Promotiedivisie
| Organising body | Basketball Nederland |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | BNXT League |
| Relegation to | Eerste divisie |
| Domestic cup | NBB Cup |
| Current champions | GET United (1st title) (2025–26) |
| Most championships | Akrides (5 titles) |
 2026–27 Promotiedivisie | |
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.
History
[edit source]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).
For the 2025–26 season, the Promotiedivisie was reduced to 17 teams again. It was the first year a team from the BNXT League was relegated from the BNXT League to the Promotiedivisie, as GET United was relegated due to sportive results. This relegation once again served as an example that the gap between the BNXT and the Promotiedivisie was too big and the case for a new division to fill the gap would be beneficial to Dutch Basketball. With the pull-back of a further three BNXT teams, this call for a new Dutch League became even bigger. The new league, with the working title Men's Basketball League, was however not ready to be implemented yet for the 2026–27 season. This meant that the association was forced to open the Promotiedivisie again for more teams. For a single year, the teams were not decided by just sportive results, but ambitious clubs were also allowed to apply. This 2026–27 season would therefore serve as a year to test which clubs are capable of joining the MBL in its inaugural 2027–28 season.[1]
Current teams
[edit source]There are 18 teams in the 2026–27 season.[2]
Finals
[edit source]| 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 | [3] |
| 2006–07 | EBBC | ASVU | N/a | [4] |
| 2007–08 | MSV Noordwijk | Amsterdam 2 | N/a | [5] |
| 2008–09 | GOBA | MSV Noordwijk | 91–67 |
[6] |
| 2009–10 | Amsterdam 2 | Binnenland | 66–53 |
[7] |
| 2010–11 | Binnenland | De Hoppers | 76–70 |
[8] |
| 2011–12 | Apollo Amsterdam | Binnenland | 64–52 |
[9] |
| 2012–13 | Orca's (3) | Binnenland | 74–53 |
[10] |
| 2013–14 | De Groene Uilen | Binnenland | 52–48 |
[11] |
| 2014–15 | De Groene Uilen (2) | Red Giants | 76–75 |
[12] |
| 2015–16 | Red Giants | Binnenland | 80–68 |
[13] |
| 2016–17 | Landslake Lions | Grasshoppers | 89–68 |
[14] |
| 2017–18 | Lokomotief | Grasshoppers | 74–67 |
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| 2018–19 | Lokomotief (2) | Grasshoppers | 81–70 |
|
| 2019–20 | Seasons cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2020–21 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Lokomotief (3) | Attacus | 72–60 |
[15][16] |
| 2022–23 | Lokomotief (4) | UBALL | 102–79 | [17] |
| 2023–24 | BV Noordkop/Suns | Hot Pepper Heat | 78–58 | |
| 2024–25 | Attacus | Lokomotief | 79-74 | |
| 2025–26 | GET United | Apollo Amsterdam | 83-72 | [18] |
Performance by club
[edit source]Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.
| Club | Wins | Seasons won |
|---|---|---|
| Akrides | 5 | 1987, 1990, 1993, 1999, 2000 |
| Lokomotief | 4 | 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| Early Bird | 3 | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Orca's | 3 | 1983, 1998, 2013 |
| Amsterdam 2 | 2 | 2006, 2010 |
| De Groene Uilen | 2 | 2014, 2015 |
| MSV Noordwijk | 2 | 2005, 2008 |
| Red Giants Meppel | 1 | 2016 |
| BV Noordkop/Suns | 1 | 2024 |
| Attacus | 1 | 2025 |
| GET United | 1 | 2026 |
Awards
[edit source]Most Valuable Player[citation needed]
- 2010
Zeeger van Leeuwen (MSV Noordwijk) - 2013 Richard Maxwell (Rotterdam Basketbal 2)
- 2014
Vaidas Tamasauskas (Rotterdam Basketbal 2)
Coach of the Year[citation needed]
- 2010 Joost van Rangelrooy
References
[edit source]- ↑ "Inschrijfbrief voor verenigungen seizoen 2026-2027" (PDF).
- ↑ "Promotiedivisie 2026/2027, our opponents are known".
- ↑ "Seizoen 2005-06". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "Seizoen 2006–07". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "Promotiedivisie 2007-2008". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "Promotiedivisie 2008-2009". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "Forum". Bono Basketball Forum. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "Binnenland kampioen promotiedivisie". RTV Rijnmond.
- ↑ "BC Apollo grijpt titel in mannen Promotiedivisie". NBB.nl. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "Orca's Heren 1 kampioen Promotiedivisie". orcasurk.nl. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "Groene Uilen wint kampioenswedstrijd". RTV Noord.nl. 17 May 2014.
- ↑ "Laatste Landelijke Uitslagen". NBB.nl. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ↑ "Finale 2016 Binnenland vs Red Giants". Prog Metal Zone. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ "Speelschema 2016-2017". lionsbasketball.nl. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ↑ "Lokomotief pakt titel in promotiedivisie". Lokaal Online Nieuws (in Dutch). 6 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ↑ "Unieke prestatie: Lokomotief voor de 4e keer op rij kampioen". www.rodi.nl (in Dutch). 16 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ↑ "NBB Finals 2026 Finale Mannen Senioren Promotiedivisie BC APOLLO Amsterdam vs. GET United". www.youtube.com (in Dutch). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2026.