Portuguese Volleyball First Division

Portuguese Volleyball First Division
Current season, competition or edition:; 2022–23 Portuguese Volleyball First Division
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1946
No. of teams	12
Country	Portugal
Confederation	CEV
Most recent; champion(s)	Benfica; (10th title)
TV partner(s)	Benfica TV, Sport TV
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Second Division
International cup(s)	Challenge Cup
Official 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[edit]

^[2]

Portuguese Champions

1946–1947 : Instituto Superior Técnico
1947–1948 : Instituto Superior Técnico
1948–1949 : Instituto Superior Técnico
1949–1950 : Instituto Superior Técnico
1950–1951 : Instituto Superior Técnico
1951–1952 : Instituto Superior Técnico
1952–1953 : Instituto Superior Técnico
1953–1954 : Sporting CP
1954–1955 : Instituto Superior Técnico
1955–1956 : Sporting CP
1956–1957 : SC Espinho
1957–1958 : Instituto Superior Técnico
1958–1959 : SC Espinho
1959–1960 : Instituto Superior Técnico
1960–1961 : SC Espinho
1961–1962 : Lisboa e Ginásio
1962–1963 : SC Espinho
1963–1964 : Leixões SC
1964–1965 : SC Espinho
1965–1966 : Instituto Superior Técnico
1966–1967 : Instituto Superior Técnico
1967–1968 : Instituto Superior Técnico
1968–1969 : FC Porto
1969–1970 : FC Porto
1970–1971 : FC Porto

1971–1972 : Leixões SC
1972–1973 : FC Porto
1973–1974 : Leixões SC
1974–1975 : FC Porto
1975–1976 : Leixões SC
1976–1977 : FC Porto
1977–1978 : FC Porto
1978–1979 : Leixões SC
1979–1980 : Leixões SC
1980–1981 : S.L. Benfica
1981–1982 : Leixões SC
1982–1983 : Esmoriz
1983–1984 : Esmoriz
1984–1985 : SC Espinho
1985–1986 : FC Porto
1986–1987 : SC Espinho
1987–1988 : FC Porto
1988–1989 : Leixões SC
1989–1990 : AA Espinho
1990–1991 : S.L. Benfica
1991–1992 : Sporting CP
1992–1993 : Sporting CP
1993–1994 : Sporting CP
1994–1995 : SC Espinho
1995–1996 : SC Espinho
1996–1997 : SC Espinho

Portuguese League Champions – A1

1997–1998 : SC Espinho
1998–1999 : SC Espinho
1999–2000 : SC Espinho
2000–2001 : Castêlo da Maia
2001–2002 : Castêlo da Maia
2002–2003 : Castêlo da Maia
2003–2004 : Castêlo da Maia
2004–2005 : S.L. Benfica
2005–2006 : SC Espinho
2006–2007 : SC Espinho
2007–2008 : Vitória SC
2008–2009 : SC Espinho
2009–2010 : SC Espinho
2010–2011 : Fonte do Bastardo
2011–2012 : SC Espinho
2012–2013 : S.L. Benfica
2013–2014 : S.L. Benfica
2014–2015 : S.L. Benfica
2015–2016 : Fonte do Bastardo
2016–2017 : S.L. Benfica
2017–2018 : Sporting CP
2018–2019 : S.L. Benfica
2019–2020 : No champion (COVID-19 pandemic)
2020–2021 : S.L. Benfica
2021–2022 : S.L. Benfica
2022–2023 : S.L. Benfica

Titles by club[edit]

Club	Won	Years won
SC Espinho	18	1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1985, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012
Instituto Superior Técnico	13	1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968
S.L. Benfica	11	1981, 1991, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
FC Porto	09	1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1988
Leixões SC	08	1964, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1989
Sporting CP	06	1954, 1956, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2018
Castêlo da Maia	04	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Esmoriz GC	02	1983, 1984
Fonte do Bastardo	02	2011, 2016
Lisboa GC	01	1962
AA Espinho	01	1990
Vitória de Guimarães	01	2008

References[edit]

^ "Federação Voleibol" [Volleyball Federation]. fpvoleibol.pt. 7 August 2012.
^ "Campeões Nacionais" [National Champions] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Volleyball Federation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[1] "Federação Voleibol" [Volleyball Federation]. fpvoleibol.pt. 7 August 2012.

[2] "Campeões Nacionais" [National Champions] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Volleyball Federation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[1]

[2]