| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country(ies) |  Netherlands |
| Most recent champion(s) | Dordrecht |
The Dutch Women's Hockey League serves as the national women's ice hockey league in the Netherlands.
For the 2013-14 season, the Netherlands Ice Hockey Association and the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation organized a joint competition between the two countries - the Low Countries Cup - comprised of five Dutch teams and two Belgian squads. The top Dutch team at the conclusion of the competition was crowned Dutch champions.
A competition known as the Dames Divisie was contested for the first time in 1987-88. The year before, a tournament had been organized by the Netherlands Ice Hockey Association. For many years, Dutch teams competed alongside Belgian squads at the Low Countries Cup and within the Belgian Women's Hockey League. The Dutch squad Falcon Girls Valkenburg won the Low Countries Cup in 1996 and 1997, while Geleen claimed the Belgian competition in 2002 and 2003.
The 2005-06 competition was known as the Dames Challenge. The first championship to be held since 2006 was played during the 2012-13 season.
Champions[]
- 2018-19: Dordrecht
- 2017-18: Geleen
- 2016-17: Groningen
- 2015-16: Tilburg
- 2014-15: Groningen
- 2013-14: Regio Team West (Low Countries Cup)
- 2012-13: Zoetermeer
- 2005-06: Selectie Midden-Noord
- 2004-05: Selectie Midden-Noord
- 1999-2000: Geleen Smoke Eaters
- 1998-99: Geleen Smoke Eaters
- 1997-98: Falcon Girls
- 1996-97: Falcon Girls
- 1994-95: Falcon Girls
- 1993-94: Kemphanen
- 1992-93: Kemphanen
- 1991-92: Falcon Girls
- 1990-91: Falcon Girls
- 1989-90: Falcon Girls
- 1988-89: Falcon Girls
- 1987-88: Falcon Girls
- 1986-87: Black Falcons
External links[]
| Top-level women's ice hockey leagues of Europe | |
|---|---|
| International | Elite Women's Hockey League - EWHL Super Cup - Low Countries Cup |
| National | Austria - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Great Britain - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Latvia - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine |
| Related topics | International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) - EWHL Super Cup |
| Defunct leagues | Interliga - IIHF European Women's Champions Cup |
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