Nederlands Instituut Lichamelijke Opvoedkunde Club, a.k.a. NILOC Amsterdam, was a sports club from Amsterdam best known for its handball section. The women's team won seven national championships between 1956 and 1984 [1] and it was the first team to represent the Netherlands in the European Cup in 1963. In 1973 it reached the competition's semifinals. [2] The club was disestablished in the 1990s.
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