Vlug en Lenig

Vlug en Lenig is a Dutch handball club in Geleen. The club was founded on 1 September 1949.

Niloc against V&L in 1970
Vlug en Lenig
Full nameOmni-Sportvereniging Vlug en Lenig
Short nameV&L
Founded1 September 1949
ArenaGlanerbrook, Geleen
LeagueWomen: Eredivisie
Men: Eerste Klasse
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The men's team of V&L won the Dutch National Championship in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 and 2002. The club has participated in European club team tournaments several times.[1] It has also won the national cup three times, in 1983, 1985 and 1994.

In 2008, V&L co-operated with HV Sittardia and HV BFC to form a stronger men's team. The project was called Tophandbal Zuid-Limburg and two team were formed: Limburg Lions and Limburg Wild Dogs (later turned into the second team of Limburg Lions). In 2016, the management of BFC decided to take no longer part in the collabation.[2]

Also the woman's team of V&L has been successful, they won the Dutch National Championship in 1987 and 1990. In 2010, the woman's team promoted back to the eredivisie after one year of absence, where they have been a stable factor since.[3]

Accomplishments

Men
  • NHV Eredivisie:
    • Winners (6) : 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2002
    • Runner-Up (7) : 1968, 1970, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998
  • Dutch Handball Cup:
    • Winners (3) : 1983, 1985, 1994
    • Runner-Up (8) : 1980, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1998, 2003
  • Dutch Supercup:
    • Runner-Up (2) : 1994, 2002

Woman
  • NHV Eredivisie:
    • Winners (2) : 1987, 1990
    • Runner-Up (3) : 2004, 2005, 2007
  • Dutch Handball Cup:
    • Runner-Up (7) : 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2008
  • Dutch Supercup:
    • Runner-Up (2) : 1992, 1993

References
  1. Todor Krastev. "Men Champions Cup and Champions League 1957-1994 Teams From Netherlands". Sport Statistics. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. BFC leaves Tophandbal Zuid-Limburg, sittard-geleen.nieuws.nl, 14 April 2016 (in Dutch)
  3. History V&L, www.wijzijnvenl.nl (in Dutch)
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