Dordrecht Lions

Dordrecht Lions
City	Dordrecht, Netherlands
League	Eredivisie
Conference	Eredivisie
Division	Eredivisie
Founded	1977
Home arena	Sportboulevard Dordrecht
Colours	Blue, white, red
Head coach	Alexander Jacobs
Website	DordrechtLions.nl

The Dordrecht Lions are an ice hockey team in Dordrecht, the Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top level of Dutch ice hockey.

History

The club was founded in 1977. They played four seasons in the Eredivisie, the top-level Dutch league, from 1993-1997. Their best finish was sixth place in the regular season with a loss in the quarterfinals in the 1995-96 season. After winning the Dutch Eerste Divise (the second tier of hockey in The Netherlands) the Dordrecht Lions joined the Eredivisie for the 2013/14 season.

Achievements

Eerste Divisie champion (2): 2000, 2013

External links

Team profile on eurohockey.com
Official website

Eredivisie

Governing Body	Nederlandse IJshockey Bond

Current Teams	Dordrecht Lions Eindhoven Kemphanen Friesland Flyers Geleen Eaters HYC Herentals HYS The Hague Tilburg Trappers

Former Teams	Amstel Tijgers Amsterdam G's Groningen Grizzlies Leuven Chiefs Nijmegen Devils Nijmegen Tigers Rotterdam Panda's Utrecht Dragons White Caps Turnhout Zoetermeer Panthers

Related tournaments	Dutch Cup IIHF Continental Cup

Seasons	1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1949–50 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011-12 2012–13 2013–14

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