Nederlandse Volleybalbond


The Dutch Volleyball Association or in is an organisation founded in 1947 to govern the practice of volleyball in the Netherlands.
It organises the men's and women's championships, and places the men's and women's national team under its aegis. The NeVoBo joined the FIVB in 1947.
The NeVoBo included Steven van de Velde, a convicted child rapist, in their team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

NeVoBo members

This table shows the evolution of the number of members and associations through the years:
YearMembershipAssociations
2019112.183981
2018115.5681.008
2017117.7831.020
2016117.0531.047
2015116.8201.064
2014118.2951.076
2013116.3541.105
2012116.5391.119
2011120.1861.141
2010125.7851.166
2009125.1951.195
2008127.0471.232
2007127.3081.247
2006128.0891.287
2005128.6931.310
2004128.2021.406
2003126.7351.405
2002127.0541.463
20011.534
1999140.5491.507
1996151.3321.586
1993155.292
1990164.057
1987160.926
1984160.117
1981148.988
1978112.000

Region divisions

The NeVoBo is traditionally divided into several regions. There are currently four regions, however in the past there were more than ten.
The current regions are:
  • NeVoBo region North
  • NeVoBo region East
  • NeVoBo region West
  • NeVoBo region South

    Controversy

Selection of convicted child rapist

In 2024, the Dutch Volleyball Federation nominated beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde for its 2024 Olympics team, setting aside the fact that he is a convicted child rapist and has been placed on the sex offender registry in the United Kingdom for life since 2016. The Committee stood by their nomination despite his criminal record for sex crimes and even after the outcry from the British and American public, asserting that van de Velde has "served his sentence".