BENE-League Handball

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BENE-LeagueCurrent season, competition or edition:
2024–25 BENE-League Handball

Sport| Handball
Founded| 2008
No. of teams| 11
Country| Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg (former)
Confederation| EHF
Most recent
champion(s)| KEMBIT-LIONS
Most titles| Achilles Bocholt (5 titles)
Level on pyramid| 1
Official 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

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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, Tongeren, Neerpelt 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. Evert ten Napel, a well-known Dutch sports reporter led the press conference. In the first edition of the BENE-Liga, KV Sasja became champion.

## 2023–24 season

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Below is the list of clubs that are members of the 2023–24 BENE-League Handball season.
Country  | Team  | City  | Venue

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Belgium | Sezoens Achilles Bocholt | Bocholt | Sportcomplex De Damburg
KTSV Eupen | Eupen | Sportcentrum Eupen
Filou Izegem | Izegem | Sporthal De Kachtem
Hubo Handbal | Hasselt, Tongeren | Sporthal Alverberg (Hasselt), Eburons Dôme (Tongeren)
Sporting Pelt | Neerpelt | Dommelhof
HC Visé BM | Visé | Hall Omnisports de Visé
Netherlands | Green Park/Aalsmeer | Aalsmeer | Sporthal De Bloemhof
Herpertz/BEVO HC | Panningen | SportArena De Heuf
Handbal Houten | Houten | Sportcentrum The Dome
Drenth Groep/Hurry Up | Zwartemeer | Succes Holidayparcs Arena
KEMBIT-LIONS | Sittard-Geleen | Stadssporthal Sittard
KRAS/Volendam | Volendam | Sporthal de Opperdam

Below is the list of winners, finalists and other participants of Final four BENE-League tournaments.

Year  | Host  |  | Final  |  | Match for third place

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Champion  | Score  | Second Place  | Third Place  | Score  | Fourth Place
2008
Details | Lommel |
KV Sasja HC | 24-31 |
Eurotech/Bevo HC |
Initia Hasselt | 31–29 |
United HC Tongeren
2008–09
Details | Tongeren |
FIQAS/Aalsmeer | 33-27 |
KRAS/Volendam |
Initia Hasselt | 29-27 |
KV Sasja HC
2009–10
Details | Luxembourg City |
KRAS/Volendam | 33-30 |
Achilles Bocholt |
Pals groep/E&O | 34-33 |
United HC Tongeren
2010–11
Details | Hoboken |
KRAS/Volendam | 32-29 |
HC Berchem |
United HC Tongeren | 32-22 |
Initia Hasselt
2011–12
Details | Volendam |
KRAS/Volendam | 30-24 |
Initia Hasselt |
United HC Tongeren | 33-23 |
OCI-LIONS
2012–13
Details | Houthalen-Helchteren |
Achilles Bocholt | 35-29 |
KRAS/Volendam |
Initia Hasselt | 30-29 |
Kremer/Hurry-Up
2013–14
Details | Differdange |
Initia Hasselt | 31-18 |
OCI-LIONS |
HC Achilles Bocholt | 31-28 |
KRAS/Volendam
2014–15
Details | Hasselt |
OCI-LIONS | 27-25 |
Targos Bevo HC |
United HC Tongeren | 24–22 |
Hubo I. Hasselt
2015–16
Details | Sittard |
Hubo I. Hasselt | 35-34 |
OCI-LIONS |
Targos Bevo HC | 32-22 |
QubiQ A. Bocholt
2016–17
Details | Hasselt |
Achilles Bocholt | 38-37 |
OCI-LIONS |
Callant Tongeren | 32-22 |
Hubo I. Hasselt
2017–18
Details | 's-Hertogenbosch |
Achilles Bocholt | 34-31 |
OCI-LIONS |
FIQAS/Aalsmeer | 29-28 |
Hubo I. Hasselt
2018–19
Details | Antwerp |
Achilles Bocholt | 35-34 |
HC Visé BM |
OCI-LIONS | 32-22 |
Green Park/Aalsmeer
2019–20
Details | ~~'s-Hertogenbosch~~ |
Achilles Bocholt |  |
KEMBIT-LIONS |
Herpertz Bevo HC |  |
HC Visé BM
2020–21
Details |  | Season canceled |
2021–22
Details | 's-Hertogenbosch |
KEMBIT-LIONS | 29-22 |
Sezoens Achilles Bocholt | Match for third place between Sporting Pelt and Green Park/Aalsmeer has not played.
2022–23
Details | Bocholt |
Sezoens Achilles Bocholt | 37-30 |
KEMBIT-LIONS | Match for third place between Sporting Pelt and Green Park/Aalsmeer has not played.

### Hosts

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Year  | Final four host  | Hall  | Date

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2008 |  Lommel | Sportcentrum de Soeverein | 30 Juny–1 July 2008
2008–09 |  Tongeren | Eburons Dôme | 30-31 May 2009
2009–10 |  Luxembourg City | Coque Sport Cente | 20-21 February 2010
2010–11 |  Hoboken | Sporthal Sport VIII | 26-27 February 2011
2011–12 |  Volendam | Sporthal de Opperdam | 3-4 March 2012
2012–13 |  Houthalen-Helchteren | Sportpark Lakerveld | ?
2013–14 |  Differdange | Differdange Sports Center | ?
2014–15 |  Hasselt | Sporthal de Alverberg | 7-8 February 2015
2015–16 |  Sittard | Topsporthal Fitland XL Sittard | 6-7 February 2016
2016–17 |  Hasselt | Sporthal de Alverberg | 25-26 February 2017
2017–19 |  's-Hertogenbosch | Maaspoort | 17-18 March 2018
2018–19 |  Antwerp | Lotto Arena | 30-31 March 2019
2019–20 |  's-Hertogenbosch | Maaspoort | ~~14-15 March 2020~~
2019–20 | Season canceled
2021–22 |  's-Hertogenbosch | Maaspoort | 26-27 March 2022
2022–23 |  Bocholt | Sportcomplex De Damburg | 18 March 2023

## Records and statistics

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### By club

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Club  | Won  | Runner-up  | Years won  | Years runner-up

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Bocholt |

| 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020  | 2010, 2022
Volendam |

| 2010, 2011, 2012  | 2009, 2013
Hasselt |

| 2014, 2016  | 2012
Limburg Lions |

| 2015, 2022  | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
Aalsmeer |

| 2009  |
Sasja |

| 2008  |
Bevo HC |

|  | 2008, 2014
Berchem |

|  | 2011
HC Visé BM |

|  | 2019

### By country

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Club / Nation  | Won  | Runner-up  | Finals

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Belgium |

Netherlands |

Luxembourg |

Total | 13 | 13 | 26

## External links

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* Official website

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BENE-League

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