Pro Basketball League | |
Season: | 2019–20 |
Champions: | Oostende (21st title) |
Runners Up: | Belfius Mons-Hainaut |
Teams: | 10 |
Games: | 196 |
Pir: | 23.4 |
Ppg: | 19.6 |
Rpg: | 8.8 |
Apg: | 6.0 |
Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
The 2019–20 Pro Basketball League, for sponsorship reasons the EuroMillions Basketball League, season was the 93rd season of the Pro Basketball League (PBL), first tier of basketball in Belgium. The season started on 13 September 2019 and was stopped abruptly in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 13 March 2020, the Belgian Basketball Association decided, in agreement with all participating clubs, to end the season rather than assume the postponed matches could still be played, taking the current standings as final. As such, Oostende won their 21st title.[1]
For the regular season, teams will be divided into two five-team groups according to their positions in the previous season. Teams qualified in positions 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 joined the Group A while the rest will compose the Group B.[2]
Firstly, all teams will face each other of their group once home and away while in a second round, every PBL team will play each other home and away.
The same tean teams from the previous season joined the competition.
Club | City | Arena | Capacity | ||
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Phoenix Brussels | Brussels | Piscine de Neder-Over-Hembeek | align=center | ||
Belfius Mons-Hainaut | Mons | Mons Arena | align=center | ||
Crelan Okapi Aalstar | Aalst | Okapi Forum | align=center | ||
Hubo Limburg United | Hasselt | Sporthal Alverberg | align=center | ||
Kangoeroes Mechelen | Mechelen | Winketkaai | align=center | ||
Filou Oostende | Ostend | Versluys Dôme | align=center | ||
Spirou | Charleroi | Dôme | align=center | ||
Stella Artois Leuven Bears | Leuven | Sportoase | align=center | ||
Telenet Giants Antwerp | Antwerp | Lotto Arena | align=center | ||
VOO Liège | Liège | Country Hall | align=center |
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Antwerp Giants | Spalding | Telenet | ||
Kangoeroes Mechelen | Spalding | Coca-Cola / StanleyBet / PMC | ||
Leuven Bears | Spalding | Stella Artois | ||
Liège Basket | Spalding | VOO | ||
Limburg United | [3] | K1X | Hubo | |
Mons-Hainaut | [4] | Olympic | Belfius | |
Okapi Aalstar | [5] | Spalding | Crelan | |
Oostende | Spalding | Filou | ||
Phoenix Brussels | (ad. int.) | Macron | ||
Spirou | (ad. int.) | Spalding | Telenet | |
Quarterfinals and semifinals were scheduled to be played in a best-of-three games format, while the finals would be held in a best-of-five (1-1-1-1-1) format. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic these were not held at all.
Team | Competition | Progress |
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Champions League | Round of 16 | |
Regular season | ||
FIBA Europe Cup | Second round | |
Regular season | ||