Klosterneuburg Dukes Explained

Klosterneuburg Dukes
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Leagues:Austrian Basketball Bundesliga
Founded:1952
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Arena:Freizeitzentrum Klosterneuburg
Colors:Orange, Black, White
Championships:10 Austrian Champions
1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2012
1 Austrian Cup
2013
2 Austrian Supercups
2012, 2013
Website:bk-klosterneuburg.at
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Klosterneuburg Dukes is an Austrian professional basketball club based in Klosterneuburg. With a total of 10 national titles, Klosterneuburg is one of the most successful teams in Austria.

History

In 1952, the team was founded as a part of the association football team Klosterneuburg SV. After numerous mergers the team eventually was named Klosterneuburg BC and in 1970, it promoted to the ÖBL, the Austrian First Division.

The 80s were the golden years for the club. They won their first national title in 1978 and from 1983 till 1990 they won the ÖBL 8 times in a row.

In 2012, they were the second team in Austrian basketball history to win the "Title Triple"; they took all the three major trophies (League, Cup and Supercup) that year.

Honours

1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2012

2013

2012, 2013

Season by season

SeasonTierLeagueAustrian CupEuropean competitions
2010–111ÖBL5thRound of 16
2011–121ÖBL1st
2012–131ÖBL3rdChampion
2013–141ÖBL6thSemifinalist
2014–151ÖBL5thQuarterfinalist
2015–161ÖBL6thRound of 16
2016–171ÖBL9thRound of 16
2017–181ÖBL6thQuarterfinalist
2018–191ÖBL4thSemifinalist

Notable players

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