Women's Basketball League (Netherlands)

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Women's Basketball League
Organising body Basketball Nederland
Founded1949;76 years ago (1949)
First season1949–50
CountryNetherlands
Confederation FIBA Europe (Europe)
Number of teams9
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toPromotiedivisie
Domestic cup(s) Carla de Liefde Trophy
WBL Final Four
Supercup Supercup
International cup(s) EuroCup Women
Current champions Grasshoppers (4th title)
(2023–24)
Most championships Blue Stars (20 titles)
Basketball current event.svg 2024–25 Dutch Women's Basketball League

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 twenty won championships. The league consists of 10 teams as of August 2024. [1]

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History

From its establishment, the league was known as "Eredivisie".

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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

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Location of teams in the 2021–22 WBL season

The league currently consists of 9 teams. In the 2022–23 season, BAL will enter the league as its tenth team. [3]

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
ClubLocationVenueCapacity
Batouwe Bemmel De Kooi
650
Binnenland Barendrecht De Driesprong
300
Utrecht Cangeroes Utrecht Sporthal Lunetten
Den Helder Suns Den Helder Sporthal Sportlaan
1,000
Grasshoppers Katwijk Cleijn Duijn
450
Jolly Jumpers Tubbergen De Vlaskoel
Landslake Lions Landsmeer ICL Sportcenter
900
Martini Sparks Haren Scharlakenhof
Triple Threat Haarlem Van Hogendorphal

List of champions

Performance by team

Teams in bold are still active in the VBL.

ClubWinnersYears won
Blue Stars 201951–1959, 1962–1964, 1966, 1969, 1971–1976,
Den Helder 161985, 1988–1991, 1996, 1998–2000, 2004–2006, 2008, 2009, 2021, 2022
Landslake Lions 62001, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016
AMVJ 41961, 1965, 1967, 1968
Canadians 41960, 1980, 1981, 1986
Grasshoppers 42018, 2019, 2023, 2024
Tonego 31993–1995
Batouwe 22015, 2017
RZ 21977, 1978
Lieshout 11997
BOB Oud-Beijerland 11979
Hoofddorp 11987
Lely 12003
Voorburg 11992
Leiderdorp 12011
Jolly Jumpers 12002

References

  1. ↑ Basketball.nl – Standings VBL
  2. ↑ "Women's Basketball League". Basketball.nl. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "BAL gaat eredivisie in met vrouwenteam". 1Limburg | Nieuws en sport uit Limburg (in Dutch). 16 October 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2022.


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