2019–20 Austrian Basketball Superliga
The 2019–20 Austrian Basketball Superliga was the inaugural season of the Basketball Superliga, the newly established top tier league in Austrian basketball.[1] It was the 74th season of the first tier of basketball in Austria. The Kapfenberg Bulls entered the season as the defending national champions winning the 2018–19 ÖBL season.
Competition details | |||
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Season | 2019–20 | ||
Teams | 10 | ||
TV |
Sky Sport ORF+ | ||
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
The season was ended prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Format
Teams first play each other in the regular season home and away. After this, teams ranked 1–6 and 7-10 are divided in two groups to qualify for the playoffs. In the playoffs, the best eight teams play each other for the national championship in best-of-five series. The two lowest placed teams play against the top two teams of the Basketball Zweite Liga (B2L).[1]
Teams
Venues and locations
On 6 June 2019, eight licenses were confirmed. Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld and Vienna DC Timberwolves confirmed later they met the requirements.[3]
On 6 August 2019, it was announced Panthers Fürstenfeld did not receive a licence while SKN St. Pölten entered the league.[4]
Club | Place | Arena | Capacity |
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Flyers Wels | Wels | Raiffeisen Arena | 1,700 |
Hallmann Vienna | Wien | Wiener Stadthalle B | 1,000 |
Immounited Dukes | Klosterneuburg | Happyland Klosterneuburg | 1,000 |
Kapfenberg Bulls | Kapfenberg | Sporthalle Walfersam | 1,000 |
Oberwart Gunners | Oberwart | Sporthalle Oberwart | 2,500 |
Raiffeisen Graz | Graz | Unionhalle | 600 |
SKN St. Pölten | Sankt Pölten | Landessportzentrum St. Pölten | 1,000 |
Swans Gmunden | Gmunden | Volksbank Arena | 2,200 |
Traiskirchen Lions | Traiskirchen | Lions Dome | 1,200 |
Vienna DC Timberwolves | Wien | T-Mobile Dome | 1,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Club | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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Flyers Wels | ![]() |
Raiffeisen | |
Hallmann Vienna | ![]() |
Hallmann | |
Immounited Dukes | ![]() |
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Kapfenberg Bulls | ![]() |
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Oberwart Gunners | ![]() |
Unger Steel | |
Raiffeisen Graz | ![]() |
Raiffeisen | |
SKN St. Pölten | ![]() |
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Swans Gmunden | ![]() |
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Traikirchen Lions | ![]() |
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Vienna DC Timberwolves | ![]() |
Regular season
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Swans Gmunden | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1643 | 1362 | +281 | 30 | Qualification to group 1–6 |
2 | Immounited Dukes | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1469 | 1304 | +165 | 28 | |
3 | Kapfenberg Bulls | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1447 | 1310 | +137 | 26 | |
4 | Unger Steel Gunners Oberwart | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1594 | 1396 | +198 | 26 | |
5 | SKN St. Pölten | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1510 | 1476 | +34 | 22 | |
6 | Raiffeisen Flyers Wels | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1434 | 1401 | +33 | 18 | |
7 | Hallmann Vienna | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1523 | 1592 | −69 | 12 | Qualification to group 7–10 |
8 | Raiffeisen Graz | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1412 | 1539 | −127 | 8 | |
9 | Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1242 | 1557 | −315 | 6 | |
10 | Vienna DC Timberwolves | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1300 | 1640 | −340 | 4 |
Results
Second stage
Standings group 1–6
Points from the first half of the season were divided by 2.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Immounited Dukes | 23 | 18 | 5 | 1917 | 1721 | +196 | 22 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Kapfenberg Bulls | 23 | 17 | 6 | 1853 | 1703 | +150 | 21 | |
3 | Swans Gmunden | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2127 | 1810 | +317 | 19 | |
4 | Unger Steel Gunners Oberwart | 23 | 16 | 7 | 1999 | 1805 | +194 | 19 | |
5 | SKN St. Pölten | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1911 | 1928 | −17 | 14 | |
6 | Raiffeisen Flyers Wels | 23 | 10 | 13 | 1838 | 1830 | +8 | 12 |
Results group 1–6
Standings group 7–10
Only matches from involved teams are counted in the table.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Raiffeisen Graz | 9 | 6 | 3 | 785 | 702 | +83 | 12 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Hallmann Vienna | 9 | 6 | 3 | 784 | 733 | +51 | 12 | |
3 | Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | 9 | 4 | 5 | 714 | 763 | −49 | 8 | |
4 | Vienna DC Timberwolves | 9 | 2 | 7 | 693 | 778 | −85 | 4 |
Results group 7–10
Play-offs
Quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three games format, semifinals in a 2–2–1 format and the final in a best-of-seven format 2–2–1–1–1.
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
Quarterfinals
The team with the higher seed played game one and three (if necessary) at home.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | 4th leg | 5th leg |
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Semifinals
The team with the higher seed played game one, two and 5 (if necessary) at home.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | 4th leg | 5th leg |
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Finals
The team with the higher seed played game one, two and five (if necessary) at home.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | 4th leg | 5th leg |
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Austrian clubs in European competitions
Team | Competition | Progress |
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ece Bulls Kapfenberg | Champions League | First qualifying round |
FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season | |
Austrian clubs in international competitions
Team | Competition | Progress |
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Swans Gmunden | Alpe Adria Cup | Semifinal |
Hallmann Vienna | Semifinal | |
IMMOunited Dukes | Regular season | |
UBSC Raiffeisen Graz | Regular season | |
References
- "Startschuss für die ADMIRAL Basketball Superliga - mit ADMIRAL Sportwetten als Hauptsponsor". OTS.at. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "Presstige Details ALLE". Basketball Austria. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "ACHT VEREINE ERHALTEN LIZENZ IN ERSTER INSTANZ" (in German). Österreische Basketball Bundesliga. 6 June 2019.
- "Keine Lizenz für die Fürstenfeld Panthers". Sky Sport Austria. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
External links
- Official website (in German)