The BNXT League Dutch Play-offs is the concluding elimination tournament part of the BNXT League, which determines the Dutch national basketball champions. The playoffs were introduced in the 1977–78 season, modelled after the American National Basketball Association (NBA) which already used the system.[1] The playoffs were part of the Eredivisie (later the Dutch Basketball League) until 2021, when they became part of the BNXT League, which is a fusion league with Belgium.
| Most recent season or competition: 2022 BNXT League Dutch Playoffs | |
| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | 1978 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Most recent champion(s) | Heroes Den Bosch (2022) |
The play-offs generally commence in May and finish in June or July.
Formats edit
Several different formats have been used of the existence of the playoffs.
1977–1982 edit
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1982–1992 edit
In 1982, the finals were expanded to a best-of-five series.
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1993–2015, 2018–2019 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
This is a listing of Dutch national basketball playoffs series, grouped by club. 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.
Donar edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
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 edit
| 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 |