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{{Short description|Belgian men's volleyball league}}
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{{Infobox sports league
| title           = Lotto Volley League
| current_season  = 2023–24 Lotto Volley League
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| sport           = Volleyball
| founded         = 1944
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| teams           = 9 ([[Knack Roeselare]], [[Noliko Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]], [[Volley Aalst|Lindemans Aalst]], [[Volley Haasrode Leuven]], [[Volley Menen|Decospan Volley Team Menen]], [[VC Tectum Achel]], [[VBC Waremme|Waremme Volley]], [[Volley Guibertin]], [[Caruur Volley Gent]])
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| country         = [[Belgium]]
| continent       = [[Europe]]
| champion        = [[Knack Roeselare]]
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| most successful club = [[Noliko Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]]
| website         = [https://lottovolleyleague.be/nl/ Lotto Volley League (NL)]
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The '''Lotto Volley League''' (formerly Volleyliga Belgium, Ethias Pro League and Euro Millions Volley League) is the top flight in [[man|men's]] [[volleyball]] in [[Belgium]]. The league is organized by the [[Royal Belgian Volleyball Federation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.volleyliga.be/competitie/reglementen/Competitiereglement_Liga_Heren_0910_bilingue.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-03-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009114327/http://www.volleyliga.be/competitie/reglementen/Competitiereglement_Liga_Heren_0910_bilingue.pdf |archivedate=2011-10-09 }}</ref> [[VC Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]] is the most successful club of the Volleyliga with 15 national titles since 1991.[http://www.sportuitslagen.org/volleybal-belgie-volleybal-liga-heren-presentatie-medaillewinnaars-sup696.html] The first Volleyliga was played in 1944–45 and won by [[Léopold FC|Léopold Club]].
The regular season is played by 10 or 9 teams, playing each other twice, once at home and once away from home. After the regular season, the six best-placed teams enter the play-offs, the first-placed team starting with five points, the second-placed with four, the third-placed with three, the fourth-placed with two and the fifth-placed with one. The last four teams enter the play-downs, the seventh-placed team of the regular season starting the play-downs with three points, the eighth-placed team with two and the ninth-placed team with one. The play-offs end with a final to the best of five, with the team finishing first of the [[Playoffs|play-offs]] having the [[Home advantage|home]] advantage.
==List of champions==
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*'''1945 :''' Léopold Club
*'''1946 :''' ASUB Bruxelles
*'''1947 :''' Gendarmerie Ecole
*'''1948 :''' Gendarmerie Ecole
*'''1949 :''' R. Ixelles SC
*'''1950 :''' R. Ixelles SC
*'''1951 :''' R. Ixelles SC
*'''1952 :''' R. Ixelles SC
*'''1953 :''' R. Ixelles SC
*'''1954 :''' R. Ixelles SC
*'''1955 :''' R. Ixelles SC
*'''1956 :''' Spartacus
*'''1957 :''' Spartacus
*'''1958 :''' Brabo Antwerpen
*'''1959 :''' Brabo Antwerpen
*'''1960 :''' Brabo Antwerpen
*'''1961 :''' Brabo Antwerpen
*'''1962 :''' Brabo Antwerpen
*'''1963 :''' Brabo Antwerpen
*'''1964 :''' Brabo Antwerpen
*'''1965 :''' Brabo Antwerpen
*'''1966 :''' Brabo Antwerpen
*'''1967 :''' Brabo Antwerpen
*'''1968 :''' Brabo Antwerpen
*'''1969 :''' VRC Genk
*'''1970 :''' VC Anderlecht
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*'''1971 :''' Rebels Lier
*'''1972 :''' Rebels Lier
*'''1973 :''' Rembert Torhout
*'''1974 :''' Rebels Lier
*'''1975 :''' VC Turnhout
*'''1976 :''' VC Turnhout
*'''1977 :''' VC Turnhout
*'''1978 :''' Ibis Kortrijk
*'''1979 :''' Ibis Kortrijk
*'''1980 :''' VC Ruisbroek
*'''1981 :''' VRC Genk
*'''1982 :''' Ibis Kortrijk
*'''1983 :''' Ibis Kortrijk
*'''1984 :''' Ibis Kortrijk
