2011–12 División de Honor de Rugby
The 2011–12 División de Honor was the 34th season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic rugby union competitions since 1970. It began in autumn 2011 and finished on May 12 with the Final. The defending champions are CR La Vila, while Iveco Universidade Vigo and Getxo Artea RT are the teams promoted from División de Honor B.
Competition format
The regular season runs through 18 matchdays. Upon completion the regular season, it is the turn of championship playoffs. The breakdown is as follows;- Teams in 1st & 2nd at regular season standings receive a bye to semifinal.
- Teams at 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th position plays for the two vacant places in quarter-finals.
- Team in 9th position plays the relegation playoff.
- Team in 10th position is relegated.
- Each win means 4 points to winning team.
- A draw means 2 points for each team.
- 1 bonus point for a team that achieves 4 tries in a match.
- A defeat by 7 or less points means 1 bonus point for defeated team.
Teams
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
| VRAC Quesos Entrepinares | Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid |
| AMPO Ordizia | Altamira | 500 | Ordizia, Gipuzkoa |
| Bizkaia Gernika | Urbieta | 2,500 | Guernica, Biscay |
| La Vila | El Pantano | 1,550 | Villajoyosa, Alicante |
| Cajasol Ciencias | Olímpico La Cartuja | 5,000 | Seville |
| Getxo Artea | Fadura | 500 | Getxo |
| Cetransa El Salvador | Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid |
| IVECO Universidade Vigo | Lagoas-Marcosende | 3,000 | Vigo |
| Sanitas Alcobendas | Las Terrazas | 500 | Alcobendas, Community of Madrid |
| Santboiana SEAT | Baldiri Aleu | 4,000 | Sant Boi de Llobregat |
Regular season standings
Source:Championship playoffs
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semifinals
Final
Relegation playoff
The relegation playoff was contested over two legs by Alcobendas, who finished 10th in División de Honor, and Hernani, the losing team from División de Honor B promotion playoff final. Hernani won the tie, winning 27-24 on aggregate.1st leg
2nd leg
- Hernani promoted to División de Honor. Sanitas Alcobendas relegated to División de Honor B.
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