Torneo del Litoral
The Torneo Regional del Litoral is an annual rugby union competition in Argentina. The tournament is contested by clubs from the Rosario, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos Unions, and is one of several regional competitions held in Argentina every year.
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Sport | Rugby union |
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Founded | 2000 |
No. of teams | 8 (Zona Campeonato) |
Country | ![]() |
Confederation | URR |
Most recent champion(s) | Old Resian (2019) |
Most titles | Duendes (12 titles) |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Official website | Website |
The Regional del Litoral runs from May to July.[1]
Format
The competition is open to all clubs from the 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.
Ten teams participate in the first stage of the tournament (Top 10), with the eight best placed qualifying to play the "Zona Campeonato".[2] and ten clubs playing the "Zona Reubicación", made up of the two teams worst placed in Top 10 plus other eight clubs.[1]
The champion and runner-up of Torneo del Litoral qualify for the Nacional de Clubes, the main club competition of Argentina while the other best placed teams qualify for Torneo del Interior, the national club competition outside Buenos Aires.
Clubs
Teams participating in 2010 Zona Campeonato:[3]
Club | City | Province |
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Ateneo Inmaculada | Santa Fe | Santa Fe |
Duendes | Rosario | Santa Fe |
Estudiantes | Paraná | Entre Ríos |
Gimnasia y Esgrima | Rosario | Santa Fe |
Jockey Club | Rosario | Santa Fe |
Old Resian | Rosario | Santa Fe |
Paraná Rowing Club | Paraná | Entre Ríos |
Santa Fe RC | Santa Fe | Santa Fe |
List of champions
Finals
Season | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2000 | Duendes | Jockey Club | – [note 1] |
2001 | Jockey Club | Duendes | 26–25 |
2002 | Duendes | Jockey Club | – [note 1] |
2003 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (R) | Universitario (R) | 17–15 |
2004 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (R) | Jockey Club | 14–10 |
2005 | Universitario (R) | Duendes | 30–29 |
2006 | Duendes | Jockey Club | 29–12 |
2007 | Duendes | Jockey Club | 16–12 |
2008 | Santa Fe | Ateneo Inmaculada | 21–13 |
2009 | Universitario (R) | Jockey Club | 11–6 |
2010 | Duendes | Santa Fe | 37–21 |
2011 | Duendes | Jockey Club | – [note 1] |
2012 | Duendes | Jockey Club | 24–19 |
2013 | Duendes | Jockey Club | 36–10 |
2014 | Duendes | Universitario (R) | 61–12 |
2015 | Duendes | Ateneo Inmaculada | 29–16 |
2016 | Duendes | Old Resian | 40–31 |
2017 | Jockey Club | Duendes | 37–36 |
2018 | Duendes | Gimnasia y Esgrima (R) | 27–22 |
2019 | Old Resian | Jockey Club | 13–6 |
- Notes
- No final played that year, a league system was used instead.
Titles by club
Team | Titles | Years won |
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Duendes | 12 | 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 |
Gimnasia y Esgrima (R) | 2 | 2003, 2004 |
Universitario (R) | 2 | 2005, 2009 |
Jockey Club | 2 | 2001, 2017 |
Santa Fe | 1 | 2008 |
Old Resian | 1 | 2019 |
References
- Llega lo mejor del Litoral by César Miño on El Litoral, 12 May 2019
- El cronograma para la Zona Campeonato del Regional del Litoral on Super Deportivo, 7 May 2019
- Fixture Zona Campeonato 2019 on Tercer Tiempo website