2015–16 División de Honor de Waterpolo
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
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 | Founded | Stadium | website |
Atlètic-Barceloneta | Barcelona | 1913 | Piscina Sant Sebastià | |
Mediterrani | Barcelona | 1931 | Instal·lació Josep Vallès | |
Sabadell | Sabadell | 1916 | Can Llong | |
Mataró Quadis | Mataró | 1932 | Piscina Joan Serra | |
Terrassa | Terrassa | 1932 | Àrea Olímpica | |
Real Canoe–Isostar | Madrid | 1931 | Piscina Real Canoe | |
Barcelona | Barcelona | 1907 | Nova Escullera | |
Catalunya | Barcelona | 1931 | Piscina Sant Jordi | |
Sant Andreu | Barcelona | 1971 | Piscina Pere Serrat | |
Waterpolo Navarra | Pamplona | 2006 | Ciudad Deportiva Amaya | |
Rubí | Rubí | 1971 | Piscina Can Rosés | |
Sant Feliu | Sant Feliu de Llobregat | 1969 | Piscina CN Molins de Rei |
Regular season standings
Championship playoffs
Bracket
Quarter-finals
1st match
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2nd match
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3rd match
Semifinals
1st match
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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
1st leg
2nd leg
CN Rubí won 23–18 on aggregate and remained in División de Honor 2016–17.Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
1 | Robin Lindhout | Quadis Mataró | 64 |
2 | Alberto Barroso | Real Canoe–Isostar | 58 |
3 | Víctor Gutiérrez | Real Canoe–Isostar | 53 |
4 | Albert Español | Atlètic-Barceloneta | 52 |
5 | Gonzalo López Escribano | AstralPool Sabadell | 47 |
6 | Víctor Flores | Barcelona | 45 |
7 | Germán Yañez | Mediterrani | 41 |
8 | Joel Esteller | Barcelona | 40 |
9 | Lukáš Ďurík | Barcelona | 39 |
9 | Strahinja Rašović | Atlètic-Barceloneta | 39 |