Dutch Basketball League

Dutch Basketball League

Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 Dutch Basketball League
Formerly	Eredivisie (1960–2010)
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1960
No. of teams	8
Country	Netherlands
Continent	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Donar Groningen (5th title)
Most titles	Den Bosch (16 titles)
International cup(s)	Champions League (3rd tier) FIBA Europe Cup (4th tier)
Related competitions	NBB Cup Dutch SuperCup
Official website	www.basketballleague.nl

The Dutch Basketball League (DBL), formerly the Eredivisie, is the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The league has a closed system. To participate a team has to have enough money and potential. The league began in 1960 as the Eredivisie and was organized by the NBB and later the FEB. In 1977 the league introduced the play-offs. At the moment the Dutch Basketball League consist of eight teams and is played under the FIBA rules.

It is run by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB).^[1]

Rules

Each team has to play all the other teams in the league four times, twice at home and twice away. This means that the league's regular season ends after all teams play 36 matches. Like many other national domestic leagues in continental Europe, the Dutch Basketball League' takes a winter break once each team has played half of its scheduled games. At the end of the league, the eight best teams in the standings start a play-off, pitting the first place team in the standings versus the 8th place team in the standings, and so on. The quarter finals are played in a best-of-three format and the semi-finals are played in a best-of-five format, and the finals are played in a best-of-seven format.

Teams in the DBL are not allowed to have more than four players without a Dutch passport in their team.

Current clubs

Club	City	Arena	Capacity	Seasons ^a	Titles ^a	Founded
Apollo Amsterdam	Amsterdam	Apollohal	1,500	4	0	2011
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	's-Hertogenbosch	Maaspoort	2,800	45	16	1952
Donar	Groningen	Martiniplaza	4,500	44	4	1951
Challenge Sports Rotterdam	Rotterdam	Topsportcentrum	1,000	26	0	1954
Aris Leeuwarden	Leeuwarden	Kalverdijkje	1,700	12	0	2004
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden	Leiden	Vijf Meihal	2,000	29	3	1958
BSW	Weert	Sporthal Boshoven		34	1	1986
Landstede	Zwolle	Landstede Sportcentrum	1,200	29	0	1995

^a – Correct as of October 1, 2015. Including the 2015–16 season.

Title holders

1945–46 DED 1946–47 DED 1947–48 APGS 1948–49 AMVJ 1949–50 DED 1950–51 AMVJ 1951–52 DED 1952–53 DED 1953–54 DED 1954–55 AMVJ 1955–56 DED 1956–57 The Wolves Amsterdam 1957–58 DED 1958–59 Blue Stars 1959–60 The Wolves Amsterdam 1960–61 The Wolves Amsterdam 1961–62 Landlust 1962–63 Landlust 1963–64 The Wolves Amsterdam

1964–65 The Wolves Amsterdam 1965–66 Herly Amsterdam 1966–67 Eendracht Utrecht 1967–68 Flamingo's Haarlem 1968–69 Punch Delft 1969–70 Blue Stars 1970–71 Levi's Flamingo's 1971–72 Levi's Flamingo's 1972–73 Levi's Flamingo's 1973–74 Transol RZ 1974–75 Raak Punch 1975–76 Kinzo Amstelveen 1976–77 Kinzo Amstelveen 1977–78 Parker Leiden 1978–79 EBBC 1979–80 EBBC 1980–81 Nashua EBBC 1981–82 Nationale-Nederlanden Donar 1982–83 Nashua EBBC

1983–84 Nashua EBBC 1984–85 Nashua EBBC 1985–86 Nashua EBBC 1986–87 Nashua EBBC 1987–88 Nashua EBBC 1988–89 Direktbank Den Helder 1989–90 Commodore Den Helder 1990–91 Commodore Den Helder 1991–92 Commodore Den Helder 1992–93 Canoe Jeans EBBC 1993–94 Lanèche Weert 1994–95 Mustang Jeans Den Helder 1995–96 America Today EBBC 1996–97 Libertel EBBC 1997–98 Hans Verkerk Keukens Den Helder 1998–99 Ricoh Astronauts 1999–00 Ricoh Astronauts 2000–01 Ricoh Astronauts

2001–02 Ricoh Astronauts 2002–03 EiffelTowers Nijmegen 2003–04 MPC Capitals 2004–05 Demon Astronauts 2005–06 EiffelTowers EBBC 2006–07 EiffelTowers EBBC 2007–08 My Guide Amsterdam 2008–09 EclipseJet-MyGuide Amsterdam 2009–10 GasTerra Flames 2010–11 Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden 2011–12 EiffelTowers EBBC 2012–13 Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden 2013–14 GasTerra Flames 2014–15 SPM Shoeters EBBC 2015–16 Donar

