2020–21 Dutch Basketball League

The 2020–21 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) is the 61st season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The regular season started on 3 October 2020.

Dutch Basketball League
Season2020–21
Teams12
Games playedTBD
Dates3 October 2020 – TBD
2021–22 →

It will be the first season after the 2019–20 season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league expanded to 12 teams with the addition of Yoast United, Almere Sailors and The Hague Royals. This marked the highest number of teams since the 2007–08 season.

On 15 October 2020, the season was suspended for at least four weeks due to government regulations regarding the pandemic.[1] On 19 December 2020, it was announced the competition would restart in January 2021 with a new format. [2]

Teams

After falling sponsorship revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DBL lowered the minimum budget for teams from 300,000 € to 150,000 €.[3]

On 1 May 2020, Apollo Amsterdam announced it will not play in the DBL season because of uncertainty due to the pandemic. The DBL announced the remaining eight teams will return for the 2020–21 season.[4] On 5 August, it was announced Basketball Community Gelderland has obtained a licence.[5] On 20 August, it was announced Apollo Amsterdam has obtained a license. On 27 August, the DBL announced the entrance of The Hague Royals and Almere Sailors.[6] BC Gelderland later revealed Yoast United as their new club name.[7]

Stadiums and locations
Location of teams in the 2020–21 Dutch Basketball League
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Club Location Venue Capacity
Almere SailorsAlmereTopsportcentrum Almere3,000
Apollo AmsterdamAmsterdamApollohal1,500
Aris LeeuwardenLeeuwardenKalverdijkje1,700
BALWeertSporthal Boshoven1,000
Den Helder SunsDen HelderSporthal Sportlaan1,000
DonarGroningenMartiniPlaza4,350
FeyenoordRotterdamTopsportcentrum Rotterdam2,500
Heroes Den Bosch's-HertogenboschMaaspoort2,800
Landstede HammersZwolleLandstede Sportcentrum1,200
The Hague RoyalsThe HagueSportcampus Zuiderpark3,500
Yoast UnitedBemmelDe Schaapskooi650
ZZ LeidenLeidenVijf Meihal2,000

As is common practice in European basketball, the following clubs carried the name of their sponsor this season:

Club Sponsored name Until
FeyenoordZeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord2021[8]
Yoast UnitedYoast United2023[9]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
Almere Sailors Eric Kropf Mike Osepa Erreà Flevo Makelaardij
Apollo Amsterdam Erwin van der Hart Floris Versteeg Nike Paul Meijering Steel
Aris Leeuwarden Ferried Naciri Craig Osaikhwuwuomwan Jako Friezon
BAL Radenko Varagić Roel van Overbeek Spalding Enerparking
Den Helder Suns Peter van Noord Boyd van der Vuurst de Vries Burned –
Donar Ivan Rudež Thomas Koenis Macron Amysoft
Feyenoord Toon van Helfteren Jeroen van der List Adidas Zeeuw & Zeeuw
Heroes Den Bosch Jean-Marc Jaumin Stefan Wessels Macron Data City
Landstede Hammers Herman van den Belt Nigel van Oostrum Acerbis Landstede
The Hague Royals Bert Samson Eric Kibi Burned
Yoast United Matthew Otten Matthew van Tongeren Jako Yoast SEO
ZZ Leiden Geert Hammink Worthy de Jong Peak Zorg en Zekerheid

    Managerial changes
    Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
    ZZ Leiden Rolf Franke End of contract 30 March 2020[10] Pre-season Geert Hammink 17 May 2020[11]
    Donar Erik Braal End of contract 14 April 2020[12] Ivan Rudež 17 April 2020[13]
    Apollo Amsterdam Patrick Faijdherbe End of contract 31 March 2020 Laki Lakner 1 May 2020[14]
    Yoast United
    None
    		 Matthew Otten 9 August 2020[15]
    The Hague Royals
    None
    		 Bert Samson 20 June 2020[16]
    Almere Sailors
    None
    		 Eric Kropf 13 August 2020[17]
    Apollo Amsterdam Laki Lakner Resigned 24 January 2021[18] 11th (0–3) Erwin van der Hart 27 January 2021[19]

    Regular season

    Table
    Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 ZZ Leiden 4 4 0 372 275 +97 8 Advance to Elite A
    2 Den Helder Suns 4 4 0 366 300 +66 8
    3 Feyenoord 4 3 1 318 241 +77 6
    4 Landstede Hammers 4 3 1 319 297 +22 6
    5 Donar 3 2 1 238 234 +4 4
    6 Aris Leeuwarden 4 2 2 283 292 −9 4
    7 Yoast United 4 2 2 330 351 −21 4 Advance to Elite B
    8 Heroes Den Bosch 3 1 2 249 213 +36 2
    9 Almere Sailors 4 1 3 291 324 −33 2
    10 BAL 4 1 3 295 331 −36 2
    11 Apollo Amsterdam 4 0 4 278 356 −78 0
    12 The Hague Royals 4 0 4 210 335 −125 0
    Updated to match(es) played on 01 February 2021. Source: DBL

    Results
    Home \ Away ALM AMS ARI BAL DON DHE FEY HDB LAN THR YOA ZZL
    Almere Sailors — 74–67* 64–81
    Apollo Amsterdam — 76–103
    Aris Leeuwarden 78–69 —
    BAL — 75–86
    Donar — 82–55
    Den Helder Suns — 85–78 94–86
    Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord 90–54 82–56 —
    Heroes Den Bosch — 92–46
    Landstede Hammers – 73–71 —
    The Hague Royals 66–86 52–89 —
    Yoast United 81–89 74–106 —
    ZZ Leiden 96–69 98–67 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 27 January 2021. Source: DBL
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

      Elite A

      Teams carry the results from the regular season with them and play each other twice. All six teams are already qualified for the play-offs.

      Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation A B C D E F
      1 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Playoffs —
      2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
      3 C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
      4 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
      5 E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
      6 F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
      First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: DBL

      Elite B

      Teams carry the results from the regular season with them and play each other twice. The two highest ranked teams qualify for the playoffs as seventh and eight seed.

      Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation A B C D E F
      1 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Playoffs —
      2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
      3 C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
      4 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
      5 E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
      6 F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
      First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: DBL

      Dutch clubs in European competitions
      TeamCompetitionProgress
      DonarChampions LeagueFirst qualifying round
      FIBA Europe CupRegular season
      Heroes Den BoschFIBA Europe CupRegular season

      References
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      8. "Feyenoord Basketball trots op partner Zeeuw & Zeeuw". www.friendsinbusiness.nl. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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      12. "Donar en Braal gaan uit elkaar". Basketball League. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
      13. "Coach Ivan Rudež voor drie seizoenen vastgelegd" [Coach Ivan Rudež signed for three seasons] (in Dutch). Donar.nl. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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