Country Portugal Current champions Benfica (23rd title) Number of teams 14 First season 1939 | Level on pyramid 1 Most championships Benfica (23 titles) Current champion S.L. Benfica (23rd title) Levels on pyramid 1 | |
Relegation to Portuguese Roller Hockey Second Division International cup(s) CERH European League
CERS Cup Confederation Comité Européen de Rink-Hockey (Europe) TV partner Televisão Independente (TVI 24) Domestic cups Portuguese Roller Hockey Cup, Supertaça António Livramento | ||
The Portuguese Roller Hockey First Division (Portuguese: Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Divisão de Hóquei em Patins or simply 1ª Divisão; literally: Roller Hockey First Division National Championship) is the premier Portuguese roller hockey league. It was founded in 1939 and Sporting CP were crowned as the first champions. The league is contested by 14 teams, with the top four teams qualifying for the following season's CERH European League and the fifth to eighth placed teams qualifying for the CERS Cup. The bottom three teams are relegated to the second-tier Portuguese Roller Hockey Second Division.
The current champions and record holders are Benfica, who won their 23rd title, having won two consecutive league titles.
Teams
The following 14 teams competed in the 2015–16 season: