Promotiedivisie

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Promotiedivisie
Organising body Basketball Nederland
CountryNetherlands
Confederation FIBA Europe (Europe)
Number of teams24
Level on pyramid2
Promotion to Dutch Basketball League (optional)
Relegation toEerste divisie
Domestic cup(s) NBB Cup
Current championsAttacus (1th title)
(2024–25)
Most championships Akrides
(5 titles)

The Promotiedivisie (English: Promotion Division) is the second tier of basketball in the Netherlands and is the highest amateur competition in the country. At the end of a Promotiedivisie-season, a Final Four is played to decide the new champion.

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The champion technically earns the right to promote to the Dutch Basketball League, although it only happens in exceptional cases, because a club has to turn professional to play in the league. The bottom team relegates to the Eerste divisie  [ nl ], the national third division.

In 2012, Apollo Amsterdam became the first Promotiedivise champion to promote to the next season of the Dutch Basketball League. Lokomotief is the most successful team with three won titles.

Ahead of the 2023-24 season, the Promotiedivisie was expanded to 24 teams with two groups of twelve (Group A and Group B).

Current teams

There were 24teams in the 2022–23 season. [1]

TeamCity
Apollo Amsterdam Amsterdam
Attacus Veghel
Hot Pepper Heat Zwanenburg
BV Hoofddorp Hoofddorp
Aris We Here Fryslan Leeuwarden
United Basketball Bemmel
Orange Lions Academy Amsterdam
BV Amsterdam Amsterdam
ZZ Leiden U22 Leiden
Donar U22 Groningen
Heroes Den Bosch U22 's-Hertogenbosch
Landstede Hammers U22 Zwolle
BAL U22 Weert
River Trotters Hardinxveld-Giessendam
Dreamfield Dolphins Bemmel
Grasshoppers Katwijk
De Groene Uilen Groningen
Scylla Groningen
BS Leiden Leiden
Apolloheat Amsterdam
UBALL Utrecht
Uitsmijters Almelo
BV Noordkop/Suns Den Helder
Lokomotief Rijswijk
CobraNova Voorburg

Finals

YearWinnerRunner-upScoreRef.
1982–83 Orca's Virtus Werkendam
1983–84BC Markt UtrechtBV Amsterdam
1984–85BC Markt UtrechtInterbril Greyhounds
1985–86ICL ZaandamDAS Delft
1986–87 Akrides Red Giants
1987–88Gunco RotterdamBV Voorburg
1988–89BV VoorburgBC Eindhoven
1989–90 Akrides (2)GOBA Gorinchem
1990–91Basketiers '71Gunco Rotterdam
1991–92BV DakplanFesto BVV
1992–93 Akrides (3)GOBA Gorinchem
1993–94Festo BVVPSV–Almonte Basketbal
1994–95BV VoorburgDe Dunckers
1995–96RZG DrentheImage Center Hank
1996–97Prisma CollegeDAS Delft
1997–98 Orca's (2)Libertel Doplhins 2
1998–99 Akrides (4)Ricoh Astronauts 2
1999–2000 Akrides (5)De Groene Uilen
2000–01Early BirdAkrides
2001–02Early BirdASVU
2002–03Early Bird EiffelTowers Den Bosch 2
2003–04 BV Aris Early Bird
2004–05MSV Noordwijk Omniworld 2
2005–06 Demon Astronauts 2MSV Noordwijk [2]
2006–07 EBBC ASVU [3]
2007–08MSV Noordwijk Amsterdam 2 [4]
2008–09 GOBA MSV Noordwijk
91–67
[5]
2009–10 Amsterdam 2 Binnenland
66–53
[6]
2010–11 Binnenland De Hoppers
76–70
[7]
2011–12 Apollo Amsterdam Binnenland
64–52
[8]
2012–13 Orca's (3) Binnenland
74–53
[9]
2013–14 De Groene Uilen  [ nl ] Binnenland
52–48
[10]
2014–15 De Groene Uilen  [ nl ] (2) Red Giants
76–75
[11]
2015–16 Red Giants Binnenland
80–68
[12]
2016–17 Landslake Lions Grasshoppers
89–68
[13]
2017–18 Lokomotief Grasshoppers
74–67
2018–19 Lokomotief (2) Grasshoppers
81–70
2019–20Seasons cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21
2021–22 Lokomotief (3) Attacus  [ nl ]
72–60
[14] [15]
2022–23 Lokomotief (4) UBALL  [ nl ]102–79 [16]
2023–24BV Noordkop/SunsHot Pepper Heat78–58
2024–25Attacus Lokomotief 79-74

Performance by club

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.

ClubWinsSeasons won
Akrides 51987, 1990, 1993, 1999, 2000
Lokomotief 42018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Early Bird  [ nl ]32001, 2002, 2003
Orca's 31983, 1998, 2013
Amsterdam 222006, 2010
De Groene Uilen  [ nl ]22014, 2015
MSV Noordwijk 22005, 2008
BV Noordkop/Suns12024
Attacus12025

Awards

Most Valuable Player[ citation needed ]

Coach of the Year[ citation needed ]

References

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