Kapfenberg Bulls
Kapfenberg Bulls, also known simply as Bulls, is a professional basketball club that is based in Kapfenberg, which is a town in Styria, a state of Austria.
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| Leagues | Basketball Superliga | ||
| Founded | 1976 | ||
| History | Kapfenberg Bulls 1976–present | ||
| Arena | Sporthalle Walfersam | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Location | Kapfenberg, Austria | ||
| President | Karl Thaller | ||
| Head coach | Mike Coffin | ||
| Championships | 7 Austrian Championships 4 Austrian Cups 5 Austrian Supercups | ||
| Website | www.ece-bulls.com | ||
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History
Since 1991, the Kapfenberg Bulls have played in the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga, the highest Austrian professional basketball league. Between 2001 and 2004, the club had its most successful era, with 4 national domestic league championships in a row. They won their last national title in 2007 (Austrian Basketball Cup). In 2009, they came in third in the Central European Basketball League, which is the best result of an Austrian basketball team in an international tournament.
In 2017, the Kapfenberg Bulls conquered its fifth national domestic league championship, 13 years after their previous one, and repeated success in the next season.
Honors
- 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Austrian Cup (6):
- 2007, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Austrian Supercup (5):
- 2002, 2003, 2014, 2017, 2018
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Cup | Supercup | European competitions | |
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| 2000–01 | 1 | ÖBL | 1st | Runner–up | 3 Korać Cup | R1 | |
| 2001–02 | 1 | ÖBL | 1st | Runner–up | |||
| 2002–03 | 1 | ÖBL | 1st | Semifinalist | Champion | ||
| 2003–04 | 1 | ÖBL | 1st | Semifinalist | Champion | 2 ULEB Cup | RS |
| 2004–05 | 1 | ÖBL | 3rd | Runner–up | Runner–up | 2 ULEB Cup | RS |
| 2005–06 | 1 | ÖBL | 3rd | Quarterfinalist | 4 EuroCup Challenge | RS | |
| 2006–07 | 1 | ÖBL | 5th | Champion | |||
| 2007–08 | 1 | ÖBL | 5th | Last 16 | Runner–up | ||
| 2008–09 | 1 | ÖBL | 5th | Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2009–10 | 1 | ÖBL | 4th | Runner–up | |||
| 2010–11 | 1 | ÖBL | 6th | Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2011–12 | 1 | ÖBL | 3rd | ||||
| 2012–13 | 1 | ÖBL | 4th | Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2013–14 | 1 | ÖBL | 2nd | Champion | |||
| 2014–15 | 1 | ÖBL | 3rd | Runner-up | |||
| 2015–16 | 1 | ÖBL | 7th | Semifinalist | |||
| 2016–17 | 1 | ÖBL | 1st | Champion | |||
| 2017–18 | 1 | ÖBL | 1st | Champion | Champion | 3 Champions League | QR1 |
| 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | ||||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | ÖBL | 1st | Champion | Champion | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | QR2 |
Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have either: played at least one season for the club, 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 or performed very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.
