BeNe League

BeNe League
Founded2012
Folded2015
CountryBelgium
Netherlands
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)KNVB Women's Cup
Belgian Women's Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Women's Champions League
Last championsStandard Fémina (1st title)
(2014–15)
Most championshipsFC Twente (2 titles)
Websitewww.beneleague.com

The BeNe League was the highest women's football league in Belgium and the Netherlands. To increase competitiveness in their national leagues, the BeNe League was a joint cooperation between the Royal Belgian Football Association and the Royal Dutch Football Association.[1][2] Its first season was played in 2012–13 following the successful cooperation with the one match BeNe Super Cup, that paired both countries' national champions. The competition qualified the highest-placed Belgian and Dutch teams to the UEFA Women's Champions League.[3]

After three seasons the league was discontinued and both nations returned to their own top-level leagues.

  1. ^ "Bondsbestuur stemt in met uitwerking women's BeNe league". KNVB.nl (in Dutch). 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Akkoord rond Women's BeNe League". belgiumsoccer.be (in Dutch). 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  3. ^ "UEFA akkoord met BeNe League voor vrouwen". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 23 March 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.