Slovenian First League (men's handball)

The Slovenian First League of Handball (Slovene: 1. slovenska rokometna liga), currently named Liga NLB due to sponsorship reasons, is the top handball league in Slovenia. It is organized by the Handball Federation of Slovenia (Rokometna zveza Slovenije). The league comprises twelve teams.

Slovenian First League

Sport	Handball
Founded	1991 (1991)
No. of teams	12
Country	Slovenia
Confederation	EHF
Most recent champion(s)	Gorenje Velenje (2023–24)
Most titles	Celje (26 titles)
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	1. B SRL
International cup(s)	Champions League EHF Cup
Official website	Official website

Names

Since 1991, the league has been named after sponsors on several occasions, giving it the following names:

• 1. SRL (1991–2002)
• Liga Siol (2002–2004)
• Liga Telekom (2004–2006)
• MIK 1. Liga (2006–2010)
• 1. NLB Leasing liga (2011–2016)
• Liga NLB (2017–present)

Clubs

As of the 2024–25 season

• Celje
• Gorenje Velenje
• Jeruzalem Ormož
• Koper
• Krka
• Krško
• Loka
• Ribnica
• Slovan
• Slovenj Gradec
• SVIŠ
• Trimo Trebnje

List of seasons

Season	Champions	Runners-up	Third place
1991–92	Celje	Slovan	Jadran
1992–93	Celje	Jadran	Prevent
1993–94	Celje	Gorenje Velenje	Jadran
1994–95	Celje	Jadran	Gorenje Velenje
1995–96	Celje	Gorenje Velenje	Dobova
1996–97	Celje	Prevent	Prule 67
1997–98	Celje	Prevent	Trimo Trebnje
1998–99	Celje	Prevent	Trimo Trebnje
1999–2000	Celje	Prule 67	Trimo Trebnje
2000–01	Celje	Prule 67	Prevent
2001–02	Prule 67	Celje	Gorenje Velenje
2002–03	Celje	Prule 67	Gorenje Velenje
2003–04	Celje	Gorenje Velenje	Prevent
2004–05	Celje	Gorenje Velenje	Jeruzalem Ormož
2005–06	Celje	Gold Club	Gorenje Velenje
2006–07	Celje	Gorenje Velenje	Cimos Koper
2007–08	Celje	Cimos Koper	Gorenje Velenje
2008–09	Gorenje Velenje	Cimos Koper	Trimo Trebnje
2009–10	Celje	Gorenje Velenje	Cimos Koper
2010–11	Cimos Koper	Gorenje Velenje	Celje
2011–12	Gorenje Velenje	Celje	Cimos Koper
2012–13	Gorenje Velenje	Celje	Cimos Koper
2013–14	Celje	Gorenje Velenje	Maribor Branik
2014–15	Celje	Gorenje Velenje	Maribor Branik
2015–16	Celje	Gorenje Velenje	Riko Ribnica
2016–17	Celje	Gorenje Velenje	Riko Ribnica
2017–18	Celje	Riko Ribnica	Gorenje Velenje
2018–19	Celje	Gorenje Velenje	Riko Ribnica
2019–20	Celje	Riko Ribnica	Trimo Trebnje
2020–21	Gorenje Velenje	Trimo Trebnje	Celje
2021–22	Celje	Trimo Trebnje	Gorenje Velenje
2022–23	Celje	Gorenje Velenje	Trimo Trebnje
2023–24	Gorenje Velenje	Trimo Trebnje	Celje

Club	Titles	Years won
Celje	26	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
Gorenje Velenje	5	2009, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2024
Koper	1	2011
Prule 67	1	2002

External links

• Handball Federation of Slovenia (in Slovene)