2011–12 División de Honor de Rugby

The 2011–12 División de Honor was the 45th season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic rugby union competitions since 1953. It began in autumn 2011 and finished on May 12 with the Final. Valladolid won the title, while Alcobendas were relegated to División de Honor B.

Competition format
The regular season runs through 18 matchdays. Upon completion the regular season, it is the turn of championship playoffs. The breakdown is as follows;
 * Teams in 1st & 2nd at regular season standings receive a bye to semifinal.
 * Teams at 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th position plays for the two vacant places in quarter-finals.
 * Team in 9th position plays the relegation playoff.
 * Team in 10th position is relegated.


 * Each win means 4 points to winning team.
 * A draw means 2 points for each team.
 * 1 bonus point for a team that achieves 4 tries in a match.
 * A defeat by 7 or less points means 1 bonus point for defeated team.

Regular season standings
Source: Federación Española de Rugby

Relegation playoff
The relegation playoff was contested over two legs by Alcobendas, who finished 10th in División de Honor, and Hernani, the losing team from División de Honor B promotion playoff final. Hernani won the tie, winning 27-24 on aggregate.

2nd leg

 *  Hernani promoted to División de Honor. Sanitas Alcobendas relegated to División de Honor B.