No. of teams 12 Level on pyramid 1 Number of teams 12 Levels on pyramid 1 | Official website Federação Voleibol Date founded 1946 International cup CEV Challenge Cup | |
Relegation to Portuguese Volleyball Second Division |
The Portuguese Volleyball First Division (Portuguese: Campeonato Nacional de Voleibol – I Divisão) is the top men's volleyball league in Portugal. The competition, which is organised by the Portuguese Volleyball Federation, was called Honor Division (Divisão de Honra) in 1983–84 and 1986–88. Between 1997 and 2011, the League was divided into two different series, A1 and A2. Since 2014-15 season, the competition's champions is called Elite Champion, while the First Division Champion title is disputed between the 4 loosers of the Play-off first round.
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