Dutch Basketball League

Dutch Basketball League

Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 Dutch Basketball League
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Formerly	Eredivisie (1960–2010)
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1960
No. of teams	8
Country	Netherlands
Continent	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Den Bosch (16th title)
Most titles	Den Bosch (16 titles)
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.

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	Titles	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 20px DED
• 1946-47 20px DED
• 1947-48 APGS
• 1948-49 20px AMVJ
• 1949-50 20px DED
• 1950-51 20px AMVJ
• 1951-52 20px DED
• 1952-53 20px DED
• 1953-54 20px DED
• 1954-55 20px AMVJ
• 1955-56 20px DED
• 1956-57 The Wolves Amsterdam
• 1957-58 20px 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 20px Flamingo's Haarlem
• 1968-69 Punch Delft
• 1969-70 Blue Stars
• 1970-71 20px Flamingo's Haarlem (Levis)
• 1971-72 20px Flamingo's Haarlem (Levis)
• 1972-73 20px Flamingo's Haarlem (Levis)
• 1973-74 RZ (Transol)
• 1974-75 Punch Delft (Raak)
• 1975-76 Amstelveen (Kinzo)
• 1976-77 Amstelveen (Kinzo)
• 1977-78 Leiden (Parker)
• 1978-79 20px Den Bosch
• 1979-80 20px Den Bosch
• 1980-81 20px Den Bosch (Nashua)

• 1981-82 20px Donar (NN)
• 1982-83 20px Den Bosch (Nashua)
• 1983-84 20px Den Bosch (Nashua)
• 1984-85 20px Den Bosch (Nashua)
• 1985-86 20px Den Bosch (Nashua)
• 1986-87 20px Den Bosch (Nashua)
• 1987-88 20px Den Bosch (Nashua)
• 1988-89 20px Den Helder (Direktbank)
• 1989-90 20px Den Helder (Commodore)
• 1990-91 20px Den Helder (Commodore)
• 1991-92 20px Den Helder (Commodore)
• 1992-93 20px Den Bosch (Canoe Jeans)
• 1993-94 Weert (Lanèche)
• 1994-95 20px Den Helder (Mustang Jeans)
• 1995-96 20px Den Bosch (America Today)
• 1996-97 20px Den Bosch (Libertel)
• 1997-98 20px Den Helder (HVK)
• 1998-99 Amsterdam (Ricoh Astronauts)

• 1999-00 Amsterdam (Ricoh Astronauts)
• 2000-01 Amsterdam (Ricoh Astronauts)
• 2001-02 Amsterdam (Ricoh Astronauts)
• 2002-03 20px EiffelTowers Nijmegen
• 2003-04 20px Donar (MPC Capitals)
• 2004-05 Amsterdam (Demon Astronauts)
• 2005-06 20px Den Bosch (EiffelTowers)
• 2006-07 20px Den Bosch (EiffelTowers)
• 2007-08 Amsterdam (My Guide)
• 2008-09 Amsterdam (Eclipse Jet)
• 2009-10 20px Donar (GasTerra Flames)
• 2010-11 Leiden (ZZ)
• 2011-12 20px Den Bosch (EiffelTowers)
• 2012-13 Leiden (ZZ)
• 2013-14 20px Donar (GasTerra Flames)
• 2014-15 20px Den Bosch (SPM Shoeters)

