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Basketball Cup (Netherlands)

{{Infobox basketball league

|name=Basketball Cup

|current_season= 2023–24 Dutch Basketball Cup

|logo=Basketball Cup Netherlands logo.png

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|founded={{Start date and age|1967}}

|first=1967–68

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|fame=

|motto =

|teams=52

|confed=FIBA Europe

|country={{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands

|champions = Heroes Den Bosch (9th title)

| season = 2024–25

|most_champs = Heroes Den Bosch (9 titles)

|related_comps = Dutch Basketball League
Dutch Supercup

|website= {{URL|basketball.nl}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}

The Basketball Cup, for sponsorship reasons the TOTO Basketball Cup and formerly the NBB Cup ({{langx|nl|NBB-Beker}}), is an annual cup competition for Dutch basketball teams organised by the Basketball Nederland. Every team in the Netherlands can participate by signing up for the preliminary rounds. Professional basketball teams from the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) enter the tournament in the fourth round. From 1977 until 1990 professional teams were not allowed to participate in the competition.

The tournament is organized in a knock-out format, with quarter- and semi-finals being two-legged series while the final is played in a single game. Heroes Den Bosch holds the record for most cup titles with nine titles. During the 2020–21 season, the tournament was not played and was replaced by the DBL Cup, featuring only the twelve DBL teams.

Format

In the first, second and third round teams from the Dutch second, third and fourth division participate. From the fourth round, teams from the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) enter the competition.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball.nl/media/algemeen/competities/LotingNBBBekercompetitie2017-20182eronde.pdf|title=Loting NBB-Beker 2017-18|trans-title=Draw NBB Cup 2017–2018|publisher=Basketball.nl|language=Dutch|access-date=28 November 2017}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Quarter- and semi-finals are played in a two-legged format. When a team form a tier lower than the DBL played a DBL team, one win is sufficient for the latter to advance to the next round.

Finals

From 1986 to 1993, the final was played over two legs with both finalists playing one game at home and one game away. From 2005 to 2013, the venue was fixed as the Topsportcentrum in Almere hosted the final every year.

class="sortable wikitable"

! Season

! Winner

! Score

! Runners-up

! Venue

! City

align="center" |1967–68

| SVE Utrecht (1)

| align="center" | 81–79

| Landlust Amsterdam

|

| Amsterdam

align="center" |1968–69

| Flamingo's Haarlem (1)

| align="center" | 52–37

| The Lions

|Beatrixhal{{Cite web |title=UTRECHT-BASKETBAL-FLAMINGO'S LIONS - Het Geheugen |url=https://geheugen.delpher.nl/nl/geheugen/view?query=&page=2&maxperpage=4&sortfield=isShowPiece&coll=ngvn&facets%5BcollectionStringNL%5D%5B%5D=Algemeen+Nederlands+Persbureau+%E2%80%93+Fotoarchief,+1963-1968&identifier=ANP01:15385487&resultsidentifier=ANP01:15385487 |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=geheugen.delpher.nl}}

| Utrecht

align="center" |1969–70

| Flamingo's Haarlem (2)

| align="center" | 86–84

| Punch

|

| Utrecht

align="center" |1970–71

| Flamingo's Haarlem (3)

| align="center" | 103–82

| Blue Stars

|

| Haarlem

align="center" |1971–72

| The Lions (1)

| align="center" | 86–84

| Punch

|

| Haarlem

align="center" |1972–73

| Blue Stars (1)

| align="center" | 92–82

| RZ

|

| Voorschoten

align="center" |1973–74

| Punch (1)

| align="center" | 85–70

| Flamingo's Haarlem

|

| Amsterdam

align="center" |1974–75{{efn|In the 1974–75 season, Arke Stars Enschede won the Cup, but RZ was marked as cup winner so the team could play in the 1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup.}}

| Arke Stars Enschede (1)

| align="center" | –

| RZ

|

| Enschede

align="center" |1975–76

| Flamingo's Haarlem (4)

