Organising body | Basketball Nederland |
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Founded | 1949 |
First season | 1949–50 |
Country | Netherlands |
Confederation | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
Number of teams | 9 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Promotiedivisie |
Domestic cup(s) | Carla de Liefde Trophy WBL Final Four |
Supercup | Supercup |
International cup(s) | EuroCup Women |
Current champions | Den Helder Suns (16th title) (2021–22) |
Most championships | Blue Stars (20 titles) |
2019–20 WBL season |
The Women's Basketball League (WBL) is the highest level of women's basketball in the Netherlands. The first season was played in 1949. Blue Stars is the record titleholder of the league with 20 championships. As of 2021, the league consists of nine teams. [1]
From its establishment, the league was known as "Eredivisie".
In 2019, the league name was changed from Vrouwen Basketball League (VBL) to Women's Basketball League (WBL). [2] The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the first time the competition was not played out. No champion was named.
The league currently consists of 9 teams. In the 2022–23 season, BAL will enter the league as its tenth team. [3]
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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Batouwe | Bemmel | De Kooi | 650 |
Binnenland | Barendrecht | De Driesprong | 300 |
Utrecht Cangeroes | Utrecht | Sporthal Lunetten | |
Den Helder Suns | Den Helder | Sporthal Sportlaan | 1,000 |
Grasshoppers | Katwijk | Cleijn Duijn | 450 |
Jolly Jumpers | Tubbergen | De Vlaskoel | |
Landslake Lions | Landsmeer | ICL Sportcenter | 900 |
Martini Sparks | Haren | Scharlakenhof | |
Triple Threat | Haarlem | Van Hogendorphal | |
Teams in bold are still active in the VBL.
Club | Winners | Years won |
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Blue Stars | 20 | 1951–1959, 1962–1964, 1966, 1969, 1971–1976, |
Den Helder | 16 | 1985, 1988–1991, 1996, 1998–2000, 2004–2006, 2008, 2009, 2021, 2022 |
Landslake Lions | 6 | 2001, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016 |
AMVJ | 4 | 1961, 1965, 1967, 1968 |
Canadians | 4 | 1960, 1980, 1981, 1986 |
Tonego | 3 | 1993–1995 |
Grasshoppers | 3 | 2018, 2019, 2023 |
Batouwe | 2 | 2015, 2017 |
RZ | 2 | 1977, 1978 |
Lieshout | 1 | 1997 |
BOB Oud-Beijerland | 1 | 1979 |
Hoofddorp | 1 | 1987 |
Lely | 1 | 2003 |
Voorburg | 1 | 1992 |
Leiderdorp | 1 | 2011 |
Jolly Jumpers | 1 | 2002 |
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