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Sport | Volleyball |
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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.
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Club | Won | Years won |
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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 | 10 | 1981, 1991, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
FC Porto | 9 | 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1988 |
Leixões SC | 8 | 1964, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1989 |
Sporting CP | 6 | 1954, 1956, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2018 |
Castêlo da Maia | 4 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Esmoriz GC | 2 | 1983, 1984 |
Fonte do Bastardo | 2 | 2011, 2016 |
Lisboa GC | 1 | 1962 |
AA Espinho | 1 | 1990 |
Vitória de Guimarães | 1 | 2008 |
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