Every level

The pyramid, 1980-81

Every level of Dutch men's basketball in one season, with its groups and teams. A number after a name is a reserve team.

Which clubs played at which level in 1980-81?

In 1980-81 there were 10 teams in the Eredivisie and 32 teams in the Eerste Divisie.

↑ came from a lower level↓ came from a higher level○ new to these levels

Level 1

Eredivisie

10 teams

Level 2

Eerste Divisie

32 teams in 2 groups

Group A

The Wolves AmsterdamAmsterdam
Virtus WerkendamWerkendam
BV VoorneBrielle
BS WeertWeert
BC Eindhoven○Eindhoven
GOBA Gorinchem○Gorinchem
BV HoofddorpHoofddorp
Hertogballers Den Bosch 2's-Hertogenbosch
Rotterdam Zuid↓Rotterdam
BC UtrechtUtrecht
AMVJ AmsterdamAmsterdam
SphinxWageningen
High FiveTilburg
WYBA○Wijchen
JRCBoxtel
HBV The Jumpers's-Gravenhage

Group B

BV NoordkopDen Helder
Orca’s UrkUrk
ASVU AmstelveenAmstelveen
AkridesIJmuiden
BV Groningen↓Groningen
Trotters LeidenLeiden
De GermaanAmsterdam
Windmills ZaandamZaandam
Arnhem Eagles○Arnhem
BC Shooters○Bunschoten-Spakenburg
Cangeroes UtrechtUtrecht
Achilles '71Nuenen
Celeritas-DonarGroningen
YmirLeeuwarden
DSS / Epibratos○
The Lions Zandvoort○Zandvoort

Lower levels are not in the archive yet. The Tweede Divisie is in from 2014-15; its group names are derived from the clubs' towns.

What changed since 1979-80?

Eredivisie

From a lower level: Hatrans Tonego Haaksbergen

Eerste Divisie

From a higher level: BV GroningenRotterdam Zuid
New to these levels: Arnhem EaglesBC EindhovenBC ShootersDSS / EpibratosGOBA GorinchemThe Lions ZandvoortWYBA
No longer on these levels: BC KimbriaMosquito'sThe Arrows RotterdamU.S. Basketball

New means: on none of the levels in the archive the season before, for instance on a lower level the archive does not cover (yet).