The Portuguese First Division Women's Volleyball National Championship ( pt, Campeonato Nacional de Voleibol – 1ª Divisão) is the highest professional women's

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league in

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. It is organized and administrated by the Portuguese Volleyball Federation (FPV).

History

The competition is contested since its inaugural season in 1959–60. It was renamed ( pt, Divisão de Honra) for the 1983–84, 1986–87 and 1987–88 seasons. The league was restructured in the 1998–99 season, with the creation of Series A1 and A2 and the introduction of a play-off system at the final stages of the competition. In the 2011–12 season, the Series A! and A2 were restored to a single first division. Since the 2014–15 season, the competition champion is called the while the four losing first round play-off teams compete for a secondary title ().

Results

National Championship

National Championship – Serie A1

National Championship – First Division

Titles by club

References

* Portuguese Volleyball Federation

External links

Portuguese League. women.volleybox.net
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