| Founded | 1948 |
|---|---|
| First season | 1948-49 |
| Country | Belgium |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Divisions | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Pro Basketball League |
| Relegation to | Derde Nationale |
| Domestic cup(s) | Belgian Cup |
| Current champions | Kortrijk Spurs (1st title) (2022–23) |
The Top Division Men One (TDM1), also known as the Belgian Second Division or the Tweede Nationale, is the second level of men's basketball in Belgium and the highest amateur level in Flanders.[1]
The league features 14 teams and the champion has the right to promote to the Pro Basketball League (PBL).
Teams
- Oxaco (Boechout)
- Gembo (Borgerhout)
- Gent Hawks (Ghent)
- Basket Waregem (Waregem)
- CUVA Houthalen (Houthalen)
- Soba Antwerpen (Antwerp)
- Royal IV Brussels (Brussels)
- Guco Lier
- Melsele BBC (Melsele)
- Gistel-Oostende (Gistel / Ostend)
- BC Ninane (Ninane)
- Melco Ieper (Ypres)
- BBC Ekeren (Ekeren)
- Royal Anderlecht Basket (Anderlecht)
- LDP Donza
Champions
| Season | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1948/49 | Canter Schaarbeek | |
| 1949/50 | Forestoise | |
| 1950/51 | Bressoux | |
| 1951/52 | Bavi Vilvoorde | |
| 1952/53 | Saint Louis | |
| 1953/54 | Mercurius BBC | |
| 1954/55 | RSAC Liège | |
| 1955/56 | Ontspanning | |
| 1956/57 | Zaziko | |
| 1957/58 | Ontspanning | |
| 1958/59 | VG Oostende | |
| 1959/60 | Bavi Vilvoorde | |
| 1960/61 | Antwerp Giants | |
| 1961/62 | Union SG | |
| 1962/63 | FC Perron Liège | |
| 1963/64 | Standard Luik Liège | |
| 1964/65 | BBC Oxaco | |
| 1965/66 | Gilly | |
| 1966/67 | Hermes | |
| 1967/68 | Avanti Brugge | |
| 1968/69 | Athlon Ieper | |
| 1969/70 | Okapi Aalst | |
| 1970/71 | BCO Sunair Oostende | |
| 1971/72 | BC Destelbergen | |
| 1972/73 | BCO Oostende | |
| 1973/74 | Prado Kortrijk | |
| 1974/75 | Aalst | |
| 1975/76 | Royal Fresh Air | |
| 1976/77 | St Truiden BB | |
| 1977/78 | SFX Verviers | |
| 1978/79 | Rimelago Aarschot | |
| 1979/80 | Antwerpse B.C. | |
| 1980/81 | Ticino Merksem | |
| 1981/82 | Frisa Kortrijk | |
| 1982/83 | Maccabi Etterbeek | |
| 1983/84 | Duvel Willebroek | |
| 1984/85 | Standaard AHZ Leuven | |
| 1985/86 | Avanti Brugge | |
| 1986/87 | Imb Gent | |
| 1987/88 | BAC Sijsele | |
| 1988/89 | Spirou Monceau | |
| 1989/90 | Brandt Kortrijk | |
| 1990/91 | COB St Louis | |
| 1991/92 | Good Year Aalst | |
| 1992/93 | Avenir Namur | |
| 1993/94 | Free Time Center Aarschot | |
| 1994/95 | Duvel Willebroek | |
| 1995/96 | OT Vilvoorde | |
| 1996/97 | Power Wevelgem | |
| 1997/98 | OT Vilvoorde | |
| 1998/99 | KBC Leuven | |
| 1999/00 | TEC Fléron | |
| 2000/01 | BC Facom Damme | |
| 2001/02 | Ins. Wilsele | |
| 2002/03 | Ins. Wilsele | |
| 2003/04 | Saeco Union Hutoise | |
| 2004/05 | RR BC Bruxelles | |
| 2005/06 | Okapi Aalstar | Power Wevelgem |
| 2006/07 | Gent Dragons | Sint-Jan Antwerpen |
| 2007/08 | CEP Fleurus | Sint-Jan Antwerpen |
| 2008/09 | BBC Bree | Hasselt BT |
| 2009/10 | BBC De Westhoek Zwevezele | BBC Kangoeroes Boom |
| 2010/11 | BBC Kangoeroes Boom | BBC De Westhoek Zwevezele |
| 2011/12 | Gembo BBC | Bent schoenen Waregem |
| 2012/13 | Gembo BBC | BBC Kangoeroes Boom |
| 2013/14 | Bent schoenen Waregem | Gembo BBC |
| 2014/15 | Gembo BBC | Bent schoenen Waregem |
| 2015/16 | Bent schoenen Waregem | Cuva Houthalen |
| 2016/17 | Gent Hawks | Bent schoenen Waregem |
| 2017/18 | Duva BC Gistel-Oostende | Gembo BBC |
| 2018/19 | Oxaco BBC[2] | Bent schoenen Waregem |
| 2019/20 | Melco Ieper | Gent Hawks |
| 2020/21 | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2021/22 | BC GUCO Lier[3] | Kortrijk Spurs |
| 2022/23 | Kortrijk Spurs[4] | LDP Donza |
| 2023/24 | LDP Donza[5] | BBC Falco Gent |
References
- ^ "Belgian Basketball". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Oxaco kampioen in tweede klasse". Gazet van Antwerpen. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Guco Lier schrijft sprookje en pakt eerste titel in Top Division Men One - Basketbal Vlaanderen". www.basketbal.vlaanderen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "Kortrijk Spurs pakken de titel en promoveren | Focus en WTV". www.focus-wtv.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "LDP Donza klopt Gentse buren opnieuw en is de kampioen van Top Division 1: "In moeilijke omstandigheden hielden we het hoofd koel"". www.nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-04-29.
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