Korfbal League


The Korfbal League is the highest echelon of indoor 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 Korfball Champions League while the number 10 relegated to the Korfbal League 2. The number 9 will compete with the loser of the Korfbal League 2 final in a play-off for a position in the Korfbal League.

History

The Royal Dutch Korfball Association started the Korfbal League in 2005 to make top level korfball more attractive for the public. This was done by fusing the former two divisions into one. But also by introducing new rules to improve the speed of the game, the most notable of the changes was the introduction of the Shot clock. Further branding was done by introducing a clear logo, a new website and more representative sports clothing.
The first edition of the league in 2005/2006 was won by DOS'46.

Champions

SeasonChampionsRunners-up
2005–06DOS'46Dalto
2006–07DOS'46PKC
2007–08KZDOS'46
2008–09DOS'46KZ
2009–10KZDalto
2010–11TOPPKC
2011–12KZPKC
2012–13PKCFortuna
2013–14TOPPKC
2014–15PKCTOP
2015–16TOPPKC
2016–17TOPBlauw-Wit
2017–18TOPFortuna
2018–19FortunaPKC
2019–20Cancelled
2020–21PKCFortuna
2021–22FortunaPKC
2022–23PKCDVO
2023–24PKCDVO
2024–25PKCFortuna

Team statistics

Titles by club

RankClubTitlesRunner-upChampion years
1PKC672012-13, 2014-15, 2020-21, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
2TOP512010-11, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
3DOS'46312005-06, 2006-07, 2008-09
4KZ312007-08, 2009-10, 2011-12
5Fortuna242018-19, 2021-22
6Dalto02
7DVO02
8Blauw-Wit01