Portuguese Volleyball First Division Explained

Sport:Volleyball
Current Season:2023–24 Portuguese Volleyball First Division
Country:Portugal
Confed:CEV
Founded:1946
Teams:12
Relegation:Second Division
Levels:1
Confed Cup:Challenge Cup
Champions:Benfica
(12th title)
Tv:Benfica TV, Sport TV
Website:Federação Voleibol

The Portuguese Volleyball First Division (Portuguese: Campeonato Nacional de Voleibol – I Divisão) is the top men's volleyball league in Portugal. The competition, which is organised by the Portuguese Volleyball Federation, was called Honor Division (Divisão de Honra) in 1983–84 and 1986–88. Between 1997 and 2011, the League was divided into two different series, A1 and A2.[1] Since the 2014–15 season, the competition's champions are called Elite Champions, while the First Division Champion title is disputed between the 4 losers of the play-off's first round.

List of champions

[2]

Portuguese Champions
Portuguese League Champions – A1

Titles by club

ClubWonYears won
SC Espinho1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1985, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012
Instituto Superior Técnico1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968
S.L. Benfica1981, 1991, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
FC Porto1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1988
Leixões SC1964, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1989
Sporting CP1954, 1956, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2018
Castêlo da Maia2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Esmoriz GC1983, 1984
Fonte do Bastardo2011, 2016
Lisboa GC1962
AA Espinho1990
Vitória de Guimarães2008

Notes and References

  1. News: Federação Voleibol. Volleyball Federation. fpvoleibol.pt. 7 August 2012 .
  2. Web site: Campeões Nacionais . pt . National Champions . . 29 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150329112742/http://www.fpvoleibol.pt/campeoesnacionais.html . 29 March 2015 .