List of Dutch basketball champions

The Dutch basketball champions, are the winners of the highest level of basketball in the Netherlands, which is the BNXT League since 2022. This page is a list of winners and runners-up in each given DBL season, along with additional information.[1][2][3][4]

Heroes Den Bosch has won a total number of 16 titles, the highest of any club. Currently, only four teams that have won championships are still active in the DBL: Heroes Den Bosch, Landstede Hammers, Leiden and Donar.

From 1945 to 2021, the Dutch basketball champion came from the Dutch Basketball League (formerly the Eredivisie). Since 2022, the champion is decided through the BNXT League; this league features Belgian teams as well but organises a playoffs to determine the Dutch champions.

Two teams have won a treble so far, Donar in 2016 and ZZ Leiden in 2023.

## Season summaries (1945–1977)

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The Wolves Amsterdam after winning the 1965 title Kinzo Amstelveen players celebrating the 1976 title

In the early years of the Eredivisie, a round-robin competition was played to determine the national champion. The team with the most wins was crowned champion.

Season  | Champion  | Runner–up

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1945–46

| DED |

1946–47

| DED (2)  | APGS

1947–48

| APGS |

1948–49

| AMVJ |

1949–50

| DED (3)  |

1950–51

| AMVJ (2)  | The Arrows Rotterdam

1951–52

| DED (4)  | Antilopen Haarlem

1952–53

| DED (5)  | The Arrows Rotterdam

1953–54

| DED (6)  | The Arrows Rotterdam

1954–55

| AMVJ (3)  | SSD Delft

1955–56

| DED (7)  | SSD Delft

1956–57

| The Wolves Amsterdam | Zeemacht Den Helder

1957–58[a]

| DED (8)  | Blue Stars

1958–59

| Blue Stars |

1959–60

| The Wolves Amsterdam (2)  |

1960–61

| The Wolves Amsterdam (3)  | Blue Stars

1961–62

| Landlust |

1962–63

| Landlust (2)  |

1963–64

| The Wolves Amsterdam (4)  |

1964–65

| The Wolves Amsterdam (5)  |

1965–66

| Herly Amsterdam |

1966–67

| Eendracht Utrecht | Landlust

1967–68

| Flamingo's Haarlem | Landlust

1968–69

| Punch | Blue Stars

1969–70

| Blue Stars (3)  | RZ

1970–71

| Flamingo's Haarlem (2)  | RZ

1971–72

| Flamingo's Haarlem (3)  | Fiat Stars

1972–73

| Flamingo's Haarlem (4)  | Raak Punch

1973–74

| RZ | Flamingo's Haarlem (5)

1974–75

| Punch | RZ

1975–76

| Amstelveen | Flamingo's Haarlem

1976–77

| Amstelveen (2)  | Den Bosch

## DBL / BNXT Finals (1978–present)

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In the 1977–78 Eredivisie season, the play-offs were introduced, along with finals which determined the winner of a given DBL season.[2]

Players of GasTerra Flames (currently known as Donar) holding the trophy after winning the 2009–10 championship †  | Double winner (champion also won NBB Cup)

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‡  | Treble winner (champion also won Dutch Cup and Supercup)
*  | Treble winner (champion also won the Dutch Cup and BNXT League)
Season  | Champion  | Score  | Runner–up  | Champions' coach  | Playoffs MVP /
Finals MVP

