Austrian Basketball Bundesliga

The Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (in German: Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga) was the top men's professional basketball league in Austria.[1][2] 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.

Austrian Basketball Bundesliga
Founded1947 (1947)
First season1947–48
Folded2019 (2019)
Replaced byBasketball Superliga
CountryAustria
ConfederationFIBA Europe (Europe)
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Austrian Cup
SupercupAustrian Supercup
International cup(s)FIBA Europe Cup
Last championsKapfenberg Bulls (7th title)
(2018–19)
Most championshipsUBSC Wien (11 titles)
TV partnersSky Sport
Websitebasketballaustria.at/bsl
2019–20 Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga
For the current first tier basketball league in Austria, see Basketball Superliga.

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

Competition format

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
Club Place Arena Capacity
Allianz Swans GmundenGmundenVolksbank Arena2,200
Kraftwerk WelsWelsRaiffeisen Arena1,700
Raiffeisen Panthers FürstenfeldFürstenfeldStadthalle Fürstenfeld1,200
Arkadia Traiskirchen LionsTraiskirchenLions Dome1,200
Kapfenberg BullsKapfenbergSporthalle Walfersam1,000
Zepter ViennaWienAdmiral Dome1,500
Unger Steel Oberwart GunnersOberwartSporthalle Oberwart1,700
Xion Dukes KlosterneuburgKlosterneuburgHappyland Klosterneuburg1,000
Raiffeisen GrazGrazRaiffeisen Sportpark Graz3,000

Title holders

Finals
SeasonChampionResultRunners-upChampions' coachFinals MVP
2000–01Kapfenberg Bulls3–2Wörthersee Piraten—
2001–02Kapfenberg Bulls3–2Panthers Fürstenfeld
2002–03Kapfenberg Bulls3–2Swans Gmunden
2003–04Kapfenberg Bulls3–1Swans Gmunden
2004–05Swans Gmunden3–0Oberwart GunnersUnited States Bob Gonnen
2005–06Swans Gmunden3–0Kraftwerk WelsUnited States Bob GonnenAustria Peter Hütter
2006–07Swans Gmunden3–0Oberwart GunnersUnited States Bob GonnenAustria De'Teri Mayes
2007–08Panthers Fürstenfeld3–2Oberwart GunnersUnited States Aaron MitchellUnited States Anthony Shavies
2008–09Kraftwerk Wels3–1Swans GmundenAustria Raoul KornerUnited States Ricky Moore
2009–10Swans Gmunden3–2Panthers FürstenfeldAustria Matthias FischerAustria De'Teri Mayes
2010–11Oberwart Gunners3–2Swans GmundenAustria Neno AšćerićAustria Bernd Volcic
2011–12Dukes Klosterneuburg3–1Swans GmundenAustria Werner SallomonAustria Christoph Nagler
2012–13Zepter Vienna3–2Oberwart GunnersItaly Andrea MaghelliUnited States Shawn Ray
2013–14Güssing Knights
3–2
Kapfenberg BullsGermany Matthias ZollnerUnited States Anthony Shavies
2014–15Güssing Knights
3–1
Zepter ViennaGermany Matthias ZollnerUnited States Travis Taylor
2015–16Redwell Oberwart Gunners
3–0
WBC Raiffeissen WelsGreece Chris ChougazUnited States Chris McNealy
2016–17ece Bulls Kapfenberg
4–1
Redwell Oberwart GunnersAustria Michael SchrittwieserSerbia Bogić Vujošević
2017–18ece Bulls Kapfenberg
4–2
Swans Gmunden
2018–19ece Bulls Kapfenberg
3–0
Swans Gmunden

Awards

All-Star Game
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
  1. Eurobasket.com
  2. Official website (in German)
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