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| 2024–25 TOP 12 | |
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| Countries |  Portugal |
| Number of teams | 12 |
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The Campeonato Nacional de Rugby Divisão de Honra (more commonly known as the Divisão de Honra) is Portugal's top level professional men's rugby union competition. The Divisão de Honra Championships are organized by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby (Portuguese Rugby Federation) and currently consists of 12 teams. The last placed team in the competition is relegated at the end of the season to the Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão (Portugal's second level of men's rugby union) with one team from the second-tier competition promoted to the Divisão de Honra.
Lisbon
CascaisCDUPRC MontemorAcadémicaLousã
Lisbon teams:Agronomia
Benfica
Belenenses
CDUL
Direito
São Miguel
Técnicoclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2024–25 TOP 12
Format
The Divisão de Honra will be divided by two tournaments:
- Torneio de Abertura
- Divisão de Honra
- Regular season
- Final season
The Torneio de Abertura will be played for an initial tournament consisting of two groups of 6 teams, played for one return, a 1/2 between 1st and 2nd classifieds and the final. The Torneio de Abertura is expected to be played from September 22 to November 28.
The Regular season of Divisão de Honra will be played by three groups of four (4) teams, which play in the system of all against all. At the end of regular season, the top 2 teams of each group will take part in the championship group that will determine the champion while the bottom 2 teams will play in "Plate Cup" group. The Divisão de Honra is expected to be played from December 7 and ends on May 25.
Points are awarded according to the following:
- 4 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 1 bonus point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match, while scoring at least 3 more tries than the opponent.
- 1 bonus point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
Promotion and relegation
Following the extension of the number of teams from 10 to 12, the same 10 teams that played last season will remain and compete again in the championship. The newcomers are the lower division champion Técnico and runner-up RC Montemor.
The bottom team of "Plate Cup" group will be relegated to the lower division.
Teams
| Team | Manager | Captain | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica |  Lodie Van Staden
|
António Salgueiro
|
Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição | 2500 |
| Agronomia | Luís Pissarra
|
João Lima
|
Tapada da Ajuda | 500 |
| Belenenses | João Mirra
|
Tomás Sequeira
|
Belém Rugby Park | 500 |
| Benfica | Martim Aguiar
|
 Hayden Hann
|
Campo nº2 - Lisbon University | 1500 |
| Cascais |  Gabriel Ascárate
|
António Vidinha
|
Estádio Municipal Dramático Cascais | 1000 |
| CDUL | Kane Hancy
|
Tomás Appleton
|
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | 8000 |
| CDUP | Francisco Vareta
|
Tomás Marrana
|
Estádio Universitário do Porto | 1500 |
| Direito | Bernardo Mota
|
Duarte Diniz
|
Complexo Desportivo Miguel Nobre Ferreira | 2500 |
| Lousã | Claudio Venturino
|
Paulo Marques
|
Estádio Municipal de Rugby José Redondo | 500 |
| RC Montemor | João Baptista Malta
|
Parque Desportivo Municipal | 500 | |
| São Miguel | João Uva
|
 Robert Delai
|
Bulldog Rugby Park | 800 |
| C. R. Técnico | António Manzoni de Sequeira
|
Rodrigo Bento
|
Campo das Olaias | 800 |
Torneio de Abertura
The teams are distributed by two groups of six teams, in which they play with each other once:
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Belenenses | Agronomia |
| Direito | Benfica |
| Cascais | CDUL |
| Académica | São Miguel |
| Lousã | Técnico |
| CDUP | RC Montemor |
The Torneio de Abertura is expected to be played from September 22 to November 28.
Regular season
The teams are distributed by three groups of four teams, in which they play between themselves in home and away matches for the regular season:
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
|---|---|---|
| Belenenses | Agronomia | Direito |
| CDUL | Cascais | Benfica |
| Académica | São Miguel | Lousã |
| RC Montemor | CDUP | Técnico |
The Divisão de Honra is expected to be played from December 7 and ends on May 25.
Squads 2024/25
Squads are ordered by the last classification of the league. According to Portuguese Rugby Federation
| The Belenenses squad for the 2024–25 Campeonato Nacional de Rugby season | ||
|---|---|---|
Props
Hookers
Locks
|
Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
|
Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
|
| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. | ||
| The Agronomia squad for the 2024–25 Campeonato Nacional de Rugby season | ||
|---|---|---|
Props
Hookers
Locks
|
Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
|
Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
|
| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. | ||
| The Benfica squad for the 2024–25 Campeonato Nacional de Rugby season | ||
|---|---|---|
Props
Hookers
Locks
|
Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
|
Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
|
| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. | ||
| The Direito squad for the 2024–25 Campeonato Nacional de Rugby season | ||
|---|---|---|
Props
Hookers
Locks
|
Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
|
Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
|
| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. | ||
| The Cascais squad for the 2024–25 Campeonato Nacional de Rugby season | ||
|---|---|---|
Props
Hookers
Locks
|
Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
|
Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
|
| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. | ||
| The CDUL squad for the 2024–25 Campeonato Nacional de Rugby season | ||
|---|---|---|
Props
Hookers
Locks
|
Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
|
Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
|
| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. | ||
| The Académica squad for the 2024–25 Campeonato Nacional de Rugby season | ||
|---|---|---|
Props
Hookers
Locks
|
Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
|
Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
|
| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. | ||
| The São Miguel squad for the 2024–25 Campeonato Nacional de Rugby season | ||
|---|---|---|
Props
Hookers
Locks
|
Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
|
Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
|
| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. | ||
| The RC Lousã squad for the 2024–25 Campeonato Nacional de Rugby season | ||
|---|---|---|
Props
Hookers
Locks
|
Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
|
Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
|
| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. | ||
| The CDUP squad for the 2024–25 Campeonato Nacional de Rugby season | ||
|---|---|---|
Props
Hookers
Locks
|
Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
|
Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
|
| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. | ||
| The CR Técnico squad for the 2024–25 Campeonato Nacional de Rugby season | ||
|---|---|---|
Props
Hookers
Locks
|
Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
|
Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
|
| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. | ||
| The RC Montemor squad for the 2024–25 Campeonato Nacional de Rugby season | ||
|---|---|---|
Props
Hookers
Locks
|
Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
|
Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
|
| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
denotes players qualified to play for Portugal on residency or dual nationality. | ||
See also
- 2024–25 Premiership Rugby
- 2024–25 Top 14 season
- 2024–25 Rugby Pro D2 season
- 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup
- 2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup
- 2024–25 Premiership Rugby Cup
- 2024–25 RFU Championship
- 2024–25 United Rugby Championship
References
- "Regulations of FPR".
- "Format of Championship".
- "Format of Championship".
- "Regulamento Torneio Abertura 24/25" (PDF).
- "Regulamento Geral 24/25" (PDF).
- "Regulamento Torneio Abertura 24/25" (PDF).
- "Regulamento CN Divisão de Honra 24/25" (PDF).
- "Registered players on FPR".
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