Nacional de Clubes

The Torneo Nacional de Clubes is a club rugby union competition in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR). The Nacional de Clubes is the main club competition in Argentine rugby, being contested by a total of 16 teams, 8 from Buenos Aires and 8 from the rest of the provinces of Argentina.

Torneo Nacional de Clubes
Current season, competition or edition:
2021
SportRugby union
Founded1993 (1993)
Inaugural season1993
No. of teams16
Country Argentina
ConfederationUAR
Most recent
champion(s)		Hindú
(2018)
Most titlesHindú (10 titles)
TV partner(s)ESPN
DirecTV
Level on pyramid1
Related
competitions
Official websiteNacional Clubes

There is also a second division, "Nacional de Clubes B", with a similar format.

History

From 1993 to 2008, the competition involved 16 clubs, which were divided into four zones. The top two clubs of each zone qualified for the quarter-finals of the competition. The 16 best placed clubs in their respective regional championships were eligible to play the Nacional de Clubes. The number of teams were determined were: eight from Buenos Aires, two each from the Noroeste, Litoral and Córdoba and one from both Cuyo and Mar del Plata.

Due to scheduling problems, in 2009 the UAR re-launched the Torneo del Interior, a competition that involved clubs from all provincial unions outside Buenos Aires. The new formula of this tournament coincided with a complete overhaul of the Nacional de Clubes system, so the competition was contested by only 4 teams, 2 from the Torneo del Interior and 2 from URBA.

That format remained until 2013, when the UAR announced that after a three-year hiatus, the Nacional de Clubes would return with the original 16 team format since the 2014 edition,[1][2] with 9 qualifying from the Torneo del Interior and 7 from the Buenos Aires Union.[1][3]

Format

The "Nacional de Clubes A" is contested by 16 clubs from the best placed teams of the URBA and regional tournaments. Teams are divided into four zones, playing each other in a double round-robin tournament. Teams with the most points in each zone advance to the quarterfinals, concluding with the semi-finals and a final.[4]

List of champions

Below are detailed all the final results:

Season Champion Runner-up Score
1993San Isidro ClubTucumán27–19
1994San Isidro ClubLa Tablada28–12
1995CA San IsidroLa Plata19-06
1996HindúAlumni21–11
1997Jockey Club (Rosario)Hindú24–14
1998San Cirano & San Luis(None) [note 1]22–22
1999La TabladaDuendes23–22
2000
(Not held)
2001HindúAlumni27–14
2002AlumniJockey Club (Rosario)23–21
2003HindúDuendes31–27
2004DuendesLos Tarcos32–21
2005HindúSan Luis17–13
2006San Isidro ClubTala17–13
2007La PlataTucumán32–13
2008San Isidro ClubLa Plata33–8
2009DuendesHindú28–18
2010HindúLa Tablada25–22
2011DuendesLa Tablada26–23
2012
(Not held)
2013
(Not held)
2014Universitario (BA) [5]Duendes21–20
2015HindúNewman27–25
2016HindúBelgrano AC38–23
2017HindúTala20–10
2018HindúNewman25–0
2019HindúJockey Club (Rosario)18-13
Notes
  1. Both teams were declared champions after the match finished in a tie.

Titles by club
Team Titles Years won
Hindú101996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
San Isidro Club41993, 1994, 2006, 2008
Duendes32004, 2009, 2011
CA San Isidro11995
Jockey Club (Rosario)11997
San Cirano11998
San Luis11998
La Tablada11999
Alumni12002
La Plata12007
Universitario (BA)12014

References
  1. "Nuevo Torneo Nacional de Clubes a partir del 2014" Archived 20 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. uar.com.ar. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  2. "La UAR anunció el nuevo formato para el Torneo Nacional de Clubes", La Voz, 14 Jun 2013
  3. ""La UAR y la URBA acordaron el nuevo formato del Nacional de Clubes", Los Andes, 30 May 2013". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. Reglamento Nacional de Clubes 2018 on UAR website
  5. "CUBA, campeón nacional" at RugbyFun, 3 May 2014 Archived 6 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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