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Austrian Basketball Superliga

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Austrian Basketball Superliga
Organising bodyBasketball Austria
Founded2019; 7 years ago (2019)
First season2019–20
CountryAustria
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams11
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toBasketball Zweite Liga
Domestic cupAustrian Cup
SupercupAustrian Supercup
International cup(s)Basketball Champions League
FIBA Europe Cup
Current championsHEFTE HELFEN Bulls
(1st league title; 8th Austrian title)
(2025–26)
Most championshipsSwans Gmunden
Oberwart Gunners
(2 titles)
TV partnersSky Sport
ORF
Websitehttps://www.basketballaustria.at/bsl
2025–26 Austrian Basketball Superliga

The Austrian Basketball Superliga (English: Basketball Super League) is the highest tier basketball league in Austria. Established in 2019, it replaced the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (ABL) as the first level competition in the country. The winners of the Superliga are crowned Austrian champions. The competition aimed to start "a new era" in Austrian basketball.[1] In its inaugural season, the competition consisted of ten teams.

History

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The Basketball Superliga was established in the summer of 2019 to replace the Austrian Bundsliga. Television contracts were signed with Sky Sport and ORF.[2] All games will also be streamed online. On 9 August 2019, the ten teams that would compete in the inaugural season were announced, with nine teams coming from last ÖBL season.[3]

The new league's first season was ended prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

On 16 May 2021, Swans Gmunden won the first Superliga championship.[5]

Format

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In the Superliga, teams first play each other in the regular season home and away. After this the 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]

Clubs

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Club Place Arena Capacity
Arkadia Traiskirchen LionsTraiskirchenLions Dome1,200
BC ViennaWienAdmiral Dome1,500
BK IMMOunited DukesKlosterneuburgHappyland Klosterneuburg1,000
CITIES Panthers FürstenfeldFürstenfeldStadthalle Fürstenfeld1,200
COLDAMARIS BBC Nord DragonzEisenstadtSportzentrum Eisenstadt500
HEFTE HELFEN BullsKapfenbergSporthalle Walfersam1,000
Raiffeisen Flyers WelsWelsRaiffeisen Arena1,700
Raiffeisen Swans GmundenGmundenVolksbank Arena2,200
SKN St. PöltenSankt PöltenLandessportzentrum1,000
Raiffeisen GrazGrazRaiffeisen Sportpark Graz3,000
Unger Steel Gunners OberwartOberwartSporthalle Oberwart1,700

Champions

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Season Champions Runners-up Score
2020–21Swans GmundenKapfenberg Bulls
3–1
2021–22BC ViennaSwans Gmunden
3–1
2022–23 Swans Gmunden BC Vienna
3–1
2023–24 Oberwart Gunners UBSC Graz
3–0
2024–25 Oberwart Gunners BBC Nord Dragonz
3–0
2025–26 HEFTE HELFEN Bulls Oberwart Gunners
3–2

References

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  1. 1 2 "Startschuss für die ADMIRAL Basketball Superliga - mit ADMIRAL Sportwetten als Hauptsponsor". OTS.at. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Basketball-Superliga: Sky überträgt bis zu 48 Spiele, auch ORF an Bord - derStandard.at". DER STANDARD. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Keine Lizenz für die Fürstenfeld Panthers". Sky Sport Austria. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Presstige Details ALLE". Basketball Austria. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Berger, Helmut. "Presstige Details BSL". Basketball Austria (in Austrian German). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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