The Korfbal League (KL) and Korfbal League 2 (KL2) are the highest competitions in Dutch korfball and together form the beating heart of the top sport within korfball. In the 2024/2025 season, the competition will again guarantee excitement, technical feats and intense rivalry between the best korfball clubs in the Netherlands.
Korfball League
The Korfbal League is the crème de la crème of the Dutch korfball competition. Since its foundation in 2005, this indoor competition has developed into the most important stage for the sport of korfball. In the Korfbal League, the best ten clubs compete against each other, and the battle for the play-offs and ultimately the final in Ahoy is a spectacle every year.
- PKC/Vertom (Papendrecht)
- DVO/Transus (Bennekom)
- KZ/Keukensale.com (Koog aan de Zaan)
- Fortuna/Delta Logistics (Delft)
- LDODK/Rinsma Modeplein (Gorredijk)
- Blue-White (A) (Amsterdam)
- HKC/Creon Frames (Hardinxveld-Giessendam)
- Unitas/Perspective (Harderwijk)
- KCC/CK Frames (Capelle aan den IJssel)
- DOS'46/VDK Group (Nijeveen)
Korfball League 2
The Korfbal League 2 was created in 2021 as an additional step in the korfball pyramid, and offers clubs from the Hoofdklasse the opportunity to develop further with the ultimate goal: promotion to the Korfbal League.
- AW.DTV (Amsterdam)
- Dalto/Klaverblad Insurance (Driebergen)
- DeetosSnel (Dordrecht)
- DSC (Eindhoven)
- Mid-Friesland (Friesland)
- Green-Yellow(Wormer)
- East Arnhem (Arnhem)
- Fix( Oegstgeest)
- TOP (Arnemuiden)
- TOP/IAA Fresh (Sassenheim)
Promotion/Relegation
The play-offs in the Kenonz Korfbal League form the climax of the regular season, with the four best teams competing for a place in the final. The play-offs consist of a best-of-three series between the numbers 1 to 4 of the competition. The winners of these semi-finals qualify for the Korfbal League Final, which is traditionally held in Ahoy.
Starting in the 2024-2025 season, the format of the final phase of the Korfbal League 2 will be adjusted. The most important change is that the winner of the Korfbal League 2 will be promoted directly to the Kenonz Korfbal League. In addition, there will be a game for a possible second promotion spot.
After the last round on Saturday 22 March, the play-offs start on Tuesday 25 March with the semi-finals. In these, the number 2 of the Korfbal League 2 plays against the number 3, while the number 9 of the Kenonz Korfbal League takes on the number 4 of the Korfbal League 2. These semi-finals consist of a maximum of three rounds, with the first being played on Saturday 29 March and a possible third on Tuesday 1 April. The final, between the winners of the semi-finals, determines who will be the second promoted team to the Kenonz Korfbal League.
