Belgian First Division (men's handball)
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{{Infobox sports league
| sport = Handball
| name =
| teams = 12
| country = Belgium
| confed = EHF
| champions = HC Achilles Bocholt
| most_champs = Initia Hasselt (12 titles)
| confed_cup = Champions League
Cup Winners' Cup
EHF Cup
| current_season = 2022–23 Belgian Eerste Klasse
}}
The Belgian Eerste Klasse (Dutch) or Division 1 (French) is the name of the professional handball league of Belgium.
Competition format
The season begins with a tournament between the six teams who don't participate at the BeNe League. The first two teams join the teams from the BeNe League and they are separated in two play-off groups while the four others teams from the opening tournament participate to the play-down.
2016/17 Season participants
The following 12 clubs compete in the Eerste Klasse during the 2016–17 season.
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| Team
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|Sporthal Alverberg | rowspan=6 align=center | Club playing in |
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|Eburons Dôme Tongeren |
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|Sportcomplex De Damburg |
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|Visé |Visé Omnisports Hall |
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|Sportcentrum Dommelhof |
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|Sportcomplex Sorghvliedt |
| Olse Merksem HC
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| EHC Tournai
|C.E.T Sports Hall |
| HC Eynatten-Raeren
|Sporthalle Eynatten |
| Kreasa HB Houthalen
|Sporthal Lakerveld |
| VOO RHC Grâce-Hollogne
|Grâce-Hollogne Omnisports Hall |
| HC Visé BM II
|Visé |Visé Omnisports Hall |
Eerste Klasse Champions
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- 1958 : Olympic Club Flémallois
- 1959 : Olympic Club Flémallois (2)
- 1960 : Olympic Club Flémallois (3)
- 1961 : Olympic Club Flémallois (4)
- 1962 : Olympic Club Flémallois (5)
- 1963 : Olympic Club Flémallois (6)
- 1964 : Olympic Club Flémallois (7)
- 1965 : ROC Flémalle (8)
- 1966 : CH Schaerbeek Brussels
- 1967 : Progrès HC Seraing
- 1968 : KV Sasja HC
- 1969 : ROC Flémalle (9)
- 1970 : ROC Flémalle (10)
- 1971 : HC Inter Herstal
- 1972 : SK Avanti Lebbeke
- 1973 : SK Avanti Lebbeke (2)
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- 1974 : KV Sasja HC (2)
- 1975 : KV Sasja HC (3)
- 1976 : ROC Flémalle (11)
- 1977 : Progrès HC Seraing (2)
- 1978 : Sporting Neerpelt
- 1979 : Yellow Red KV Mechelen
- 1980 : Sporting Neerpelt (2)
- 1981 : Sporting Neerpelt (3)
- 1982 : Sporting Neerpelt (4)
- 1983 : Sporting Neerpelt (5)
- 1984 : Initia HC Hasselt
- 1985 : Initia HC Hasselt (2)
- 1986 : Initia HC Hasselt (3)
- 1987 : Sporting Neerpelt (6)
- 1988 : Sporting Neerpelt (7)
- 1989 : Sporting Neerpelt (8)
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- 1990 : Sporting Neerpelt (9)
- 1991 : Handball Club Herstal
- 1992 : Olse Merksem HC
- 1993 : Initia HC Hasselt (4)
- 1994 : Initia HC Hasselt (5)
- 1995 : Initia HC Hasselt (6)
- 1996 : Initia HC Hasselt (7)
- 1997 : Initia HC Hasselt (8)
- 1998 : Initia HC Hasselt (9)
- 1999 : Initia HC Hasselt (10)
- 2000 : Handball Club Eynatten
- 2001 : Handball Club Eynatten (2)
- 2002 : Handball Club Eynatten (3)
- 2003 : HC Elckerlyc Tongeren
- 2004 : Sporting Neerpelt (10)
- 2005 : HC Elckerlyc Tongeren (2)
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- 2006 : KV Sasja HC (4)
- 2007 : KV Sasja HC (5)
- 2008 : KV Sasja HC (6)
- 2009 : United HC Tongeren (3)
- 2010 : United HC Tongeren (4)
- 2011 : Initia HC Hasselt (11)
- 2012 : United HC Tongeren (5)
- 2013 : Initia HC Hasselt (12)
- 2014 : Initia HC Hasselt (13)
- 2015 : United HC Tongeren (6)
- 2016 : HC Achilles Bocholt
- 2017 : HC Achilles Bocholt (2)
- 2018 : HC Achilles Bocholt (3)
- 2021 : HC Visé BM
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! ! Club ! Titles ! Year | |||
| | 1. | Initia HC Hasselt | 13 | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2011, 2013, 2014 |
| | 2. | ROC Flémalle | 11 | 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1976 |
| | 3. | Sporting Neerpelt | 10 | 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2004 |
| | 4. | KV Sasja HC | 6 | 1968, 1974, 1975, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| | | Callant Tongeren | 6 | 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 |
| | 6. | HC Eynatten-Raeren | 3 | 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| | | HC Achilles Bocholt | 3 | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| | 8. | SK Avanti Lebbeke | 2 | 1972, 1973 |
| | | Progrès HC Seraing | 2 | 1967, 1977 |
| | 11. | CH Schaerbeek Brussels | 1 | 1966 |
| | | Handball Club Inter Herstal | 1 | 1971 |
| | | Yellow Red KV Mechelen | 1 | 1979 |
| | | Handball Club Herstal | 1 | 1991 |
| | | Olse Merksem HC | 1 | 1992 |
| | | HC Visé BM | 1 | 2021 |
EHF coefficient ranking
External links
- [http://www.handball.be/competition www.handball.be]