Belgian First Division (women's handball)

The Handbal Eerste Klasse Nationale Vrouwen is the premier category of the Belgian women's handball national league. Established in 1964, it is currently contested by ten teams.[1] The champion is currently granted a spot in the EHF Cup.[2]

Fémina Visé and Initia Hasselt are the championship's most successful clubs with twelve titles each as of 2019. Initia won ten titles in a row between 1986 and 1996 - and two more in 2015 and 2016 - while Fémina has been the competition's leading team since 1997.[3]

List of champions

  • 1964 Antwerp Province Uilenspiegel Antwerpen
  • 1965 East Flanders EV Aalst
  • 1966 East Flanders EV Aalst (2)
  • 1967 East Flanders Aalst Sportief
  • 1968 East Flanders Aalst Sportief (2)
  • 1969 not held
  • 1970 not held
  • 1971 not held
  • 1972 Antwerp Province Uilenspiegel Antwerpen (2)
  • 1973 Limburg (Belgium) United Tongeren
  • 1974 East Flanders Avanti Lebbeke
  • 1975 East Flanders Aalst Sportief (3)
  • 1976 East Flanders Avanti Lebbeke (2)
  • 1977 East Flanders Avanti Lebbeke (3)
  • 1978 Antwerp Province Uilenspiegel Antwerpen (3)
  • 1979 Antwerp Province Uilenspiegel Antwerpen (4)
  • 1980 Limburg (Belgium) United Tongeren (2)
  • 1981 Antwerp Province Uilenspiegel Wilrijk
  • 1982 Limburg (Belgium) United Tongeren (3)
  • 1983 East Flanders Avanti Lebbeke (4)
  • 1984 East Flanders Avanti Lebbeke (5)
  • 1985 Antwerp Province Sasja Hoboken
  • 1986 Limburg (Belgium) United Tongeren (4)
  • 1987 Limburg (Belgium) Initia Hasselt
  • 1988 Limburg (Belgium) Initia Hasselt (2)
  • 1989 Limburg (Belgium) Initia Hasselt (3)
  • 1990 Limburg (Belgium) Initia Hasselt (4)
  • 1991 Limburg (Belgium) Initia Hasselt (5)
  • 1992 Limburg (Belgium) Initia Hasselt (6)
  • 1993 Limburg (Belgium) Initia Hasselt (7)
  • 1994 Limburg (Belgium) Initia Hasselt (8)
  • 1995 Limburg (Belgium) Initia Hasselt (9)
  • 1996 Limburg (Belgium) Initia Hasselt (10)
  • 1997 Liège Province Fémina Visé
  • 1998 Liège Province Fémina Visé (2)
  • 1999 Liège Province Fémina Visé (3)
  • 2000 Liège Province Fémina Visé (4)
  • 2001 Liège Province Fémina Visé (5)
  • 2002 Limburg (Belgium) DHC Meeuwen
  • 2003 Limburg (Belgium) DHC Meeuwen (2)

2011-12 teams

  • Antwerp Province DHW Antwerpen
  • Limburg (Belgium) Achilles Bocholt
  • Liège Province HC Eynatten-Raeren
  • Liège Province Fémina Visé
  • Limburg (Belgium) Initia Hasselt
  • Limburg (Belgium) DHC Meeuwen
  • West Flanders DHT Middelkerke-Izegem
  • Antwerp Province Rhino Turnhout
  • Limburg (Belgium) HB Sint-Truiden
  • East Flanders DHC Waasmunster

References

  1. ^ 2011-12 results in scoresway.com
  2. ^ 2012-13 EHF Cup results in EHF's website
  3. ^ List of champions Archived 2013-10-15 at the Wayback Machine in the Belgian Handball Federation's 50th anniversary dossier, p.83)
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