Dutch Basketball League

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Dutch Basketball League (DBL)
Current season or competition:
2013–14 Dutch Basketball League
Formerly Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB)
Sport Basketball
Founded 1960
No. of teams 10
Country  Netherlands
Continent European Union FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent champion(s) Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
(3rd title)
Most titles SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
(15 titles)
Related competitions Dutch Cup
Dutch Basketball Supercup
Official website www.basketballleague.nl

The Dutch Basketball League (DBL), formerly Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB), 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 10 teams and is played under the FIBA rules.

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

Colors Club City Arena Capacity DBL seasons1 DBL titles Founded
          BC Apollo Amsterdam Apollohal 0750 Β± 750 2 0 2011
          Den Helder Kings Den Helder Sporthal Sportcenter 1500 1,500 26 6 1981
          SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch Maaspoort 2800 2,800 42 15 1952
          GasTerra Flames Groningen Martiniplaza 4300 4,300 42 3 1951
          Challenge Sports Rotterdam Rotterdam Topsportcentrum 1000 1,000 24 0 1954
          Aris Leeuwarden Leeuwarden Sporthal Kalverdijkje 1700 1,700 10 0 2004
          Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Leiden Vijf Meihal 2000 2,000 27 3 1958
          Maxxcom BSW Weert Sporthal Boshoven 0000 – 32 1 1986
          Matrixx Magixx Wijchen Sporthal de Arcus 0700 700 14 1 2000
          Landstede Basketbal Zwolle Landstede Sportcentrum 1200 1,200 27 0 1995

* 1 Including the 2013–14 season.

Total league championships

Bold teams are still active in the Dutch Basketball League.

# Team City Winning years
15 SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2012
7 ABC Amsterdam Amsterdam 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009
6 Den Helder Kings Den Helder 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998
4 The Wolves Amsterdam Amsterdam 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965
Flamingo's Haarlem Haarlem 1986, 1971, 1972, 1973
3 GasTerra Flames Groningen 1982, 2004, 2010
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Leiden 1978, 2011, 2013
2 Landlust Amsterdam Amsterdam 1962, 1963
Punch Delft Delft 1969, 1975
Kinzo Amstelveel Amstelveen 1976, 1977
1 BSW Weert Weert 1994
Blue Stars Diemen Diemen 1970
Matrixx Magixx Wijchen 2003
Herly Amsterdam Amsterdam 1966
SVE Utrecht Utrecht 1967
Transol Rotterdam-Zuid Rotterdam 1974

League champions

  • 1960 – The Wolves Amsterdam
  • 1961 – The Wolves Amsterdam
  • 1962 – Landlust Amsterdam
  • 1963 – Landlust Amsterdam
  • 1964 – The Wolves Amsterdam
  • 1965 – The Wolves Amsterdam
  • 1966 – Herly Amsterdam
  • 1967 – SVE Utrecht
  • 1968 – Flamingo's Haarlem
  • 1969 – Punch Delft
  • 1970 – Blue Stars Diemen
  • 1971 – Levi's Flamingo's Haarlem
  • 1972 – Levi's Flamingo's Haarlem
  • 1973 –Levi's Flamingo's Haarlem
  • 1974 – Transol Rotterdam-Zuid
  • 1975 – Raak Punch Delft
  • 1976 – Kinzo Amstelveen
  • 1977 – Kinzo Amstelveen
  • 1978 – Parker Leiden
  • 1979 – EBBC Den Bosch
  • 1980 – Nashua Den Bosch
  • 1981 – Nashua Den Bosch
  • 1982 – Nationale Nederlanden Donar
  • 1983 – Nashua Den Bosch
  • 1984 – Nashua Den Bosch
  • 1985 – Nashua Den Bosch
  • 1986 – Nashua Den Bosch
  • 1987 – Nashua Den Bosch
  • 1988 – Nashua Den Bosch
  • 1989 – Direktbank Den Helder
  • 1990 – Commodore Den Helder
  • 1991 – Commodore Den Helder
  • 1992 – Commodore Den Helder
  • 1993 – Canoe Jeans Den Bosch
  • 1994 – LanΓ¨che Weert
  • 1995 – Mustang Jeans Den Helder
  • 1996 – America Today Den Bosch
  • 1997 – Libertel Dolphins Den Bosch
  • 1998 – Hans Verkerk Keukens Den Helder
  • 1999 – Ricoh Astronauts Amsterdam
  • 2000 – Ricoh Astronauts Amsterdam

Finals

Season Champion Runner-up Series
1998–99 Ricoh Astronauts Amsterdam Hans Verkerk Keukens (Den Helder) 4–3
1999–00 Ricoh Astronauts Amsterdam Image Center Werkendam 4–1
2000–01 Ricoh Astronauts Amsterdam Vanilla Weert 4–2
2001–02 Ricoh Astronauts Amsterdam EiffelTowers Nijmegen 4–2
2002–03 EiffelTowers Nijmegen BC Omniworld Almere 4–0
2003–04 MPC Capitals (Groningen) Tulip Den Bosch 4–2
2004–05 Ricoh Astronauts Amsterdam Landstede Basketbal (Zwolle) 4–0
2005–06 EiffelTowers Den Bosch MPC Capitals (Groningen) 4–3
2006–07 EiffelTowers Den Bosch Matrixx Magixx (Nijmegen) 4–0
2007–08 MyGuide Amsterdam EiffelTowers Den Bosch 4–3
2008–09 MyGuide Amsterdam EiffelTowers Den Bosch 4–3
2009–10 GasTerra Flames (Groningen) WCAA Giants (Bergen op Zoom) 4–1
2010–11 Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden GasTerra Flames (Groningen) 4–3
2011–12 EiffelTowers Den Bosch Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden 4–1
2012–13 Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Aris Leeuwarden 4–0
2013–14

Awards

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