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 eleven and ten titles respectively as of 2012. Initia won all ten titles in a row between 1986 and 1996, while Fémina has been the competition's leading team since 1997.^[3]

List of champions

1964 Uilenspiegel Antwerpen 1965 EV Aalst 1966 EV Aalst 1967 Aalst Sportief 1968 Aalst Sportief 1969 not held 1970 not held 1971 not held 1972 Uilenspiegel Antwerpen 1973 United Tongeren 1974 Avanti Lebbeke 1975 Aalst Sportief 1976 Avanti Lebbeke 1977 Avanti Lebbeke 1978 Uilenspiegel Antwerpen 1979 Uilenspiegel Antwerpen 1980 United Tongeren

1981 Uilenspiegel Wilrijk 1982 United Tongeren 1983 Avanti Lebbeke 1984 Avanti Lebbeke 1985 Sasja Hoboken 1986 United Tongeren 1987 Initia Hasselt 1988 Initia Hasselt 1989 Initia Hasselt 1990 Initia Hasselt 1991 Initia Hasselt 1992 Initia Hasselt 1993 Initia Hasselt 1994 Initia Hasselt 1995 Initia Hasselt 1996 Initia Hasselt 1997 Fémina Visé

1998 Fémina Visé 1999 Fémina Visé 2000 Fémina Visé 2001 Fémina Visé 2002 DHC Meeuwen 2003 DHC Meeuwen 2004 Fémina Visé 2005 DHW Antwerpen 2006 Juventus Melveren 2007 Fémina Visé 2008 Fémina Visé 2009 Fémina Visé 2010 Fémina Visé 2011 DHW Antwerpen 2012 Fémina Visé

2011-12 teams

• DHW Antwerpen
• Achilles Bocholt
• HC Eynatten-Raeren
• Fémina Visé
• Initia Hasselt
• DHC Meeuwen
• DHT Middelkerke-Izegem
• Rhino Turnhout
• HB Sint-Truiden
• DHC Waasmunster

References

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