Metropolitano de Hockey (men)
The Torneo Metropolitano de Hockey Masculino is a men's field hockey competition contested by clubs of the Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. Played since 1908, it is regulated by the Buenos Aires Hockey Association (AHBA).
| Countries |  Argentina |
|---|---|
| Administrator | AHBA |
| Headquarter | Buenos Aires |
| First tournament | 1908 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Current champion | Banco Provincia (2019) |
| Most successful | Ferrocarril Mitre (18 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN |
| Website | ahba.com.ar |
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 that play double round-robin basis in which every team plays all others in its league once at home and once away. At the end of the season, the six teams best placed in the table are allowed to dispute 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 Provincia [note 1] | Vicente López | Greater Buenos Aires | 1918 | 11 |
| Ciudad de Buenos Aires | Núñez | Buenos Aires city | 1920 | 14 |
| Ducilo | Berazategui | Greater Buenos Aires | 1938 | 0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) | Palermo | Buenos Aires city | 1880 | 4 |
| Hurling | Hurlingham | Greater Buenos Aires | 1922 | 9 |
| Lomas | Lomas de Zamora | Greater Buenos Aires | 1891 | 18 |
| Mitre | Miguelete | Greater Buenos Aires | 1924 | 18 |
| Quilmes A.C. | Quilmes | Greater Buenos Aires | 1887 | 16 |
| San Fernando | San Fernando | Greater Buenos Aires | 1923 | 14 |
| Santa Bárbara | Manuel B. Gonnet | Buenos Aires Province | 1974 | 0 |
| Soc. Alemana de Gimnasia | Los Polvorines | Greater Buenos Aires | 1911 | 0 |
| Universitario (La Plata) | Manuel B. Gonnet | Buenos Aires Province | 1937 | 0 |
| Vélez Sarsfield | Liniers | Buenos Aires city | 1910 | 4 |
- Notes
- The club has two teams competing here, the senior squad and a "B" team.
List of champions
The chart below includes all the titles won by men's teams.[1]
Titles by club
Club Ferrocarril General Mitre has won the most titles (18 championships), followed by Quilmes with 16 titles.
| Team | Titles | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrocarril Mitre | 18 | 1941, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2010 |
| Quilmes | 16 | 1922, 1923, 1924, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1980, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008 |
| San Fernando | 14 | 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1978, 1982, 2003, 2006, 2017 |
| Ciudad | 14 | 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2014 |
| Banco Provincia | 11 | 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 |
| Hurling | 9 | 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1969, 1983 |
| CA San Isidro | 4 | 1908, 1921, 1926, 1948 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) | 4 | 1933, 1936, 1973, 2009 |
| Buenos Aires Hockey Club | 3 | 1927, 1931, 1932 |
| Buenos Aires Great Southern | 2 | 1925, 1928 |
| Pacific Railway 1 | 2 | 1929, 1930 |
- 1 Due to the nationalization of Argentine railways during the presidency of Juan Domingo Perón in 1947, Pacific Railway changed its name to "Club Atlético Ferrocarril General San Martín".
References
- Campeones de Primera División - HSRA Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine