The 2015–16 season of the División de Honor de Waterpolo was the 93rd season of top-tier water polo in Spain since its inception in 1925. Twelve teams competed for this season.
The season comprises regular season and championship playoff. The regular season started in October 2015 and finished on April 23, 2016. Top eight teams at standings when finishing regular season play the championship playoff.
The championship playoff started on 3/4 May with the quarter-finals series. Quarter finals, semifinals and Final are played to the best of 3 matches.
Atlètic-Barceloneta won its eleventh title in a row and sixteenth overall after defeating AstralPool Sabadell in the Championship Final series 2–1.
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
Top eight teams when finishing regular season play championship playoff. Bottom team is relegated while team qualified 11th play relegation playoff.
Promotion and relegation Bottom team at standings when finishing regular season is relegated to Primera División, while the champion team from Primera División is promoted.
Team information
Team City/Area FoundedStadium websiteAtlètic-BarcelonetaBarcelona1913 (1992)Piscina Sant SebastiàMediterraniBarcelona1931Instal·lació Josep VallèsSabadellSabadell1916Can LlongMataró QuadisMataró1932Piscina Joan SerraTerrassaTerrassa1932Àrea Olímpica Real Canoe–IsostarMadrid1931Piscina Real CanoeBarcelonaBarcelona1907Nova EsculleraCatalunyaBarcelona1931Piscina Sant JordiSant AndreuBarcelona1971Piscina Pere SerratWaterpolo NavarraPamplona2006Ciudad Deportiva AmayaRubíRubí1971Piscina Can RosésSant FeliuSant Feliu de Llobregat1969Piscina CN Molins de Rei
Regular season standings
Championship playoffs
Bracket
Quarter-finals
1st match
2nd match
3rd match
Semifinals
1st match
2nd match
3rd match
Final
1st match
2nd match
3rd match
Atlètic-Barceloneta wins championship Final series 2–1.
Individual awards Championship MVP: Alberto Munarriz, CN Atlètic-Barceloneta Best Goalkeeper: Daniel López, CN Atlètic-Barceloneta Top goalscorer: Robin Lindhout, CN Mataró
Relegation playoff Playoff to be played in two legs. 1st leg to be played on 7 May and 2nd leg on 14 May. The overall winner will play in División de Honor 2016–17 and the loser will play in Primera Nacional.
1st leg
2nd leg
CN Rubí won 23–18 on aggregate and remained in División de Honor 2016–17.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
RankPlayer Team Goals1 Robin LindhoutQuadis Mataró 642 Alberto BarrosoReal Canoe–Isostar 583 Víctor GutiérrezReal Canoe–Isostar 534 Albert EspañolAtlètic-Barceloneta 525 Gonzalo López EscribanoAstralPool Sabadell 476 Víctor FloresBarcelona 457 Germán YañezMediterrani 418 Joel EstellerBarcelona 409 Lukáš ĎuríkBarcelona39 Strahinja RašovićAtlètic-Barceloneta
Number of teams by autonomous communities Autonomous CommunitiesNo. teamsTeams110Barcelona, Barceloneta, Catalunya, Mataró, Mediterrani, Rubí, Sant Feliu, Sabadell, Sant Andreu and Terrassa21 Real Canoe31Navarra
References
See also 2015–16 División de Honor Femenina de Waterpolo
External links Real Federación Española de Natación