Belgium Men's Volleyball League (Euro Millions Volley League)
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Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 Lotto Volley League | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
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| Founded | 1944 |
| No. of teams | 9 (Knack Roeselare, VC Greenyard Maaseik, Lindemans Aalst, Volley Haasrode Leuven, Decospan Volley Team Menen, VC Tectum Achel, Waremme Volley, Volley Guibertin, Caruur Volley Gent) |
| Country | Belgium |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) | Knack Roeselare |
| Most titles | VC Greenyard Maaseik |
| Official website | Lotto Volley League (NL) |
The Lotto Volley League (formerly Volleyliga Belgium, Ethias Pro League and Euro Millions Volley League) is the top flight in men's volleyball in Belgium. The league is organized by the Royal Belgian Volleyball Federation.[1] VC Greenyard Maaseik is the most successful club of the Volleyliga with 15 national titles since 1991.[1] The first Volleyliga was played in 1944–45 and won by Léopold Club.
The regular season is played by 10 or 9 teams, playing each other twice, once at home and once away from home. After the regular season, the six best-placed teams enter the play-offs, the first-placed team starting with five points, the second-placed with four, the third-placed with three, the fourth-placed with two and the fifth-placed with one. The last four teams enter the play-downs, the seventh-placed team of the regular season starting the play-downs with three points, the eighth-placed team with two and the ninth-placed team with one. The play-offs end with a final to the best of five, with the team finishing first of the play-offs having the home advantage.
List of champions
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| Club | Number of titles | Years of titles |
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| VC Greenyard Maaseik | 16 | 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019 |
| Knack Roeselare | 15 | 1989, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Brabo Antwerpen | 11 | 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 |
| Ibis Kortrijk | 7 | 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| R. Ixelles SC | 7 | 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 |
| Rebels Lier | 3 | 1971, 1972, 1974 |
| VC Turnhout | 3 | 1975, 1976, 1977 |
| Maes Pils Zellik | 3 | 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Lindemans Aalst | 2 | 1987, 1988 |
| Rembert Torhout | 2 | 1973, 1990 |
| Gendarmerie Ecole | 2 | 1947, 1948 |
| Spartacus | 2 | 1956, 1957 |
| VRC Genk | 2 | 1969, 1981 |
| ASUB Bruxelles | 1 | 1946 |
| Léopold Club | 1 | 1945 |
| VC Anderlecht | 1 | 1970 |
| VC Ruisbroek | 1 | 1980 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
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External links
[edit]- Lotto Volley League(in English, French, and Dutch)
- Association Interprovinciale Francophone de Volleyball (in French)
- Vlaamse Volleybalbond Archived 2011-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)