Finals

Season	Champion	Score	Runner–up	Top seed	Record	Champions' coach	Playoffs MVP
1945–46	DED	N/A		DED			N/A
1946–47	DED	N/A		DED	13–1		N/A
1947–48	APGS	N/A		APGS			N/A
1948–49	AMVJ	N/A		AMVJ			N/A
1949–50	DED	N/A		DED			N/A
1950–51	AMVJ	N/A	The Arrows Rotterdam	AMVJ	3–0		N/A
1951–52	DED	N/A	Antilopen Haarlem	DED	4–0		N/A
1952–53	DED	N/A	The Arrows Rotterdam	DED	4–0		N/A
1953–54	DED	N/A	The Arrows Rotterdam	DED	3–0		N/A
1954–55	AMVJ	N/A	SSD Delft	AMVJ	3–0		N/A
1955–56	DED	N/A	SSD Delft	DED	3–0		N/A
1956–57	The Wolves Amsterdam	N/A	Zeemacht Den Helder	The Wolves Amsterdam	3–0		N/A
1957–58	DED	2–1	Blue Stars	DED	18–0		N/A
1958–59	Blue Stars	N/A					N/A
1959–60	The Wolves Amsterdam	N/A					N/A
1960–61	The Wolves Amsterdam	N/A	Blue Stars	The Wolves Amsterdam	20–2		N/A
1961–62	Landlust	N/A					N/A
1962–63	Landlust	N/A					N/A
1963–64	The Wolves Amsterdam	N/A					N/A
1964–65	The Wolves Amsterdam	N/A					N/A
1965–66	Herly Amsterdam	N/A					N/A
1966–67	Eendracht Utrecht	N/A	Landlust	Eendracht Utrecht	20–3		N/A
1967–68	Flamingo's Haarlem	N/A					N/A
1968–69	Punch Delft	N/A	Blue Stars	Punch Delft	21–2		N/A
1969–70	Blue Stars	N/A	RZ	Blue Stars	17–3		N/A
1970–71	Levi's Flamingo's	N/A	RZ	Levi's Flamingo's	22–0	Jan Janbroers	N/A
1971–72	Levi's Flamingo's	N/A	Fiat Stars	Levi's Flamingo's	21–1	Jan Janbroers	N/A
1972–73	Levi's Flamingo's	N/A	Raak Punch	Levi's Flamingo's	19–3	Jan Janbroers	N/A
1973–74	Transol RZ	N/A	Levi's Flamingo's	Transol RZ	24–2		N/A
1974–75	Raak Punch	N/A	Transol RZ	Raak Punch	23–1		N/A
1975–76	Kinzo Amstelveen	N/A	Buitoni Flamingo's	Kinzo Amstelveen	29–7		N/A
1976–77	Kinzo Amstelveen	N/A	Sperry Remington EBBC	Kinzo Amstelveen	33–3		N/A
1977–78	Parker Leiden	2–1	Tripper Jeans Delft	EBBC	30–6	Ton Boot	N/A
1978–79	EBBC	2–0	Parker Leiden	EBBC	31–5	Ton Boot	N/A
1979–80	EBBC	2–0	Parker Leiden	Parker Leiden	37–3	Ton Boot	N/A
1980–81	Nashua EBBC	2–0	Parker Leiden	Parker Leiden	31–5		N/A
1981–82	Nationale-Nederlanden Donar	3–1	Nashua EBBC	Nashua EBBC	31–5	Maarten van Gent	N/A
1982–83	Nashua EBBC	3–0	Hatrans Haaksbergen	Nashua EBBC	31–5	Ton Boot	N/A
1983–84	Nashua EBBC	3–1	Elmex Leiden	Nashua EBBC	29–3	Ton Boot	N/A
1984–85	Nashua EBBC	3–0	Elmex Leiden	Nashua EBBC	23–5		N/A
1985–86	Nashua EBBC	3–2	Doppeldouche Den Helder	Nashua EBBC	30–6		N/A
1986–87	Nashua EBBC	3–1	Direktbank Den Helder	Nashua EBBC	30–6		N/A
1987–88	Nashua EBBC	3–1	Miniware Weert	Nashua EBBC	32–4		N/A
1988–89	Direktbank Den Helder	3–1	Nashua EBBC	Nashua EBBC	31–5	Ton Boot	N/A
1989–90	Commodore Den Helder	3–2	Nashua EBBC	Commodore EBBC	33–3	Ton Boot	N/A
1990–91	Commodore Den Helder	3–0	Nashua EBBC	Commodore Den Helder	29–3	Ton Boot	N/A
1991–92	Commodore Den Helder	3–2	Pro-Specs EBBC	Pro-Specs EBBC	24–8	Ton Boot	N/A
1992–93	Canoe Jeans EBBC	4–2	Selex Weert	Canoe Jeans EBBC	21–7		N/A
1993–94	Lanèche Weert	4–2	Canoe Jeans EBBC	Mustang Jeans Den Helder	15–3		N/A
1994–95	Mustang Jeans Den Helder	4–1	GOBA Gorinchem	Mustang Jeans Den Helder	22–6		N/A
1995–96	America Today EBBC	4–2	Rene Colthof Den Helder	America Today EBBC	17–3		N/A
1996–97	Libertel EBBC	4–3	Finish Profiles Amsterdam	Libertel EBBC	19–3		N/A
1997–98	Hans Verkerk Keukens Den Helder	4–3	RZG Donar	Hans Verkerk Keukens Den Helder	18–4		N/A
1998–99	Ricoh Astronauts	4–3	Hans Verkerk Keukens Den Helder	Ricoh Astronauts	18–4	Ton Boot	N/A
1999–00	Ricoh Astronauts	4–1	Image Center Werkendam	Ricoh Astronauts	18–4	Ton Boot	N/A
2000–01	Ricoh Astronauts	4–2	Vanilla Weert	Ricoh Astronauts	17–5	Ton Boot	N/A
2001–02	Ricoh Astronauts	4–3	EiffelTowers Nijmegen	EiffelTowers Nijmegen	13–7	Ton Boot	N/A
2002–03	EiffelTowers Nijmegen	4–1	Omniworld Almere	EiffelTowers Nijmegen	13–3	M. van den Berg	N/A
2003–04	MPC Capitals	4–2	Tulip EBBC	EiffelTowers Nijmegen	29–7	Ton Boot	N/A
2004–05	Demon Astronauts	4–0	Landstede	MPC Capitals	15–5	Arik Shivek	Joe Spinks
2005–06	EiffelTowers EBBC	4–3	Landstede	MPC Capitals	15–3	Randy Wiel	N/A
2006–07	EiffelTowers EBBC	4–0	Matrixx Magixx Nijmegen	EiffelTowers EBBC	36–4	Randy Wiel	N/A
2007–08	MyGuide Amsterdam	4–3	EiffelTowers EBBC	MyGuide Amsterdam	31–9	Arik Shivek	N/A
2008–09	EclipseJet-MyGuide Amsterdam	4–3	EiffelTowers EBBC	EclipseJet-MyGuide Amsterdam	35–5	Arik Shivek	N/A
2009–10	GasTerra Flames	4–1	WCAAG	GasTerra Flames	33–3	M. van den Berg	N/A
2010–11	Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden	4–3	GasTerra Flames	Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden	30–6	Toon van Helfteren	N/A
2011–12	EiffelTowers EBBC	4–1	Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden	Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden	22–6	Raoul Korner	N/A
2012–13	Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden	4–0	Aris Leeuwarden	EiffelTowers EBBC	30–6	Toon van Helfteren	N/A
2013–14	GasTerra Flames	4–3	SPM Shoeters EBBC	GasTerra Flames	32–4	Ivica Skelin	Arvin Slagter
2014–15	SPM Shoeters EBBC	4–1	Donar	SPM Shoeters EBBC	24–4	Sam Jones	Brandyn Curry
2015–16	Donar	4–1	Landstede	Landstede	22–6	Erik Braal	Lance Jeter

