Flyers Wels

Professional basketball club in Wels, Austria

Raiffeisen Flyers Wels

Leagues| ÖBL
Founded| 2000; 25 years ago (2000)
History| Sparkasse Wels
(2000–2009)
WBC Wels
(2009–2017)
Flyers Wels
(2017–present)
Arena| Raiffeisen Arena
Capacity| 1,700
Location| Wels, Austria
Team colors| Red, White, Black

Main sponsor| Raiffeisen
Championships| 1 Austrian Championship
1 Austrian Cup
Website| www.flyerswels.at

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Raiffeisen Flyers Wels, formerly WBC Wels, is a professional basketball club based in Wels, Austria. The team plays in the Austrian Basketball League since it was founded in 2000. In 2009 the team won the Austrian national championship. The club was founded as Welser Basketball Club in 2000 through a merger of the clubs Union Wels and ABC Sparkasse Wels.

## Trophies

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Former logo, used until 2017

* Austrian Championship
* Winners (1): 2008–09
* Austrian Cup
* Winners (1): 2005–06

## Season by season

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Season  | Tier  | League  | Pos. | Austrian Cup | European competitions

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WBC Wels
2008–09 | 1 | ÖBL | 1st  | Runner-up  |
2009–10 | 1 | ÖBL | 5th  |  | 3 EuroChallenge | RS
2010–11 | 1 | ÖBL | 7th  | Quarterfinalist  |
2011–12 | 1 | ÖBL | 4th  |  |
2012–13 | 1 | ÖBL | 5th  | Semifinalist  |
2013–14 | 1 | ÖBL | 4th  | Semifinalist  |
2014–15 | 1 | ÖBL | 6th  | Runner-up  |
2015–16 | 1 | ÖBL | 2nd  | Semifinalist  |
2016–17 | 1 | ÖBL | 4th  | Semifinalist  |
Flyers Wels
2017–18 | 1 | ÖBL | 5th  | Semifinalist  |
2018–19 | 1 | ÖBL | 5th  | Quarterfinalist  |

## Players

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### Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

* Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
* Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
* Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

* Ricky Moore
* Jaren Sina
* Andro Knego
* Quentin Pryor
* Ali Farokhmanesh
* Tyler Tiedeman
* DeJuan Wright
* Chase Jeter

## External links

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* Eurobasket.com WBC Raiffeisen Wels Page

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Austrian Basketball Bundesliga / Superliga

2019–20 clubs|

* Swans Gmunden
* Traiskirchen Lions
* Kapfenberg Bulls
* BC Vienna
* Panthers Fürstenfeld
* Flyers Wels
* Oberwart Gunners
* Klosterneuburg Dukes
* SKN St. Pölten
* UBSC Graz
* Vienna DC Timberwolves

Seasons|

* Bundesliga:
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* Superliga:
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22

Awards|

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

Statistical leaders|

* Scoring
* Rebounds
* Assists
* Steals
* Blocks

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