Austrian Basketball Bundesliga

Former top basketball league in Austria

For the current first tier basketball league in Austria, see Austrian Basketball Superliga.

Basketball league

Austrian Basketball Bundesliga

Founded| 1947; 78 years ago (1947)
First season| 1947–48
Folded| 2019; 6 years ago (2019)
Replaced by| Basketball Superliga
Country| Austria
Confederation| FIBA Europe (Europe)
Number of teams| 10
Level on pyramid| 1
Domestic cup(s)| Austrian Cup
Supercup| Austrian Supercup
International cup(s)| FIBA Europe Cup
Last champions| Kapfenberg Bulls (7th title)
(2018–19)
Most championships| UBSC Wien (11 titles)
TV partners| Sky Sport
2018–19 Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (last before name change)

The Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (in German: Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga) was the top men's professional basketball league in Austria.[1] Until the 2004–05 season, the league was known as the A-Liga (A-League) and then until the 2008–09 season it was called the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga (ÖBL). From 2008 to 2019, it was named the Admiral Basketball League, after the league's main sponsor, Admiral Sportwetten.

In 2019, the competition was replaced by the Austrian Basketball Superliga.

## Competition format

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In the current season each team plays the other nine teams four times, creating a 36-game regular-season schedule. After that, the top six teams move on. The two semi-finals winners meet in a best-of-seven championship series.

## Clubs

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Club  | Place  | Arena  | Capacity

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Allianz Swans Gmunden | Gmunden | Volksbank Arena | 2,200
Kraftwerk Wels | Wels | Raiffeisen Arena | 1,700
Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld | Fürstenfeld | Stadthalle Fürstenfeld | 1,200
Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | Traiskirchen | Lions Dome | 1,200
Kapfenberg Bulls | Kapfenberg | Sporthalle Walfersam | 1,000
Zepter Vienna | Wien | Admiral Dome | 1,500
Unger Steel Oberwart Gunners | Oberwart | Sporthalle Oberwart | 1,700
Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg | Klosterneuburg | Happyland Klosterneuburg | 1,000
Raiffeisen Graz | Graz | Raiffeisen Sportpark Graz | 3,000

## Title holders

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* 1946–47 WAC
* 1947–48 Not held
* 1948–49 Admira Wien
* 1949–50 Post Wien
* 1950–51 Wiener Sportclub
* 1951–52 Handelsministerium
* 1952–53 Union Babenberg
* 1953–54 Union Babenberg
* 1954–55 Union Babenberg
* 1955–56 Engelmann Wien
* 1956–57 Union Babenberg
* 1957–58 Engelmann Wien
* 1958–59 Union Babenberg
* 1959–60 Engelmann Wien
* 1960–61 Engelmann Wien
* 1961–62 Engelmann Wien
* 1962–63 Handelsministerium
* 1963–64 Handelsministerium
* 1964–65 Handelsministerium
* 1965–66 Union Kuenring
* 1966–67 Engelmann Wien
* 1967–68 Engelmann Wien
* 1968–69 Engelmann Wien
* 1969–70 Engelmann Wien
* 1970–71 Radio Koch Wien
* 1971–72 Radio Koch Wien
* 1972–73 Wienerberger
* 1973–74 Wienerberger
* 1974–75 Sefra Wien
* 1975–76 Sefra Wien
* 1976–77 Shopping Centre Wien
* 1977–78 Klosterneuburg
* 1978–79 UBSC Wien
* 1979–80 UBSC Wien
* 1980–81 UBSC Wien
* 1981–82 UBSC Wien
* 1982–83 Klosterneuburg
* 1983–84 Klosterneuburg
* 1984–85 Klosterneuburg
* 1985–86 Klosterneuburg
* 1986–87 Klosterneuburg
* 1987–88 Klosterneuburg
* 1988–89 Klosterneuburg
* 1989–90 Klosterneuburg
* 1990–91 Möllersdorf
* 1991–92 Union SPI
* 1992–93 UBC Sankt Pölten
* 1993–94 Möllersdorf
* 1994–95 UBC Sankt Pölten
* 1995–96 UBC Sankt Pölten
* 1996–97 UBC Sankt Pölten
* 1997–98 UBC Sankt Pölten
* 1998–99 UBC Sankt Pölten
* 1999–00 Traiskirchen Lions
* 2000–01 Kapfenberg Bulls
* 2001–02 Kapfenberg Bulls
* 2002–03 Kapfenberg Bulls
* 2003–04 Kapfenberg Bulls
* 2004–05 Swans Gmunden
* 2005–06 Swans Gmunden
* 2006–07 Swans Gmunden
* 2007–08 Panthers Fürstenfeld
* 2008–09 Kraftwerk Wels
* 2009–10 Swans Gmunden
* 2010–11 Oberwart Gunners
* 2011–12 Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg
* 2012–13 Zepter Vienna
* 2013–14 Güssing Knights
* 2014–15 Güssing Knights
* 2015–16 Redwell Oberwart Gunners
* 2016–17 ece Bulls Kapfenberg
* 2017–18 ece Bulls Kapfenberg
* 2018–19 ece Bulls Kapfenberg

