Promotiedivisie

Promotiedivisie
Organising bodyBasketball Nederland
CountryNetherlands
ConfederationFIBA Europe (Europe)
Number of teams24
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toDutch Basketball League (optional)
Relegation toEerste divisie
Domestic cup(s)NBB Cup
Current championsLokomotief (4th title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsAkrides
(5 titles)

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).