| align="center" | 73–67

| Punch

|

| Leiden

align="center" |1976–77

| BOB Oud-Beijerland (1)

| align="center" | 94–89

| Hertogballers Den Bosch

|

| The Hague

align="center" |1977–78

| VAK Stars Leiden (1)

| align="center" | 86–84

| Hertogballers Den Bosch

|

| Utrecht

align="center" |1978–79

| Celeritas (1)

| align="center" | 86–84

| ASVU Amstelveen

|

| Almere

align="center" |1979–80

| PSV Almonte

| align="center" |

|

|

|

align="center" |1980–81

| DBV Rowic was known as "Snel Reizen" for sponsorship reasons.}}]] (1)

| align="center" |

|

|

|

align="center" |1981–82

| DAS Delft (1)

| align="center" |

|

|

|

align="center" |1982–83

| Green Eagles Maassluis (1)

| align="center" |

|

|

|

align="center" |1983–84

| Kinheim Haarlem (1)

| align="center" |

|

|

|

align="center" |1984–85

| AMVJ Rotterdam (1)

| align="center" |

|

|

|

align="center" |1985–86

| BVO Alphen aan de Rijn (1)

| align="center" |

|

|

|

align="center" |1986–87

| Lokomotief (1)

| align="center" | 91–91, 86–82

| WGW Den Helder

|

| Den Helder, Rijswijk

align="center" |1987–88

| FAC Den Helder (1)

| align="center" | 68–65, 71–66

| BV Aalsmeer

|

| Den Helder, Aalsmeer

align="center" |1988–89

| Waddinxveen Flyers (1)

| align="center" | 88–91, 83–71

| BV Hoofddorp

|

| Waddinxveen, Hoofddorp

align="center" |1989–90

| Akrides (1)

| align="center" | 116–90, 102–76

| Rotterdam

|

| Rotterdam, IJmuiden

align="center" |1990–91

| Akrides (2)

| align="center" | 83–74, 90–77

| DAS Delft

|

| Haarlem, Delft

align="center" |1991–92

| Den Helder (1)

| align="center" | 97–81, 63–77

| Den Bosch

| Quelderduijn
Maaspoort

| Den Helder, 's-Hertogenbosch

align="center" |1992–93

| Den Bosch (1)

| align="center" | 80–83, 101–82

| BS Weert

| Sporthal Boshoven
Maaspoort (2)

| Weert, 's-Hertogenbosch

align="center" |1993–94

| Den Helder (2)

| align="center" | 84-75

| BS Weert

| Quelderduijn (3)

| Den Helder

align="center" |1994–95

| Goba Gorinchem (1)

| align="center" | 79-72

| Den Helder

| Maaspoort (3)

| 's-Hertogenbosch

align="center" |1996–97

| Amsterdam (1)

| align="center" | 20–0{{efn|The 1997 final was not played after Donar refused to play after it already sent home their American players. Amsterdam automatically won the game 20–0.}}

| Donar

| –

| –

align="center" |1997–98

| Amsterdam Astronauts (2)

| align="center" | 68–66

| Den Helder

| Apollohal

|Amsterdam

align="center" |1998–99

| Amsterdam Astronauts (3)

| align="center" | 85–79

| Den Helder

| Apollohal (2)

|Amsterdam

align="center" |1999–00

| Den Bosch (2)

| align="center" |89–79

| Donar

| Martiniplaza

|Groningen

align="center" |2000–01

| Virtus Werkendam

| align="center" |88–87

| BS Weert

| Sporthal Boshoven

|Weert

align="center" |2001–02

| Den Bosch (3)

| align="center" |88–78

| EiffelTowers Nijmegen

| De Horstacker

|Nijmegen

align="center" |2002–03

| EiffelTowers Nijmegen (1)

| align="center" |90–88

| Amsterdam Astronauts

|Sporthallen Zuid

|Amsterdam

align="center" |2003–04

| Amsterdam Astronauts (4)

| align="center" |65–62

| Den Bosch

|Sporthallen Zuid (2)

