2019–20 WBL season
Basketball league season
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The 2019–20 WBL season was the 70th season of the Women's Basketball League (WBL), the Dutch top tier for women's basketball teams.
Season2019–20
DatesSeptember 2019 – March 2020
Teams8 
+1
+1ChampionsNo champions
| Women's Basketball League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Dates | September 2019 – March 2020 |
| Teams | 8 +1 |
| Finals | |
| Champions | No champions |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
The season was ended prematurely in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teams
Utrecht Cangeroes promoted to the league as winners of the 2018–19 Promotiedivise, and played its first-ever VBL season.[1]
Arenas and locations
Location of teams in the 2019–20 VBL season
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batouwe | Bemmel | De Schaapskooi | 650 |
| Binnenland | Barendrecht | De Driesprong | 300 |
| Utrecht Cangeroes | Utrecht | Sporthal Lunetten | 100 |
| Den Helder | 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 | |
Sponsored club names
As is common practice in European basketball, the following clubs carried the name of their sponsor this season:
| Club | Sponsored name |
|---|---|
| Batouwe | Lekdetec.nl |
| Binnenland | 4Consult/CBV Binnenland |
| Den Helder | Dozy BV Den Helder |
| Grasshoppers | Sportiff Company Grasshoppers |
| Landslake Lions | Loon Lions |
| Martini Sparks | Keijser Capital Martini Sparks |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grasshoppers | 26 | 23 | 3 | 1999 | 1584 | +415 | 46 | Advance to play-offs |
| 2 | Binnenland | 26 | 20 | 6 | 1906 | 1553 | +353 | 40 | |
| 3 | Landslake Lions | 26 | 17 | 9 | 1795 | 1581 | +214 | 34 | |
| 4 | Den Helder | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1614 | 1523 | +91 | 26 | |
| 5 | Batouwe | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1681 | 1744 | −63 | 24 | |
| 6 | Jolly Jumpers | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1484 | 1590 | −106 | 22 | |
| 7 | Martini Sparks | 25 | 3 | 22 | 1440 | 1761 | −321 | 6 | |
| 8 | Utrecht Cangeroes | 25 | 2 | 23 | 1339 | 1922 | −583 | 4 |
Source: Eurobasket.com
Statistical leaders
| Statistic | Player | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game |  Marlou de Kleijn | Binnenland | 20.2 |
| Rebounds per game | Britt Zapeij | Den Helder | 8.7 |
| Assists per game | Karin Kuijt | Grasshoppers | 4.7 |