692-llega-lo-mejor-del-litoral-desde-el-18-de-mayo-deportes.html Llega lo mejor del Litoral
  4. https://urr.org.ar/el-litoral-tiene-fecha-de-inicio/ El Litoral tiene fecha de inicio
  5. https://urr.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1-Fixture-TOP-10.pdf Fixture