| 2023–24 TOP 10 | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Portugal |
| Date | 14 October 2023 – 26 May 2024 |
The 2023–24 Campeonato Nacional Divisão de Honra competition, also known as TOP 10, is the 65th Portuguese domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby (FPR).
Format
The top six teams at the end of the regular season (after all the teams played one another twice, once at home, once away) enter a knockout stage to decide who will be crowned Portuguese champions. This consists of three rounds: the teams finishing third to sixth in the table play quarter-finals (hosted by the third and fourth placed teams). The winners then face the top two teams in the semi-finals, with the winners meeting in the final at the Campo de Rugby do Jamor in Oeiras.
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
- 1 bonus point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
Promotion and relegation
The bottom team in the relegation play-out is relegated to the Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão, while the team that finishes 1st in the second tier of rugby union competitions in Portugal will replace the latter.[1]
Teams
Stadia and locations
Current Teams
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality
| Team | Manager | Captain | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica |  Sino Ganto |
António Salgueiro |
Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição | 2500 |
| Agronomia |  Kane Hancy |
João Lima |
Tapada da Ajuda | 500 |
| Belenenses | João Mirra |
Tomás Sequeira |
Belém Rugby Park | 500 |
| Benfica | Travis Church |
Francisco Bessa |
Campo nº2 - Lisbon University | 1500 |
| Cascais | Frederico Sousa |
António Vidinha |
Estádio Municipal Dramático Cascais | 1000 |
| CDUL |  Julio Farías |
Tomás Appleton |
Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | 8000 |
| CDUP | Francisco Vareta |
Tomás Marrana |
Estádio Universitário do Porto | 1500 |
| Direito | Enrique Pichot |
Duarte Diniz |
Complexo Desportivo Miguel Nobre Ferreira | 2500 |
| Lousã | Thomas Pieterse |
Paulo Marques |
Estádio Municipal de Rugby José Redondo | 500 |
| São Miguel | Nico Le Roux |
 Robert Delai |
Bulldog Rugby Park | 800 |
Table
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| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Diff. | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belenenses | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 114 | +175 | 5 | 0 | 33 | |||||
| 2 | Benfica | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 276 | 132 | +144 | 4 | 1 | 31 | |||||
| 3 | Direito | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 297 | 132 | +165 | 3 | 0 | 29 | |||||
| 4 | Agronomia | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 275 | 193 | +82 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |||||
| 5 | CDUL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 206 | 166 | +40 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |||||
| 6 | Cascais | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 171 | 151 | +20 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |||||
| 7 | Académica | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 146 | 228 | −82 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |||||
| 8 | Lousã | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 187 | 345 | -158 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |||||
| 9 | São Miguel | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 152 | 253 | −101 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| 10 | CDUP | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 91 | 376 | –285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Green background (rows 1 and 2) receive semi-final play-off places. Blue background (rows 3 to 6) receive quarter-final play-off places Red background (row 10) will be relegated to Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão. Updated: 23 Dec 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Squads 2023/24
Squads are ordered by the last classification of the league. According to Portuguese Rugby Federation[3]
| The Direito squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers
Locks
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Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
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| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
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| The Cascais squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers
Locks
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Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
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| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
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| The Agronomia squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers
Locks
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Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
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| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
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| The Benfica squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers
Locks
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Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
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| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
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| The Belenenses squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers
Locks
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Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
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| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
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| The CDUL squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers
Locks
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Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
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| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
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| The RC Lousã squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers
Locks
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Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
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| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
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| The São Miguel squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers
Locks
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Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
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| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
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| The CDUP squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers
Locks
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Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
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| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
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| The Académica squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
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Props
Hookers
Locks
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Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
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| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
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References
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