The 2014–15 season of the División de Honor de Waterpolo is the 92nd season of top-tier water polo in Spain since its inception in 1925.

The season comprises regular season and championship playoff. The regular season started in October 2014 and finished on April 25, 2015. The top eight teams at standing played in the championship playoff.

The championship playoff began with the quarter-finals series on 5 May.

Atlètic-Barceloneta won its tenth consecutive title after defeating CE Mediterrani in the Championship Final series 2–0.

Competition

Format The División de Honor season took place between October and May, with every team playing each other at home and away for a total of 22 matches. Points were awarded according to the following: 3 points for a win 1 point for a draw

The team with the highest number of points at the end of the 22 matches became the champion.

Promotion and relegation The bottom team in the standings at the end of the season was relegated to Primera División, while the top team from Primera División was promoted.

Team information

The following 12 clubs compete in the División de Honor during the 2014–15 season:

División de HonorTeamCityPoolFoundedColoursBarcelonaBarcelonaNova Escullera1907 BarcelonetaBarcelonaPiscina Sant Sebastià1913 CatalunyaBarcelonaPiscina Sant Jordi1931 ConcepciónMadridPiscina Felipe Scandone1969 MataróMataróPiscina Joan Serra1932 MediterraniBarcelonaInstal·lació Josep Vallès1931 NavarraPamplonaCiudad Deportiva Amaya2006 Poble NouBarcelonaPiscina Sant Jordi1930 Real CanoeMadridPiscina Real Canoe1931 SabadellSabadellCan Llong1916 Sant AndreuBarcelonaPiscina Pere Serrat1971 TerrassaTerrassaÀrea Olímpica1932

Regular season standings

Schedule and results Results 1. round ( 2014.10.04 ) Navarra – Concepción 12–5 Sabadell – Mediterrani 6–9 Real Canoe – Catalunya 11–8 Sant Andreu – Barcelona 7–10 Poble Nou – Mataró 6–13 Terrassa – Barceloneta 8–72. round ( 2014.10.11 ) Mataró – Real Canoe 2–4 Barceloneta – Poble Nou 17–9 Barcelona – Sabadell 5–10 Concepción – Sant Andreu 7–13 Catalunya – Navarra 17–2 Mediterrani – Terrassa 9–103. round ( 2014.10.18 ) Mataró – Barceloneta 3–14 Sabadell – Concepción 15–4 Real Canoe – Navarra 9–6 Sant Andreu – Catalunya 8–8 Terrassa – Barcelona 8–8 Poble Nou – Mediterrani 7–84. round ( 2014.10.25 ) Mediterrani – Mataró 12–8 Navarra – Sant Andreu 5–10 Barceloneta – Real Canoe 17–5 Barcelona – Poble Nou 7–6 Concepción – Terrassa 6–16 Catalunya – Sabadell 10–115. round ( 2014.11.01 ) Barceloneta – Mediterrani 19–6 Mataró – Barcelona 12–4 Sabadell – Navarra 16–7 Terrassa – Catalunya 18–6 Real Canoe – Sant Andreu 6–4 Poble Nou – Concepción 13–3

6. round ( 2014.11.08 ) Mediterrani – Real Canoe 9–6 Navarra – Terrassa 9–15 Barcelona – Barceloneta 7–15 Concepción – Mataró 2–17 Sant Andreu – Sabadell 8–8 Catalunya – Poble Nou 8–97. round ( 2014.11.22 ) Mediterrani – Barcelona 11–10 Mataró – Catalunya 9–8 Real Canoe – Sabadell 9–8 Terrassa – Sant Andreu 15–7 Poble Nou – Navarra 12–6 Barceloneta – Concepción 11–48. round ( 2014.11.29 ) Barceloneta – Catalunya 17–8 Navarra – Mataró 5–14 Barcelona – Real Canoe 8–9 Sabadell – Terrassa 9–9 Concepción – Mediterrani 2–12 Sant Andreu – Poble Nou 5–119. round ( 2014.12.13 ) Mediterrani – Catalunya 9–7 Barcelona – Concepción 13–2 Barceloneta – Navarra 18–8 Real Canoe – Terrassa 11–13 Mataró – Sant Andreu 9–10 Poble Nou – Sabadell 10–1310. round ( 2014.12.20 ) Catalunya – Barcelona 10–6 Navarra – Mediterrani 7–9 Sabadell – Mataró 11–7 Real Canoe – Concepción 8–5 Sant Andreu – Barceloneta 4–13 Terrassa – Poble Nou 14–7