|Amsterdam

align="center" |2004–05

|Donar{{efn|Played as "MPC Capitals".}} (1)

| align="center" |83–78

|Landstede

|Martiniplaza (2)

|Groningen

align="center" |2005–06

| Amsterdam Astronauts (5)

| align="center" | 61–60

| Rotterdam

|Topsportcentrum

|Rotterdam

align="center" |2006–07

| Magixx (1)

| align="center" | 70–60

| Donar{{efn|Played as "Hanzevast Capitals".}}

|Topsportcentrum (2)

|Almere

align="center" |2007–08

| Den Bosch (4)

| align="center" | 93–82

| Amsterdam

|Topsportcentrum (3)

|Almere

align="center" |2008–09

| Den Bosch (5)

| align="center" | 70–64

| Amsterdam

|Topsportcentrum (4)

|Almere

align="center" | 2009–10

| Leiden (1)

| align="center" | 88–63

|Amsterdam

|Topsportcentrum (5)

|Almere

align="center" | 2010–11

| Donar{{efn|name=gtf|Played as "GasTerra Flames".}} (2)

| align="center" | 67–55

| West-Brabant Giants

|Topsportcentrum (6)

|Almere

align="center" | 2011–12

| Leiden (2)

| align="center" | 88–74

| Magixx

|Topsportcentrum (7)

|Almere

align="center" | 2012–13

| Den Bosch (6)

| align="center" | 73–61

| Landstede

|Topsportcentrum (8)

|Almere

align="center" | 2013–14

| Donar{{efn|name=gtf}} (3)

| align="center" | 79–71

| Leiden

|Landstede Sportcentrum

|Zwolle

align="center" | 2014–15

|Donar (4)

| align="center" | 78–70

| Den Bosch

|Landstede Sportcentrum (2)

|Zwolle

align="center" | 2015–16

|Den Bosch (7)

| align="center" | 58–57

| Leiden

|Landstede Sportcentrum (3)

|Zwolle

align="center" | 2016–17

|Donar (5)

| align="center" | 78–58

| Landstede

|MartiniPlaza (3)

|Groningen

align="center" | 2017–18

|Donar (6)

| align="center" | 87–71

| Leiden

|MartiniPlaza (4)

|Groningen

align="center" | 2018–19

|Leiden (3)

| align="center" | 87–69

| Landstede

|Landstede Sportcentrum (4)

|Zwolle

align=center| 2019–20

|colspan=5 class=sortbottom| {{center|The final was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic{{efn|Donar and Aris Leeuwarden had qualified for the final of the 2019–20 season before it was cancelled.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dutchbasketballleague.nl/nieuws/er-komt-helaas-geen-bekerkampioen-bij-de-mannen-2020/|title=De strijd om de Basketball Cup van 2020 bij de mannen gaat helaas niet door}} The final was supposed to be played on 10 January 2021, however Aris refused to play that day.{{cite news |title=Donar moet opnieuw starten in Dutch Basketball League, met streep door uitgestelde bekerfinale |url=https://harenerweekblad.nl/artikel/1143816/donar-moet-opnieuw-starten-in-dutch-basketball-league-met-streep-door-uitgestelde-bekerfinale.html |access-date=1 May 2021 |work=Harener Weekblad |date=20 December 2020 |language=nl}}}}}}

align=center| 2021{{efn|In 2021, the DBL Cup was organised by the Dutch Basketball League as a one-week tournament. Only DBL teams participated.}}

| BAL (1)

| align=center|98–88

| Yoast United

|Landstede Sportcentrum (5)

|Zwolle

align=center| 2021–22

| Donar (7)

| align=center|76–71

| Heroes Den Bosch

|MartiniPlaza (5)

|Groningen

align="center"| 2022–23

|Leiden (4)

|{{Center|72–70}}

|Landstede Hammers

|Landstede Sportcentrum (6)

|Zwolle

align="center"|2023–24

|Heroes Den Bosch (8)

|{{Center|89–82}}

|Landstede Hammers

|Topsportcentrum (9)

|Almere

{{Center|2024–25}}

|Heroes Den Bosch (9)

|{{Center|90–85 (OT)}}

|Donar

|Sportcampus The Hague

|The Hague

{{notelist}}

Performances by clubs

Teams in italic are inactive or dissolved, teams in bold currently play in the BNXT League (the highest level league of basketball in the Netherlands). Four teams active at the highest level have won the Dutch Cup, namely Heroes Den Bosch, Donar, ZZ Leiden and BAL.

