Andebol 1

Andebol 1
	File:Liga Portuguesa de Andebol logo.jpg
Founded	1951
No. of teams	12
Country	Portugal
Confederation	Europe (EHF)
Most recent; champion(s)	ABC Braga (13th title)
Most titles	Porto (20 titles)
TV partner(s)	Sport TV, A Bola TV, Benfica TV; Porto Canal, Sporting TV
Relegation to	Portuguese Handball Second Division
International cup(s)	EHF Champions League; EHF Cup; EHF Challenge Cup
Official website	www.fpa.pt Template:Pt icon
	2015–16 Andebol 1

The Portuguese Handball First Division (Portuguese: Primeira Divisão Portuguesa de Andebol), also known as Andebol 1, is the premier professional handball league in Portugal. It is contested by 12 teams, with the bottom two being relegated to the Second Division.

League-Federation dispute

In the early 2000s, the clubs created an association (Portuguese Handball Clubs League) that organized the premier professional handball league in Portugal, called Liga Portuguesa de Andebol, (or Portuguese Handball League). However, in 2002 a disputed started between the League and the Portuguese Handball Federation. As of result of that, Portuguese Handball Federation refused to accept the League Champion as National Champion, and renamed the second handball league as Divisão de Elite, and its Champions was declared Portuguese Champions.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The dispute finished in 2005, with the Federation recognizing the League Champion, but by 2008 the League was had ended and all clubs and competitions were under Federation scope. The premier professional handball league in Portugal was renamed again as Primeira Divisão Portuguesa de Andebol.

Teams for 2013–14 season

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List of champions

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1951–52 : Sporting CP
1952–53 : Salgueiros
1953–54 : FC Porto
1955–56 : Sporting CP (2)
1956–57 : FC Porto (2)
1957–58 : FC Porto (3)
1958–59 : FC Porto (4)
1959–60 : FC Porto (5)
1960–61 : Sporting CP (3)
1961–62 : Benfica
1962–63 : FC Porto (6)
1963–64 : FC Porto (7)
1964–65 : FC Porto (8)
1965–66 : Sporting CP (4)
1966–67 : Sporting CP (5)
1967–68 : FC Porto (9)

1968–69 : Sporting CP (6)
1969–70 : Sporting CP (7)
1970–71 : Sporting CP (8)
1971–72 : Sporting CP (9)
1972–73 : Sporting CP (10)
1973–74 : CF Belenenses
1974–75 : Benfica (2)
1975–76 : CF Belenenses (2)
1976–77 : CF Belenenses (3)
1977–78 : Sporting CP (11)
1978–79 : Sporting CP (12)
1979–80 : Sporting CP (13)
1980–81 : Sporting CP (14)
1981–82 : Benfica (3)
1982–83 : Benfica (4)
1983–84 : Sporting CP (15)

1984–85 : CF Belenenses (4)
1985–86 : Sporting CP (16)
1986–87 : ABC Braga
1987–88 : ABC Braga (2)
1988–89 : Benfica (5)
1989–90 : Benfica (6)
1990–91 : ABC Braga (3)
1991–92 : ABC Braga (4)
1992–93 : ABC Braga (5)
1993–94 : CF Belenenses (5)
1994–95 : ABC Braga (6)
1995–96 : ABC Braga (7)
1996–97 : ABC Braga (8)
1997–98 : ABC Braga (9)
1998–99 : FC Porto (10)
1999–00 : ABC Braga (10)

2000–01 : Sporting CP (17)
2001–02 : FC Porto (11) (*)
2002–03 : FC Porto (12) (*)
2003–04 : FC Porto (13) (*)
2004–05 : Madeira SAD (*)
2005–06 : ABC Braga (11) (*)
2006–07 : ABC Braga (12) (*)
2007–08 : Benfica (7) (*)
2008–09 : FC Porto (14) (*)
2009–10 : FC Porto (15)
2010–11 : FC Porto (16)
2011–12 : FC Porto (17)
2012–13 : FC Porto (18)
2013–14 : FC Porto (19)
2014–15 : FC Porto (20)
2015–16 : ABC Braga (13)

Note: (*) - League Champions

Performances

Clubs

Club	Titles	Seasons
FC Porto	20	1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Sporting CP	17	1952, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2001
ABC Braga	13	1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2016
Benfica	07	1962, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 2008
CF Belenenses	05	1974, 1976, 1977, 1985, 1994
Salgueiros	01	1953
Madeira SAD	01	2005