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

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: Den Bosch, Landstede Hammers, Leiden and Donar.
Season summaries (1945–1977)
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) | |
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[lower-alpha 1] |
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 | |
1968–69 |
Punch | Blue Stars (2) |
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 |
Finals (1978–present)
In the 1977–78 Eredivisie season, the play-offs were introduced, along with finals which determined the winner of a given DBL season.[2]
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Champion also won NBB Cup |
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Champion also won NBB Cup and Supercup |
Finals performances by clubs
Titles won by club (%)
Teams in italic are inactive or dissolved.
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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Heroes Den Bosch | 16 | 11 | 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2015 | 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2021 |
Donar | 7 | 5 | 1982, 2004, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 | 1998, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 1 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009 | 1997 |
Den Helder | 6 | 4 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998 | 1986, 1987, 1996, 1999 |
Leiden | 4 | 7 | 1978, 2011, 2013, 2021 | 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 2012, 2018 |
Landstede Hammers | 1 | 3 | 2019 | 2005, 2016, 2017 |
BSW | 1 | 3 | 1994 | 1988, 1993, 2001 |
EiffelTowers Nijmegen | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 2002 |
Aris Leeuwarden | – | 1 | – | 2013 |
West-Brabant Giants | – | 1 | – | 2010 |
Magixx | – | 1 | – | 2007 |
GOBA Gorinchem | – | 1 | – | 1995 |
Punch | – | 1 | – | 1978 |
Virtus Werkendam | – | 1 | – | 2000 |
Almere Pioneers[lower-alpha 9] | – | 1 | – | 2003 |
Tonego[lower-alpha 10] | – | 1 | – | 1983 |
Notes
- In the 1957–58 season, DED and Blue Stars played in a best-of-three playoff series to determine the national champion.
- Known as "Parker Leiden".
- Known as "Tripper Jeans Delft".
- Known as "Nashua Den Bosch".
- Known as "Nationale Nederlanden Donar".
- Known as "Elmex Leiden".
- Known as "MPC Capitals".
- Known as "GasTerra Flames".
- One finals appearance as "BC Omniworld".
- One finals appearance as "Hatrans Haaksbergen".
References
- "Landskampioenen, bekerwinnaars en competitiewinnaars" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- "Play-offs (M)" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- "Landskampioenen" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "DBL beëindigt seizoen 2019-2020" [DBL ends 2019-2020 season]. Basketball League (in Dutch). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.