Lycurgus () is a Dutch professional men's

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club based in

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. They currently compete in the top flight of Dutch volleyball, the

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History

Abiant Lycurgus had relative success through the 1970s and 1980s, but the club never won any championships. It reached the national final in 2011/12 and 2014/15, but lost both matches, before finally winning the Dutch championship and Dutch cup in the 2015/16 season.

Team

*Current Roster (2023/24 season)

Honours

* Dutch Championship :Winners (3): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 * Dutch Cup :Winners (5): 2015–16, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 * Dutch SuperCup :Winners (6): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022–23

References

External links

Official website
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Team profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' Volleyball clubs in the Netherlands Volleyball clubs established in 1952 1952 establishments in the Netherlands Sport in Groningen (city)