| TOP | |
|---|---|
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| Leagues | Korfbal League |
| Founded | 12 July 1928 |
| Arena | De Korf |
| Location | Sassenheim, Netherlands |
| President | Ruud Westerbeek |
| Head coach | Leon Braunstahl |
| Website | |
KV TOP (Korfbal Vereniging Tot Ons Plezier) is a Dutch korfball club located in Sassenheim, Netherlands. The club was founded on 12 July 1928 and they play their home games in sports accommodation De Korf. The team plays in white/red vertically striped shirts and black shorts / skirts.
During the nineties TOP made small steps to enter the elite korfball competition. When in 2005 a new elite indoor competition was founded, the Korfbal League it took them 3 years to take part of this. Once the club entered this competition in 2008, they quickly emerged to the top, winning titles in 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Korfball is a ball sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. It is played by two teams of eight players with four female players and four male players in each team. The objective is to throw a ball into a netless basket that is mounted on a 3.5 m high pole.
Approximately 5 million of the 17 million people in the Netherlands are registered to one of the 35,000 sports clubs in the country. About two thirds of the population older than 15 years participates in sports weekly.
The International Korfball Federation (IKF) is the governing body of korfball. IKF is responsible for the organisation of korfball's major international tournaments, notably the IKF World Korfball Championship.
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DOS'46 is a Dutch korfball club located in Nijeveen, Netherlands. The club was founded on 22 May 1946 and they play their home games in Sporthal de Eendracht. The team plays in red shirts and black shorts / skirts.
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Highbury Korfball Club (HKC) is a korfball club based in North London, England and is a member of the England Korfball Association. Highbury Korfball Club succeeded Arsenal Korfball Club, which was established by Hugh Barker in 1998. Rebranding occurred to avoid confusion with the football team of the same name.
Korfball in Wales has been played since 1991 and is managed by the Welsh Korfball Association/Cymdeithas Pêl-Côrff Cymru. The association was established in 2002 and the Welsh Korfball Squad was formed in 2005. In 2007, the International Korfball Federation admitted Wales as an associate member.
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The Korfbal League is the highest echelon of korfball in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 2005 as the new highest level in Dutch korfball. Before that the top level was split in two divisions. Since the start of the competition the format has been the same. The winner of the Korfbal League qualifies for the IKF Europa Korfball Cup while the number 10 relegated to the Hoofdklasse (korfball). The number 9 will compete with the loser of the Hoofdklasse final in a play-off for a position in the Korfbal League.
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Koog Zaandijk or in common language KZ is a Dutch korfball club located in Koog aan de Zaan, Netherlands. The club was founded on 20 May 1910 as TAVENU, but was already in some month changed to Koog Zaandijk. They play their home games in sports accommodation De Sprong. The team plays in black/blue vertically striped shirts and black shorts / skirts.
Fortuna is a Dutch korfball club located in Delft, Netherlands. The club was founded on 3 February 1957 and they play their home games in the Fortuna-Hal. The team plays in white/red vertically striped shirts and black shorts / skirts.
CKV DVO/Accountor is a Dutch korfball club located in Bennekom, Netherlands. The club was founded in 1946 and they play their home games in the DVO/Accountor-hal. The team plays in green shirts and white shorts / skirts.
AW.DTV is a Dutch korfball club located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is a fusion club between AW and DTV. The founding date of 1 November 1902 of the oldest of the two clubs (DTV) is used as official founding date. The club plays their home games in sports accommodation Gaasperdam. The team plays in red shirts and black shorts / skirts.
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