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The Volleyliga Belgium is the top flight in men's

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. The league is organized by the Royal Belgian Volleyball Federation. Noliko Maaseik is the most successful club of the Volleyliga with 13 national titles since 1991. The first Volleyliga was played in 1944-45 and won by Léopold Club.

The regular season is played by 10 teams, playing each other twice, once at home and once away from home. After the regular season, the 6 best-placed teams enter the play-offs, the first-placed team starting with 5 points, the second-placed with 4, the third-placed with 3, the fourth-placed with 2 and the fifth-placed with 1. The last 4 teams enter the play-downs, the seventh-placed team of the regular season starting the play-downs with 3 points, the eighth-placed team with 2 and the ninth-placed team with 1. The play-offs end with a final to the best of five, with the team finishing first of the play-offs having the home advantage.

2011-12 Teams Liga A

Aquacare Halen
Aquacare Halen
Volleybalclub Aquacare Halen is a volleyball club based in Halen, Belgium.The men's A squad currently plays in the Liga, the highest level of Belgian men's volleyball. The club has been there since 2002. Their best league position was 5th, achieved in 2004-05, 2006-07 and 2007-08...
Axis Shanks Guibertin
Knack Randstad Roeselare
Knack Randstad Roeselare
Knack Randstad Roeselare is a professional Volleyball team based in Roeselare, Belgium. It plays in Belgian Volleyball League and in the CEV Champions League-Palmarès:*National**Belgian volley league : 1989, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010...
Noliko Maaseik
Noliko Maaseik
Noliko Maaseik is a Belgian volleyball club from the city Maaseik.Mavoc Maaseik, the first name of the club, was founded in 1960 and grew out of the school "Het Heilig Kruis College Maaseik"....
PNV Waasland Kruibeke-Nieuwkerken
Prefaxis Menen
Prefaxis Menen
Volleyclub Prefaxis Menen is a men's volleyball club from Menen, Belgium.The men's A squad currently plays in the Liga, the highest level of Belgian men's volleyball. The men's B squad, plays in the lower, provincial leagues....
Topvolley Precura Antwerpen
Topvolley Precura Antwerpen
Topvolley Precura Schelde-Natie Antwerpen is a volleyball club from Antwerp, Belgium.Antwerpen plays in the Liga, the highest level of Belgian men's volleyball. The club has been present at this level since 2008...
VBC Waremme
VC Argex Duvel Puurs
VC Argex Duvel Puurs
VC Argex Duvel Puurs is a Belgian volleyball club from Puurs, Belgium.The men's A squad currently plays in the Liga, the highest level of Belgian men's volleyball. The B team plays at the third level of the Belgian volleyball league pyramid. The C and D squad play in the provincial leagues, as well...
VC Euphony Asse-Lennik
VC Euphony Asse-Lennik
Volleybalclub Euphony Asse-Lennik is a volleyball club based in Lennik, Belgium.The A squad currently plays in the Liga, the highest level of Belgian men's volleyball. The club has won the league twice....

Promoted: Guibertin, Waasland

Relegated: Averbode

Group d'Arté Averbode

Volley Group d'Arté Averbode are a former Belgian volleyball club based in Averbode.The A squad played in the Liga, the highest level of Belgian men's volleyball, before being declared bankrupt at the end of the 2010-11 season....

, Kapellen

2011-12 Teams Liga B

Avoc Achel
Beivoc Humbeek
Gea Happel Amigos Zoersel
Gea Happel Amigos Zoersel
Gea Happel VOC Amigos Zoersel is a Belgian volleyball club based in Zoersel.The team was founded in 1997, as a result of a merger between VOC Halle and VC Amigos . Zoersel's women's A squad won promotion to the highest level of Belgian volleyball for the first time in 2006...
TSV Vilvoorde
VC Global Wineries Kapellen
VC Helios Zonhoven
VC Herenthout
VC Zoersel
VDK Gent Heren
Volley Haasrode Leuven
VT Optima Lendelede

List of champions

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

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 : VC Euphony Asse-Lennik

VC Euphony Asse-Lennik

Volleybalclub Euphony Asse-Lennik is a volleyball club based in Lennik, Belgium.The A squad currently plays in the Liga, the highest level of Belgian men's volleyball. The club has won the league twice....

1988 : VC Euphony Asse-Lennik

VC Euphony Asse-Lennik

1989 : Knack Roeselare

1990 : Rembert Torhout

1991 : Noliko Maaseik

Noliko Maaseik