Dutch Women's 2 Volleyball League

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Sport Volleyball
Founded 2008
Inaugural season2008
Administrator Nevobo
No. of teams12 (2019–20)
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Continent Europe
Level on pyramid2nd tier
Domestic cup(s)Dutch Cup
Official website https://www.volleybal.nl/

The Dutch Women's Volleyball 2nd League or More precisely the Top Division is Netherlands second national Division in women's volleyball and it is organized by the Dutch Volleyball Association.

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Between 2007/08 and 2011/12 it was called the B-League. Until the 2006/07 season it was played in two First Divisions. The league now has twelve teams and The champion with 2nd and third placed teams acquires the right to promote to the Dutch Women's Volleyball League.

For the 2020/21 season, Top Division was expanded to include a second pool of twelve teams. This was partly in connection with the unfinished season due to the corona pandemic in 2020. [1] [2]

List of Champions

SeasonsChampions
2007/08 VC Weert
2008/09 Summa Peelpush
2009/10 VC Sneek
2010/11 SV Dynamo
2011/12 VCN King Software *
2012/13 Springendal Set-Up'65
2013/14 VC Zwolle
2014/15 Oskam Taurus
2015/16 Flamingo's
2016/17PrismaWorx VC Weert
2017/18 Ecare Apollo 8
2018/19Peelpush
2019/20
cancelled

2020/21 Team squads

Topdivisie Group A
Donitas
Dynamo Apeldoorn
Rabobank Orion Doetinchem [3]
SOMCOM/Sudosa-Desto
VoCASA [4]
Apollo 8
Dros-Alterno
Dynamo Tubbergen
IBM.../Veracles
Krekkers
Pharmafilter US
VC Sneek
Topdivisie Group B
Booleans/VV Utrecht
IMS/Voltena
Pharmafilter US
Prima Donna kaas Huizen
Sliedrecht Sport
Ledûb Volleybal
Merkala Zaanstad
Rivo Rijssen
SOMAS/Activia
VCN
Volley Tilburg
VollinGo (Gouda)

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References

  1. Regelgeving promotie/degradatie op nevobo.nl
  2. Topdivisie voorwaarden en spelregels 2020/2021 op nevobo.nl, 21 april 2020
  3. Orion Official website Orion volleyball 2020/21 Retrieved 10 April 2021
  4. Vocasa Official website vocasa 2020/21 Retrieved 10 April 2021