HV Sittardia 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
Sittard
Sittard (; ) is a city in the Netherlands, situated in the southernmost province of Limburg.
The town is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen and has almost 37.500 inhabitants in 2016.
In its east, Sittard borders the German municipali ...
. 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, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1997 and 1999. In 2007, they nearly became champion again, but they lost the finals against
Volendam
Volendam () is a fishing town in the municipality of Edam-Volendam, province of North Holland, Netherlands. As of 1 January 2021, it has a population of 22,715. It is twinned with Coventry, England.
History
Originally, Volendam was the location o ...
. The club has participated in European club team tournaments several times.
In 2008, Sittardia co-operated with
V&L 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.
BFC leaves Tophandbal Zuid-Limburg
sittard-geleen.nieuws.nl, 14 April 2016
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 (16) : 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999
**Runner-Up (8) : 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2007
*Dutch Handball Cup:
**Winners (7) : 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1995, 1997, 2001
**Runner-Up (2) : 1987, 1992
*Dutch Supercup:
**Winners (5) : 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999
**Runner-Up (2) : 1993, 2001
Woman
*Dutch Handball Cup:
**Runner-Up (2) : 1981, 1982
Former players
* hencodejong
References
External links
Sittardia Official Website
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Dutch handball clubs
Sports clubs in Sittard-Geleen
1942 establishments in the Netherlands
Handball clubs established in 1942