| Austrian Basketball Superliga | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Teams | 10 |
| TV partners | Sky Sport ORF+ |
2020–21 → | |
The2019–20 Austrian Basketball Superliga was the inaugural season of theBasketball Superliga, the newly established top-tier league in Austrian basketball.[1] It was the 74th season of the first tier ofbasketball inAustria. TheKapfenberg Bulls entered the season as the defending national champions winning the2018–19 ÖBL season.
The season was ended prematurely because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[2]
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 theBasketball Zweite Liga (B2L).[1]
On 6 June 2019, eight licenses were confirmed.Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld andVienna DC Timberwolves confirmed later they met the requirements.[3]
On 6 August 2019, it was announced Panthers Fürstenfeld did not receive a licence whileSKN St. Pölten entered the league.[4]
| Club | Place | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Club | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyers Wels | Raiffeisen | ||
| Hallmann Vienna | Hallmann | ||
| Immounited Dukes | |||
| Kapfenberg Bulls | |||
| Oberwart Gunners | Unger Steel | ||
| Raiffeisen Graz | Raiffeisen | ||
| SKN St. Pölten | |||
| Swans Gmunden | |||
| Traikirchen Lions | |||
| Vienna DC Timberwolves |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Home \ Away | TRA | VIE | KLO | KAP | WEL | STP | SWA | GRA | OBE | TIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | — | 88–76 | 72–76 | 59–88 | 60–88 | 63–80 | 67–88 | 92–82 | 52–83 | 89–65 |
| Hallmann Vienna | 100–67 | — | 98–83 | 72–97 | 73–80 | 79–93 | 101–106 | 64–60 | 93–101 | 95–81 |
| Immounited Dukes | 87–51 | 89–69 | — | 70–60 | 76–66 | 82–80 | 87–94 | 92–84 | 74–81 | 85–60 |
| Kapfenberg Bulls | 75–65 | 94–73 | 66–58 | — | 79–74 | 91–73 | 87–80 | 88–74 | 87–80 | 94–80 |
| Raiffeisen Flyers Wels | 93–83 | 76–84 | 58–73 | 67–58 | — | 87–88 | 72–106 | 85–69 | 101–91 | 84–67 |
| SKN St. Pölten | 84–69 | 101–92 | 86–106 | 89–69 | 75–71 | — | 74–85 | 95–72 | 68–107 | 73–64 |
| Swans Gmunden | 90–49 | 90–74 | 59–64 | 94–76 | 107–89 | 76–82 | — | 101–84 | 85–75 | 91–66 |
| UBSC Raiffeisen Graz | 107–73 | 83–77 | 79–84 | 78–85 | 67–87 | 75–98 | 81–107 | — | 75–87 | 88–72 |
| Unger Steel Gunners Oberwart | 112–67 | 103–98 | 68–76 | 63–62 | 84–73 | 83–71 | 85–90 | 87–73 | — | 112–61 |
| Vienna DC Timberwolves | 83–76 | 100–105 | 73–107 | 61–91 | 61–83 | 105–100 | 49–94 | 62–81 | 90–92 | — |
Points from the first half of the season were divided by 2.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Home \ Away | KLO | KAP | WEL | STP | SWA | OBE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immounited Dukes | — | 91–83 | 91–83 | |||
| Kapfenberg Bulls | 92–89 | — | 90–73 | |||
| Raiffeisen Flyers Wels | 86–88 | 71–77 | — | 92–85 | ||
| SKN St. Pölten | 73–89 | 96–78 | — | 74–80 | ||
| Swans Gmunden | 104–77 | 115–85 | — | |||
| Unger Steel Gunners Oberwart | 56–70 | 83–77 | 103–97 | — |
Only matches from involved teams are counted in the table.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Home \ Away | TRA | VIE | GRA | TIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | — | 95–93 | 65–68 | |
| Hallmann Vienna | 89–69 | — | 91–99 | |
| Raiffeisen Graz | 92–76 | — | ||
| Vienna DC Timberwolves | 86–87 | — |
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| ece Bulls Kapfenberg | Champions League | First qualifying round |
| FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Swans Gmunden | Alpe Adria Cup | Semifinal |
| Hallmann Vienna | Semifinal | |
| IMMOunited Dukes | Regular season | |
| UBSC Raiffeisen Graz | Regular season |