Metropolitano de Hockey (men)

The Torneo Metropolitano de Hockey Masculino is a men's field hockey competition contested by clubs of the Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. Played since 1908, it is regulated by the Buenos Aires Hockey Association (AHBA).

This article is about Men's championship. For Women's tournament, see Metropolitano de Hockey (women).
Metropolitano (Men's)
Countries Argentina
AdministratorAHBA
HeadquarterBuenos Aires
First tournament1908 (1908)
Number of teams14
Current championBanco Provincia (2019)
Most successfulFerrocarril Mitre (18 titles)
TV partner(s)ESPN
Websiteahba.com.ar

Formula

The Torneo Metropolitano is one of the country's two main club competitions; the other is the Liga Nacional de Hockey (LHN) played by teams not only from Buenos Aires but from the rest of Argentina.

The championship is disputed by 14 teams that play double round-robin basis in which every team plays all others in its league once at home and once away. At the end of the season, the six teams best placed in the table are allowed to dispute the playoffs, where two teams will be eliminated. The next stage is the semi-finals, and then the final match.

Teams (2020)

Se season was intended to be held from March to October 2020.

Club City (venue) Region Estab. Titles
Banco Provincia [note 1]Vicente LópezGreater Buenos Aires
1918
11
Ciudad de Buenos AiresNúñezBuenos Aires city
1920
14
DuciloBerazateguiGreater Buenos Aires
1938
0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA)PalermoBuenos Aires city
1880
4
HurlingHurlinghamGreater Buenos Aires
1922
9
LomasLomas de ZamoraGreater Buenos Aires
1891
18
MitreMigueleteGreater Buenos Aires
1924
18
Quilmes A.C.QuilmesGreater Buenos Aires
1887
16
San FernandoSan FernandoGreater Buenos Aires
1923
14
Santa BárbaraManuel B. GonnetBuenos Aires Province
1974
0
Soc. Alemana de GimnasiaLos PolvorinesGreater Buenos Aires
1911
0
Universitario (La Plata)Manuel B. GonnetBuenos Aires Province
1937
0
Vélez SarsfieldLiniersBuenos Aires city
1910
4
Notes
  1. The club has two teams competing here, the senior squad and a "B" team.

List of champions

The chart below includes all the titles won by men's teams.[1]

Season Champion
1908CA San Isidro
1909–20not disputed
1921CA San Isidro
1922Quilmes
1923Quilmes
1924Quilmes
1925Buenos Aires Great Southern
1926CA San Isidro
1927Buenos Aires Hockey Club
1928Buenos Aires Great Southern
1929Pacific Railway
1930Pacific Railway
1931Buenos Aires Hockey Club
1932Buenos Aires Hockey Club
1933Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA)
1934Belgrano Hockey Club
1935Belgrano Hockey Club
1936Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA)
1937Quilmes
1938Quilmes
1939Quilmes
1940Quilmes
1941Ferrocarril Mitre
1942Quilmes
1943Ferrocarril Mitre
1944CA San Isidro
1945Ferrocarril Mitre
1946Ferrocarril Mitre
1947Ferrocarril Mitre
1948CA San Isidro
1949Hurling
1950Hurling
1951Hurling
1952Ferrocarril Mitre
1953Hurling
1954Hurling
1955Hurling
1956Hurling
1957Ferrocarril Mitre
1958San Fernando
1959Ferrocarril Mitre
1960San Fernando
1961Ferrocarril Mitre
1962San Fernando
1963Ferrocarril Mitre
1964San Fernando
1965Ferrocarril Mitre
1966San Fernando
1967San Fernando
1968Ferrocarril Mitre
1969Hurling
1970San Fernando
1971San Fernando
1972Ferrocarril Mitre
1973Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA)
1974Ferrocarril Mitre
1975San Fernando
1976Ciudad
1977Ciudad
1978San Fernando
1979Ciudad
1980Quilmes
1981Ciudad
1982San Fernando
1983Hurling
1984Ciudad
1985Ciudad
1986Ciudad
1987Ciudad
1988Ciudad
1989Ferrocarril Mitre
1990Ciudad
1991Ciudad
1992Círculo Univ. de Quilmes
1993Ferrocarril Mitre
1994Ciudad
1995Quilmes
1996Quilmes
1997Ciudad
1998Ferrocarril Mitre
1999Ciudad
2000Banco Provincia
2001Quilmes
2002Banco Provincia
2003San Fernando
2004Banco Provincia
2005Quilmes
2006San Fernando
2007Quilmes
2008Quilmes
2009Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA)
2010Ferrocarril Mitre
2011Banco Provincia
2012Banco Provincia
2013Banco Provincia
2014Ciudad
2015Banco Provincia
2016Banco Provincia
2017San Fernando
2018Banco Provincia
2019Banco Provincia

Titles by club

Club Ferrocarril General Mitre has won the most titles (18 championships), followed by Quilmes with 16 titles.

Team Titles Years won
Ferrocarril Mitre181941, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2010
Quilmes161922, 1923, 1924, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1980, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008
San Fernando141958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1978, 1982, 2003, 2006, 2017
Ciudad141976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2014
Banco Provincia111999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Hurling91949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1969, 1983
CA San Isidro41908, 1921, 1926, 1948
Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA)41933, 1936, 1973, 2009
Buenos Aires Hockey Club31927, 1931, 1932
Buenos Aires Great Southern21925, 1928
Pacific Railway 121929, 1930
  • 1 Due to the nationalization of Argentine railways during the presidency of Juan Domingo Perón in 1947, Pacific Railway changed its name to "Club Atlético Ferrocarril General San Martín".
gollark: ???
gollark: Too bad, I WILL catch exceptions.
gollark: Yes I do.
gollark: I don't think it did when I tried it.
gollark: I tried, they didn't, bees.

References
  1. Campeones de Primera División - HSRA Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.