Belgian Basketball League (Pro Basketball League) History

League status

The Pro Basketball League is the first-tier professional basketball league in Belgium. PBL was established in 1928.
The PBL sits above the Top Division I which effectively forms the second-tier of Belgian basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 6 teams qualify to the play-offs.
Limits of non-Belgian players per team: 6 import players (non-Europeans), 6 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 6.

League name history

1928-2011: Division I  1957-1958 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
2011-2014: Ethias League  2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
2014-2016: Scooore League  2014-2015 2015-2016
2016-2021: Euromillions League  2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021
2021 until now: Pro Basketball League  2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
Until 2007
2007-
2011-2014
2014-2016
2016-2021
Since 2021

Title holders

Championships by club

TitlesClubYears
13Oostende 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
2Charleroi 2008-09, 2010-11

Finals year-by-year

SeasonWinnerResultFinalistRegular Season Champ
2008-09Spirou BC Charleroi3-0Dexia Mons-HainautSpirou BC Charleroi
2009-10Not held
2010-11Spirou BC Charleroi3-0Generali Okapi AalstarOptima Gent
2011-12Telenet BC Oostende3-2Belgacom Spirou CharleroiStella Artois Leuven Bears
2012-13Telenet BC Oostende3-0Belfius Mons-HainautTelenet BC Oostende
2013-14Telenet BC Oostende3-2Okapi AalstarTelenet BC Oostende
2014-15Telenet BC Oostende3-1Belfius Mons-HainautTelenet BC Oostende
2015-16Telenet BC Oostende3-1Okapi AalstarTelenet BC Oostende
2016-17Telenet BC Oostende3-1Basic-Fit BrusselsCrelan Okapi Aalstar
2017-18Filou Oostende3-0Telenet Giants AntwerpFilou Oostende
2018-19Filou Oostende3-1Telenet Giants AntwerpFilou Oostende
2019-20Not held
2020-21Filou Oostende3-1Belfius Mons-HainautFilou Oostende
2021-22Filou Oostende3-1Kangoeroes Basket MechelenStella Artois Leuven Bears
2022-23Filou Oostende3-1Telenet Giants Antwerp
2023-24Filou Oostende3-1Telenet Giants Antwerp
2024-25Filou Oostende3-1Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen
2025-26Not held

Finals participants

ClubWLTotal
Oostende13013
Antwerp044
Union Mons044
Charleroi213
Aalst033
Mechelen022
Brussels011

Final Four participants

Club1st2nd3rd4th
Oostende11001
Charleroi2130
Union Mons0431
Aalst0313
Antwerp0313
Mechelen0200
Limburg0032
Leuven0010
Liege0010
Brussels0002
Kortrijk0001

Players with the most appearances in the Belgian Finals

PlayerFinals AppearancesYears
Dusan Djordjevic112012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Jean Salumu72013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024
Khalid Boukichou62012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Simon Buysse62015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Jean-Marc Mwema62017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
Christophe Beghin52009, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019
Guy Muya52012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
Quentin Serron52012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Tom Pauwaert52012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Thibault Vanderhaegen52014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Players with the most Belgian titles

PlayerCountYears Won
Dusan Djordjevic112012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Jean Salumu72013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024
Khalid Boukichou62012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Quentin Serron52012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Tom Pauwaert52012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Thibault Vanderhaegen52014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Julian Delplancq52014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Servaas Buysschaert52021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Pierre-Antoine Gillet52021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Simon Buysse52021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025