Torneo del Litoral

Torneo del Litoral
Sport Rugby union
Inaugural season 2000 (2000)
Number of teams 12 (Zona Campeonato)
Country  Argentina
Holders Jockey Club (2017)
Most titles Duendes (11 titles)

The Torneo Regional del Litoral is an annual rugby union competition in Argentina. The tournament includes clubs from Rosario, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos Unions, and is one of several regional competitions held in Argentina every year.

Every year the Litoral's four top teams qualify for the Torneo del Interior, the national competition for clubs outside Buenos Aires.

Formula

The competition is open to all clubs from Rosario, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos unions, depending on their rankings the previous season. As founding member of the Buenos Aires Union (URBA), Rosario's oldest club (Atlético del Rosario) takes part in the Torneo de la URBA and does not participate in the Litoral tournament.

The 22 teams are split into two divisions, the Zona Campeonato (Primera División) and Segunda División, the first made up of 12 teams, the second of 10 teams. In the second half of the season, The Zona Campeonato starts again with 12 teams, concluding with semi-finals and a final. The bottom four clubs of the Zona Campeonato are placed in the Zona Reubicación, where they play to keep their places in the Zona Campeonato the following season, climaxing in a play-off with the second and third-placed teams of the Segunda División.

Clubs

Teams participating in 2018 "Zona Campeonato" (Primera División):[1]

Club City Province
Ateneo InmaculadaRosarioSanta Fe
Círculo Rafaelino [note 1]RafaelaSanta Fe
DuendesRosarioSanta Fe
EstudiantesParanáEntre Ríos
Gimnasia y EsgrimaRosarioSanta Fe
Jockey ClubRosarioSanta Fe
Old ResianRosarioSanta Fe
ProvincialRosarioSanta Fe
Santa Fe RCSanta FeSanta Fe
TilcaraParanáEntre Ríos
UniversitarioRosarioSanta Fe
UniversitarioSanta FeSanta Fe

List of champions

Finals

Season Champion Runner-up Score
2000DuendesJockey Club– [note 2]
2001Jockey ClubDuendes26–25
2002DuendesJockey Club– [note 2]
2003Gimnasia y Esgrima (R)Universitario (R)17–15
2004Gimnasia y Esgrima (R)Jockey Club14–10
2005Universitario (R)Duendes30–29
2006DuendesJockey Club29–12
2007DuendesJockey Club16–12
2008Santa FeAteneo Inmaculada21–13
2009Universitario (R)Jockey Club11–6
2010DuendesSanta Fe37–21
2011DuendesJockey Club– [note 2]
2012DuendesJockey Club24–19
2013DuendesJockey Club36–10
2014DuendesUniversitario (R)61–12
2015DuendesAteneo Inmaculada29–16
2016DuendesOld Resian40–31
2017Jockey ClubDuendes37–36
2018
Notes
  1. ↑ Also known for its acroynm "CRAR".[2]
  2. 1 2 3 No final played that year, a league system was used instead.

Titles by club

Team Titles Years won
Duendes112000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Gimnasia y Esgrima (R)22003, 2004
Universitario (R)22005, 2009
Jockey Club12001
Santa Fe12008

References

  1. ↑ Fixture Zona Campeonato 2018 on URR website
  2. ↑ Clubes on Municipality of Rafaela website
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