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

|+ Basketball Cup finals performance by club

scope=col|Club

!scope=col|Winners

!scope=col|Runners-up

!scope=col|Years won

!scope=col|Years runner-up

Heroes Den Bosch

| align=center|9

| align=center|4

| 1993, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2024, 2025

| 1992, 2004, 2015, 2022

Donar

| align=center|7

| align=center|4

| 2005, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022

| 1997, 2000, 2007, 2025

ABC Amsterdam

| align=center|5

| align=center|4

| 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006

| 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010

ZZ Leiden

| align="center" |4

| align="center" |3

| 2010, 2012, 2019, 2023

| 2014, 2016, 2018

Flamingo's Haarlem

| align=center|4

| align=center|1

| 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976

| 1974

Magixx

| align=center|2

| align=center|2

| 2003, 2007

| 2002, 2012

Akrides

| align=center|2

| align=center|0

| 1990, 1991

| –

Punch

| align=center|1

| align=center|4

| 1974

| 1970, 1972, 1976, 1991

Den Helder

| align=center|1

| align=center|3

| 1992

| 1995, 1998, 1999

The Lions

| align=center|1

| align=center|1

| 1972

| 1969

BAL

| align=center|1

| align=center|0

| 2021

| –

Virtus

| align=center|1

| align=center|0

| 2001

| –

Goba Gorinchem

| align=center|1

| align=center|0

| 1995

| –

Celeritas

| align=center|1

| align=center|0

| 1979

| –

VAK Stars Leiden

| align=center|1

| align=center|0

| 1978

| –

BOB Oud-Beijerland

| align=center|1

| align=center|0

| 1977

| –

Arke Stars Enschede

| align=center|1

| align=center|0

| 1975

| –

SVE Utrecht

| align=center|1

| align=center|0

| 1968

| –

Lokomotief

| align=center|1

| align=center|0

| 1987

| –

DAS Delft

|{{Center|1}}

|{{Center|0}}

|1982

|–

Rowic

|{{Center|1}}

|{{Center|0}}

|1981

|–

Landstede Hammers

| align=center|0

| align=center|6

| –

| 2005, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024

BSW Weert

| align=center|0

| align=center|3

| –

| 1993, 1994, 2001

Feyenoord / Rotterdam

| align=center|0

| align=center|2

| –

| 1990, 2006

RZ

| align=center|0

| align=center|2

| –

| 1973, 1975

ASVU Amstelveen

| align=center|0

| align=center|1

| –

| 1979

West-Brabant Giants

| align=center|0

| align=center|1

| –

| 2011

FIAT Stars Amsterdam

| align=center|0

| align=center|1

| –

| 1971

Landlust / Canadians

| align=center|0

| align=center|1

| –

| 1968

Yoast United

| align=center|0

| align=center|1

| –

| 2021

Statistics

=Finals top scorers=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
width=60 | Season

! width=170 | Finals top scorer

! width=170 | Club

! Points scored

! {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}

rowspan="2" |1971

|Kees Akerboom Sr.

| rowspan="2" |Flamingo's Haarlem

| rowspan="2" |24

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |title=Levi's MSE 1 - Fiat Stars MSE 1 (6547-1) Statistieken per wedstrijd & cumulatief - NBB Database, basketball statistieken |url=http://db.basketball.nl/db/overzicht/wed_cumula.pl?&wed_ID=829043&szn_Naam=1970-1971&plg_ID=4319&cmp_ID=779&stats=Statistieken+tonen |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=db.basketball.nl}}

