Dutch Basketball League

Dutch Basketball League
FormerlyEredivisie (1960–2010)
Founded1960 (1960)
First season1960–61
Folded2021
Replaced byBNXT League
CountryNetherlands
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)NBB Cup
SupercupDutch Supercup
International cup(s)Basketball Champions League
FIBA Europe Cup
Last championsHeroes Den Bosch (18th title)
(2024–25)
Most championshipsHeroes Den Bosch (18 titles)
All-time top scorerKees Akerboom Sr.
(9,878 points)
Websitewww.dutchbasketballleague.nl

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 Since 2021, the league has been replaced by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT League.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.