The Dutch Basketball League (DBL), formerly the Eredivisie, was the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands, run by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). Since 2021, the league has been replaced by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT League.

The league had a closed system: to participate, a team has to have enough money and potential. The league began in 1960 as the Eredivisie and was organized by the NBB and later the FEB. In 1977 the league introduced play-offs. As of 2019, the Dutch Basketball League consists of ten teams and plays under the FIBA rules.

History

2010s

Starting with the 2010–11 season, the Eredivisie changed its name to the Dutch Basketball League, shortly the DBL. The beginning of the 2010s saw Donar and ZZ Leiden emerge as top teams in the Netherlands. Donar won five titles, including three straight (2015-2018). The decade also saw clubs disappear due to financial problems, with Amsterdam in 2011, West-Brabant Giants in 2011, Magixx in 2014. The decade also saw the emergence of new clubs in Apollo Amsterdam and Den Helder Suns.

In Europe, Donar had one of the biggest successes in Dutch history after reaching the semi-finals of the 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup. It was the first European semi-final of a team since Amsterdam in 2001.

2020s

In December 2019, it was announced that the DBL has partnered with the Belgian Pro Basketball League (PBL) to look at the potential of a future "BeNe League". The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first time in league history that a season was not finished and no champions were named. Due to the pandemic, entry requirements for the following season were lowered which led to the entrance of Basketball Community Gelderland, The Hague Royals and Almere Sailors.

「DBL、プレイオフ」とは、オランダのバスケットボールトーナメントです。DBLはDutch Basketball Leagueの略で、オランダ国内のトップバスケットボールリーグを指します。このトーナメントは、DBLのシーズン終了後に開催され、上位チームが出場するプレイオフ戦です。

「DBL、プレイオフ」は、オランダ国内のバスケットボールファンにとって非常に重要なイベントであり、各チームが優勝を目指して熱い戦いを繰り広げます。プレイオフは、シングルエリミネーション方式で行われ、勝ち進んだチームが次のラウンドに進出します。最終的には、優勝チームが決定され、栄誉と称号を手にします。

このトーナメントは、オランダ国内のバスケットボール界において、才能ある選手やチームの競争力を示す場でもあります。観客は、迫力あるプレーと緊張感溢れる試合を楽しむことができます。また、トーナメントの結果は、次シーズンのチームのランキングやプレイオフ出場権の獲得にも影響を与えます。

「DBL、プレイオフ」は、オランダのバスケットボールファンにとっては見逃せないイベントであり、バスケットボールの魅力を存分に味わうことができる大会です。