Limburg Lions is a handball team from Sittard-Geleen, Limburg. The club was founded in 2008 by a merger of the men's teams of HV Sittardia from Sittard, V&L from Geleen and HV BFC from Beek. From now on, top handball players are called Limburg Lions, L1, 31 August 2008 The Lions took the place of HV Sittardia in the NHV Eredivisie after the merger. NHV argees with withdrawal BFC, L1, 19 August 2008 The first team plays its home games at Stadssporthal (Sittard).
Limburg Lions also has a second team, which plays in the Dutch premier division, and an A-youth team, which plays in the national A-youth division.
The first team won the national championship and the Cup of the Netherlands three years in a row between 2015 and 2017. It has also won twice the Dutch Supercup and once the BENE League.
In 2016, the management of BFC decided to take no longer part in the collabation. BFC leaves Tophandbal Zuid-Limburg, sittard-geleen.nieuws.nl, 14 April 2016
Accomplishments
Eredivisie: Winners (3) : 2015, 2016, 2017 Runner-Up (5) : 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018 BENE-League: Winners (2) : 2015, 2022 Runner-Up (4) : 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 Dutch Handball Cup: Winners (3) : 2015, 2016, 2017 Runner-Up (3) : 2013, 2014, 2019 Dutch Supercup: Winners (3) : 2016 Runner-Up (3) : 2015, 2017
Team Current squad Squad for the 2025–26 season
Goalkeepers Left Wingers Right Wingers Line players
Left Backs Central Backs Right Backs
Transfers Transfers for the 2025–26 season
Joining
Leaving Nick Braun (LW) to HSG Krefeldhttps://hsg-krefeld-niederrhein.de/nick-braun-zurueck-in-gelb-schwarz/ Jelte Hiemstra (LB) to Handball Tirol
Former players Lambert Schuurs (2008–2009) Iso Sluijters (2012–2013) Luc Steins (2012–2016)
References
External links Official Website