| Austrian Basketball Bundesliga | |
| Country: | Austria |
| Confed: | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| First: | 1947–48 |
| Successor: | Basketball Superliga |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Levels: | 1 |
| Supercup: | Austrian Supercup |
| Confed Cup: | FIBA Europe Cup |
| Champions: | Kapfenberg Bulls (7th title) |
| Season: | 2018–19 |
| Most Champs: | UBSC Wien (11 titles) |
| Tv: | Sky Sport |
| Current: | 2019–20 Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga |
The Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (in German: Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga) was the top men's professional basketball league in Austria.Eurobasket.com[1] Until the 2004–05 season, the league was known as the A-Liga (A-League) and then until the 2008–09 season it was called the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga (ÖBL). From 2008 to 2019, it was named the Admiral Basketball League, after the league's main sponsor, Admiral Sportwetten.
In 2019, the competition was replaced by the Basketball Superliga.
In the current season each team plays the other nine teams four times, creating a 36-game regular-season schedule. After that, the top six teams move on. The two semi-finals winners meet in a best-of-seven championship series.
| Club | Place | Arena | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volksbank Arena | 2,200 | |||
| Raiffeisen Arena | 1,700 | |||
| Stadthalle Fürstenfeld | 1,200 | |||
| Lions Dome | 1,200 | |||
| Sporthalle Walfersam | 1,000 | |||
| Admiral Dome | 1,500 | |||
| Sporthalle Oberwart | 1,700 | |||
| Happyland Klosterneuburg | 1,000 | |||
| Raiffeisen Sportpark Graz | 3,000 |
| Season | Champion | Result | Runners-up | Champions' coach | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 2000–01 | align=center | 3–2 | rowspan=5 | |||
| align=center | 2001–02 | align=center | 3–2 | ||||
| align=center | 2002–03 | align=center | 3–2 | ||||
| align=center | 2003–04 | align=center | 3–1 | ||||
| align=center | 2004–05 | align=center | 3–0 | ||||
| align=center | 2005–06 | align=center | 3–0 |  Peter Hütter | |||
| align=center | 2006–07 | align=center | 3–0 | De'Teri Mayes | |||
| align=center | 2007–08 | align=center | 3–2 | Anthony Shavies | |||
| align=center | 2008–09 | align=center | 3–1 |  Ricky Moore | |||
| align=center | 2009–10 | align=center | 3–2 | De'Teri Mayes | |||
| align=center | 2010–11 | align=center | 3–2 | Bernd Volcic | |||
| align=center | 2011–12 | align=center | 3–1 | Christoph Nagler | |||
| align=center | align=center | 3–2 | Shawn Ray | ||||
| align=center | Anthony Shavies | ||||||
| align=center | Travis Taylor | ||||||
| align=center | Chris McNealy | ||||||
| align=center |  Bogić Vujošević | ||||||
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See main article: article and ÖBL All-Star Game. The ÖBL held an annual all-star game, pitting a team of the best Austrian players in the league against a team made up of the league's top international players. Like the NBA All-Star Game, the ÖBL All-Star festivities included a slam dunk contest and a three-point shooting competition.