BNXT League Dutch Play-offs
The Dutch Basketball League (DBL) Play-offs is the concluding elimination tournament of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL), which determines which team will be champions. The playoffs were introduced in the 1976–77 season.[1] Playoff series are played in either a best-of-three, best-of-five or best-of-seven format.
Formats
1977–1982
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1982–1992
In 1982, the finals were expanded to a best-of-five series.
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1993–2015, 2018–2019
From 1993 to 2015, eight teams qualified for the playoffs each year. The quarterfinals were a best-of-three, the semifinals a best-of-five, and the finals a best-of-seven.
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2015–2018
Because the number of teams in 2014 was reduced to nine, the number of teams qualifying for the playoffs was reduced as well. The semi-finals became a best-of-seven series as well.
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2020–2021
In 2020, the quarter-finals were played in a two-legged series with the team with the most aggregated points winning. The finals were shortened to a best-of-five.
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2021–present
Since 2021, under the umbrella of the BNXT League. Teams are ranked based on their standings in the Elite Gold and the Elite Silver.
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List of playoff series
This is a complete listing of Dutch national basketball playoffs series, grouped by franchise. Bolded years indicate wins, underlined years are finals. Years in italics indicate series in progress. Tables are sorted first by the number of series, then the number of wins, and then by year of first occurrence.[2][3]
Donar
| Opponent | S | Occurrences | GP | W | L | % |
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| Heroes Den Bosch | 9 | 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022 | 51 | 26 | 25 | |
| ZZ Leiden | 9 | 1978, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 | 41 | 25 | 16 | |
| Amsterdam Basketball | 5 | 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 | 17 | 7 | 10 | |
| Landstede Hammers | 3 | 2016, 2017, 2019 | 16 | 10 | 6 | |
| Magixx | 2 | 2005, 2008 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Feyenoord Basketball | 2 | 2009, 2016 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| BSW | 2 | 2010, 2011 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| Den Helder Suns | 2 | 2019, 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Aris Leeuwarden | 2 | 2015, 2022 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Omniworld | 1 | 2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Virtus Werkendam | 1 | 2001 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| NAC | 1 | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| West-Brabant Giants | 1 | 2010 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Den Helder Kings | 1 | 2013 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Apollo Amsterdam | 1 | 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 42 | 168 | 100 | 68 | .595 |
ZZ Leiden
| Opponent | S | Occurrences | GP | W | L | % |
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| Landstede Hammers | 6 | 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 | 24 | 17 | 7 | |
| Heroes Den Bosch | 4 | 2007, 2012, 2021, 2022 | 15 | 6 | 9 | |
| Donar | 3 | 1978, 2011, 2013 | 13 | 9 | 4 | |
| Matrixx Magixx | 3 | 2010, 2011, 2013 | 9 | 8 | 1 | |
| Amsterdam | 2 | 2009, 2011 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Aris Leeuwarden | 2 | 2013, 2018 | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
| Apollo Amsterdam | 1 | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Feyenoord Basketball | 1 | 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| BAL | 1 | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 23 | 78 | 54 | 24 | .591 |
Heroes Den Bosch
| Opponent | S | Occurrences | GP | W | L | % |
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| Heroes Den Bosch | 9 | 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022 | 51 | 25 | 26 | |
| Landstede Hammers | 5 | 2004, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2019 | 21 | 11 | 10 | |
| BSW Weert | 5 | 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013 | 19 | 12 | 7 | |
| ZZ Leiden | 4 | 2007, 2012, 2021, 2022 | 15 | 9 | 6 | |
| Amsterdam Basketball | 3 | 2002, 2008, 2009 | 17 | 7 | 10 | |
| Aris Leeuwarden | 3 | 2010, 2013, 2014 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |
| EiffelTowers Nijmegen | 2 | 2003, 2004 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| Apollo Amsterdam | 2 | 2016, 2019 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Feyenoord Basketball | 2 | 2017, 2018 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Punch | 1 | 1978 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| BV Den Helder | 1 | 2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Magixx | 1 | 2007 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| West-Brabant Giants | 1 | 2008 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Den Helder Kings | 1 | 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| United | 1 | 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 41 | 165 | 92 | 73 | .558 |
Recent finals
Numbers in brackets after team names refer to the seed as which they came into the playoffs.
| Year | Home court advantage | Coach | Result | Home court disadvantage | Coach | Ref. |
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| GasTerra Flames (1) | Marco van den Berg | 4–1 |
WCAA Giants (2) | Erik Braal | ||
| ZZ Leiden (1) | Toon van Helfteren | 4–3 |
GasTerra Flames (2) | Marco van den Berg | ||
| ZZ Leiden (1) | Toon van Helfteren | 1–4 |
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch (3) | Raoul Korner | ||
| ZZ Leiden (2) | Toon van Helfteren | 4–0 |
Aris Leeuwarden (4) | Erik Braal | ||
| GasTerra Flames (1) | Ivica Skelin | 4–3 |
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch (2) | Sam Jones | ||
| SPM Shoeters Den Bosch (1) | Sam Jones | 4–1 | Donar (3) | Ivica Skelin | ||
| Landstede Zwolle (1) | Herman van den Belt | 1–4 |
Donar (3) | Erik Braal | ||
| Donar (1) | Erik Braal | 4–1 |
Landstede Zwolle (2) | Herman van den Belt | ||
| Donar (1) | Erik Braal | 4–0 |
ZZ Leiden (3) | Paul Vervaeck | ||
| Landstede Zwolle (2) | Herman van den Belt | 4–2 |
Donar (4) | Erik Braal | ||
2020 |
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Performance by team
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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| Donar | 4 | 3 | 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018 | 2011, 2015, 2019 |
| Leiden | 2 | 2 | 2011, 2013 | 2012, 2018 |
| Landstede Hammers | 1 | 2 | 2019 | 2016, 2017 |
| Heroes Den Bosch | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2012 |
| Aris Leeuwarden | – | 1 | 2013 | |
| West-Brabant Giants | – | 1 | 2010 |
References
- ^ DutchBasketbal.com
- ^ "Finals". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Finals - the Official Website of the National Basketball League - NBL.com.au". www.nbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
