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.
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. 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)

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.
SeasonChampionRunner–up
1945–46DED
1946–47DED APGS
1947–48APGS
1948–49AMVJ
1949–50DED
1950–51AMVJ The Arrows Rotterdam
1951–52DED Antilopen Haarlem
1952–53DED The Arrows Rotterdam
1953–54DED The Arrows Rotterdam
1954–55AMVJ SSD Delft
1955–56DED SSD Delft
1956–57The Wolves AmsterdamZeemacht Den Helder
DED Blue Stars
1958–59Blue Stars
1959–60The Wolves Amsterdam
1960–61The Wolves Amsterdam Blue Stars
1961–62Landlust
1962–63Landlust
1963–64The Wolves Amsterdam
1964–65The Wolves Amsterdam
1965–66Herly Amsterdam
1966–67Eendracht UtrechtLandlust
1967–68Flamingo's HaarlemLandlust
1968–69PunchBlue Stars
1969–70Blue Stars RZ
1970–71Flamingo's Haarlem RZ
1971–72Flamingo's Haarlem Fiat Stars
1972–73Flamingo's Haarlem Raak Punch
1973–74RZFlamingo's Haarlem
1974–75PunchRZ
1975–76AmstelveenFlamingo's Haarlem
1976–77Amstelveen Den Bosch

DBL / BNXT 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.
Double winner
Treble winner
*Treble winner

Playoffs finals performances by clubs

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.
ClubWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Heroes Den Bosch 1812301979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2022, 20251982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2021, 2024
Donar76131982, 2004, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 20181998, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023
Amsterdam7181999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 20091997
Den Helder64101989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 19981986, 1987, 1996, 1999
Leiden69151978, 2011, 2013, 2021, 2023, 20241979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 2012, 2018, 2022, 2025
Landstede Hammers13420192005, 2016, 2017
BSW13419941988, 1993, 2001
EiffelTowers Nijmegen112.50020032002
Aris Leeuwarden11.0002013
West-Brabant Giants11.0002010
Magixx11.0002007
GOBA Gorinchem11.0001995
Punch11.0001978
Virtus Werkendam11.0002000
Almere Pioneers11.0002003
Tonego11.0001983

Titles by club

The following table lists all clubs that have won the national championship. Seventeen clubs have been crowned Dutch national basketball champions.
RankClubWinsRunner-upSeasons won
1Heroes Den Bosch 18121978–79, 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
2DED801945–46, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1957–58
Astronauts Amsterdam711998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09
Donar751981–82, 2003–04, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
5Den Helder641988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1997–98
5ZZ Leiden691977–78, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
The Wolves Amsterdam401959–60, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65
Flamingo's Haarlem421985–86, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73
AMVJ301948–49, 1950–51, 1954–55
Blue Stars231958–59, 1969–70
Landlust221961–62, 1962–63
Punch Delft221968–69, 1974–75
Amstelveen201975–76, 1976–77
APGS111947–48
Herly Amsterdam101965–66
SVE Utrecht101966–67
RZ131973–74
Landstede Hammers122018–19
BSW Weert111993–94
EiffelTowers Nijmegen112002–03

Titles by province

Titles by city