Rollstuhlbasketball-Bundesliga Explained

Rollstuhlbasketball-Bundesliga (RBBL)
Sport:Wheelchair basketball
Founded:1990
Owner:Deutscher Rollstuhlsport-Verband (DRS)
Teams:10
Country:Germany
Champion:RSV Lahn-Dill
Most Champs:RSV Lahn-Dill (13 titles)
Relegation:2. Bundesliga Nord/Süd
Website:http://www.rbbl.de

The Rollstuhlbasketball-Bundesliga (RBBL) (Wheelchair basketball federal league) is the first division of Wheelchair basketball in Germany.[1]

Overview

The RBBL plays with ten teams, which first compete in a main phase with home and away game.[2] The four top ranked teams then enter the playoffs, which are played with semi-finals and a final in a best of three mode. The two teams ranked last are relegated to the northern of southern conference of the 2. Bundesliga (second federal league) depending on their geographic location. The two champions of the 2. Bundesliga conferences are promoted to the RBBL.

Host of the RBBL is the Deutscher Rollstuhlsport-Verband (DRS) (German wheel chair sports association).

History

The RBBL was founded in 1990 and played with eight teams until 1995.[3] Starting with the season 1995-96, it was extended to ten teams.

Teams 2015-16

Team[4] CitySeasons
BSC Rollers ZwickauZwickau1998-
BG Baskets HamburgHamburg2009-2010, 2012-
FCK Rolling DevilsKaiserslautern2014-
Doneck Dolphins TrierTrier1996-2001, 2003-
Hannover UnitedHannover2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-
Mainhatten SkywheelersFrankfurt
RSB Team Thuringia BullsElxleben2010-
RBC Köln 99ersCologne2006-
RSV Lahn-DillWetzlar1994-
USC MünchenMunich1990-2013, 2015-

Championships

Title holders

SeasonChampion[5]
1990-1991BSG Duisburg
1991-1992USC München
1992-1993USC München
1993-1994RSC Frankfurt
1994-1995USC München
1995-1996USC München
1996-1997RSC Osnabrück
1997-1998RSV Lahn-Dill
1998-1999ASV Bonn
1999-2000ASV Bonn
2000-2001ASV Bonn
2001-2002RSC-Rollis Zwickau
2002-2003SGK Rolling Chocolate
2003-2004RSV Lahn-Dill
2004-2005RSV Lahn-Dill
2005-2006RSV Lahn-Dill
2006-2007RSV Lahn-Dill
2007-2008RSV Lahn-Dill
2008-2009RSC-Rollis Zwickau
2009/2010RSV Lahn-Dill
2010-2011RSV Lahn-Dill
2011-2012RSV Lahn-Dill
2012-2013RSV Lahn-Dill
2013-2014RSV Lahn-Dill
2014-2015RSV Lahn-Dill
2015-2016RSB Thuringia Bulls
2016-2017RSV Lahn-Dill
2017-2018RSB Thuringia Bulls

Record champions

TeamTitles
RSV Lahn-Dill 13
USC München 4
ASV Bonn 3
RSB Thuringia Bulls 2
RSC-Rollis Zwickau 2
BSG Duisburg 1
RSC Osnabrück 1
SGK Rolling Chocolate 1
RSC Frankfurt 1

Notes and References

  1. http://www2.drs-rbb.de/ligen/showTeamlist.php?liga=bl1 Ligenübersicht für die 1. Bundesliga (Overview of the first federal league)
  2. http://www.drs-rollstuhlbasketball.de/fileadmin/DRS/handbuch/HB-L--_Gesamtausschreibung_2014-15.pdf Gesamtausschreibung des Fachbereichs Rollstuhlbasketball im DRS / DBS (FB RBB) für die Wettbewerbe der Saison 2014/2015 (Announcement of the Wheelchair basketball section of DRS / DBS (FB RBB) for the competitions of the season 2014-15)
  3. http://www.drs-rollstuhlbasketball.de/index.php?id=71 Geschichte des Rollstuhlbasketballs in Deutschland (History of wheelchair basketball in Germany)
  4. http://www.rbbl.de/index.php?id=345 1.RBBL
  5. http://www.drs-rollstuhlbasketball.de/index.php?id=201 Deutsche Meister und Pokalsieger (German champions and cup winners)