Portuguese Handball First Division

Andebol 1

Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 Andebol 1
Countries	Portugal
Confederation	Europe (EHF)
Founded	1951
Number of teams	14
Relegation to	Portuguese Handball Second Division
Domestic cup(s)	Portuguese Handball Cup Portuguese Handball Super Cup
International cup(s)	EHF Champions League EHF Cup EHF Challenge Cup
Current champions	ABC/UMinho (13th title)
Most championships	Porto (20 titles)
TV partners	Sport TV, A Bola TV, Benfica TV Porto Canal, Sporting TV
Website	www.fpa.pt (Portuguese)

The Portuguese Handball First Division, also known as Andebol 1, is the premier handball league in Portugal. It is contested by 14 teams, with the bottom two being relegated to the Second Division.

League-Federation dispute

In the early 2000s, the clubs created an association (Portuguese Handball Clubs League) that organized the premier professional handball league in Portugal, called Liga Portuguesa de Andebol, (or Portuguese Handball League). However, in 2002 a disputed started between the League and the Portuguese Handball Federation. As of result of that, Portuguese Handball Federation refused to accept the League Champion as National Champion, and renamed the second handball league as Divisão de Elite, and its Champions was declared Portuguese Champions.^[1][2][3]

The dispute finished in 2005, with the Federation recognizing the League Champion, but by 2008 the League was had ended and all clubs and competitions were under Federation scope. The premier professional handball league in Portugal was renamed again as Primeira Divisão Portuguesa de Andebol.

Teams

The teams contesting the 2016–17 Andebol 1 season are:^[4]

Team	Location	Venue
ABC/UMinho	Braga	Pavilhão Flávio Sá Leite
Águas Santas	Águas Santas	Pavilhão da Associação Atlética de Águas Santas
Arsenal	Braga	Pavilhão Flávio Sá Leite
Avanca	Estarreja	Pavilhão da Associação Atlética de Avanca
Belenenses	Lisbon	Pavilhão Acácio Rosa
Benfica	Lisbon	Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2
Fafe	Fafe	Pavilhão Municipal de Fafe
Madeira SAD	Funchal (Madeira)	Pavilhão Desportivo do Funchal
Maia/ISMAI	Maia	Pavilhão Municipal da Maia
Boa Hora	Lisbon	Pavilhão Fernando Tavares
Porto	Porto	Dragão Caixa
São Mamede	Matosinhos	Pavilhão Eduardo Soares
Sporting CP	Lisbon	Pavilhão Paz e Amizade
Sporting da Horta	Horta (Azores)	Pavilhão Desportivo da Horta

Champions

^[5]

• 1951–52 : Sporting CP
• 1952–53 : Salgueiros
• 1953–54 : FC Porto
• 1955–56 : Sporting CP (2)
• 1956–57 : FC Porto (2)
• 1957–58 : FC Porto (3)
• 1958–59 : FC Porto (4)
• 1959–60 : FC Porto (5)
• 1960–61 : Sporting CP (3)
• 1961–62 : Benfica
• 1962–63 : FC Porto (6)
• 1963–64 : FC Porto (7)
• 1964–65 : FC Porto (8)
• 1965–66 : Sporting CP (4)
• 1966–67 : Sporting CP (5)
• 1967–68 : FC Porto (9)
• 1968–69 : Sporting CP (6)
• 1969–70 : Sporting CP (7)
• 1970–71 : Sporting CP (8)
• 1971–72 : Sporting CP (9)
• 1972–73 : Sporting CP (10)
• 1973–74 : CF Belenenses
• 1974–75 : Benfica (2)
• 1975–76 : CF Belenenses (2)
• 1976–77 : CF Belenenses (3)
• 1977–78 : Sporting CP (11)
• 1978–79 : Sporting CP (12)
• 1979–80 : Sporting CP (13)
• 1980–81 : Sporting CP (14)
• 1981–82 : Benfica (3)
• 1982–83 : Benfica (4)
• 1983–84 : Sporting CP (15)
• 1984–85 : CF Belenenses (4)
• 1985–86 : Sporting CP (16)
• 1986–87 : ABC Braga
• 1987–88 : ABC Braga (2)
• 1988–89 : Benfica (5)
• 1989–90 : Benfica (6)
• 1990–91 : ABC Braga (3)
• 1991–92 : ABC Braga (4)
• 1992–93 : ABC Braga (5)
• 1993–94 : CF Belenenses (5)
• 1994–95 : ABC Braga (6)
• 1995–96 : ABC Braga (7)
• 1996–97 : ABC Braga (8)
• 1997–98 : ABC Braga (9)
• 1998–99 : FC Porto (10)
• 1999–2000 : ABC Braga (10)
• 2000–01 : Sporting CP (17)
• 2001–02 : FC Porto (11) (*)
• 2002–03 : FC Porto (12) (*)
• 2003–04 : FC Porto (13) (*)
• 2004–05 : Madeira SAD (*)
• 2005–06 : ABC Braga (11) (*)
• 2006–07 : ABC Braga (12) (*)
• 2007–08 : Benfica (7) (*)
• 2008–09 : FC Porto (14) (*)
• 2009–10 : FC Porto (15)
• 2010–11 : FC Porto (16)
• 2011–12 : FC Porto (17)
• 2012–13 : FC Porto (18)
• 2013–14 : FC Porto (19)
• 2014–15 : FC Porto (20)
• 2015–16 : ABC Braga (13)

Note: (*) - League Champions

Performances

Club	Titles	Seasons
FC Porto	20	1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Sporting CP	17	1952, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2001
ABC Braga	13	1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2016
Benfica	07	1962, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 2008
CF Belenenses	05	1974, 1976, 1977, 1985, 1994
Salgueiros	01	1953
Madeira SAD	01	2005

EHF coefficient ranking

For the 2015–16 season^[6]

• 12.  (13) Liga Națională (32.80)
• 13.  (9) Premier League of Croatia (32.11)
• 14.  (15) Andebol 1 (31.78)
• 15.  (7) Russian Super League (30.29)
• 16.  (18) Ukrainian Super League (26.89)

References

1. "Liga contra mandato... à Salazar". cmjornal.xl.pt. 16 February 2005.
2. "MUNDIAL ESTÁ À PORTA". cmjornal.xl.pt. 5 January 2003.
3. "Andebol: Governo diz que era inevitável suspender utilidade pública à federação". publico.pt. 19 November 2004.
4. "PO01 – Campeonato Andebol 1 Seniores Masculinos – 2016/2017" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Handball Federation.
5. "Lista de Vencedores de Provas Nacionais" (PDF). fpa.pt.
6. (PDF). European Handball Federation.