The Slovenian First League of Handball ( sl, 1. A državna rokometna liga), currently named Liga NLB due to sponsorship reasons, is the top
team handball league in Slovenia. It is organized by the Handball Federation of Slovenia (''Rokometna Zveza Slovenije''). The league comprises fourteen teams.
Names
Since 1991, the league has been named after sponsors on several occasions, giving it the following names:
*1. SRL (1991–2002)
*Liga Siol (2002–2004)
*Liga Telekom (2004–2006)
*MIK 1. Liga (2006–2010)
*1. NLB Leasing liga (2011–2016)
* Liga NLB (2017–present)
Clubs
''As of the 2022–23 season''
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Celje
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Dobova
Dobova () is a settlement in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The railway line from Ljubljana to Zagreb runs through the settlement and the station is an international railway border crossing. The ...
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Gorenje Velenje
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Jeruzalem Ormož
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Koper
Koper (; it, Capodistria, hr, Kopar) is the fifth largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, approximately five kilometres () south of the border with Italy and 20 kilometres () from Triest ...
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Krka
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Krško
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Loka
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Maribor Branik
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Ribnica
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Slovan
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Slovenj Gradec 2011
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SVIŠ
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Trimo Trebnje
List of seasons
EHF coefficient
The table shows the position of Slovenian League, based on its EHF coefficient ranking.
;Country ranking:
EHF league ranking for the 2019–20 season
*10. (''8'')
Croatian Premijer liga (32.00)
*11. (''11'')
Liga Națională (30.44)
*12. (''10'')
Liga NLB (29.33)
*13. (''14'')
Ukrainian Men's Handball Super League (26.11)
*14. (''15'')
Handbollsligan (25.56)
References
External links
Handball Federation of Slovenia
{{EHF leagues
Sports leagues in Slovenia
Slovenia
Handball competitions in Slovenia
1991 establishments in Slovenia
Sports leagues established in 1991
Professional sports leagues in Slovenia