Women's Basketball League (Netherlands)
Organising body | Basketball Nederland |
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Founded | 1949 |
First season | 1949–50 |
Country | Netherlands |
Confederation | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
Number of teams | 9 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Promotiedivisie |
Domestic cup(s) | |
Supercup | |
International cup(s) | EuroCup Women |
Current champions | Den Helder (15th title) (2020–21) |
Most championships | Blue Stars (20 titles) |
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The Women's Basketball League (WBL) is the highest level of women's basketball in the Netherlands. The first season was played in 1949. Blue Stars is the record titleholder of the league with 20 championships. As of 2021, the league consists of nine teams.[1]
History[]
From its establishment, the league was known as "Eredivisie".
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/11/Vrouwen_Basketball_League_logo.png/150px-Vrouwen_Basketball_League_logo.png)
Former logo of the league, when it was the VBL
In 2019, the league name was changed from Vrouwen Basketball League (VBL) to Women's Basketball League (WBL).[2] The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the first time the competition was not played out. No champion was named.
2021–22 clubs[]
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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Batouwe | Bemmel | De Kooi | |
Binnenland | Barendrecht | De Driesprong | |
Utrecht | Sporthal Lunetten | ||
Den Helder Suns | Den Helder | Sporthal Sportlaan | |
Grasshoppers | Katwijk | Cleijn Duijn | |
Tubbergen | De Vlaskoel | ||
Landslake Lions | Landsmeer | ICL Sportcenter | |
Martini Sparks | Haren | Scharlakenhof | |
Triple Threat | Haarlem | Van Hogendorphal |
List of champions[]
- 1950
- 1951 Blue Stars
- 1952 Blue Stars
- 1953 Blue Stars
- 1954 Blue Stars
- 1955 Blue Stars
- 1956 Blue Stars
- 1957 Blue Stars
- 1958 Blue Stars
- 1959 Blue Stars
- 1960 Landlust
- 1961 AMVJ Amsterdam
- 1962 Blue Stars
- 1963 Blue Stars
- 1964 Blue Stars
- 1965 AMVJ Amsterdam
- 1966 Blue Stars
- 1967 AMVJ Amsterdam
- 1968 AMVJ Amsterdam
- 1969 Blue Stars
- 1970 AMVJ Amsterdam
- 1971 Blue Stars
- 1972 Blue Stars
- 1973 Blue Stars
- 1974 Blue Stars
- 1975 Blue Stars
- 1976 Blue Stars
- 1977 RZ
- 1978 RZ
- 1979
- 1980 Landlust
- 1981 Landlust
- 1982 BV Amstelveen
- 1983 BV Amstelveen
- 1984 BV Amstelveen
- 1985 Den Helder
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988 Den Helder
- 1989 Den Helder
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
- 1993 Tonego
- 1994 Tonego
- 1995 Tonego
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001 Landslake Lions
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004 Den Helder
- 2005 Den Helder
- 2006
- 2007 Landslake Lions
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010 Landslake Lions
- 2011
- 2012 Landslake Lions
- 2013 Landslake Lions
- 2014 Binnenland
- 2015
- 2016 Landslake Lions
- 2017
- 2018 Grasshoppers
- 2019 Grasshoppers
- 2020 None
- 2021 Den Helder
Performance by team[]
Teams in bold are still active in the VBL.
Club | Winners | Years won |
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Blue Stars | 20 | 1951–1959, 1962–1964, 1966, 1969, 1971–1976, |
Den Helder | 15 | 1985, 1988–1991, 1996, 1998–2000, 2004–2006, 2008, 2009, 2021 |
Landslake Lions | 6 | 2001, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016 |
AMVJ | 4 | 1961, 1965, 1967, 1968 |
Canadians | 4 | 1960, 1980, 1981, 1986 |
Tonego | 3 | 1993–1995 |
Grasshoppers | 2 | 2018, 2019 |
Batouwe | 2 | 2015, 2017 |
RZ | 2 | 1977, 1978 |
1 | 1997 | |
1 | 1979 | |
1 | 1987 | |
1 | 2003 | |
1 | 1992 | |
1 | 2011 | |
1 | 2002 |
References[]
- ^ Basketball.nl – Standings VBL
- ^ "Women's Basketball League". Basketball.nl. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
External links[]
- Profile at eurobasket.com
- http://www.vrouwen-basketball.nl/
Categories:
- Women's basketball leagues in Europe
- Basketball in the Netherlands
- Sports leagues established in 1949
- Professional sports leagues in the Netherlands
- Basketball stubs
- Dutch sport stubs