2019–20 Basketligaen
The 2019–20 Basketligaen is the 45th season of the highest professional basketball tier in Denmark. The season started on 22 September 2019 and ended on 13 May 2019. Bakken Bears defends its title.
Basketligaen | |
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Season | 2019–20 |
Teams | 10 |
Dates | 22 September 2019 – 17 March 2020 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Bakken Bears 18th title |
Runners-up | Randers Cimbria |
Third place | Horsens IC |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
On 17 March 2020, the season was ended prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Based on the standings at that time, the Bakken Bears were named Danish champions.[2]
Competition format
Teams were divided into two groups: Pro A, joined by the best five teams in the previous season, and Pro B, by the rest of the team. Each team would play against each other of their same league four times, while only twice with teams from the other side.[3]
The five teams of Pro A and the best three of Pro B qualified for playoffs.
Teams
Amager joined the league after an absence of nine years.[4]
Team | City | Arena |
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Amager | Copenhagen | Amagerhallen |
Bakken Bears | Aarhus | Vejlby-Risskov Hallen |
BMS Herlev Wolfpack | Copenhagen | Skovlundehallen |
Copenhage | Copenhagen | Nørrebrohallen |
EBAA | Aarhus | Vejlby-Risskov Hallen |
Horsens IC | Horsens | Forum Horsens |
Randers Cimbria | Randers | Arena Randers |
Svendborg Rabbits | Svendborg | Svendborg Idrætscenter |
Team FOG Næstved | Næstved | Næstved Hallen |
Værløse Blue Hawks | Værløse | Søndersøhallen |
Regular season
Pro A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Bakken Bears (C) | 23 | 20 | 3 | 2218 | 1776 | +442 | 40 | Qualification to Champions League qualifying rounds |
2 | Randers Cimbria | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2272 | 1993 | +279 | 38 | |
3 | Horsens | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2017 | 1694 | +323 | 34 | |
4 | Team FOG Næstved | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2028 | 1906 | +122 | 26 | |
5 | Svendborg Rabbits | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1989 | 1965 | +24 | 22 |
Pro B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | BMS Herlev Wolfpack | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1707 | 1774 | −67 | 20 |
2 | Værløse Blue Hawks | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1704 | 1754 | −50 | 18 |
3 | EBAA | 19 | 4 | 15 | 1380 | 1698 | −318 | 8 |
4 | Copenhagen | 20 | 3 | 17 | 1546 | 1885 | −339 | 6 |
5 | Amager | 19 | 2 | 17 | 1441 | 1857 | −416 | 4 |
Results
Playoffs
The playoffs were not played as all games were cancelled in March.[1]
Danish clubs in European competitions
Team | Competition | Result |
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Bakken Bears | Champions League | First qualifying round |
FIBA Europe Cup | Semifinals[lower-alpha 1] | |
- The FIBA Europe Cup was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
References
- "BL aflyser resten af sæsonen". www.basketligaen.dk. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "DBBF kårer Danmarksmestrene 2020 i lyset af coronavirus". www.basketligaen.dk. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "Basketligaen 2018/19" (in Danish). Basketligan. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "10 hold i BL i den kommende sæson" (in Danish). Basketligaen. Retrieved 24 August 2019.