Every level
The pyramid, 2025-26
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 2025-26?
In 2025-26 there were 8 Dutch teams in the BNXT League, 17 teams in the Promotiedivisie, 24 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
Heroes Den Bosch's-Hertogenbosch
DonarGroningen
ZZ LeidenLeiden
Den Helder SunsDen Helder
Landstede HammersZwolle
LWD BasketLeeuwarden
Rotterdam City BasketballRotterdam
PrismaWorx BALWeert
With 10 teams from abroad:
Windrose
Filou Oostende
Brussels
Mechelen
Kortrijk Spurs
Leuven Bears
Hubo
Aalst
Spirou
Mons-Hainaut
WindroseFilou Oostende
Brussels
MechelenKortrijk SpursLeuven BearsHuboAalst
SpirouMons-Hainaut
United Basketball↓Bemmel
Lokomotief RijswijkRijswijk
BC Apollo AmsterdamAmsterdam- ZZ Leiden 2Leiden
River TrottersHardinxveld-Giessendam
BV Biks ShotsHilvarenbeek
AttacusVeghel
Hot Pepper HeatZwanenburg
Arnhem EaglesArnhem
UitsmijtersAlmelo
UBALL Basketball UtrechtUtrecht
MBCA AmstelveenAmstelveen
Orange Lions AcademyAmsterdam
GSBV De Groene UilenGroningen
BV NoordkopDen Helder
CobraNovaVoorburg- Basketbal Academie Limburg 2Weert
Group A
BV Amsterdam↓Amsterdam
BC Triple Threat○Haarlem
Lions LandsmeerLandsmeer
GrasshoppersKatwijk
U.S. BasketballAmsterdam
BV HoofddorpHoofddorp
AkridesIJmuiden- Lokomotief Rijswijk 2Rijswijk
- Hot Pepper Heat 2Zwanenburg
Harlemlakers↑Amsterdam- BC Apollo Amsterdam 2↑Amsterdam
CBV BinnenlandBarendrecht
Group B
Utrecht Bull'sUtrecht
Tantalus↑Eindhoven
Achilles '71Nuenen
TSBV PendragonTilburg
Quick LionsBussum
Fryslân BasketballHeerenveen
Trajanum↑Nijmegen
Virtus WerkendamWerkendam
WYBAWijchen
High FiveTilburg- Landstede Hammers 2↓Zwolle
- Heroes Den Bosch 2's-Hertogenbosch
Noord en Oost
Crackerjacks↓Amersfoort
Flying RedRoden
BV GroningenGroningen- GSBV De Groene Uilen 2Groningen
Celeritas-DonarGroningen
D.B.V. ArribaEnschede
BV ArrowsDokkum
ScyllaGroningen
EBV The JugglersEnschede
Orca’s Urk○Urk- De SnipersZeewolde
Noordwest
Almere Pioneers↓Almere- BV Amsterdam 2Amsterdam
ABC Amigos○Abcoude
Racing Beverwijk○Beverwijk- MBCA Amstelveen 2Amstelveen
- U.S. Basketball 2○Amsterdam
Flashing HeilooHeiloo
The Lions ZandvoortZandvoort
De Hoppers○Hoorn
VolendamVolendam- Harlemlakers 2Amsterdam
Onze GezellenHaarlem
Midden en Zuid
EVBV OctopusVught
Cangeroes Utrecht 2Utrecht- River Trotters 2Hardinxveld-Giessendam
BV PlutoWageningen
Maastricht KnightsMaastricht
Barons Breda BasketballBreda
The Black EaglesRosmalen- Basketbal Academie Limburg 3○Weert
BV ChallengeBeuningen
BC WoodpeckersHouten
BC EindhovenEindhoven
EBBC's-Hertogenbosch
West
DAS Delft↓Delft
LUSVLeiden
SBV Juventus○Schiedam- Utrecht Bull's 2○Utrecht
Rotterdam Zuid○Rotterdam
Bouncers BasketballWaddinxveen
Cady '73Capelle aan den IJssel
MarathonVlissingen- Cangeroes UtrechtUtrecht
Punch DelftDelft
Baros↓Rotterdam
Rotterdam Basketbal↓Rotterdam
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 2024-25?
Promotiedivisie
- From a higher level
- United Basketball
- No longer on these levels
- Donar 2
Eerste Divisie
- From a lower level
- BC Apollo Amsterdam 2HarlemlakersTantalusTrajanum
- From a higher level
- BV AmsterdamLandstede Hammers 2
- New to these levels
- BC Triple Threat
- No longer on these levels
SBU UtrechtZZ Leiden 3
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).