Promotiedivisie
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| Organising body | Basketball Nederland |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Number of teams | 24 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Dutch Basketball League (optional) |
| Relegation to | Eerste divisie |
| Domestic cup | NBB Cup |
| Current champions | Attacus (1th title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships | Akrides (5 titles) |
The Promotiedivisie (English: Promotion Division) is the second tier of basketball in the Netherlands and is the highest amateur competition in the country. At the end of a Promotiedivisie-season, a Final Four is played to decide the new champion.
The champion technically earns the right to promote to the Dutch Basketball League, although it only happens in exceptional cases, because a club has to turn professional to play in the league. The bottom team relegates to the Eerste divisie, the national third division.
In 2012, Apollo Amsterdam became the first Promotiedivise champion to promote to the next season of the Dutch Basketball League. Lokomotief is the most successful team with three won titles.
Ahead of the 2023–24 season, the Promotiedivisie was expanded to 24 teams with two groups of twelve (Group A and Group B).
There are 17 teams in the 2025–26 season.[1]
| Team | City |
|---|---|
| MBCA A'veen | Amstelveen |
| Apollo Amsterdam | Amsterdam |
| Attacus | Veghel |
| Arnhem Eagles | Arnhem |
| Basketball Academie Limbirg II | Weert |
| Biks Shots | Hilvarenbeek |
| Hot Pepper Heat | Zwanenburg |
| GET United | Bemmel |
| Orange Lions Academy | Amsterdam |
| River Trotters | Hardinxveld-Giessendam |
| De Groene Uilen | Groningen |
| BS Leiden | Leiden |
| UBALL | Utrecht |
| Uitsmijters | Almelo |
| BV Noordkop/Suns | Den Helder |
| Lokomotief | Rijswijk |
| CobraNova | Voorburg |
Finals
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–83 | Orca's | Virtus Werkendam | ||
| 1983–84 | BC Markt Utrecht | BV Amsterdam | ||
| 1984–85 | BC Markt Utrecht | Interbril Greyhounds | ||
| 1985–86 | ICL Zaandam | DAS Delft | ||
| 1986–87 | Akrides | Red Giants | ||
| 1987–88 | Gunco Rotterdam | BV Voorburg | ||
| 1988–89 | BV Voorburg | BC Eindhoven | ||
| 1989–90 | Akrides (2) | GOBA Gorinchem | ||
| 1990–91 | Basketiers '71 | Gunco Rotterdam | ||
| 1991–92 | BV Dakplan | Festo BVV | ||
| 1992–93 | Akrides (3) | GOBA Gorinchem | ||
| 1993–94 | Festo BVV | PSV–Almonte Basketbal | ||
| 1994–95 | BV Voorburg | De Dunckers | ||
| 1995–96 | RZG Drenthe | Image Center Hank | ||
| 1996–97 | Prisma College | DAS Delft | ||
| 1997–98 | Orca's (2) | Libertel Doplhins 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Akrides (4) | Ricoh Astronauts 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Akrides (5) | De Groene Uilen | ||
| 2000–01 | Early Bird | Akrides | ||
| 2001–02 | Early Bird | ASVU | ||
| 2002–03 | Early Bird | EiffelTowers Den Bosch 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | BV Aris | Early Bird | ||
| 2004–05 | MSV Noordwijk | Omniworld 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Demon Astronauts 2 | MSV Noordwijk | N/a | [2] |
| 2006–07 | EBBC | ASVU | N/a | [3] |
| 2007–08 | MSV Noordwijk | Amsterdam 2 | N/a | [4] |
| 2008–09 | GOBA | MSV Noordwijk | 91–67 |
[5] |
| 2009–10 | Amsterdam 2 | Binnenland | 66–53 |
[6] |
| 2010–11 | Binnenland | De Hoppers | 76–70 |
[7] |
| 2011–12 | Apollo Amsterdam | Binnenland | 64–52 |
[8] |
| 2012–13 | Orca's (3) | Binnenland | 74–53 |
[9] |
| 2013–14 | De Groene Uilen | Binnenland | 52–48 |
[10] |
| 2014–15 | De Groene Uilen (2) | Red Giants | 76–75 |
[11] |
| 2015–16 | Red Giants | Binnenland | 80–68 |
[12] |
| 2016–17 | Landslake Lions | Grasshoppers | 89–68 |
[13] |
| 2017–18 | Lokomotief | Grasshoppers | 74–67 |
|
| 2018–19 | Lokomotief (2) | Grasshoppers | 81–70 |
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| 2019–20 | Seasons cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2020–21 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Lokomotief (3) | Attacus | 72–60 |
[14][15] |
| 2022–23 | Lokomotief (4) | UBALL | 102–79 | [16] |
| 2023–24 | BV Noordkop/Suns | Hot Pepper Heat | 78–58 | |
| 2024–25 | Attacus | Lokomotief | 79-74 | |
