2019–20 Dutch Basketball League


The 2019–20 Dutch Basketball League was the 60th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The regular season started on 28 September.
On 12 March 2020, the season was postponed until 31 March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 14 March, the DBL announced to suspend the competition to at least 2 May. On 20 March, the DBL cancelled the rest of the season while naming no champion. Landstede Hammers qualified for the Basketball Champions League based on the standings at the time.

Format changes

From this season, the DBL adopted FIBA's home-grown players rule. Teams need to have at least 4 or 5 home-grown players on their roster. Due to this new rule, the previous limitation of maximum five foreign players, is dropped.

Teams

On 4 May 2019, the DBL announced all nine teams from the last season would return, excluding Dutch Windmills which was dissolved. TBG Dragons from Nijmegen was planning to make its debut season, depending on the club being able to meet all license requirements. On 28 June, the DBL announced the Dragons withdrew.

Arenas and locations

ClubLocationVenueCapacity
Apollo AmsterdamAmsterdamApollohal1,500
Aris LeeuwardenLeeuwardenKalverdijkje1,700
BALWeertSporthal Boshoven1,000
Den Helder SunsDen HelderSporthal Sportlaan1,000
DonarGroningenMartiniPlaza4,350
Heroes Den Bosch's-HertogenboschMaaspoort2,800
FeyenoordRotterdamTopsportcentrum Rotterdam1,000
Landstede HammersZwolleLandstede Sportcentrum1,200
ZZ LeidenLeidenVijf Meihal2,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Coaching changes

Regular season

League table

Results

Dutch clubs in European competitions