Women's Basketball League (Netherlands)


The Women's Basketball League 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 twenty won championships. The league consists of 10 teams as of August 2024.

History

From its establishment, the league was known as "Eredivisie".
In 2019, the league name was changed from Vrouwen Basketball League to Women's Basketball League. 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

The league currently consists of 9 teams. In the 2022–23 season, BAL will enter the league as its tenth team.
ClubLocationVenueCapacity
BatouweBemmelDe Kooi650
BinnenlandBarendrechtDe Driesprong
Utrecht CangeroesUtrechtSporthal Lunetten
[BV BV Den Helder (women)|Den Helder (women)|Den Helder Suns]Den HelderSporthal Sportlaan
GrasshoppersKatwijkCleijn Duijn
Jolly JumpersTubbergenDe Vlaskoel
Landslake LionsLandsmeerICL Sportcenter
Martini SparksHarenScharlakenhof
Triple ThreatHaarlemVan Hogendorphal

List of champions

Performance by team

Teams in bold are still active in the VBL.
ClubWinnersYears won
Blue Stars201951–1959, 1962–1964, 1966, 1969, 1971–1976,
Den Helder161985, 1988–1991, 1996, 1998–2000, 2004–2006, 2008, 2009, 2021, 2022
Landslake Lions62001, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016
AMVJ41961, 1965, 1967, 1968
Canadians41960, 1980, 1981, 1986
Grasshoppers42018, 2019, 2023, 2024
Tonego31993–1995
Batouwe22015, 2017
RZ21977, 1978
Lieshout11997
BOB Oud-Beijerland11979
Hoofddorp11987
Lely12003
Voorburg11992
Leiderdorp12011
Jolly Jumpers12002