Luxembourg National Division (men's handball)
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| Sport | Handball |
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| Founded | 1936 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | Luxembourg |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion(s) | HC Berchem |
| Most titles | HB Dudelange (23 titles) |
| International cup(s) | EHF Cup EHF Challenge Cup |
| Official website | http://www.flh.lu |
The Luxembourg AXA League is the name of the professional handball league of Luxembourg.
Competition format
[edit]The season begins with a tournament between the eights teams. The first six teams qualify for the play-offs, while the last two plays play-downs.
2024/25 Season participants
[edit]The following 8 clubs compete in the Sales Lentz League during the 2024–25 season.
| Team | City | Arena |
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| Red Boys Differdange | Differdange | Parc des Sports |
| CHEV Diekirch | Diekirch | Hall Sportif Diekirch |
| HB Dudelange | Dudelange | René Hartmann Sport Center |
| HB Esch | Esch-sur-Alzette | Henri Schmitz Sport Center |
| Handball Käerjeng | Käerjeng | Käerjenger Dribbel Sport Center |
| HC Standard | Bonnevoie | Centre Sportif Bonnevoie |
| HC Berchem | Roeser | Crauthem Hall Omnisports |
| Espérance Rumelange | Rumelange | Centre Sportif Rumelange |
National Division Champions
[edit]Champions are:[1]
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| Club | Titles | Year | |
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| 1. | HB Dudelange | 23 | 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015 |
| 2. | HB Eschois Fola | 20 | 1937, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| 3. | HB Esch | 11 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 4 | Red Boys Differdange | 8 | 1955, 1958, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2016 |
| 5. | HC Berchem | 7 | 1995, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2025 |
| 6. | CA Dudelange | 3 | 1956, 1957, 1959 |
| 7. | HBC Schifflange | 2 | 1942, 1982 |
| HC La Fraternelle Esch | 2 | 1948, 1996 | |
| Handball Käerjeng | 2 | 2014, 2018 | |
| 10. | CHEV Handball Diekirch | 1 | 1993 |
| HB Echternach | 1 | 1994 |
EHF coefficient ranking
[edit]For season 2024/2025, see footnote[2]
- 7.
(31) 
HLA Meisterliga (17.00) - 8. (9)
Süper Ligi (16.00) - 9.
(6) 
AXA League (14.00) - 10.
(10) 
Premijer liga BiH (13.67) - 11. (7)
Ligat Winner (12.67)
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Champions and cup winners" (in French). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ [1] (PDF). European Handball Federation.