Netherlands basketball leagues

Checked 2026-10-31FIBA code NED

Dutch men's top clubs play in the cross-border BNXT League with Belgian clubs. The women's top flight is the Women's Basketball League (WBL). Below each sits a Promotiedivisie, and the bottom WBL team can be relegated.

National federation: Nederlandse Basketball Bond (NBB).

BNXT League (Dutch clubs)

Men's tier 1. Status: Partly sourced.

Run by: BNXT League with the NBB · Official site
Teams: Not yet verified
Season: Not yet verified
Foreign player rule: Not yet verified
Promotion and relegation: 2025-26 handbook: if a Dutch team is relegated or lacks a licence, a team from the Promotiedivisie may enter. One Promotiedivisie place held open for 2026-27. · Source

Clubs: Not yet verified.

Women's Basketball League (WBL)

Women's tier 1. Status: Partly sourced.

Run by: Nederlandse Basketball Bond (NBB) · Official site
Teams: Not yet verified
Season: 2025-26: first half ends 20-21 Dec, second half ends 18-19 Apr, national final 30-31 May · Source
Foreign player rule: 2025-26: a team may field up to four non-Dutch players in a match, and they may be on court together. A player from a foreign competition needs a letter of clearance. · Source
Promotion and relegation: 2025-26 handbook: number 10 is relegated to the Promotiedivisie unless no team moves up. The Promotiedivisie winner via a final four is promoted. · Source

Clubs: Not yet verified.

Handbook opened is the 2025-26 edition. The 2025-26 WBL had 10 teams; 2026-27 count not sourced so teams is null.

Rules change each season and clubs apply them differently. Confirm any figure with the league or federation before you rely on it. This is education, not legal or tax advice. See a figure that is out of date? Send a correction with the source link.

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