Every level

The pyramid, 1997-98

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 1997-98?

In 1997-98 there were 12 teams in the Eredivisie, 18 teams in the Promotiedivisie and 16 teams in the Eerste Divisie.

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

Level 1

Eredivisie

12 teams

Hans Verkerk KeukensDen Helder
Ricoh AstronautsAmsterdam
RZG Celeritas/DonarGroningen
Libertel Dolphins EBBC Den Bosch's-Hertogenbosch
BS WeertWeert
Idétrading RotterdamRotterdam
Cees Lubbers The Hammers ZwolleZwolle
Image Center Hank Virtus WerkendamWerkendam
Kroon Renault Prisma College Utrecht↑Utrecht
NUVA Drenthe AssenAssen
Dunckers HilversumHilversum
Cobra’s BV VoorburgDen Haag

Level 2

Promotiedivisie

18 teams

Orca’s UrkUrk
Libertel Dolphins EBBC Den Bosch 2↑'s-Hertogenbosch
Amsterdam Basketball 2○Amsterdam
Akrides↓IJmuiden
ASVU AmstelveenAmstelveen
GSBV De Groene UilenGroningen
Donar 2Groningen
DAS DelftDelft
Springfield↑Berlicum
MSV BasketbalNoordwijk
WYBAWijchen
SBV JuventusSchiedam
Den Helder 2Den Helder
BV Early BirdPurmerend
BC Shooters↑Bunschoten-Spakenburg
Zevenaar↑Zevenaar
NAC BredaBreda
UnlimitedElst

Level 3

Eerste Divisie

16 teams in 2 groups

Group A

BV Jahn IIStadskanaal
Aris LeeuwardenLeeuwarden
EBV The Jugglers○Enschede
AMVJ Amsterdam○Amsterdam
New StarsNieuwegein
Arnhem Eagles○Arnhem
Valley VulturesVeenendaal
BV HoofddorpHoofddorp

Group B

Rotterdam City Basketball 2○Rotterdam
Manders Premier○
Cady '73○Capelle aan den IJssel
AttacusVeghel
WBB Giants○Bergen op Zoom
HBV The Jumpers's-Gravenhage
ZZ Leiden↓Leiden
CBV BinnenlandBarendrecht

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 1996-97?

Eredivisie

From a lower level: Kroon Renault Prisma College Utrecht

Promotiedivisie

From a lower level: BC ShootersLibertel Dolphins EBBC Den Bosch 2SpringfieldZevenaar
From a higher level: Akrides
New to these levels: Amsterdam Basketball 2
No longer on these levels: BV Amstelveen

Eerste Divisie

From a higher level: ZZ Leiden
New to these levels: AMVJ AmsterdamArnhem EaglesCady '73EBV The JugglersManders PremierRotterdam City Basketball 2WBB Giants
No longer on these levels: BS Weert 2BV DunkBV LisseU.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).