De Groene Uilen

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G.S.B.V. De Groene Uilen-Moestasj
NicknameDe Groene Uilen
Leagues Promotiedivisie
Founded1957;68 years ago (1957)
ArenaWillem Alexander Sportcentrum
Capacity1.100
Location Groningen, Netherlands
Championships2 Promotiedivisie (2014, 2015)
Website groeneuilenmoestasj.nl

G.S.B.V. De Groene Uilen-Moestasj is a student sports association from Groningen. It was founded as 'De Groene Uilen' (The Green Owls) in 1957. The first men's team competes in the Promotiedivisie, the second tier of Dutch basketball. [1]

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History

Traditionally, the club organised a yearly international tournament called the GUMIT (Groene Uilen Moestasj International Tournament) together with the other Groningen basketball club, Moestasj, in which clubs from different countries participate over the duration of three days. [2]

In 2014, the club won its first championship in the Promotiedivisie. They defeated Aarnoudse/Binnenland with 52-48 in the finals. [3] After the championship, the club had the right to promote to the Dutch Basketball League. After deliberation the club however decided to stay in the Promotiedivisie. [4]

Due to being situated in the same city, having an ovelapping following and only playing one tier lower, the professional club Donar has played many pre-season games with de Groene Uilen. The first official match between the two sides took place on the 11th of december 2014, when the faced off for the Dutch Basketball Cup. The match resulted in a 47-96 victory for Donar, eliminating de Groene Uilen from the tournament. [5]

In 2015, the club won its second championship in the Promotiedivisie. In the final, they defeated the Red Giants from Meppel after double overtime with 76-75. [6] [7] [8]

In 2018, the club merged with the other student basketball team in the city, Moestasj, creating the club in its current form. [9]

Following the demotion of Donar’s second team from the Promotiedivisie in 2025, the professional club dissolved the team and merged it with De Groene Uilen-Moestasj’s first men’s team. [10]

Due to their financial troubles in 2023, the traditional pre-season match between Donar and de Groene uilen had not been organised for several years. In 2025 this tradition was reinstated with another edition. Donar won with 103-44 in front of 450 spectators. [11]

Honours

Promotiedivisie
Runners-up: 1999-2000

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePos. NBB Cup
2012-132 Promotiedivisie 2nd
2013-142 Promotiedivisie Champions
2014-152 Promotiedivisie ChampionsFourth round
2015-162 Promotiedivisie 8th
2016-172 Promotiedivisie 4thFourth round
2017-182 Promotiedivisie 3rd
2018-192 Promotiedivisie 11th
2019-202 Promotiedivisie 9th
2020-212 Promotiedivisie Cancelled
2021-222 Promotiedivisie 10th
2022-232 Promotiedivisie 7thEight-finals
2023-242 Promotiedivisie 4thEight-finals
2024-252 Promotiedivisie 6th

    References

    1. ↑ "Promotiedivisie Standings". Eurobasket. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
    2. ↑ "Groene Uilen Moestasj International Tournament (GUMIT)" (in Dutch).
    3. ↑ "Finale Promotiedivisie 2014 Binnenland vs Groene Uilen". YouTube (in Dutch). 18 May 2014.
    4. ↑ "Green Owls win championship match" (in Dutch). 17 May 2014.
    5. ↑ "The Green Owls suprise their 'Big Brother' temporarily" (in Dutch). 11 December 2014. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
    6. ↑ "De Groene Uilen voor tweede keer kampioen". YouTube . 18 May 2015.
    7. ↑ "Green owls are champions again" (in Dutch). 16 May 2015. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
    8. ↑ "Green owls are national champion in promotiedivisie" (in Dutch). 16 May 2015. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
    9. ↑ "Home".
    10. ↑ "Joshua Striker nieuwe coach Donar Groningen U19".
    11. ↑ "Donar starts practice campaign with big win" . Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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