División de Honor
Founded1986
No. of teams11
CountrySpain
ConfederationWBSC Europe
Most recent
champion(s)
Tenerife Marlins
(2023)
Most titlesFC Barcelona (18 titles)
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toPrimera División A
International cup(s)European Cup
Official websiterfebs.es
Current sports event 2023 season

Division de Honor de Béisbol is the highest level of baseball in Spain.[1] The league is overseen by the Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation (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.

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.

Current teams

Team Location Field Founded
CBS Antorcha Valencian Community Valencia Camp Municipal de Beisbol i Sofbol de València 1959
Astros Valencia Valencian Community Valencia Camp Municipal de Beisbol i Sofbol de València 2001
CB Barcelona Catalonia Barcelona Camp Municipal de Béisbol Carlos Pérez de Rozas 2012
CAD Irabia Navarre Pamplona Campo de Béisbol José Aguadero
Miralbueno Zaragoza Aragon Zaragoza Campo Municipal de Béisbol y Sófbol Miralbueno
Béisbol Navarra Navarre Pamplona Campo de Béisbol José Aguadero
San Inazio Beisbol Basque Country (autonomous community) Bilbao Campo de Béisbol El Fango 1956
CBS Sant Boi Catalonia Sant Boi de Llobregat Estadio Municipal de Béisbol Antonio Hervás 1971
Tenerife Marlins Canary Islands Santa Cruz de Tenerife Campo Municipal de Béisbol Néstor Pérez Suárez 1997
Toros Pamplona Navarre Pamplona Campo de Béisbol José Aguadero
CB Viladecans Catalonia Viladecans Estadi Olimpic de Béisbol de Viladecans 1945
División de Honor de Béisbol is located in Spain
AntorchaAstros
Antorcha
Astros
IrabiaNavarraToros
Irabia
Navarra
Toros
Barcelona
Barcelona
San Inazio
San Inazio
Sant Boi
Sant Boi
Viladecans
Viladecans
Miralbueno
Miralbueno
División de Honor de Béisbol 2023 teams
División de Honor de Béisbol is located in Canary Islands
Marlins
Marlins
Canary Islands

Champions by season

Titles by club

ClubTitlesSeasons
Catalonia FC Barcelona181946, 1947, 1956, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011
Canary Islands Tenerife Marlins161998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Community of Madrid Real Madrid141945, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1981, 1988, 1989
Catalonia Viladecans51980, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1993
Catalonia Picadero Damm41957, 1963, 1968, 1970
Catalonia Hèrcules Les Corts41954, 1958, 1966, 1971
Navarre Béisbol Navarra41979, 1982, 1990, 1991
Catalonia Saint Boi41997. 1999, 2000, 2010
Community of Madrid Atlético Madrid31949, 1951, 1952
Catalonia Béisbol Barcelona22011, 2012
Valencian Community Valencia Astros21977, 2016
Catalonia RCD Espanyol21944, 1953
Galicia (Spain) Halcones de Vigo21992, 1994

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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