The 2012–13 season of the División de Honor de Waterpolo is the 90th season of top-tier water polo in Spain since its inception in 1925.
The season comprises regular season and championship playoff. Regular season started in October 2012 and will finish on April 13, 2013. Top eight team at standings play championship playoff.
Championship playoff will begin a week later with semifinals, playing the final around late May.
Atlètic-Barceloneta was the defending champions and will remain so for next season (2013–14) after defeating Sabadell 3–1 in the Championship Final.CN Atlètic—Barceloneta, División de Honor champions
Teams
Team City/Area FoundedStadium websiteAtlètic-BarcelonetaBarcelona1913 (1992)Piscina Sant SebastiàSabadellSabadell1916Can LlongTerrassaTerrassa1932Àrea OlímpicaReal Canoe–IsostarMadrid1931Piscina Real CanoeMataró QuadisMataró1932Instal·lacions CN MataróMediterraniBarcelona1931Instal·lació Josep VallèsWaterpolo NavarraPamplona2006Ciudad Deportiva AmayaSant AndreuBarcelona1971Piscina Pere SerratBarcelonaBarcelona1907Nova EsculleraCatalunyaBarcelona1931Piscina Sant JordiMontjuïcBarcelona1944Piscina CN MontjuïcHeliosZaragoza1925Piscina Stadium Casablanca
Regular season standings
TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts1Atlètic-Barceloneta222101287131156632Sabadell 221804280173107543Terrassa 22160623316568484Barcelona 22131821416845405Real Canoe–Isostar 22113822517253366Mediterrani 221021021018723327Waterpolo Navarra 2210012187208−21308Mataró Quadis 22921119217220299Sant Andreu 228411197200−32710Catalunya 227312181215−342411Helios 221021138305−167312Montjuïc 221021102350−2483 Source:Standings at rfen.es Championship playoffs Relegation playoff Relegated
Championship playoffs
Quarter-finals
1st leg
2nd leg
Atlètic-Barceloneta won series 2–0 and advanced to Semifinals.
Real Canoe-Isostar won series 2–0 and advanced to Semifinals.
Sabadell won series 2–0 and advanced to Semifinals.
3rd leg
Mediterrani won series 2–1 and advanced to Semifinals.
Semifinals
1st leg
2nd leg
Atlètic-Barceloneta won series 2–0 and advanced to Final.
Sabadell won series 2–0 and advanced to Final.
Final
1st leg
2nd leg
3rd leg
4th leg
Atlètic-Barceloneta won Championship final series 3–1.
Individual awards Championship MVP: Felipe Perrone, CN Atlètic-Barceloneta Best Goalkeeper: Iñaki Aguilar, CN Sabadell Top goalscorer: Joel Esteller, CN Barcelona
Relegation playoff Playoff to be played in two legs. First leg to be played on 4 May and 2nd leg on 11 May. The overall winner will play in División de Honor 2013–14 and the loser one in Primera Nacional.
1st leg
2nd leg
Helios won series 2–0 and remained in División de Honor.
Top goal scorers Top goalscorers at rfen.es
(regular season only) PlayerGoalsTeam Joel Esteller79CN Barcelona Óscar Carrillo52CN Sabadell Gonzalo Echenique51CN Sabadell Germán Yánez50CE Mediterrani Sergi Mora50CN Terrassa Árpád Babay47CN Mataró Quadis Mario García46Real Canoe-Isostar Nikola Mijanović43CN Helios Óscar Aguilar43CN Terrassa Xavier Vallès41CN Sabadell
See also 2012–13 División de Honor Femenina de Waterpolo
References
External links Real Federación Española de Natación Competition format Relegation playoff rules