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1977–78

| Leiden[b] (1)  |

2–1

| Punch[c] | Ton Boot | —

1978–79

| Den Bosch (1)  |

2–0

| Leiden[b] | Ton Boot | —

1979–80

| Den Bosch (2)  |

2–0

| Leiden[b] | Ton Boot | —

1980–81

| Den Bosch[d] (3)  |

2–0

| Leiden[b] | Bill Sheridan | —

1981–82

| Donar[e] (1)  |

3–1

| Den Bosch[d] | Maarten van Gent | —

1982–83

| Den Bosch[d] (4)  |

3–0

| Hatrans Haaksbergen | Ton Boot | —

1983–84

| Den Bosch[d] (5)  |

3–1

| Leiden[f] | Ton Boot | —

1984–85

| Den Bosch[d] (6)  |

3–0

| Leiden[f] | Jan Dekker | —

1985–86

| Den Bosch[d] (7)  |

3–2

| Den Helder | Jan Dekker | —

1986–87

| Den Bosch[d] (8)  |

3–1

| Den Helder | Jan Janbroers | —

1987–88

| Den Bosch (9)  |

3–1

| BSW | Jan Dekker | —

1988–89

| Den Helder (1)  |

3–1

| Den Bosch | Ton Boot | —

1989–90

| Den Helder (2)  |

3–2

| Den Bosch | Ton Boot | —

1990–91

| Den Helder (3)  |

3–0

| Den Bosch | Ton Boot | —

1991–92

| Den Helder† (4)  |

3–2

| Den Bosch | Ton Boot | —

1992–93

| Den Bosch† (10)  |

4–2

| BSW | Cor van Esch | —

1993–94

| BSW (1)  |

4–2

| Den Bosch | Olivier van Kempen | —

1994–95

| Den Helder (5)  |

4–1

| GOBA Gorinchem | Meindert van Veen | —

1995–96

| Den Bosch (11)  |

4–2

| Den Helder | Jos Wolfs | —

1996–97

| Den Bosch (12)  |

4–3

| Amsterdam | Jos Wolfs | —

1997–98

| Den Helder (6)  |

4–3

| Donar | Bob Gonnen | —

1998–99

| Amsterdam Astronauts (1)  |

4–3

| Den Helder | Ton Boot | —

1999–00

| Amsterdam Astronauts (2)  |

4–1

| Virtus Werkendam | Ton Boot | —

2000–01

| Amsterdam Astronauts (3)  |

4–2

| BSW | Ton Boot | —

2001–02

| Amsterdam Astronauts (4)  |

4–3

| EiffelTowers Nijmegen | Ton Boot | —

2002–03

| EiffelTowers Nijmegen† (1)  |

4–1

| Omniworld Almere | Marco van den Berg | —

2003–04

| Donar[g] (2)  |

4–2

| Den Bosch | Ton Boot | —

2004–05

| Amsterdam Astronauts (5)  |

4–0

| Landstede | Arik Shivek | Joe Spinks

2005–06

| Den Bosch (13)  |

4–3

| Donar[g] | Randy Wiel | —

2006–07

| Den Bosch (14)  |

4–0

| Magixx | Randy Wiel | —

2007–08

| Amsterdam (6)  |

4–3

| Den Bosch | Arik Shivek | —

2008–09

| Amsterdam (7)  |

4–3

| Den Bosch | Arik Shivek | —

2009–10

| Donar[h] (3)  |

4–1

| West-Brabant Giants | Marco van den Berg | —

2010–11

| Leiden (2)  |

4–3

| Donar[h] | Toon van Helfteren | —

2011–12

| Den Bosch (15)  |

4–1

| Leiden | Raoul Korner | —

2012–13

| Leiden (3)  |

4–0

| Aris Leeuwarden | Toon van Helfteren | —

2013–14

| Donar[h] (4)  |

4–3

| Den Bosch | Ivica Skelin | Arvin Slagter

2014–15

| Den Bosch (16)  |

4–1

| Donar | Sam Jones | Brandyn Curry

2015–16

| Donar (5)  |

4–1

| Landstede | Erik Braal | Lance Jeter

2016–17

| Donar‡ (6)  |

4–1

| Landstede | Erik Braal | Chase Fieler

2017–18

| Donar† (7)  |

4–0

| Leiden | Erik Braal | Brandyn Curry

2018–19

| Landstede (1)  |

4–2

| Donar | Herman van den Belt | Kaza Kajami-Keane

2019–20

| Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic[5]

