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 the 2014–15 season, the competition's champions are called Elite Champions, while the First Division Champion title is disputed between the 4 losers of the play-off's first round. The current champions are Sporting CP, winning their eight title.
List of champions
Portuguese Champions 1946–1947 : Instituto Superior Técnico 1947–1948 : Instituto Superior Técnico 1948–1949 : Instituto Superior Técnico 1949–1950 : Instituto Superior Técnico 1950–1951 : Instituto Superior Técnico 1951–1952 : Instituto Superior Técnico 1952–1953 : Instituto Superior Técnico 1953–1954 : Sporting CP 1954–1955 : Instituto Superior Técnico 1955–1956 : Sporting CP 1956–1957 : SC Espinho 1957–1958 : Instituto Superior Técnico 1958–1959 : SC Espinho 1959–1960 : Instituto Superior Técnico 1960–1961 : SC Espinho 1961–1962 : Lisboa e Ginásio 1962–1963 : SC Espinho 1963–1964 : Leixões SC 1964–1965 : SC Espinho 1965–1966 : Instituto Superior Técnico 1966–1967 : Instituto Superior Técnico 1967–1968 : Instituto Superior Técnico 1968–1969 : FC Porto 1969–1970 : FC Porto 1970–1971 : FC Porto
1971–1972 : Leixões SC 1972–1973 : FC Porto 1973–1974 : Leixões SC 1974–1975 : FC Porto 1975–1976 : Leixões SC 1976–1977 : FC Porto 1977–1978 : FC Porto 1978–1979 : Leixões SC 1979–1980 : Leixões SC 1980–1981 : S.L. Benfica 1981–1982 : Leixões SC 1982–1983 : Esmoriz 1983–1984 : Esmoriz 1984–1985 : SC Espinho 1985–1986 : FC Porto 1986–1987 : SC Espinho 1987–1988 : FC Porto 1988–1989 : Leixões SC 1989–1990 : AA Espinho 1990–1991 : S.L. Benfica 1991–1992 : Sporting CP 1992–1993 : Sporting CP 1993–1994 : Sporting CP 1994–1995 : SC Espinho 1995–1996 : SC Espinho 1996–1997 : SC Espinho
Portuguese League Champions – A1 1997–1998 : SC Espinho 1998–1999 : SC Espinho 1999–2000 : SC Espinho 2000–2001 : Castêlo da Maia 2001–2002 : Castêlo da Maia 2002–2003 : Castêlo da Maia 2003–2004 : Castêlo da Maia 2004–2005 : S.L. Benfica 2005–2006 : SC Espinho 2006–2007 : SC Espinho 2007–2008 : Vitória SC 2008–2009 : SC Espinho 2009–2010 : SC Espinho 2010–2011 : Fonte do Bastardo 2011–2012 : SC Espinho 2012–2013 : S.L. Benfica 2013–2014 : S.L. Benfica 2014–2015 : S.L. Benfica 2015–2016 : Fonte do Bastardo 2016–2017 : S.L. Benfica 2017–2018 : Sporting CP 2018–2019 : S.L. Benfica 2019–2020 : No champion (COVID-19 pandemic) 2020–2021 : S.L. Benfica 2021–2022 : S.L. Benfica 2022–2023 : S.L. Benfica 2023–2024 : S.L. Benfica 2024–2025 : Sporting CP 2025–2026 : Sporting CP
Titles by club ClubWonYears won SC Espinho 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1985, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 Instituto Superior Técnico 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968 S.L. Benfica 1981, 1991, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 FC Porto 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1988 Leixões SC 1964, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1989 Sporting CP 1954, 1956, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2018, 2025, 2026 Castêlo da Maia 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Esmoriz GC 1983, 1984 Fonte do Bastardo 2011, 2016 Lisboa GC 1962 AA Espinho 1990 Vitória de Guimarães 2008
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