BENE-League Handball
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Current season, competition or edition: | |
Countries | Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg (former) |
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Confederation | EHF |
Founded | 2008 |
Number of teams | 11 |
Level on pyramid | Level 1 |
Current champions | Achilles Bocholt |
Most championships | Achilles Bocholt (5 titles) |
Website | Website |
The BENE-League is a multinational handball competition for men's teams from Belgium and the Netherlands, which started in January 2008 under the name BENE-LIGA. Between 2010 and 2014, Luxembourg teams also participated in the tournament that was then called Benelux League.
History[]
The idea of setting up a collaboration between the Belgian and Dutch top clubs dates back to the 1980s. However, as in many other sports, it was mainly talked about. However, in 2006 it all became more concrete. A system was devised to better frame the friendly matches from the preparation period, and a knock-out system was set up: quarter-finals in round-trip matches between the top 4 from Belgium and the Netherlands, and the winners would compete in a Final 4. At the end of 2007 it was announced that eight teams from the Netherlands and Belgium would compete against each other. The goal was to start a full Bene Liga competition in 2010 with more teams from the Low Countries.
The first edition of the Bene Liga was played in 2008 as a kind of cup formula. On the Belgian side, the first was kicked off by Initia Hasselt, , and KV Sasja HC. Volendam, Aalsmeer, Hellas and Bevo HC from the Netherlands took part. The start of the BENE-Liga was, symbolically, announced in Baarle-Hertog. , a well-known Dutch sports reporter led the press conference. In the first edition of the BENE-Liga, KV Sasja became champion.
2021–22 season[]
- Below is the list of clubs that are members of the season.
Country | Team | City | Venue |
Belgium | Achilles Bocholt | Bocholt | Sportcomplex De Damburg |
Haacht | Sporthal Den Dijk | ||
Hubo Initia Hasselt | Hasselt | Sporthal Alverberg | |
Neerpelt | Dommelhof | ||
Tongeren | Eburons Dôme | ||
HC Visé BM | Visé | Hall Omnisports de Visé | |
Netherlands | Green Park Handbal Aalsmeer | Aalsmeer | Sporthal De Bloemhof |
Herpertz Bevo HC | Panningen | SportArena De Heuf | |
JD Techniek/Hurry-Up | Zwartemeer | Succes Holidayparcs Arena | |
KEMBIT-LIONS | Sittard-Geleen | Stadssporthal Sittard | |
Quintus | Kwintsheul | Eikhout Hal | |
KRAS/Volendam | Volendam | Sporthal de Opperdam |
Below is the list of winners, finalists and other participants of Final four BENE-League tournaments.
Hosts[]
Year | Final four host | Hall | Date |
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Lommel | 30 Juny–1 July 2008 | ||
Tongeren | 30-31 May 2009 | ||
Luxembourg City | 20-21 February 2010 | ||
Hoboken | 26-27 February 2011 | ||
Volendam | 3-4 March 2012 | ||
Houthalen-Helchteren | ? | ||
Differdange | ? | ||
Hasselt | 7-8 February 2015 | ||
Sittard | 6-7 February 2016 | ||
Hasselt | 25-26 February 2017 | ||
's-Hertogenbosch | Maaspoort | 17-18 March 2018 | |
2018–19 | Antwerp | Lotto Arena | 30-31 March 2019 |
2019–20 | 's-Hertogenbosch | Maaspoort | |
2019–20 | Season canceled |
Records and statistics[]
By club[]
Club | Won | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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Bocholt | 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 | 2010 | ||
Volendam | 2010, 2011, 2012 | 2009, 2013 | ||
Hasselt | 2014, 2016 | 2012 | ||
Limburg Lions | 2015 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 | ||
Aalsmeer | 2009 | |||
Sasja | 2008 | |||
Bevo HC | 2008, 2014 | |||
2011 | ||||
HC Visé BM | 2019 |
By country[]
Club / Nation | Won | Runner-up | Finals |
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Belgium | |||
Netherlands | |||
Luxembourg | |||
Total | 13 | 13 | 26 |
External links[]
- Handball leagues in Europe
- Handball in the Netherlands
- Handball leagues in Belgium
- Handball in Belgium
- Professional sports leagues in the Netherlands
- Professional sports leagues in Belgium
- Multi-national professional sports leagues
- BENE-League Handball