Women Handball International League (WHIL), also known as Czech-Slovak Interliga or for sponsorships reasons MOL Liga, is a supranational championship created in 2002 that serves as the highest women's handball league in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Following the end of the championship the four best-placed teams from each country play separate play-offs to determine the national champions. The inaugural edition was also contested (and won) by Hypo Niederösterreich from Austria.
The number of teams in the WHIL has ranged from eleven in 2005 and 2009 to fourteen in 2011. As of the 2024–25 season, it is currently contested by twelve teams – nine from the Czech Republic and three from Slovakia.MOL Liga 2023–24: results and tables in handball.cz After Austria's win in its only appearance, Slovakia dominated the following six seasons, while the Czech Republic has won the next four editions. Iuventa Michalovce is the most successful team in the competition with eleven titles, followed by DHK Baník Most and DAC Dunajská Streda with three titles as well as Slavia Prague and Slovan Duslo Šaľa with two titles each.
2024–25 season participants
The following 12 clubs compete in the MOL Liga during the 2024–25 season. TeamCityArenaFinishing pos.in last season 2023/24Top divisiontitles IUVENTA MichalovceMichalovceChemkostav Arena11 HC DAC Dunajská StredaDunajská StredaMestská športová hala2 DHK Baník MostMostSportovní hala3 Házená KynžvartCheb,Lázně KynžvartLokomotiva D-PRODUKT Aréna,Sportovní hala Milana Prokeše4th0 DHC Slavia PraguePragueHala Eden5th2 TJ Sokol PísekPísekOblouková hala6th0 DHK Zora OlomoucOlomoucSportovní hala DHK ZORA7th0 HK Slovan Duslo ŠaľaŠaľaMestská športová hala8th2 DHC PlzeňPlzeňHala 31. ZŠ Plzeň9th0 HC ZlínZlínSportovní hala DATART10th0 DHC Sokol PorubaOstravaHala Sareza11th0 HK HodonínHodonínSportovní hala v Hodoníně12th0
WHIL Champions
2003: Hypo Niederösterreich 2004: HK Slovan Duslo Šaľa 2005: Iuventa Michalovce 2006: Iuventa Michalovce (2) 2007: Iuventa Michalovce (3) 2008: HK Slovan Duslo Šaľa (2) 2009: Iuventa Michalovce (4) 2010: Slavia Prague 2011: Slavia Prague (2) 2012: HK Veselí nad Moravou 2013: Baník Most 2014: Iuventa Michalovce (5)
2015: Iuventa Michalovce (6) 2016: Iuventa Michalovce (7) 2017: Iuventa Michalovce (8) 2018: Baník Most (2) 2019: Iuventa Michalovce (9) 2020: Not awarded 2021: Baník Most (3) 2022: Iuventa Michalovce (10) 2023: HC DAC Dunajská Streda 2024: Iuventa Michalovce (11) 2025: HC DAC Dunajská Streda (2) 2026: HC DAC Dunajská Streda (3)
Club Titles Year 1 Iuventa Michalovce 11 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024 2 Baník Most 3 2013, 2018, 2021 HC DAC Dunajská Streda 3 2023, 2025, 2026 4 HK Slovan Duslo Šaľa 2 2004, 2008 Slavia Prague 2 2010, 2011 6 Hypo Niederösterreich 1 2003 HK Veselí nad Moravou 1 2012
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