Frank Kales
1973

|Tom Chestnut

|Fiat Stars

|30

|{{Cite web |title=Fiat Stars MSE 1 - Transol MSE 1 (6547-2) Statistieken per wedstrijd & cumulatief - NBB Database, basketball statistieken |url=http://db.basketball.nl/db/overzicht/wed_cumula.pl?&wed_ID=800029&szn_Naam=1972-1973&plg_ID=711&cmp_ID=779&stats=Statistieken+tonen |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=db.basketball.nl}}

1974

|Pieter van Tuyll van Serooskerken

|Punch Delft

|29

|{{Cite web |title=Levi's MSE 1 - Raak MSE 1 (6547-3) Statistieken per wedstrijd & cumulatief - NBB Database, basketball statistieken |url=http://db.basketball.nl/db/overzicht/wed_cumula.pl?&wed_ID=800018&szn_Naam=1973-1974&plg_ID=251&cmp_ID=779&stats=Statistieken+tonen |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=db.basketball.nl}}

1976

|Gary Freeman

|Flamingo's Haarlem

|27

|{{Cite web |title=Buitoni MSE 1 - Pioneer MSE 1 (6547-7) Statistieken per wedstrijd & cumulatief - NBB Database, basketball statistieken |url=http://db.basketball.nl/db/overzicht/wed_cumula.pl?&wed_ID=799587&szn_Naam=1975-1976&plg_ID=251&cmp_ID=779&stats=Statistieken+tonen |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=db.basketball.nl}}

2000

|Lamont Randolph

|Donar*

|21

|{{Cite web |title=MPC Donar MSE 1 - Canoe Jeans MSE 1 (6547-) Statistieken per wedstrijd & cumulatief - NBB Database, basketball statistieken |url=http://db.basketball.nl/db/overzicht/wed_cumula.pl?&wed_ID=899202&szn_Naam=1999-2000&plg_ID=2823&cmp_ID=779&stats=Statistieken+tonen |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=db.basketball.nl}}

2003

|Ryan Robertson

|EiffelTowers Nijmegen*

|27

|{{Cite web |title=Ricoh Astronauts MSE 1 - Eiffel Towers MSE 1 (6547-58) Statistieken per wedstrijd & cumulatief - NBB Database, basketball statistieken |url=http://db.basketball.nl/db/overzicht/wed_cumula.pl?&wed_ID=195809&szn_Naam=2002-2003&plg_ID=2393&cmp_ID=779&stats=Statistieken+tonen |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=db.basketball.nl}}

2004

|Darnell Clavon

|Tulip Den Bosch*

|21

|{{Cite web |title=Tulip MSE 1 - Demon Astronauts MSE 1 (6547-55) Statistieken per wedstrijd & cumulatief - NBB Database, basketball statistieken |url=http://db.basketball.nl/db/overzicht/wed_cumula.pl?&wed_ID=244193&szn_Naam=2003-2004&plg_ID=3120&cmp_ID=779&stats=Statistieken+tonen |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=db.basketball.nl}}

2007

|Darnell Hinson

|Donar*

|26

|{{Cite web |title=Matrixx Magixx MSE 1 - Hanzevast Capitals MSE 1 (6547-53) Statistieken per wedstrijd & cumulatief - NBB Database, basketball statistieken |url=http://db.basketball.nl/db/overzicht/wed_cumula.pl?&wed_ID=366112&szn_Naam=2006-2007&plg_ID=8594&cmp_ID=779&stats=Statistieken+tonen |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=db.basketball.nl}}

2008

|Tamien Trent

|Amsterdam*

|23

|{{Cite web |title=MyGuide MSE 1 - EiffelTowers MSE 1 (6547-55) Statistieken per wedstrijd & cumulatief - NBB Database, basketball statistieken |url=http://db.basketball.nl/db/overzicht/wed_cumula.pl?&wed_ID=395980&szn_Naam=2007-2008&plg_ID=2823&cmp_ID=779&stats=Statistieken+tonen |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=db.basketball.nl}}

