Eredivisie (men's handball)
| Founded | 1954 |
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| First season | 1954 |
| No. of teams | 12 (+6) |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion(s) | HV Aalsmeer |
| Most titles | Sittardia (20 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| International cup(s) | Champions League EHF Cup |
| Official website | Website |
 2019–20 season | |
The Nederlandse Handbal Eredivisie is the top Dutch professional handball league. The winners of the Eredivisie are recognised as the Dutch handball champions.
Competition Format
In the first phase of the season, the top 6 teams (of previous season) participate in the BENE-League competition. They are joined by the top 6 teams from Belgium. At the same time, the remaining 12 teams, participate in a national competition. In the second phase, the 4 best ranking Dutch teams of the BENE-League, who automatically qualified for next seasons BENE-League, compete in a 2-round system for the national title. The first round is a full competition among those 4. In the second round the 2 teams which ended on top, decide in a best-of-three who wins the title. In the final ranking these teams end up on ranks 1 to 4. The 2 lowest ranking Dutch teams of the BENE-League, together with the 2 best ranking teams of the national competition, compete in a full competition, for 2 spots in next seasons BENE-League. In the final ranking these teams end up on ranks 5 to 8. The teams which ended 3 to 10 in the national competition play a 3-round system to decide their final ranking (ranks 9 to 16). Something like a knock-out system with the major difference that losing a match doesn't mean you get eliminated but you continue for the lower ranks, where winning means you continue for the better ranks. So the teams winning in first round continue for the final ranks 9 to 12 and those losing for the ranks 13 to 16. The same principle is repeated in the second round and final ranks are decided in the third round. Last but not least, the 2 teams who ended at the bottom of the national competition, together with 4 period winners of the Eerste Divisie compete in a 2-round system for 1 spot in next seasons Eredivisie. In the first round the 6 teams are split in 2 groups of 3 in such a way that the 2 Eredivisie teams are never in the same group. In each group the 3 teams play a full competition. The winners of both groups decide in a best-of-two who plays next season in the Eredivisie. The final spot in the Eredivisie is taken by the champions of the Eerste Divisie.
Eredivisie previous champions
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| Club | Titles | Year | |
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| 1. | Sittardia | 18 | 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999 |
| 2. | HV Aalsmeer | 10 | 1954, 1985, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2018, 2019 |
| 3. | Handbal Volendam | 7 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| 4. | E&O Emmen | 5 | 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998 |
| Vlug en Lenig | 5 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 2002 | |
| 6. | Operatie '55 | 4 | 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 |
| 7. | Olympia Hengelo | 3 | 1956, 1957, 1958 |
| Blauw-Wit Neerbeek | 3 | 1980, 1981, 1988 | |
| Limburg Lions | 3 | 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
| 10. | NILOC Amsterdam | 2 | 1960, 1961 |
| 11. | PSV Handbal | 1 | 1955 |
| DES Eindhoven | 1 | 1959 | |
| ESCA Arnhem | 1 | 1967 | |
| Hermes Den Haag | 1 | 1978 | |
| Hellas Den Haag | 1 | 2008 | |
| Bevo HC | 1 | 2014 |
EHF coefficient ranking
- For season 2017/2018[1]
- 21.
(24) 
Eerste Klasse (11.25) - 21. (22)
SM-liiga (11.25) - 23. (32)
Eredivisie (10.78) - 24.
(20) 
Süper Ligi (9.67) - 25. (26)
Handball Liga Austria (9.00)
