Every level

The pyramid, 2016-17

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 2016-17?

In 2016-17 there were 8 teams in the Dutch Basketball League, 12 teams in the Promotiedivisie, 23 teams in the Eerste Divisie and 47 teams in the Tweede Divisie.

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

Level 1

Dutch Basketball League

8 teams

Level 2

Promotiedivisie

12 teams

GrasshoppersKatwijk
Lions LandsmeerLandsmeer
Lokomotief Rijswijk↑Rijswijk
GSBV De Groene UilenGroningen
BV Groningen↑Groningen
ZZ Leiden 2Leiden
Red Giants MeppelMeppel
CobraNovaVoorburg
The Black EaglesRosmalen
New Stars↑Nieuwegein
Punch DelftDelft
De HoppersHoorn

Level 3

Eerste Divisie

23 teams in 2 groups

Group A

Virtus WerkendamWerkendam
Rotterdam City Basketball 2○Rotterdam
AttacusVeghel
WYBAWijchen
BC VlissingenVlissingen
River TrottersHardinxveld-Giessendam
TSBV PendragonTilburg
TrajanumNijmegen
Barons Breda BasketballBreda
HBV The Jumpers's-Gravenhage
CobraNova 2↑Voorburg
Rowic DordrechtDordrecht

Group B

Level 4

Tweede Divisie

47 teams in 4 groups

Noord en Oost

GSBV De Groene Uilen 2Groningen
EBV The Jugglers○Enschede
Celeritas-DonarGroningen
Uitsmijters○Almelo
Five PackUreterp
BV Groningen 2○Groningen
ScyllaGroningen
Flying RedRoden
Twente BuzzardsHengelo
Orca’s UrkUrk
ZevenaarZevenaar
The Valley BucketeersNijverdal

Noordwest

Zeemacht Den HelderDen Helder
Blue Stars DiemenDiemen
BV AmsterdamAmsterdam
DED AmsterdamAmsterdam
U.S. BasketballAmsterdam
Onze GezellenHaarlem
SBU UtrechtUtrecht
BV Early BirdPurmerend
MSV Basketbal↓Noordwijk
Volendam○Volendam
Utrecht Bull'sUtrecht
BV Hoofddorp 2↓Hoofddorp

West en Zuid

BarosRotterdam
Blauw-Wit○Roosendaal
BV Squirrels○Berkel en Rodenrijs
Bouncers Basketball○Waddinxveen
WBB GiantsBergen op Zoom
Punch Delft 2Delft
High FiveTilburg
BC Langstraat ShootersWaalwijk
BC WoodpeckersHouten
CBV Binnenland 2Barendrecht
Green EaglesMaassluis
BC AgathosGeertruidenberg

Zuid

Den DungkDen Dungen
EVBV OctopusVught
Sphinx○Wageningen
TantalusEindhoven
BC BladelBladel
Tower JumpersBarneveld
JRCBoxtel
WYBA 2Wijchen
OBC○Oss
Batouwe Basketball 2○Bemmel
BC KimbriaMaastricht

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 2015-16?

Promotiedivisie

From a lower level: BV GroningenLokomotief RijswijkNew Stars
No longer on these levels: Cangeroes Utrecht

Eerste Divisie

From a lower level: Batouwe BasketballCobraNova 2
From a higher level: CBV Binnenland
New to these levels: Basketbal Academie LimburgRacing BeverwijkRotterdam City Basketball 2ZAC Landstede
No longer on these levels: BV PlutoG.S. Stars

Tweede Divisie

From a higher level: BV Hoofddorp 2MSV Basketbal
New to these levels: Batouwe Basketball 2Blauw-WitBouncers BasketballBV Groningen 2BV SquirrelsEBV The JugglersOBCSphinxUitsmijtersVolendam
No longer on these levels: Akrides 2Arnhem Eagles 2B.O.B.BC BraggartsBC BumpersBC SchrobbelaarBV Leeuwarden 2EBBCVlijmscherp SVH

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).