2010

|Ronny LeMelle

|ZZ Leiden

|22

|{{Cite web |title=ABC Amsterdam MSE 1 - ZZ Leiden MSE 1 (6547-54) Statistieken per wedstrijd & cumulatief - NBB Database, basketball statistieken |url=http://db.basketball.nl/db/overzicht/wed_cumula.pl?&wed_ID=487740&szn_Naam=2009-2010&plg_ID=3107&cmp_ID=779&stats=Statistieken+tonen |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=db.basketball.nl}}

2011

|Tim Blue

|West-Brabant Giants*

|18

|{{Cite web |title=WCAA Giants MSE 1 - Donar Groningen MSE 1 (6547-57) Statistieken per wedstrijd & cumulatief - NBB Database, basketball statistieken |url=http://db.basketball.nl/db/overzicht/wed_cumula.pl?&wed_ID=534444&szn_Naam=2010-2011&plg_ID=6115&cmp_ID=779&stats=Statistieken+tonen |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=db.basketball.nl}}

rowspan="2" align="center" | 2012

| Seamus Boxley

| ZZ Leiden

| rowspan="2" align="center" | 25

| rowspan="2" align="center" |

Markel Humphrey

| Magixx*

align="center" | 2014

| DeJuan Wright

| ZZ Leiden*

| align="center" | 28

| align="center" |

align="center" | 2015

| Chris Denson

| Den Bosch*

| align="center" | 22

| align="center" |

align="center" | 2016

| Worthy de Jong

| ZZ Leiden*

| align="center" | 23

| align="center" |

rowspan="2" align="center" | 2017

| Arvin Slagter

| Donar

| rowspan="2" align="center" | 16

| rowspan="2" align="center" |

Lance Jeter

| Donar

align="center" | 2018

| Brandyn Curry

| Donar

| align="center" | 26

| align="center" |

align="center" | 2019

| Darius Thompson

| ZZ Leiden

| align="center" | 25

| align="center" |

align="center" | 2021

| Andrés Ibargüen

| Yoast United*

| align="center" | 39

| align="center" | {{cite web |title=FIBA LiveStats - BAL vs Yoast|url=https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/DUTBL/1878438/ |website=livestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com |access-date=18 September 2021}}

align="center" | 2022

| Austin Price

| Heroes Den Bosch*

| align="center" | 21

| align="center" | {{cite news |title=Donar is na het winnen van een zinderende finale tegen Heroes voor de zevende maal bekerkampioen geworden. |url=https://www.basketball.nl/nieuwsoverzicht/donar-pakt-basketball-cup-een-zinderende-finale-tegen-heroes-den-bosch/ |access-date=22 March 2022 |work=Basketball.nl |date=20 March 2022 |language=nl}}

2023

|Maarten Bouwknecht

|ZZ Leiden

|19

|{{Cite web |date=2023-03-12 |title=Leiden wint spannende basketbalfinale van Zwolle, dat die beker maar niet kan winnen |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2467229-leiden-wint-spannende-basketbalfinale-van-zwolle-dat-die-beker-maar-niet-kan-winnen |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=nos.nl |language=nl}}

2024

|Sherron Dorsey-Walker

|Heroes Den Bosch

|18

|{{Cite web |title=BNXT League |url=https://bnxtleague.com/en/newsvideo/heroes-den-bosch-conquers-toto-basketball-cup |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=bnxtleague.com}}

2025

|Travian Dunn-Martin

|Donar*

|25

|{{Cite web |last=de Keijzer |first=Rob |date=2025-03-23 |title=Heroes Den Bosch conquers TOTO Basketball Cup in thrilling final |url=https://bnxtleague.com/en/newsvideo/heroes-den-bosch-conquers-toto-basketball-cup-in-thrilling-final |access-date=2025-03-24}}

Teams with a * next to their name lost the finals.

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