1978–79 Eredivisie (basketball)

The 1978–79 Eredivisie was the 18th season of the highest-level basketball league in the Netherlands, and the 32nd season of the top flight Dutch basketball competition.[1]

Eredivisie
LeagueEredivisie
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
Regular season
Top seedEBBC Den Bosch
Season MVPJames Lister (EBBC Den Bosch)
Relegated to Second DivisionBV Amstelveen
Playoffs
Finals championsEBBC Den Bosch (1st title)
  Runners-upParker Leiden

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
1 EBBC Den Bosch 36 31 5 3604 2933 +671 Qualification to playoffs
2 Parker Leiden 36 30 6 3629 3132 +497
3 Nationale Nederlanden Donar Groningen 36 25 11 3560 3357 +203
4 Radio Musette Rotterdam Zuid 36 25 11 3513 3305 +208
5 BOB Oud Beijerland 36 15 21 3453 3610 −157
6 Delta Lloyd Amsterdam 36 14 22 3229 3222 +7
7 Flamingo’s Haarlem 36 12 24 3070 3372 −302
8 Frisol Rowic Dordrecht 37 11 26 3451 3706 −255 Qualification to relegation game
9 Punch Delft 37 10 27 3389 3750 −361
10 BV Amstelveen 36 8 28 3029 3540 −511 Relegation
Source: Basketball Happenings

Relegation game

The two bottom teams played one game to determine the team that was relegated.[1] Eventually, both teams returned for the 1979–80 season.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Frisol Rowic Dordrecht 89–87 Punch Delft

Playoffs

Teams in italics had home court advantage and played the first and third leg at home.[2]

Bracket

Semifinals Finals
      
1 EBBC Den Bosch 2
4 Rotterdam-Zuid 0
1 EBBC Den Bosch 2
2 Parker Leiden 0
2 Parker Leiden 2
3 Donar 0

References

  1. ^ a b "Eindstand competitie seizoen 1978-1979 – Basketball Happenings". 2017-02-18. Archived from the original on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  2. ^ "Play-Offs Diagram (M) – Basketball Happenings". 2016-10-23. Archived from the original on 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
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