The Women's Basketball League (WBL) is the highest level of women's basketball in the Netherlands. The first season was played in 1949. Blue Stars is the record titleholder of the league with twenty won championships. The league consists of 10 teams as of August 2024.Basketball.nl – Standings VBL
History From its establishment, the league was known as "Eredivisie".
In 2019, the league name was changed from Vrouwen Basketball League (VBL) to Women's Basketball League (WBL). The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the first time the competition was not played out. No champion was named.
2021–22 clubs
The league currently consists of 9 teams. In the 2022–23 season, BAL will enter the league as its tenth team.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Club Location Venue Capacity Batouwe Bemmel De Kooi Binnenland Barendrecht De Driesprong Utrecht Cangeroes Utrecht Sporthal Lunetten Den Helder Suns Den Helder Sporthal Sportlaan Grasshoppers Katwijk Cleijn Duijn Jolly Jumpers Tubbergen De Vlaskoel Landslake Lions Landsmeer ICL Sportcenter Martini Sparks Haren Scharlakenhof Triple Threat Haarlem Van Hogendorphal
List of champions
1950 Westerkwartier Amsterdam 1951 Blue Stars 1952 Blue Stars 1953 Blue Stars 1954 Blue Stars 1955 Blue Stars 1956 Blue Stars 1957 Blue Stars 1958 Blue Stars 1959 Blue Stars 1960 Landlust 1961 AMVJ Amsterdam 1962 Blue Stars 1963 Blue Stars 1964 Blue Stars 1965 AMVJ Amsterdam 1966 Blue Stars 1967 AMVJ Amsterdam 1968 AMVJ Amsterdam 1969 Blue Stars 1970 AMVJ Amsterdam 1971 Blue Stars 1972 Blue Stars 1973 Blue Stars 1974 Blue Stars 1975 Blue Stars 1976 Blue Stars 1977 RZ 1978 RZ 1979 BOB Oud-Beijerland 1980 Landlust 1981 Landlust 1982 BV Amstelveen 1983 BV Amstelveen 1984 BV Amstelveen 1985 Den Helder 1986 Canadians 1987 Hoofddorp 1988 Den Helder 1989 Den Helder 1990 Den Helder 1991 Den Helder 1992 Voorburg 1993 Tonego 1994 Tonego 1995 Tonego 1996 Den Helder 1997 Lieshout 1998 Den Helder 1999 Den Helder 2000 Den Helder 2001 Landslake Lions 2002 Jolly Jumpers 2003 Lely 2004 Den Helder 2005 Den Helder 2006 Den Helder 2007 Landslake Lions 2008 Den Helder 2009 Den Helder 2010 Landslake Lions 2011 Leiderdorp 2012 Landslake Lions 2013 Landslake Lions 2014 Binnenland 2015 Batouwe 2016 Landslake Lions 2017 Batouwe 2018 Grasshoppers 2019 Grasshoppers 2020 None 2021 Den Helder 2022 Den Helder 2023 Grasshoppers 2024 Grasshoppers
Performance by team Teams in bold are still active in the VBL. Club Winners Years won Blue Stars20 1951–1959, 1962–1964, 1966, 1969, 1971–1976, Den Helder16 1985, 1988–1991, 1996, 1998–2000, 2004–2006, 2008, 2009, 2021, 2022 Landslake Lions6 2001, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016 AMVJ4 1961, 1965, 1967, 1968 Canadians4 1960, 1980, 1981, 1986 Grasshoppers4 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024 Tonego3 1993–1995 Batouwe2 2015, 2017 RZ2 1977, 1978 Lieshout1 1997 BOB Oud-Beijerland1 1979 Hoofddorp1 1987 Lely1 2003 Voorburg1 1992 Leiderdorp1 2011 Jolly Jumpers1 2002
References
External links Profile at eurobasket.com http://www.vrouwen-basketball.nl/