Metropolitano de Hockey (women)
The Torneo Metropolitano de Hockey Femenino is a women's field hockey competition contested by clubs from the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. Played since 1924, it is regulated by the Buenos Aires Hockey Association (AHBA).
| Countries |  |
|---|---|
| Administrator | AHBA |
| Headquarter | Buenos Aires |
| First tournament | 1924 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Current champion | Lomas (2019) |
| Most successful | Lomas (18 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN |
| Website | ahba.com.ar |
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Formula
The Torneo Metropolitano is one of the country's two main club competitions; the other is the Liga Nacional de Hockey (LHN) played by teams not only from Buenos Aires but from the rest of Argentina.
The championship is disputed by 14 teams grouped in a unique zone. All teams played a double round-robin tournament of 13 fixtures each (home and away). At the end of the season, the first six teams qualify for the playoffs, where two teams will be eliminated. The next stage is the semi-finals, and then the final match.
Teams (2020)
Se season was intended to be held from March to October 2020.
| Club | City (venue) | Region | Estab. | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banco Nación | Vicente López | Greater Buenos Aires | 1903 | 3 |
| Banco Provincia | Vicente López | Greater Buenos Aires | 1918 | 0 |
| Belgrano A.C. | Belgrano | Buenos Aires city | 1896 | 4 |
| Ciudad de Buenos Aires | Núñez | Buenos Aires city | 1920 | 5 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) | Palermo | Buenos Aires city | 1880 | 9 |
| Italiano | Caballito | Buenos Aires city | 1898 | 0 |
| Liceo Naval | Núñez | Buenos Aires city | 1953 | 0 |
| Lomas | Lomas de Zamora | Greater Buenos Aires | 1891 | 18 |
| River Plate | Belgrano | Buenos Aires city | 1901 | 1 |
| San Fernando | San Fernando | Greater Buenos Aires | 1923 | 2 |
| San Lorenzo | Boedo | Buenos Aires city | 1908 | 0 |
| Santa Bárbara | Manuel B. Gonnet | Buenos Aires Province | 1974 | 0 |
| St. Catherine's Moorlands | Tortuguitas | Greater Buenos Aires | 1969 | 0 |
| San Isidro Club (SIC) | Boulogne Sur Mer | Greater Buenos Aires | 1935 | 4 |
List of champions
The chart below includes all the titles won by women's teams.[1]
Titles by club
The teams with most titles is Lomas with 18 championships. Quilmes Girls was a team that only won one championship, the first to be played in 1924.
| Team | Titles | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Lomas | 18 | 1938, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2019 |
| Quilmes | 17 | 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1964 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) | 9 | 1965, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017 |
| Pacific Rugby | 5 | 1933, 1935, 1936, 1941, 1947 |
| Arrows | 5 | 1934, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1945 |
| CA San Isidro | 5 | 1943, 1944, 1966, 1967, 1969 |
| Buenos Aires CRC | 5 | 1976, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1988 |
| Ciudad | 5 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2014 |
| San Isidro Club | 4 | 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953 |
| Belgrano AC | 4 | 1942, 1946, 1949, 1974 |
| Banco Nación | 4 | 1968, 1970, 1973, 2018 |
| Hurling | 3 | 1959, 1972, 1978 |
| Ferrocarril Mitre | 3 | 1990, 1994, 1995 |
| Surí | 2 | 1962, 1963 |
| Atlético del Rosario | 2 | 1971, 1975 |
| San Fernando | 2 | 1982, 2002 |
| Quilmes Girls | 1 | 1924 |
| Banco Provincia | 1 | 2015 |
| River Plate | 1 | 2016 |
Notes
- Not to be confused with Quilmes Atlético Club.
- The original club's name was "Pacific Rugby Athletic Club". Due to the nationalization of Argentine railways during the presidency of Juan Domingo Perón in 1947, it had to change its name to "Club Atlético Ferrocarril General San Martín".
- That was the last championship won by Surí. In 1966 the team joined Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club.[2]
References
- Campeones de Primera División - HSRA Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Historia del Club at BACRC website
- Primera A Damas - Metropolitano 2011 Archived 2011-10-25 at the Wayback Machine, Simplemente Hockey