Slovenian First League (men's handball)
(Redirected from Slovenian First League of Handball)
Sport | Handball |
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Founded | 1991 |
No. of teams | 14 |
Country | Slovenia |
Confederation | EHF |
Most recent champion(s) | Gorenje Velenje (2023–24) |
Most titles | Celje (26 titles) |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | 1. B MRL |
International cup(s) | Champions League EHF Cup |
Official website | Official website |
The Slovenian First League of Handball (Slovene: 1. A državna rokometna liga), currently named Liga NLB due to sponsorship reasons, is the top team handball league in Slovenia. It is organized by the Handball Federation of Slovenia (Rokometna zveza Slovenije). The league comprises fourteen teams.[1]
Names[edit]
Since 1991, the league has been named after sponsors on several occasions, giving it the following names:
- 1. SRL (1991–2002)
- Liga Siol (2002–2004)
- Liga Telekom (2004–2006)
- MIK 1. Liga (2006–2010)
- 1. NLB Leasing liga (2011–2016)
- Liga NLB (2017–present)
Clubs[edit]
As of the 2023–24 season
- Celje
- Dobova
- Gorenje Velenje
- Jeruzalem Ormož
- Koper
- Krka
- Ljubljana
- Loka
- Ribnica
- Slovan
- Slovenj Gradec
- SVIŠ
- Škofljica
- Trimo Trebnje
List of seasons[edit]
Club | Titles | Years won |
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Celje | 26
|
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 |
Gorenje Velenje | 5
|
2009, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2024 |
Koper | 1
|
2011 |
Prule 67 | 1
|
2002 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Slovenska rokometna liga se širi na 14 ekip". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 11 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
External links[edit]
- Handball Federation of Slovenia (in Slovene)