2020–21

| Leiden (4)  |

3–0

| Heroes Den Bosch | Geert Hammink | Worthy de Jong
BNXT League era

2021–22

| Heroes Den Bosch (17)  |

3–2

| Leiden | Erik Braal | Thomas van der Mars

2022–23

| Leiden (5)*  |

3–2

| Donar | Doug Spradley | Thomas Rutherford

2023–24

| Leiden (6)  |

3–1

| Heroes Den Bosch | Doug Spradley | Brock Gardner

2024–25

| Heroes Den Bosch† (18)  |

3–0

| Leiden | Erik Braal | Le'Tre Darthard

## Playoffs finals performances by clubs

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Titles won by club (%)

1. Den Bosch – 18 (39%)
2. Donar – 7 (15%)
3. Amsterdam – 7 (15%)
4. Den Helder – 6 (13%)
5. Leiden – 6 (13%)
6. Others – 3 (6%)

The following table lists all clubs that have won or finished as runners-up in the Dutch League since the introducing of playoff finals.

Teams in italic are inactive or dissolved. Teams in bold indicates clubs that are currently active in the top division.

Club  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Apps | Pct | Years won  | Years runner-up

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Heroes Den Bosch | 18  | 12  | 30  | .600  | 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2022, 2025 | 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2021, 2024
Donar | 7  | 6  | 13  | .538  | 1982, 2004, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 | 1998, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023
Amsterdam | 7  | 1  | 8  | .875  | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009  | 1997
Den Helder | 6  | 4  | 10  | .600  | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998  | 1986, 1987, 1996, 1999
Leiden | 6  | 9  | 15  | .400  | 1978, 2011, 2013, 2021, 2023, 2024  | 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 2012, 2018, 2022, 2025
Landstede Hammers | 1  | 3  | 4  | .250  | 2019 | 2005, 2016, 2017
BSW | 1  | 3  | 4  | .250  | 1994  | 1988, 1993, 2001
EiffelTowers Nijmegen | 1  | 1  | 2  | .500  | 2003 | 2002
Aris Leeuwarden | –  | 1  | 1  | .000  | –  | 2013
West-Brabant Giants | –  | 1  | 1  | .000  | –  | 2010
Magixx | –  | 1  | 1  | .000  | –  | 2007
GOBA Gorinchem | –  | 1  | 1  | .000  | –  | 1995
Punch | –  | 1  | 1  | .000  | –  | 1978
Virtus Werkendam | –  | 1  | 1  | .000  | –  | 2000
Almere Pioneers[i] | –  | 1  | 1  | .000  | –  | 2003
Tonego[j] | –  | 1  | 1  | .000  | –  | 1983

## Titles by club

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The following table lists all clubs that have won the national championship. Seventeen clubs have been crowned Dutch national basketball champions.

Rank  | Club  | Wins  | Runner-up  | Seasons won

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| Heroes 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, 2021–22, 2025

| DED | 8  |

| 1945–46, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1957–58

| Astronauts Amsterdam | 7  |

| 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09
Donar | 7  |

| 1981–82, 2003–04, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18

| Den Helder | 6  |

| 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1997–98
ZZ Leiden |

| 1977–78, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24

| The Wolves Amsterdam |

| 1959–60, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65
Flamingo's Haarlem |

| 1985–86, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73

| AMVJ | 3  |

| 1948–49, 1950–51, 1954–55

| Blue Stars |

| 1958–59, 1969–70
Landlust |

| 1961–62, 1962–63
Punch Delft |

| 1968–69, 1974–75
Amstelveen |

| 1975–76, 1976–77

| APGS |

| 1947–48
Herly Amsterdam |

| 1965–66
SVE Utrecht |

| 1966–67
RZ |

| 1973–74
Landstede Hammers |

| 2018–19
BSW Weert |

| 1993–94
EiffelTowers Nijmegen |

| 2002–03

## Titles by province

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Region  | Championships  | Clubs

