DOS'46
Encyclopedia
DOS'46 is a Dutch
korfball team
located in Nijeveen
(municipality of Meppel
). The team was founded on May 22, 1946 and they play in red shirts and black shorts/skirts. They are the current Dutch national champions, as well as the current European Cup title holders, which they achieved on January 12, 2008 in Lisbon
by beating Belgian
team Boeckenberg 19-12 in the final.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
korfball team
Korfball
Korfball is a mixed gender team sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. A team consists of eight players; four female and four male. A team also includes a coach. It was founded in the Netherlands in 1902 by Nico Broekhuysen. In the Netherlands there are around 580 clubs, and over a...
located in Nijeveen
Nijeveen
Nijeveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Meppel, and lies about 5 km northwest of Meppel.Nijeveen was a separate municipality until 1998, when it was merged with Meppel....
(municipality of Meppel
Meppel
Meppel is a municipality and a city in the northeast of the Netherlands, in the south-west of the province Drenthe.It developed in the 16th century as a transport and distribution inland harbour for turf...
). The team was founded on May 22, 1946 and they play in red shirts and black shorts/skirts. They are the current Dutch national champions, as well as the current European Cup title holders, which they achieved on January 12, 2008 in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
by beating Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
team Boeckenberg 19-12 in the final.
Honours
- 1982 - Dutch national champions (indoor)
- 1982 - Dutch national champions (outdoor)
- 1982 - European Cup winners
- 2006 - Dutch national champions (indoor)(outdoor)
- 2007 - European Cup winners
- 2007 - Dutch national champions (indoor)
- 2007 - Dutch national champions (outdoor)
- 2008 - European Cup winners
- 2009 - Dutch national champions (indoor)