Austrian champion (basketball)
Men's basketball champion
The history of the championship
Since 1947, 17 different teams have won the championship title. The record champions UBSC Vienna won the title 11 times.
Of the first 35 championship titles, 34 went to 9 different Viennese clubs, of the next 25 titles only one. None of these 10 Viennese teams still play in the Bundesliga today.
From 1983 to 2000, 18 out of 19 titles went to Lower Austrian teams. Klosterneuburg was able to win a total of 9 titles during this period. St. Pölten was successful 6 times and Traiskirchen 3 times.
While all the titles were won by clubs from Vienna or Lower Austria until 2001, in the following years all titles went to teams from Styria or Upper Austria. Since 2001, the title has moved 4 times to Kapfenberg (2001 to 2004), 4 times to Gmunden (2005 to 2007, 2010), 2 times to Oberwart (2011, 2016), 2 times to Güssing (2014, 2015), once to Fürstenfeld (2008), once to Wels (2009), once to Klosterneuburg (2012) and once to Vienna (2013). The governing champions are the Oberwart Gunners.
Master of men
The men's basketball championship has been held since 1947. The first basketball champion in Austria was the Vienna AC . The top division has been called the Bundesliga (previously A-Liga) since the 2004/05 season .
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Finals series
After 2 lost finals, the threepeat was achieved in 2007 with a sweep against the Gunners from Oberwart. In 2008 they were replaced by the Panthers from Fürstenfeld , who were able to achieve the first championship title in their club's history. In 2009 the WBC Kraftwerk Wels secured the championship title for the first time.
| season | master | Final opponent | series | Top scorer of the final series |
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| 2017/18 | ece bulls Kapfenberg | Swans Gmunden | 4: 2 | |
| 2016/17 | ece bulls Kapfenberg | Oberwart Gunners | 4: 1 | |
| 2015/16 | Oberwart Gunners | WBC Raiffeisen Wels | 3-0 | |
| 2014/15 | magnofit Güssing Knights | BC Zepter Vienna | 3: 1 | |
| 2013/14 | magnofit Güssing Knights | ece bulls Kapfenberg | 3: 2 | |
| 2012/13 | BC Zepter Vienna | Redwell Oberwart Gunners | 3: 2 | |
| 2011/12 | Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg | Alliance Swans Gmunden | 3: 1 | |
| 2010/11 | Oberwart Gunners | Alliance Swans Gmunden | 3: 2 | |
| 2009/10 | Alliance Swans Gmunden | BSC Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld | 3: 2 |
Mayes 25.2, Ian Boylan 12.4, Dan Oppland 10.8, Matthias Mayer, Vilius Gabsys 8.8 each; Desmond Penigar 19.4, Jasmon Youngblood 18, Shelton Sidney Colwell 10.2, Anthony Shavies 9.6, |
| 2008/09 | WBC power plant in Wels | Alliance Swans Gmunden | 3: 1 | Thomas 20.3, Fields 13.8, Burdock 12.8, Lamesic 12.0; Mayes 23.0, Colwell 15.5, Fisher 12.0, Palmer 8.8 |
| 2007/08 | BSC Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld | Macabido Gunners Oberwart | 3: 2 | Colwell 17.4, Grum 16.2, Goljovic, Shavies 13.6, Fraser 12.8; Youngblood 24.4, J. Johnson 15.6, Moric 14.6, Crawford 13.4 |
| 2006/07 | Alliance Swans Gmunden | Macabido Gunners Oberwart | 3-0 | , Hamilton 11.3; Williams 19.7, Boone 16.3, Muirhead 10.3 |
| 2005/06 | Alliance Swans Gmunden | WBC power plant in Wels | 3: 1 |
Mayes 24.3, Buchanan 17.3, Mayer, Hütter each 11.8; Prince 12.3, Quadri 10.8, Bobb 9.0, Pargfrieder 8.8 |
| 2004/05 | Basket Swans Gmunden | Macabido Gunners Oberwart | 3-0 |
Mayes 25.7, Buchanan 19.0, Mayer 9.7, Bennett 9.7; Detrick 27.7, Ray 17.0, Jandl 10.3, Stegnjaic 7.3 |
