1st national handball division

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1st national handball division

Full name 1st national handball division
Current season 2019/20
sport Handball
Association Royal Belgian Handball Federation
League foundation 1957
Teams 8th
Title holder HC Atomix Haacht
Record champions Initia HC Hasselt
Website www.handbal.be

The 1st National Handball Division is the top division in Belgian handball . The league consists of eight teams. It is subordinate to the Royal Belgian Handball Federation . The record champion is Initia HC Hasselt with 13 championships.

history

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The league was founded in 1957. The first official season was held in 1958/59. Since there were no available gyms in Wallonia , all the games were held in Flanders . Alignment sites Mechelen and Antwerp . The first season played eight clubs: Rijkswacht , Lyra HC , Sparta Aalst HC , Geuzen HC , Beyne , ROC Flémalle , Jupille HC and the Herstal HC . ROC Flémalle remained undefeated in the season and secured the first championship. In the following season, the league was increased to nine participants.

In the 1960/61 season, the league is increased to twelve participants. This season ROC Flemalle was again champion and again without losing points. In the 1961/62 season, ROC Flemalle was again champion. It was spectacular this season that newly promoted HC Antwerp transferred the entire squad of league rivals HC Uilenspiegel Wilrijk .

ROC Flémalle dominated the league until the mid-1960s, winning 8 championships in a row.

Clubs of the 2019/20 season

Currently, eight clubs are playing in the league in the 2019/20 season:

In the play-off rounds, the four best teams in the Belgian-Dutch BeNe-Liga are added.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Handbal - Belgie - 1st National Heren 2019/20 Belgie - 1st National Heren - Playoffs - Gedetailleerde uitslagen. Retrieved January 22, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Division 1 2019/2020 tables - Handball / Belgium. Retrieved February 27, 2020 .