## Finals

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Season | Champion | Result | Runners-up | Champions' coach | Finals MVP

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2000–01 | Kapfenberg Bulls | 3–2 | Wörthersee Piraten |  | —
2001–02 | Kapfenberg Bulls | 3–2 | Panthers Fürstenfeld |
2002–03 | Kapfenberg Bulls | 3–2 | Swans Gmunden |
2003–04 | Kapfenberg Bulls | 3–1 | Swans Gmunden |
2004–05 | Swans Gmunden | 3–0 | Oberwart Gunners |  Bob Gonnen
2005–06 | Swans Gmunden | 3–0 | Kraftwerk Wels |  Bob Gonnen |  Peter Hütter
2006–07 | Swans Gmunden | 3–0 | Oberwart Gunners |  Bob Gonnen |  De'Teri Mayes
2007–08 | Panthers Fürstenfeld | 3–2 | Oberwart Gunners |  Aaron Mitchell |  Anthony Shavies
2008–09 | Kraftwerk Wels | 3–1 | Swans Gmunden |  Raoul Korner |  Ricky Moore
2009–10 | Swans Gmunden | 3–2 | Panthers Fürstenfeld |  Matthias Fischer |  De'Teri Mayes
2010–11 | Oberwart Gunners | 3–2 | Swans Gmunden |  Neno Ašćerić |  Bernd Volcic
2011–12 | Dukes Klosterneuburg | 3–1 | Swans Gmunden |  Werner Sallomon |  Christoph Nagler
2012–13 | Zepter Vienna | 3–2 | Oberwart Gunners |  Andrea Maghelli |  Shawn Ray
2013–14 | Güssing Knights |

3–2

| Kapfenberg Bulls |  Matthias Zollner |  Anthony Shavies
2014–15 | Güssing Knights |

3–1

| Zepter Vienna |  Matthias Zollner |  Travis Taylor
2015–16 | Redwell Oberwart Gunners |

3–0

| WBC Raiffeissen Wels |  Chris Chougaz |  Chris McNealy
2016–17 | ece Bulls Kapfenberg |

4–1

| Redwell Oberwart Gunners |  Michael Schrittwieser |  Bogić Vujošević
2017–18 | ece Bulls Kapfenberg |

4–2

| Swans Gmunden |  |
2018–19 | ece Bulls Kapfenberg |

3–0

| Swans Gmunden |  |

## Awards

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* Most Valuable Player
* Finals MVP
* Coach of the Year
* Most Valuable Austrian Player

## All-Star Game

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Main article: ÖBL All-Star Game

The ÖBL held an annual all-star game, pitting a team of the best Austrian players in the league against a team made up of the league's top international players. Like the NBA All-Star Game, the ÖBL All-Star festivities included a slam dunk contest and a three-point shooting competition.

## References

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1. ^ Eurobasket.com[failed verification]

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