Dordrecht Lions

The Dordrecht Lions are an ice hockey team in Dordrecht, the Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top level of Dutch ice hockey.

Dordrecht Lions
City	Dordrecht, Netherlands
League	Eredivisie
Conference	Eredivisie
Division	Eredivisie
Founded	1977
Home arena	Sportboulevard Dordrecht
Colours	Blue, white, red
Head coach	Alexander Jacobs
Website	DordrechtLions.nl

History

The club was founded in 1977. They played four seasons in the Eredivisie, the top-level Dutch league, from 1993-1997. Their best finish was sixth place in the regular season with a loss in the quarterfinals in the 1995-96 season. After winning the Dutch Eerste Divise (the second tier of hockey in The Netherlands) the Dordrecht Lions joined the Eredivisie for the 2013/14 season.

Achievements

Eerste Divisie champion (2): 2000, 2013

External links

Team profile on eurohockey.com
Official website

BeNe League
Governing body:	Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation Netherlands Ice Hockey Association
Current teams:	Antwerp Phantoms IHC Leuven UNIS Flyers Hijs Hokij HYC Herentals Bulldogs Liège Eaters Limburg Mechelen Golden Sharks Nijmegen Devils Tilburg Trappers II Zoetermeer Panthers
Former Teams:	Amsterdam Tigers Dordrecht Lions Eindhoven Kemphanen GIJS Groningen IJCU Dragons Utrecht Olympia Heist op den Berg Red Eagles 's-Hertogenbosch Turnhout Tigers
Related competitions:	Belgian National League Belgian Cup Belgian Hockey League Eredivisie North Sea Cup
Related articles: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

Eredivisie
Governing Body	Nederlandse IJshockey Bond
Current Teams	Dordrecht Lions Eindhoven Kemphanen Friesland Flyers Geleen Eaters HYC Herentals HYS The Hague Tilburg Trappers
Former Teams	Amstel Tijgers Amsterdam G's Groningen Grizzlies Leuven Chiefs Nijmegen Devils Nijmegen Tigers Rotterdam Panda's Utrecht Dragons White Caps Turnhout Zoetermeer Panthers
Related tournaments	Dutch Cup IIHF Continental Cup
Seasons	1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1949–50 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011-12 2012–13 2013–14

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