Vlug en Lenig is a Dutch

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

club in

Geleen Geleen (; li, Gelaen ) is a city in the southern part of the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg in the Netherlands. With 31,670 inhabitants in 2020, it is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen. Geleen is situated along the river Gele ...

. The club was founded on 1 September 1949. The men's team of V&L won the Dutch National Championship in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 and 2002. The club has participated in European club team tournaments several times. It has also won the

national cup The English National Cup is an annual basketball knock-out competition held between professional, semi-professional and amateur teams from the various divisions of the National Basketball League. For most of the competition's history, the draw has ...

three times, in 1983, 1985 and 1994. In 2008, V&L co-operated with

HV Sittardia HV Sittardia is a Dutch handball club in Sittard. The club was founded in 1949. Sittardia is one of the most successful handball teams in Dutch handball history. They won the Dutch National Championship in 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, ...

and HV BFC to form a stronger men's team. The project was called ''Tophandbal Zuid-Limburg'' and two team were formed:

Limburg Lions Limburg Lions is a handball team from Sittard-Geleen, Limburg. The club was founded in 2008 by a merger of the men's teams of HV Sittardia from Sittard, V&L from Geleen and HV BFC from Beek. The Lions took the place of HV Sittardia in the N ...

and

Limburg Wild Dogs Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...

(later turned into the second team of Limburg Lions). In 2016, the management of BFC decided to take no longer part in the collabation. Also the woman's team of V&L has been successful, they won the Dutch National Championship in 1987 and 1990. In 2010, the woman's team promoted back to the

eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

after one year of absence, where they have been a stable factor since.History V&L
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Accomplishments

Men

NHV Eredivisie The Nederlandse Handbal Eredivisie is the top Netherlands, Dutch professional Team handball, handball league. The winners of the Eredivisie are recognised as the Dutch handball champions. Competition Format In the first phase of the season, the ...

: **Winners (6) : 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2002 **Runner-Up (7) : 1968, 1970, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998 *Dutch Handball Cup: **Winners (3) : 1983, 1985, 1994 **Runner-Up (8) : 1980, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1998, 2003 *Dutch Supercup: **Runner-Up (2) : 1994, 2002

Woman

: **Winners (2) : 1987, 1990 **Runner-Up (3) : 2004, 2005, 2007 *Dutch Handball Cup: **Runner-Up (7) : 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2008 *Dutch Supercup: **Runner-Up (2) : 1992, 1993

References

External links

Vlug en Lenig Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vlug en Lenig Dutch handball clubs Sports clubs in Sittard-Geleen 1949 establishments in the Netherlands Handball clubs established in 1949