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 Haarlem	N/A	RZ	Levi's Flamingo's Haarlem	22–0	Jan Janbroers	N/A
1971–72	Levi's Flamingo's Haarlem	N/A	Fiat Stars	Levi's Flamingo's Haarlem	21–1	Jan Janbroers	N/A
1972–73	Levi's Flamingo's Haarlem	N/A	Raak Punch	Levi's Flamingo's Haarlem	19–3	Jan Janbroers	N/A
1973–74	Transol RZ	N/A	Levi's Flamingo's Haarlem	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 Haarlem	Kinzo Amstelveen	29–7		N/A
1976–77	Kinzo Amstelveen	N/A	Sperry Remington Den Bosch	Kinzo Amstelveen	33–3		N/A
1977–78	Parker Leiden	2–1	Tripper Jeans Delft	Den Bosch	30–6	Ton Boot	N/A
1978–79	Den Bosch	2–0	Parker Leiden	Den Bosch	31–5	Ton Boot	N/A
1979–80	Den Bosch	2–0	Parker Leiden	Parker Leiden	37–3	Ton Boot	N/A
1980–81	Nashua Den Bosch	2–0	Parker Leiden	Parker Leiden	31–5		N/A
1981–82	NN Donar	3–1	Nashua Den Bosch	Nashua Den Bosch	31–5	Maarten van Gent	N/A
1982–83	Nashua Den Bosch	3–0	Hatrans Haaksbergen	Nashua Den Bosch	31–5	Ton Boot	N/A
1983–84	Nashua Den Bosch	3–1	Elmex Leiden	Nashua Den Bosch	29–3	Ton Boot	N/A
1984–85	Nashua Den Bosch	3–0	Elmex Leiden	Nashua Den Bosch	23–5		N/A
1985–86	Nashua Den Bosch	3–2	Doppeldouche Den Helder	Nashua Den Bosch	30–6		N/A
1986–87	Nashua Den Bosch	3–1	Direktbank Den Helder	Nashua Den Bosch	30–6		N/A
1987–88	Nashua Den Bosch	3–1	Miniware Weert	Nashua Den Bosch	32–4		N/A
1988–89	Direktbank Den Helder	3–1	Nashua Den Bosch	Nashua Den Bosch	31–5	Ton Boot	N/A
1989–90	Commodore Den Helder	3–2	Nashua Den Bosch	Commodore Den Helder	33–3	Ton Boot	N/A
1990–91	Commodore Den Helder	3–0	Nashua Den Bosch	Commodore Den Helder	29–3	Ton Boot	N/A
1991–92	Commodore Den Helder	3–2	Pro-Specs Den Bosch	Pro-Specs Den Bosch	24–8	Ton Boot	N/A
1992–93	Canoe Jeans Den Bosch	4–2	Selex Weert	Canoe Jeans Den Bosch	21–7		N/A
1993–94	Lanèche Weert	4–2	Canoe Jeans Den Bosch	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 Den Bosch	4–2	Rene Colthof Den Helder	America Today Den Bosch	17–3		N/A
1996–97	Libertel Den Bosch	4–3	Finish Profiles Amsterdam	Libertel Den Bosch	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	BC Omniworld Almere	EiffelTowers Nijmegen	13–3	Marco van den Berg	N/A
2003–04	MPC Capitals	4–2	Tulip Den Bosch	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 Den Bosch	4–3	Landstede	MPC Capitals	15–3	Randy Wiel	N/A
2006–07	EiffelTowers Den Bosch	4–0	Matrixx Magixx Nijmegen	EiffelTowers Den Bosch	36–4	Randy Wiel	N/A
2007–08	MyGuide Amsterdam	4–3	EiffelTowers Den Bosch	MyGuide Amsterdam	31–9	Arik Shivek	N/A
2008–09	EclipseJet-MyGuide Amsterdam	4–3	EiffelTowers Den Bosch	EclipseJet-MyGuide Amsterdam	35–5	Arik Shivek	N/A
2009–10	GasTerra Flames	4–1	WCAAG	GasTerra Flames	33–3	Marco 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 Den Bosch	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 Den Bosch	30–6	Toon van Helfteren	N/A
2013–14	GasTerra Flames	4–3	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	GasTerra Flames	32–4	Ivica Skelin	Arvin Slagter
2014–15	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	4–1	Donar	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	24–4	Sam Jones	Brandyn Curry

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	Den Bosch	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
4	Donar	1981-82, 2003-04, 2009-10, 2013-14
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

External links

• Official Site
• Eurobasket.com League Page