Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga

Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga
Admiral Basketball Bundesliga
Admiral Basketball League
Austrian Basketball League Logo.jpg
Sport Basketball
Founded 1947
No. of teams 12
Country(ies) Austria Austria
Continent European Union Europe
Official website Official Website

The Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga (OBL) (in English: Austrian Basketball League (ABL)) is the top men's professional basketball league in Austria. Until the 200405 season, the league was known as the A-Liga (A-League) and then until the 200809 season it was called the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga (OBL). Since the 200809 season, it has been named the Admiral Basketball League, after the league's main sponsor, Admiral Sportwetten.

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Teams


Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga is located in Austria
Traiskirchen
BasketClubs Vienna
Fürstenfeld
Wörthersee Piraten
Oberwart
Güssing
St. Pölten
Graz
Wels
Klosterneuburg
Teams 200708

OBL teams are made up primarily of Austrian players. Every team carries some international players, mostly Americans.

The following teams are competing in the OBL for the 200708 season:

  • Allianz Swans Gmunden
  • Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions
  • BasketClubs Vienna
  • BSC Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld
  • Kapfenberg Bulls
  • kelag Wörthersee Piraten
  • Oberwart Gunners
  • UBC ökoStadt Güssing Knights
  • UBC St.Pölten
  • UBSC PBS Graz
  • WBC Kraftwerk Wels
  • Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg

Schedule

Each team plays the other 11 teams twice, creating a 22-game regular-season schedule. After that, the top eight teams move on, and play another double round robin. The four top teams after that move on to a best-of-five semifinals series, and the two semi-finals winners meet in a best-of-five championship series.

Past Championships

Year Champion Result Runners-up Notes
200001 Kapfenberg Bulls 32 kelag Wörthersee Piraten
200102 Kapfenberg Bulls 32 BSC Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld
200203 Kapfenberg Bulls 32 Allianz Swans Gmunden
200304 Kapfenberg Bulls 31 Allianz Swans Gmunden
200405 Allianz Swans Gmunden 30 Macabido Gunners Oberwart
200506 Allianz Swans Gmunden 30 WBC Kraftwerk Wels
200607 Allianz Swans Gmunden 30 Macabido Gunners Oberwart
200708 BSC Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld 32 Macabido Gunners Oberwart
200809 Allianz Swans Gmunden 31 WBC Kraftwerk Wels
200910 Allianz Swans Gmunden 32 BSC Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld
201011 Oberwart Gunners 32 Allianz Swans Gmunden

All-Star game

The OBL holds 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 OBL All-Star festivities include a slam dunk contest and a three-point shooting competition.

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