Hermes Volley Oostende is a

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team based in

Ostend Ostend ( nl, Oostende, ; french: link=no, Ostende ; german: link=no, Ostende ; vls, Ostende) is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerk ...

(Oostende),

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. The club was founded in 1955, but consisted only of one men's team until 1963, when also a women's team was erected. The women's A squad currently plays at the highest level of Belgian volleyball, Ere Divisie. They have also achieved a spot in the 2011-12 Challenge Cup with their performances of the past season, they were third in the Belgian playoffs. Hermes Oostende also has a B squad in the first national league, the 2nd tier of the Belgian volleyball league pyramid. The C, D and E team play in lower

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leagues. At the men's side, Hermes Volley Oostende A plays in the highest Flemish league (the 4th tier of the Belgian volleyball league), aiming for promotion this season. The B squad plays in the second provincial league.

Honours (Women)

National competitions

Belgian Championship: 13 :1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1986–87 * Roundel of Belgium

Belgian Cup: 5 :1970–71, 1971–72, 1976–77, 1981–82, 1982–83

2011–12 squads

Women

Hermes Volley Oostende A

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: Dries Wittebolle

Hermes Volley Oostende B

: Bruno Remaut :

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: Celine Penson

External links

Official site
Belgian volleyball clubs Sport in Ostend {{volleyball-team-stub