The archive of Dutch basketball, since 1945 — with a source for every fact
Beker18 Oct
Deurne80
Trajanum110
Beker18 Oct
Utrecht Bull's56
BV Amsterdam50BNXT23 Oct
Liège71
Heroes80BNXT23 Oct
Kortrijk83
Limburg88BNXT23 Oct
Spirou65
Oostende70
Promotiediv.24 Oct
Hot Pepper101
River Trotters84BNXT24 Oct
Leuven67
ZZ Leiden64BNXT24 Oct
Antwerp109
Mechelen75Eerste Div.25 Oct
CobraNova92Hot Pepper 2102BNXT25 Oct
Landstede65
Brussels89
BNXT25 Oct
Rotterdam City89
Mons-Hainaut77BNXT25 Oct
Aalst114
Donar90Promotiediv.30 Oct
OL Academy
River Trotters20:00
Eerste Div.30 Oct
Landstede 2
Hoofddorp20:00
BNXT30 Oct
Rotterdam CityLiège20:00
BNXT30 Oct
HeroesMechelen20:00
BNXT30 Oct
BrusselsSpirou20:30
Eerste Div.30 Oct
Quick Lions
WYBA20:45
Eerste Div.30 Oct
PendragonTrajanum21:00
Promotiediv.31 Oct
Hot Pepper
Lokomotief13:30
Eerste Div.31 Oct
Lions
Grasshoppers17:00
Promotiediv.31 Oct
Uitsmijters
Apollo18:30
This week in history
28 October 1972: Rotterdam Zuid win by 99 points
Rotterdam Zuid beat (Racing) Agon Amsterdam 147–48 in the Eredivisie. No top-flight game in this week of the year was ever won by more.
See the game and its sources →Also this week, through the years
| 27 Oct 1979 | ZZ Leiden – BV Groningen | 149–61 |
| 1 Nov 1980 | Heroes Den Bosch – B.O.B. | 131–52 |
| 28 Oct 1973 | Punch Delft – Landlust Amsterdam | 149–76 |
| 28 Oct 1989 | Den Helder – BV Voorburg/Den Haag | 134–62 |
Top-flight games with at least one Dutch club, played within three days of 30 October in an earlier year. Biggest margin first.
Champion of the decade
Which club won the most national titles in each decade?
| 1940s1945-46 – 1949-50 |  DED Amsterdam | 3 of 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s1950-51 – 1959-60 | DED Amsterdam | 5 of 10 |
| 1960s1960-61 – 1969-70 | The Wolves | 3 of 10 |
| 1970s1970-71 – 1979-80 |  Flamingo’s | 3 of 10 |
| 1980s1980-81 – 1989-90 | Heroes | 7 of 10 |
| 1990s1990-91 – 1999-00 |  Den Helder | 4 of 10 |
| 2000s2000-01 – 2009-10 |  Amsterdam | 5 of 10 |
| 2010s2010-11 – 2018-19 | Donar | 4 of 9 |
| 2020s2020-21 – 2025-26 | ZZ Leiden | 3 of 6 |
National titles at the top level: the Eredivisie until 2021, then the best Dutch club in the BNXT League. A decade counts the seasons that began in it.
From the photo archive
What did Dutch basketball look like back then? Champions and European Cup nights, photographed by the Anefo press agency.
21 April 1951Basketball in the Apollohal. AMVJ champions of the NetherlandsFoto: Joop van Bilsen / Anefo, Nationaal Archief (CC0) 10 April 1965The Wolves against Herly 62-60, The Wolves' championship team. Crouching in the middle (with the trophy) Ton BootFoto: Ron Kroon / Anefo, Nationaal Archief (CC0) 10 April 1965The Wolves captain Ton Boot with the championship trophy, the chairman on the rightFoto: Ron Kroon / Anefo, Nationaal Archief (CC0) 10 December 1966Herly against Olympic 74-72 in the Apollohal, game action (European Cup)Foto: Ben Merk / Anefo, Nationaal Archief (CC0) 14 November 1968European Cup: Haarlem Flamingo’s – Vorwärts Leipzig (70-75), game actionFoto: Eric Koch / Anefo, Nationaal Archief (CC0) 3 April 1976Kinzo against Delta Lloyd; Kinzo Dutch champions. From left: Tuinstra, Owen Wells and Don CramerFoto: Rob Bogaerts / Anefo, Nationaal Archief (CC0)
Through the archive
- EredivisieTop flight until 2021
- BNXT LeagueTop flight since 2021, with Belgium
- PromotiedivisieSecond level
- Eerste DivisieThird level, earlier second
- Tweede Divisiehome.compNote.tweede-divisie
- Basketball CupThe NBB Cup until 2019
- SupercupSince 2011-12
- BNXT SupercupSince 2021-22, with Belgium
- Cup der Lage Landen2002-03 and 2003-04
- FEB Cup1998-99 to 2001-02
- Benelux-competitie1987-88
- Final Four1993-94 and 1994-95
- All Star GalaEredivisie selections, 1972 to 2016
- Haarlem/Holland Basketball WeekInternational Christmas tournament, 1982 to 2008
- Groninger Basketball WeekOne edition, 2012
- ClubsEvery club from A to Z, including dissolved and merged ones.