11. round ( 2014.01.10 ) Mediterrani – Sant Andreu 10–8 Barcelona – Navarra 10–8 Barceloneta – Sabadell 17–7 Concepción – Catalunya 6–14 Poble Nou – Real Canoe 7–11 Mataró – Terrassa 6–912. round ( 2015.01.17 ) Mediterrani – Sabadell 7–7 Mataró – Poble Nou 9–9 Barceloneta – Terrassa 9–10 Barcelona – Sant Andreu 13–6 Concepción – Navarra 8–8 Catalunya – Real Canoe 11–1113. round ( 2015.01.24 ) Terrassa – Mediterrani 11–6 Poble Nou – Barceloneta 6–6 Navarra – Catalunya 5–14 Sabadell – Barcelona 12–6 Real Canoe – Mataró 10–9 Sant Andreu – Concepción 16–614. round ( 2015.01.31 ) Mediterrani – Poble Nou 5–8 Navarra – Real Canoe 8–7 Barceloneta – Mataró 8–6 Barcelona – Terrassa 8–9 Concepción – Sabadell 7–14 Catalunya – Sant Andreu 11–715. round ( 2015.02.07 ) Real Canoe – Barceloneta 6–14 Terrassa – Concepción 23–5 Mataró – Mediterrani 6–4 Poble Nou – Barcelona 8–9 Sabadell – Catalunya 13–11 Sant Andreu – Navarra 13–11

16. round ( 2015.02.21 ) Mediterrani – Barceloneta 3–13 Navarra – Sabadell 5–10 Barcelona – Mataró 8–6 Concepción – Poble Nou 1–18 Sant Andreu – Real Canoe 10–6 Catalunya – Terrassa 8–1117. round ( 2015.03.07 ) Sabadell – Sant Andreu 11–13 Barceloneta – Barcelona 12–6 Mataró – Concepción 16–4 Real Canoe – Mediterrani 9–7 Terrassa – Navarra 18–3 Poble Nou – Catalunya 7–1018. round ( 2015.03.21 ) Navarra – Poble Nou 4–11 Barcelona – Mediterrani 10–8 Sabadell – Real Canoe 9–8 Concepción – Barceloneta 5–21 Sant Andreu – Terrassa 10–11 Catalunya – Mataró 9–819. round ( 2015.03.28 ) Mediterrani – Concepción 16–4 Mataró – Navarra 13–6 Real Canoe – Barcelona 8–8 Catalunya – Barceloneta 7–20 Terrassa – Sabadell 12–13 Poble Nou – Sant Andreu –20. round ( 2015.04.11 ) Navarra – Barceloneta – Sabadell – Poble Nou – Concepción – Barcelona – Sant Andreu – Mataró – Catalunya – Mediterrani – Terrassa – Real Canoe –

21. round ( 2015.04.18 ) Pro Recco – Acquachiara – Roma Vis Nova – AN Brescia – Lazio – CC Napoli – Bogliasco – Como – Florentia – Posillipo – S.M. Verona – Savona –22. round ( 2015.04.25 ) CC Napoli – Bogliasco – Acquachiara – Florentia – Savona – Lazio – Como – Pro Recco – Posillipo – Roma Vis Nova – AN Brescia – S.M. Verona –

Championship playoffs

Quarter-finals

1st match

2nd match

Atlètic-Barceloneta wins series 2–0.

3rd match

Mataró Quadis wins series 2–1.

Mediterrani wins series 2–1.

Sabadell wins series 2–1.

Semifinals

1st match

2nd match

Mediterrani wins series 2–0.

Atlètic-Barceloneta wins series 2–0.

Final

1st match

2nd match

Atlètic-Barceloneta wins championship Final series 2–0.

Individual awards Championship MVP: Sergi Mora, CN Terrassa Best Goalkeeper: Michał Diakonów, CN Mataró Quadis Top goalscorer: Sergi Mora, CN Terrassa

Relegation playoff Playoff to be played in two legs. 1st leg to be played on 9 May and 2nd leg on 16 May. The overall winner will play in División de Honor 2015–16 and the loser will play in Primera Nacional.

1st leg

2nd leg

19–19 on aggregate. Waterpolo Navarra won the penalty shoot-out 3–0 and remained in División de Honor.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayer Team Goals1 Sergi MoraTerrassa 652 Albert EspañolBarceloneta 59 Árpád BabayCatalunya 594 Mehdi MarzoukiMataró-Quadis 535 Víctor FloresBarcelona 496 Lukáš ĎuríkSant Andreu 487 Alejandro IdárragaPoble Nou–Enginyers 478 Alberto BarrosoReal Canoe 469 Rubén de LeraTerrassa 4510 Guilherme OnetoBarcelona 44

Number of teams by autonomous communities Autonomous CommunitiesNo. teamsTeams19Barcelona, Barceloneta, Catalunya, Mataró, Mediterrani, Poble Nou, Sabadell, Sant Andreu and Terrassa22Concepción and Real Canoe31Navarra

References

See also 2014–15 División de Honor Femenina de Waterpolo

External links Real Federación Española de Natación