Divisão de Elite is the second handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 league in Portugal. The worsts are relegated to Portuguese Handball First Division

Portuguese Handball First Division

Portuguese Handball First Division or "Campeonato Nacional 1a Divisão" is the third handball league in Portugal. The best teams get promoted to Divisão de Elite and the worsts relegated to Portuguese Handball Second Division-North:* CDC Santana...

. Teams can only get to Liga Portuguesa de Andebol

Liga Portuguesa de Andebol

Liga Portuguesa de Andebol, also known as the Liga Halcon due to sponsorship, is the premier professional handball league in Portugal, consisting of 12 teams...

 by candidature, because LPA is a closed league.
This is the Federation premier division!

Teams - 2006/2007 Season

• Juventude Lis
• AA Avanca
• ADA Maia-ISMAI
• Andebol Clube Fafe
• Francisco Holanda
• C.S. Marítimo
  C.S. Marítimo (handball)
  Club Sport Marítimo is a handball team based in Funchal, Portugal, and is part of the C.S. Marítimo sports club. They currently compete in the top-tier Liga Portuguesa de Andebol, after stepping up from the Divisão de Elite in 2009...
  
  
• Ac. Viseu
• AS Academico Leiria
• Modicus
• Associação Académica Amadora
• Alavarium - ACA
• GF Empregados Comércio

Portuguese Divisão Elite Champions

Year	Final Standings
	Champion	Second Place	Third Place
2001/2002	FC Porto
2002/2003	São Bernardo
2003/2004	São Bernardo
2004/2005	Sporting CP
2005/2006	Sporting CP
2006/2007	CS Marítimo C.S. Marítimo (handball) Club Sport Marítimo is a handball team based in Funchal, Portugal, and is part of the C.S. Marítimo sports club. They currently compete in the top-tier Liga Portuguesa de Andebol, after stepping up from the Divisão de Elite in 2009...
2007/2008	CS Marítimo C.S. Marítimo (handball) Club Sport Marítimo is a handball team based in Funchal, Portugal, and is part of the C.S. Marítimo sports club. They currently compete in the top-tier Liga Portuguesa de Andebol, after stepping up from the Divisão de Elite in 2009...

NOTE: Due to some disputes between the League and the Federation, the Divisao Elite Champions was also declared Portuguese Champions till 2005.