División de Honor de Béisbol

Division de Honor de Béisbol is the highest level of baseball in Spain.[1] The league is overseen by the Real Federación Española de Béisbol y Sófbol (RFEBS). It is played principally on weekends. The teams play against each other twice, once at home and once away, in two games during the same day. The champion plays in the European Cup. The official ball of the league is the Rawlings OLB.

División de Honor
Current season, competition or edition:
2020 season
CountriesSpain
ConfederationCEB
Founded1986
Number of teams9
Relegation toPrimera División A
Level on pyramidLevel 1
Domestic cup(s)Copa del Rey
International cup(s)European Cup
Current championsTenerife Marlins (2019)
Most championshipsFC Barcelona (18 titles)
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Competition format

Ten teams plays in a double-leg round-robin tournament. In each round, teams play two games in the same weekend against the other teams. In the second of each pair of games, the pitcher must be eligible for the Spain national baseball team.

Since 2012, after the regular season, the two first qualified team play the Finals in a best-of-five playoffs format. The last qualified is relegated to Primera División A, composed in 2012 by only six teams.

In other way, the first four qualified teams, will play for the Copa del Rey de Béisbol of the next season.

2020 season teams

Antorcha
Astros
Navarra
Barcelona
San Inazio
Sant Boi
Viladecans
Miralbueno
División de Honor de Béisbol 2020 teams
Marlins
Canary Islands
Team Stadium City/Area
Antorcha Valencia Campo Federativo del Turia Valencia
Astros Valencia Campo Federativo del Turia Valencia
Barcelona Camp Municipal Carlos Pérez de Rozas Barcelona
Miralbueno Campo Municipal de Miralbueno Zaragoza
Navarra Instalaciones Deportivas El Soto Pamplona
San Inazio Bilbao Bizkaia Polideportivo El Fango Bilbao
Sant Boi Campo Municipal de Béisbol Sant Boi de Llobregat
Tenerife Marlins Centro Insular de Béisbol Puerto de la Cruz
Viladecans Estadi Olimpic de Viladecans Viladecans

Champions by season

Titles by club

ClubTitlesSeasons
FC Barcelona181946, 1947, 1956, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011
Real Madrid141945, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1981, 1988, 1989
Tenerife Marlins131998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
Viladecans51980, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1993
Picadero Damm41957, 1963, 1968, 1970
Hèrcules Les Corts41954, 1958, 1966, 1971
Béisbol Navarra41979, 1982, 1990, 1991
Saint Boi41997. 1999, 2000, 2010
Atlético Madrid31949, 1951, 1952
Valencia Astros21977, 2016
RCD Espanyol21944, 1953
Halcones de Vigo21992, 1994
Béisbol Barcelona12012
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See also

References

  1. Spanish baseball competitions Archived December 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Patrimonio Histórico Español del Juego y del Deporte" (PDF). Museo del Juego (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Beisbol y Sófbol. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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