| 2003/04 | Superfund Bulls Kapfenberg | Basket Swans Gmunden | 3: 1 | Brokenborough 20.5, Esterkamp 17.3, Forrestal 15.0; Mayes 27.3, Wesby 16.3, Bennett 13.0, Stelzer 12.8 |
| 2002/03 | Montan Bears Kapfenberg | Basket Swans Gmunden | 3: 2 | Brokenborough 21.2, Djuric, Esterkamp each 16.8; Mayes 17.8, Parris 15.2, Mayer 11.8, Bennett 11.2 |
| 2001/02 | Montan Bears Kapfenberg | Raiff. Prince F. Panthers | 3: 2 | Brokenborough 25.4, Djuric 19, Zauner 16.2; McNeil 25.0, Miller 18.8, Mitchell 16.8 |
| 2000/01 | Montan Bears Kapfenberg | kelag Wörthersee pirates | 3: 2 | |
| 1999/00 | Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | Montan Bears Kapfenberg | 3: 1 |
Overview of the Austrian masters
| number | Team - Current or last team name |
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| 11 times | UBSC Vienna |
| 10 times | Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg |
| 9 times | EK Engelmann |
| 6 times | UBC St. Pölten , Kapfenberg Bulls |
| 5 times | Union Babenberg |
| 4 times | Allianz Swans Gmunden , SK Ministry of Commerce |
| 3 times | Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions |
| 2 times | Oberwart Gunners , UBC Güssing Knights |
| once | Wiener AC, Admira Wien, Post SV Wien, Wiener Sport-Club, Union Kuenring Wien, SPI Wien, BSC Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld , WBC Kraftwerk Wels , BC Zepter Vienna |
* Teams in bold are currently represented in the Bundesliga.
U22 and junior champions of boys
The Austrian boys' champions are determined in the age groups Young Men (MU20), Juniors (MU18), Cadets (MU16) and Schoolchildren (MU14).
With a total of 8 national championship titles in the last 5 years, Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions / LZ NÖ Süd was the most successful team in Austrian basketball for youngsters.
In 2008, Traiskirchen secured the Austrian U22 title for the fourth time in a row with a 99:71 against Klosterneuburg.
| team | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
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| MU22 | Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | UBC ökoStadt Güssing Knights | Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | UBC Stahlbau Oberwart Gunners |
| MU20 | Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | Kapfenberg Bulls | UBC ökoStadt Güssing Knights | LZ Lower Austria South * | LZ Lower Austria South * | Macabido Gunners Oberwart | UBC Stahlbau Oberwart Gunners |
| MU18 | Basket Clubs Vienna | LZ Lower Austria South * | Bulls Kapfenberg | Macabido Gunners Oberwart | Basket Clubs of Vienna | Basket Dukes Klosterneuburg | |
| MU16 | DC Timberwolves | DC Timberwolves | Basket Clubs of Vienna | kelag Wörthersee pirates | Basket Fighters WAT Ottakring | Basket Clubs of Vienna | |
| MU14 | Alliance Swans Gmunden | DC Timberwolves | LZ Lower Austria South * | Wat 22 / DC Timberwolves | Basket Clubs of Vienna | chello-Wörthersee pirates |
Women's basketball champion
The women's championship is played in the “ Austria Women Basketball League ”. After the regular season, the champions will be determined in the play-offs of the four best teams. In the 2011/12 season, seven clubs took part in the top division.
Past masters:
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Web links
- "Admiral Basketball Bundesliga" (Austrian league)
- Austria Women Basketball League
- The Austrian championships and their framework conditions (PDF file; 81 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Start of the new AWBL season. AWBL, August 15, 2011, accessed March 17, 2012 .