The Torneo de Córdoba, officially named Torneo de Primera División, is an annual rugby union competition in Argentina. The tournament involves clubs affiliated to the Córdoba Rugby Union (UCR), and is one of several regional competitions held in Argentina every year.
Current season, competition or edition: 2023 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1931 |
| No. of teams | 11 (Primera División) |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Confederation | UCR |
| Most recent champion(s) | Córdoba AC (2023) |
| Most titles | Tala (24 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Related competitions | URBA Top 12 |
| Official website | unioncordobesa.com.ar/torneo |
The 2019 edition is named "Enrique Rudy Schmal" in honour of a former president of the UCR, died in 2018.[1]
Format
The tournament is contested by 11 clubs, 8 from the last Primera División season plus the 3 best placed teams of Torneo de Ascenso in the previous season. Teams are split into two zones, where they play each other in a single round-robin format. The four best placed teams of each zone qualify for the "Súper 8" tournament, while the rest of the teams play a promotion and relegation playoff.[2]
Champion and runner-up of Torneo de Córdoba 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.
List of championships
Since 1931, all the champions year-by-year:[3]
| Ed. | Year | Champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
1 | 1931 | Universitario (1) |
2 | 1932 | Universitario (2) |
3 | 1933 | Universitario (3) |
4 | 1934 | Universitario (4) |
5 | 1935 | Universitario (5) |
6 | 1936 | Universitario (6) |
7 | 1937 | Córdoba RC[note 1] (1) |
8 | 1938 | Córdoba RC (2) |
9 | 1939 | San Martín (1) |
10 | 1940 | San Martín (2) |
11 | 1941 | Universitario (7) |
12 | 1942 | Universitario (8) |
13 | 1943 | San Martín (3) |
14 | 1944 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (1) |
15 | 1945 | Universitario (9) |
16 | 1946 | Jockey Club (1) |
17 | 1947 | Jockey Club (2) |
18 | 1948 | Jockey Club (3) |
19 | 1949 | Jockey Club (4) |
20 | 1950 | Jockey Club (5) |
21 | 1951 | Jockey Club (6) |
22 | 1952 | Córdoba AC (1) |
23 | 1953 | Escuela de Aviación (1) |
24 | 1954 | Jockey Club (7) |
25 | 1955 | Córdoba AC (2) |
26 | 1956 | Universitario (10) and Jockey Club (8) [note 2] |
27 | 1957 | Universitario (11) |
28 | 1958 | Universitario (12) and Jockey Club (9) [note 2] |
29 | 1959 | Universitario (13) |
30 | 1960 | Universitario (14) |
31 | 1961 | Universitario (15) and La Tablada (1) [note 2] |
32 | 1962 | Universitario (16) and Córdoba AC (3) [note 2] |
| 1963 | Universitario (17) and La Tablada (2) [note 2] | |
33 | 1964 | Universitario (18) |
34 | 1965 | La Tablada (3) |
35 | 1966 | La Tablada (4) |
36 | 1967 | Córdoba AC (4) |
37 | 1968 | Córdoba AC (5) |
38 | 1969 | Córdoba AC (6) |
39 | 1970 | Córdoba AC (7) |
40 | 1971 | Tala (1) |
41 | 1972 | Tala (2) |
42 | 1973 | Córdoba AC (8) |
43 | 1974 | Córdoba AC (9) |
44 | 1975 | Tala (3) |
45 | 1976 | Universitario (19) |
46 | 1977 | Universitario (20) |
47 | 1978 | La Tablada (5) |
48 | 1979 | Tala (4) |
49 | 1980 | Tala (5) |
50 | 1981 | Tala (6) |
51 | 1982 | Tala (7) and Córdoba AC (10) [note 2] |
52 | 1983 | Tala (8) |
53 | 1984 | Tala (9) |
54 | 1985 | Tala (10) |
55 | 1986 | Tala (11) |
56 | 1987 | La Tablada (6) |
57 | 1988 | La Tablada (7) |
58 | 1989 | Tala (12) |
59 | 1990 | Tala (13) |
60 | 1991 | La Tablada (8) |
61 | 1992 | Córdoba AC (11) |
62 | 1993 | Jockey Club (10) |
63 | 1994 | La Tablada (9) |
64 | 1995 | Tala (14) |
65 | 1996 | Córdoba AC (12) |
66 | 1997 | La Tablada (10) |
67 | 1998 | Tala (15) |
68 | 1999 | Tala (16) |
69 | 2000 | La Tablada (11) |
70 | 2001 | La Tablada (12) |
71 | 2002 | Palermo Bajo (1) |
72 | 2003 | La Tablada (13) |
73 | 2004 | Tala (17) |
74 | 2005 | Córdoba AC (13) |
75 | 2006 | La Tablada (14) |
76 | 2007 | Tala (18) |
77 | 2008 | Córdoba AC (14) |
78 | 2009 | Jockey Club (Villa María) (1) |
79 | 2010 | Córdoba AC (15) |
80 | 2011 | La Tablada (15), Córdoba AC (16), and Tala (19) [note 2] |
81 | 2012 | La Tablada (16) |
82 | 2013 | La Tablada (17) |
83 | 2014 | Tala (20) |
84 | 2015 | Tala (21) |
85 | 2016 | Tala (22) |
86 | 2017 | Tala (23) |
87 | 2018 | Tala (24) |
88 | 2019 | Urú Curé (1) |
– | 2020 | (not held) |
89 | 2021 | Jockey Club (11) |
90 | 2022 | Jockey Club (12) |
90 | 2023 | Córdoba AC (17) |
- Notes:
Titles by club
| Team | Titles | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Tala | 24 | 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Universitario | 20 | 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1977 |
| La Tablada | 17 | 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Córdoba AC | 17 | 1952, 1955, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1992, 1996, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2023 |
| Jockey Club | 12 | 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1993, 2021, 2022 |
| San Martín | 3 | 1939, 1940, 1943 |
| Córdoba RC | 2 | 1937, 1938 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 1 | 1944 |
| Escuela de Aviación | 1 | 1953 |
| Palermo Bajo | 1 | 2002 |
| Jockey Club (Villa María) | 1 | 2009 |
| Urú Curé | 1 | 2019 |
