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.
Competition details | |||
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Season | 2020–21 | ||
Dates | September 2020 – TBD | ||
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
It will be the first season after the 2019–20 season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teams
On 1 May 2020, Apollo Amsterdam announced it will not play in the DBL season because of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The DBL announced the remaining eight teams will return for the 2020–21 season.[1]
Stadiums and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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Aris Leeuwarden | Leeuwarden | Kalverdijkje | 1,700 |
BAL | Weert | Sporthal Boshoven | 1,000 |
Den Helder Suns | Den Helder | Sporthal Sportlaan | 1,000 |
Donar | Groningen | MartiniPlaza | 4,350 |
Feyenoord | Rotterdam | Topsportcentrum Rotterdam | 1,000 |
Heroes Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | Maaspoort | 2,800 |
Landstede Hammers | Zwolle | Landstede Sportcentrum | 1,200 |
ZZ Leiden | Leiden | Vijf Meihal | 2,000 |
The following teams aim to play in the DBL as well this season:
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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Apollo Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Apollohal | 1,500 |
Basketball Community Gelderland | Bemmel/Nijmegen/Arnhem | TBA | |
The Hague Royals | The Hague | Sportcampus Zuiderpark | 3,500 |
Sponsored club names
As is common practice in European basketball, the following clubs carried the name of their sponsor this season:
Club | Sponsored name | Until |
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Feyenoord | Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord | 2021[2] |
Personnel and kits
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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Apollo Amsterdam | ||||
Aris Leeuwarden | ||||
BAL | ||||
Den Helder Suns | ||||
Donar | Macron | |||
Feyenoord | ||||
Heroes Den Bosch | Macron | Data City | ||
Landstede Hammers | ||||
ZZ Leiden | ||||
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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ZZ Leiden | End of contract | 30 March 2020[3] | Pre-season | 17 May 2020[4] | ||
Donar | End of contract | 14 April 2020[5] | 17 April 2020[6] | |||
References
- "DBL gaat verder met acht ploegen". Basketball League. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "Feyenoord Basketball trots op partner Zeeuw & Zeeuw". www.friendsinbusiness.nl. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- "ZZ Leiden en Rolf Franke beëindigen samenwerking". Basketball League. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- "Geert Hammink nieuwe coach ZZ Leiden". Eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- "Donar en Braal gaan uit elkaar". Basketball League. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- "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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