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North Holland |

| DED (8), ABC Amsterdam (7), Den Helder (6), Flamingo's Haarlem (4), The Wolves Amsterdam (4), AMVJ (3), Landlust (2), Blue Stars (2), APGS (1), Amstelveen (1), Herly (1)
North Brabant |

| Heroes Den Bosch (18)
South Holland |

| Leiden (6), Punch (2), RZ (1)
Groningen | 7  | Donar (7)
Overijssel |

| Landstede Hammers (1)
Limburg (Netherlands) |

| BSW Weert (1)
Gelderland |

| EiffelTowers (1)
Utrecht |

| SVE Utrecht (1)
Flevoland |

| –
Drenthe |

| –
Friesland |

| –
Zeeland |

| –

## Titles by city

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City  | Championships  | Clubs

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Amsterdam |

| DED (8), ABC Amsterdam (7), The Wolves Amsterdam (4), AMVJ (3), Landlust (2), APGS (1), Amstelveen (1), Herly (1)
's-Hertogenbosch |

| Heroes Den Bosch (18)
Groningen | 7  | Donar (7)
Den Helder |

| Den Helder (6)
Leiden |

| Leiden (6)
Haarlem |

| Flamingo's Haarlem (4)
Diemen |

| Blue Stars (2)
Delft |

| Punch (2)
Zwolle |

| Landstede Hammers (1)
Weert |

| BSW Weert (1)
Nijmegen |

| EiffelTowers (1)
Utrecht |

| SVE Utrecht
Rotterdam |

| RZ (1)

## Notes

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1. ^ In the 1957–58 season, DED and Blue Stars played in a best-of-three playoff series to determine the national champion.
2. ^ a b c d Known as "Parker Leiden".
3. ^ Known as "Tripper Jeans Delft".
4. ^ a b c d e f g Known as "Nashua Den Bosch".
5. ^ Known as "Nationale Nederlanden Donar".
6. ^ a b Known as "Elmex Leiden".
7. ^ a b Known as "MPC Capitals".
8. ^ a b c Known as "GasTerra Flames".
9. ^ One finals appearance as "BC Omniworld".
10. ^ One finals appearance as "Hatrans Haaksbergen".

## References

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1. ^ "Landskampioenen, bekerwinnaars en competitiewinnaars" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
2. ^ a b "Play-offs (M)" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. ^ "Landskampioenen" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
4. ^ "Eindstanden competitie | Basketball Happenings". 2016-07-29. Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
5. ^ "DBL beëindigt seizoen 2019-2020" [DBL ends 2019-2020 season]. Basketball League (in Dutch). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

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Seasons|

* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
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* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
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* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
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* 1980–81
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* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
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* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
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* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
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* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21

Playoffs|

* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
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Clubs|

| 2020–21 season|

* Almere Sailors
* Aris Leeuwarden
* Apollo Amsterdam
* Donar
* Den Helder Suns
* BAL
* Feyenoord
* Heroes Den Bosch
* Landstede Hammers
* The Hague Royals
* Yoast United
* ZZ Leiden

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Former|

* Arke Stars Enschede
* Akrides
* Amsterdam Basketball
* Amstelveen
* AMVJ
* Almere Pioneers
* BSW
* BV Groningen
* DAS Delft
* Den Helder
* Dutch Windmills
* EiffelTowers Nijmegen
* Flamingo's Haarlem
* Red Giants
* Herly Amsterdam
* Virtus Werkendam
* NAC Basketbal
* Orca's
* Punch
* Rowic
* Matrixx Magixx
* West-Brabant Giants
* RZ
* DED
* The Wolves
* SVE
* The Lions
* Blue Stars

Arenas|

* MartiniPlaza
* Maaspoort
* Apollohal
* Kalverdijkje
* Sporthal Boshoven
* Landstede Sportcentrum
* Sporthal Sportlaan
* Topsportcentrum Rotterdam
* Vijf Meihal
* Sportcampus Zuiderpark
* Topsportcentrum Almere
* De Schaapskooi

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

Statistical leaders|

* Scoring
* Rebounds
* Assists
* Steals
* Blocks

Associated competitions|

* Basketball Cup
* Dutch Supercup

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