NHV Eredivisie Dames
| Current season, competition or edition: 2025-26 | |
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1954 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion | HandbaL Venlo (2023-24) |
| Most titles | HV Swift Roermond (19 titles) |
| Relegation to | Eerste divisie |
| Official website | https://handbal.nl/ |
The Nederlandse Handbal Eredivisie Dames is the highest category in the national league system for women's handball clubs in the Netherlands. Swift Roermond is the competition's most successful team with nineteen titles, while HandbaL Venlo is the defending champion.[1]
Format
Each season 10 teams compete in a double round robin with 18 matches.
The teams placed 6th through 1st meet in a play-off for the title. The final is played as a best of three.
The 7th through 10th meet in a relegation group with 6 rounds (two against each team). The team that finished 7th in the regular season begins the play-offs with 4 points, decreasing to 1 point for the team that finished 10th. The team that finishes last in the play-offs is relegated to the Eerste Divisie.
History
The tournament was established in 1954 under the name Hoofdklasse.[2]
Naming history
- 1954 - 1977; Hoofdklasse
- 1977 - 2001; Eredivisie
- 2001 - 2005; Lucardi Eredivisie
- 2005 - 2013; AfAB Eredivisie
- 2014 - 2017; Lotto Eredivisie
- 2017 - 2024; Eredivisie
- 2024 - today; Super Handball League Women
List of champions
References
- ^ a b List of champions in the-sports.org
- ^ NHV vernieuwt, Het Parool, 24 May 1976