2020–21 Dutch Basketball League

The 2020–21 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) will be the 61st season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The regular season will start in September 2020.

Dutch Basketball League
Competition details
Season 2020–21
Teams TBD
Games played TBD
Dates 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.

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 €.[1]

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.[2] On 5 August, it was announced Basketball Community Gelderland has obtained a licence.[3]

Stadiums and locations
Sailors
Apollo
Royals
Feyenoord
BAL
Leiden
Location of teams in the 2020–21 Dutch Basketball League
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Club Location Venue Capacity
Aris LeeuwardenLeeuwardenKalverdijkje1,700
BALWeertSporthal Boshoven1,000
Basketball Community GelderlandBemmelDe Schaapskooi650
Den Helder SunsDen HelderSporthal Sportlaan1,000
DonarGroningenMartiniPlaza4,350
FeyenoordRotterdamTopsportcentrum Rotterdam1,000
Heroes Den Bosch's-HertogenboschMaaspoort2,800
Landstede HammersZwolleLandstede Sportcentrum1,200
ZZ LeidenLeidenVijf Meihal2,000

The following teams aim to play in the DBL as well this season:

Club Location Venue Capacity
Apollo AmsterdamAmsterdamApollohal1,500
Almere SailorsAlmereTopsportcentrum Almere3,000
The Hague RoyalsThe HagueSportcampus Zuiderpark3,500

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[4]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
Aris Leeuwarden Ferried Naciri TBD
BAL Radenko Varagić TBD
Basketball Community Gelderland Matthew Otten TBD
Den Helder Suns TBD Boyd van der Vuurst de Vries
Donar Ivan Rudež Thomas Koenis Macron
Feyenoord Toon van Helfteren TBD
Heroes Den Bosch Jean-Marc Jaumin Stefan Wessels Macron Data City
Landstede Hammers Herman van den Belt Nigel van Oostrum
ZZ Leiden Geert Hammink Worthy de Jong

    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[5] Pre-season Geert Hammink 17 May 2020[6]
    Donar Erik Braal End of contract 14 April 2020[7] Ivan Rudež 17 April 2020[8]
    BC Gelderland None Matthew Otten 9 August 2020[9]

    Dutch clubs in European competitions
    TeamCompetitionProgress
    DonarChampions LeagueFirst qualifying round
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    References
    1. Eindelijk topbasketbal: The Hague Royals gaat in Dutch Basketball League uitkomen
    2. "DBL gaat verder met acht ploegen". Basketball League. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
    3. "BASKETBALL COMMUNITY GELDERLAND NAAR DBL". Dutch Basketball League. 5 August 2020.
    4. "Feyenoord Basketball trots op partner Zeeuw & Zeeuw". www.friendsinbusiness.nl. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
    5. "ZZ Leiden en Rolf Franke beëindigen samenwerking". Basketball League. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
    6. "Geert Hammink nieuwe coach ZZ Leiden". Eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
    7. "Donar en Braal gaan uit elkaar". Basketball League. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
    8. "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.
    9. "Otten hoofdcoach Basketball Community Gelderland" (in Dutch). 9 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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