The Handbal Eerste Klasse Nationale Vrouwen is the premier category of the
Belgian women's
handball
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national
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. Established in 1964, it is currently contested by ten teams. The champion is currently granted a spot in the
EHF Cup
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...
.
Fémina Visé
Fémina Visé is a Belgian women's handball club from Visé. It was originally established in 1975 as Amicale Visé's women's team before becoming an independent club in 1986 under its current name.
Fémina has been one of the Belgian Champi ...
and
Initia Hasselt are the championship's most successful clubs with thirteen and twelve titles respectively as of 2025. Initia won ten titles in a row between 1986 and 1996 - and two more in 2015 and 2016 - while Fémina has been the competition's leading team since 1997.
List of champions
in the Belgian Handball Federation's 50th anniversary dossier, p.83)
List of champions
* 1964 Uilenspiegel Antwerpen
* 1965 EV Aalst
* 1966 EV Aalst (2)
* 1967 Aalst Sportief
* 1968 Aalst Sportief (2)
* 1969 ''not held''
* 1970 ''not held''
* 1971 ''not held''
* 1972 Uilenspiegel Antwerpen (2)
* 1973 United Tongeren
* 1974 Avanti Lebbeke
* 1975 Aalst Sportief (3)
* 1976 Avanti Lebbeke (2)
* 1977 Avanti Lebbeke (3)
* 1978 Uilenspiegel Antwerpen (3)
* 1979 Uilenspiegel Antwerpen (4)
* 1980 United Tongeren (2)
* 1981 Uilenspiegel Wilrijk
* 1982 United Tongeren (3)
* 1983 Avanti Lebbeke (4)
* 1984 Avanti Lebbeke (5)
* 1985 Sasja Hoboken
* 1986 United Tongeren (4)
* 1987 Initia Hasselt
* 1988 Initia Hasselt (2)
* 1989 Initia Hasselt (3)
* 1990 Initia Hasselt (4)
* 1991 Initia Hasselt (5)
* 1992 Initia Hasselt (6)
* 1993 Initia Hasselt (7)
* 1994 Initia Hasselt (8)
* 1995 Initia Hasselt (9)
* 1996 Initia Hasselt (10)
* 1997 Fémina Visé
Fémina Visé is a Belgian women's handball club from Visé. It was originally established in 1975 as Amicale Visé's women's team before becoming an independent club in 1986 under its current name.
Fémina has been one of the Belgian Champi ...
* 1998 Fémina Visé
Fémina Visé is a Belgian women's handball club from Visé. It was originally established in 1975 as Amicale Visé's women's team before becoming an independent club in 1986 under its current name.
Fémina has been one of the Belgian Champi ...
(2)
* 1999 Fémina Visé
Fémina Visé is a Belgian women's handball club from Visé. It was originally established in 1975 as Amicale Visé's women's team before becoming an independent club in 1986 under its current name.
Fémina has been one of the Belgian Champi ...
(3)
* 2000 Fémina Visé
Fémina Visé is a Belgian women's handball club from Visé. It was originally established in 1975 as Amicale Visé's women's team before becoming an independent club in 1986 under its current name.
Fémina has been one of the Belgian Champi ...
(4)
* 2001 Fémina Visé
Fémina Visé is a Belgian women's handball club from Visé. It was originally established in 1975 as Amicale Visé's women's team before becoming an independent club in 1986 under its current name.
Fémina has been one of the Belgian Champi ...
(5)
* 2002 DHC Meeuwen
* 2003 DHC Meeuwen (2)
* 2004 Fémina Visé
Fémina Visé is a Belgian women's handball club from Visé. It was originally established in 1975 as Amicale Visé's women's team before becoming an independent club in 1986 under its current name.
Fémina has been one of the Belgian Champi ...
(6)
* 2005 DHW Antwerpen (5)
* 2006 Juventus Melveren
* 2007 Fémina Visé
Fémina Visé is a Belgian women's handball club from Visé. It was originally established in 1975 as Amicale Visé's women's team before becoming an independent club in 1986 under its current name.
Fémina has been one of the Belgian Champi ...
(7)
* 2008 Fémina Visé
Fémina Visé is a Belgian women's handball club from Visé. It was originally established in 1975 as Amicale Visé's women's team before becoming an independent club in 1986 under its current name.
Fémina has been one of the Belgian Champi ...
(8)
* 2009 Fémina Visé
Fémina Visé is a Belgian women's handball club from Visé. It was originally established in 1975 as Amicale Visé's women's team before becoming an independent club in 1986 under its current name.
Fémina has been one of the Belgian Champi ...
(9)
* 2010 Fémina Visé
Fémina Visé is a Belgian women's handball club from Visé. It was originally established in 1975 as Amicale Visé's women's team before becoming an independent club in 1986 under its current name.
Fémina has been one of the Belgian Champi ...
(10)
* 2011 DHW Antwerpen (6)
* 2012 Fémina Visé
Fémina Visé is a Belgian women's handball club from Visé. It was originally established in 1975 as Amicale Visé's women's team before becoming an independent club in 1986 under its current name.
Fémina has been one of the Belgian Champi ...
(11)
* 2013 DHW Antwerpen (7)
* 2014 Fémina Visé
Fémina Visé is a Belgian women's handball club from Visé. It was originally established in 1975 as Amicale Visé's women's team before becoming an independent club in 1986 under its current name.
Fémina has been one of the Belgian Champi ...
(12)
* 2015 Initia Hasselt (11)
* 2016 Initia Hasselt (12)
* 2017 HB Sint-Truiden
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* 2018 HB Sint-Truiden
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(2)
* 2019 Achilles Bocholt
* 2020 ''No Champion''
* 2021 ''No Champion''
* 2022 Fémina Visé
Fémina Visé is a Belgian women's handball club from Visé. It was originally established in 1975 as Amicale Visé's women's team before becoming an independent club in 1986 under its current name.
Fémina has been one of the Belgian Champi ...
(11)
* 2023 HB Sint-Truiden
HB or Hb may refer to:
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* H-b index, an extension of the h-index used in determining academic impact
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* Hathaway Brown School, an all-girls private school in Shaker He ...
(4)
* 2024 HB Sint-Truiden
HB or Hb may refer to:
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* H-b index, an extension of the h-index used in determining academic impact
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(5)
* 2025 HB Sint-Truiden
HB or Hb may refer to:
Academia
* H-b index, an extension of the h-index used in determining academic impact
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(6)
2011-12 teams
* DHW Antwerpen
* Achilles Bocholt
* HC Eynatten-Raeren
* Fémina Visé
Fémina Visé is a Belgian women's handball club from Visé. It was originally established in 1975 as Amicale Visé's women's team before becoming an independent club in 1986 under its current name.
Fémina has been one of the Belgian Champi ...
* Initia Hasselt
* DHC Meeuwen
* DHT Middelkerke-Izegem
* Rhino Turnhout
* HB Sint-Truiden
HB or Hb may refer to:
Academia
* H-b index, an extension of the h-index used in determining academic impact
* H-B Woodlawn, a secondary education program in Arlington, Virginia, US
* Hathaway Brown School, an all-girls private school in Shaker He ...
* DHC Waasmunster
References
Women's handball leagues
First Division Handball Women
Women's handball in Belgium
Women's sports leagues in Belgium
Professional sports leagues in Belgium
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