# Promotiedivisie

The Promotiedivisie (English: Promotion Division) is the second tier of basketball in the Netherlands and is the highest amateur competition in the country. At the end of a Promotiedivisie-season, a Final Four is played to decide the new champion.
The champion technically earns the right to promote to the Dutch Basketball League, although it only happens in exceptional cases, because a club has to turn professional to play in the league. The bottom team relegates to the Eerste divisie [nl], the national third division.
In 2012, Apollo Amsterdam became the first Promotiedivise champion to promote to the next season of the Dutch Basketball League. Lokomotief is the most successful team with three won titles.
Ahead of the 2023-24 season, the Promotiedivisie was expanded to 24 teams with two groups of twelve (Group A and Group B).

## Current teams

There were 24teams in the 2022–23 season.
| Team | City |
| Apollo Amsterdam | Amsterdam |
| Attacus | Veghel |
| Hot Pepper Heat | Zwanenburg |
| BV Hoofddorp | Hoofddorp |
| Aris We Here Fryslan | Leeuwarden |
| United Basketball | Bemmel |
| Orange Lions Academy | Amsterdam |
| BV Amsterdam | Amsterdam |
| ZZ Leiden U22 | Leiden |
| Donar U22 | Groningen |
| Heroes Den Bosch U22 | 's-Hertogenbosch |
| Landstede Hammers U22 | Zwolle |
| BAL U22 | Weert |
| River Trotters | Hardinxveld-Giessendam |
| Dreamfield Dolphins | Bemmel |
| Grasshoppers | Katwijk |
| De Groene Uilen | Groningen |
| Scylla | Groningen |
| BS Leiden | Leiden |
| Apolloheat | Amsterdam |
| UBALL | Utrecht |
| Uitsmijters | Almelo |
| BV Noordkop/Suns | Den Helder |
| Lokomotief | Rijswijk |
| CobraNova | Voorburg |

## Finals

| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| 1982–83 | Orca's | Virtus Werkendam | |
| 1983–84 | BC Markt Utrecht | BV Amsterdam | |
| 1984–85 | BC Markt Utrecht | Interbril Greyhounds | |
| 1985–86 | ICL Zaandam | DAS Delft | |
| 1986–87 | Akrides | Red Giants | |
| 1987–88 | Gunco Rotterdam | BV Voorburg | |
| 1988–89 | BV Voorburg | BC Eindhoven | |
| 1989–90 | Akrides (2) | GOBA Gorinchem | |
| 1990–91 | Basketiers '71 | Gunco Rotterdam | |
| 1991–92 | BV Dakplan | Festo BVV | |
| 1992–93 | Akrides (3) | GOBA Gorinchem | |
| 1993–94 | Festo BVV | PSV–Almonte Basketbal | |
| 1994–95 | BV Voorburg | De Dunckers | |
| 1995–96 | RZG Drenthe | Image Center Hank | |
| 1996–97 | Prisma College | DAS Delft | |
| 1997–98 | Orca's (2) | Libertel Doplhins 2 | |
| 1998–99 | Akrides (4) | Ricoh Astronauts 2 | |
| 1999–2000 | Akrides (5) | De Groene Uilen | |
| 2000–01 | Early Bird | Akrides | |
| 2001–02 | Early Bird | ASVU | |
| 2002–03 | Early Bird | EiffelTowers Den Bosch 2 | |
| 2003–04 | BV Aris | Early Bird | |
| 2004–05 | MSV Noordwijk | Omniworld 2 | |
| 2005–06 | Demon Astronauts 2 | MSV Noordwijk | — |
| 2006–07 | EBBC | ASVU | — |
| 2007–08 | MSV Noordwijk | Amsterdam 2 | — |
| 2008–09 | GOBA | MSV Noordwijk | 91–67 |
| 2009–10 | Amsterdam 2 | Binnenland | 66–53 |
| 2010–11 | Binnenland | De Hoppers | 76–70 |
| 2011–12 | Apollo Amsterdam | Binnenland | 64–52 |
| 2012–13 | Orca's (3) | Binnenland | 74–53 |
| 2013–14 | De Groene Uilen [nl] | Binnenland | 52–48 |
| 2014–15 | De Groene Uilen [nl] (2) | Red Giants | 76–75 |
| 2015–16 | Red Giants | Binnenland | 80–68 |
| 2016–17 | Landslake Lions | Grasshoppers | 89–68 |
| 2017–18 | Lokomotief | Grasshoppers | 74–67 |
| 2018–19 | Lokomotief (2) | Grasshoppers | 81–70 |
| 2019–20 | Seasons cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Seasons cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Seasons cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Seasons cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Seasons cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Seasons cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021–22 | Lokomotief (3) | Attacus [nl] | 72–60 |
| 2022–23 | Lokomotief (4) | UBALL [nl] | 102–79 |

## Performance by club

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.
| Club | Wins | Seasons won |
| Akrides | 5 | 1987, 1990, 1993, 1999, 2000 |
| Lokomotief | 4 | 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| Early Bird [nl] | 3 | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Orca's | 3 | 1983, 1998, 2013 |
| Amsterdam 2 | 2 | 2006, 2010 |
| De Groene Uilen [nl] | 2 | 2014, 2015 |
| MSV Noordwijk | 2 | 2005, 2008 |

## Awards

Most Valuable Player
* 2010 Zeeger van Leeuwen (MSV Noordwijk)
* 2013 Richard Maxwell (Rotterdam Basketbal 2)
* 2014 Vaidas Tamasauskas (Rotterdam Basketbal 2)
Coach of the Year
* 2010 Joost van Rangelrooy