Dutch Basketball League (Dutch Basketball League) History
League status
The Dutch Basketball League is the first-tier professional basketball league in Holland. DBL was established in 1960.
The DBL sits above the Promotiedivisie which effectively forms the second-tier of Dutch basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 6 teams qualify to the play-offs.
Limits of non-Dutch players per team: 7 import players (non-Europeans), 7 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 7.
League name history
1960-2010: Eredivisie 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
2010 until now: Dutch Basketball League 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
League logos
 Until 2010 |  2010-2019 |  Since 2019 |
Title holders
Championships by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Leiden | 2022-23, 2023-24 |
| 1 |  Den Bosch | 2024-25 |
| 1 |  Zwolle | 2025-26 |
Finals year-by-year
| Season | Champion | Result | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Zorg and Zekerheid Leiden | 3-2 |  Donar Groningen |
| 2023-24 | Zorg and Zekerheid Leiden | 92-81 |  Heroes Den Bosch |
| 2024-25 | Heroes Den Bosch | 3-0 | Zorg and Zekerheid Leiden |
| 2025-26 | Landstede Hammers Zwolle | 3-1 | Zorg and Zekerheid Leiden |
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leiden | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Den Bosch | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Groningen | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zwolle | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leiden | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Den Bosch | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zwolle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Groningen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Leeuwarden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Players with the most appearances in the Dutch Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Stan Van Den Elzen | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Lucas Kruithof | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Roeland Schaftenaar | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Luuk Van Bree | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Duko Bos | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Jibbe Sicking | 3 | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Leon Williams | 2 | 2023, 2026 |
| Maarten Bouwknecht | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Marijn Ververs | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Boy Van Vliet | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
Players with the most Dutch titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Luuk Van Bree | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Marijn Ververs | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Maarten Bouwknecht | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Duko Bos | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Lucas Kruithof | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Stan Van Den Elzen | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Roeland Schaftenaar | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