Performance by club

	Denotes a team that is still active in the DBL
	Denotes a team that has been dissolved

Titles	Team	Winning years
16	EBBC	1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1992-93, 1995-96, 1996-97, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2011-12, 2014–15
8	DED	1945-46, 1946-47, 1949-50, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1955-56, 1957-58
7	Amsterdam	1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2004-05, 2007-08, 2008-09
6	Den Helder	1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1994-95, 1997-98
5	Donar	1981-82, 2003-04, 2009-10, 2013-14, 2016
4	The Wolves Amsterdam	1959-60, 1960-61, 1963-64, 1964-65
4	Flamingo's Haarlem	1985-86, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73
3	AMVJ	1948-49, 1950-51, 1954-55
3	Leiden	1977-78, 2010-11, 2012-13
2	Blue Stars	1958-59, 1969-70
2	Landlust	1961-62, 1962-63
2	Punch Delft	1968-69, 1974-75
2	Amstelveen	1975-76, 1976-77
1	APGS	1947-48
1	Herly Amsterdam	1965-66
1	Eendracht Utrecht	1966-67
1	RZ	1973-74
1	Weert	1993-94
1	Matrixx Magixx	2002-03

Awards

Most Valuable Player Playoffs MVP All-Star Team Coach of the Year Defensive Player of the Year

Most Improved Player MVP Under U23 Sixth Man of the Year Rookie of the Year All-Defense Team

All-Rookie Team Statistical Player of the Year All-Star Game MVP All-Star Game U23 MVP

See also

• Dutch Cup
• Dutch Supercup

References

1. uleb.com

External links

• Official Site
• Eurobasket.com League Page