*'''1985 :''' Ibis Kortrijk
*'''1986 :''' Ibis Kortrijk
*'''1987 :''' [[Volley Aalst|VC Lennik]]
*'''1988 :''' [[Volley Aalst|VC Lennik]]
*'''1989 :''' [[Knack Roeselare]]
*'''1990 :''' Rembert Torhout
*'''1991 :''' [[VC Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]]
*'''1992 :''' [[VC Zellik|Maes Pils Zellik]]
*'''1993 :''' [[VC Zellik|Maes Pils Zellik]]
*'''1994 :''' [[VC Zellik|Maes Pils Zellik]]
*'''1995 :''' [[VC Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]]
*'''1996 :''' [[VC Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]]
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*'''1997 :''' [[VC Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]]
*'''1998 :''' [[VC Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]]
*'''1999 :''' [[VC Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]]
*'''2000 :''' [[Knack Roeselare]]
*'''2001 :''' [[VC Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]]
*'''2002 :''' [[VC Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]]
*'''2003 :''' [[VC Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]]
*'''2004 :''' [[VC Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]]
*'''2005 :''' [[Knack Roeselare]]
*'''2006 :''' [[Knack Roeselare]]
*'''2007 :''' [[Knack Roeselare]]
*'''2008 :''' [[VC Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]]
*'''2009 :''' [[VC Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]]
*'''2010 :''' [[Knack Roeselare]]
*'''2011 :''' [[VC Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]]
*'''2012 :''' [[VC Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]]
*'''2013 :''' [[Knack Roeselare]]
*'''2014 :''' [[Knack Roeselare]]
*'''2015 :''' [[Knack Roeselare]]
*'''2016 :''' [[Knack Roeselare]]
*'''2017 :''' [[Knack Roeselare]]
*'''2018 :''' [[VC Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]]
*'''2019 :''' [[VC Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]]
*'''2021 :''' [[Knack Roeselare]]
*'''2022 :''' [[Knack Roeselare]]
*'''2023 :''' [[Knack Roeselare]]
*'''2024 :''' [[Knack Roeselare]]
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=7% | Club
! width=1% | Number of titles
! width=30% | Years of titles
|-
| [[VC Maaseik|VC Greenyard Maaseik]]
| {{center|16}}
| <small> 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019 </small>
|-
| [[Knack Roeselare]]
| {{center|15}}
| <small> 1989, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 </small>
|-
| [[Brabo Antwerpen]]
| {{center|11}}
| <small> 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 </small>
|-
| [[Ibis Kortrijk]]
| {{center|7}}
| <small> 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 </small>
|-
| [[R. Ixelles SC]]
| {{center|7}}
| <small> 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 </small>
|-
| [[Rebels Lier]]
| {{center|3}}
| <small> 1971, 1972, 1974 </small>
|-
| [[VC Turnhout]]
| {{center|3}}
| <small> 1975, 1976, 1977 </small>
|-
| [[VC Zellik|Maes Pils Zellik]]
| {{center|3}}
| <small> 1992, 1993, 1994 </small>
|-
| [[Volley Aalst|Lindemans Aalst]]
| {{center|2}}
| <small> 1987, 1988 </small>
|-
| [[Rembert Torhout]]
| {{center|2}}
| <small> 1973, 1990 </small>
|-
| [[Gendarmerie Ecole]]
| {{center|2}}
| <small> 1947, 1948 </small>
|-
| [[Spartacus (sports team)|Spartacus]]
| {{center|2}}
| <small> 1956, 1957 </small>
|-
| [[VRC Genk]]
| {{center|2}}
| <small> 1969, 1981 </small>
|-
| [[ASUB Bruxelles]]
| {{center|1}}
| <small> 1946 </small>
|-
| [[Léopold Club]]
| {{center|1}}
| <small> 1945 </small>
|-
| [[VC Anderlecht]]
| {{center|1}}
| <small> 1970 </small>
|-
| [[VC Ruisbroek]]
| {{center|1}}
| <small> 1980 </small>
|-
|}
==See also==
* [[Belgium women's volleyball Division of Honour]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://lottovolleyleague.be/nl/ Lotto Volley League]{{in lang|en|fr|nl}}
*[http://www.volleyaif.be Association Interprovinciale Francophone de Volleyball] {{in lang|fr}}
*[http://www.volleyvvb.be Vlaamse Volleybalbond] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304022645/http://www.volleyvvb.be/ |date=2011-03-04 }} {{in lang|nl}}
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