[1] The league was established in 1981 and before the league existed the champions of the several districts played in a championship pool to determine the national champion.

Den Bosch are the current champions, having won the 2023–24 season by defeating SCHC in the championship final.

The last-placed team is relegated to the second division, the Promotieklasse.

[3] The eleventh-placed team plays in a relegation play-off against the runners-up of the Promotieklasse and the tenth-placed team plays a relegation play-off against the third-placed from the Promotieklasse.

[3] Since 2015, almost every Sunday, one match from either the men's or the women's league is broadcast live by either Ziggo Sport or the NOS.