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| Austrian Basketball Superliga | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Sky Sport ORF+ |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP |  Enis Murati |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Swans Gmunden 1st Superliga title 5th Austrian title |
| Runners-up | Kapfenberg Bulls |
| ← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
The 2020–21 Austrian Basketball Superliga was the second season of the Basketball Superliga, the top-tier league in Austrian basketball. It is the 75th season of the first tier of basketball in Austria.
Swans Gmunden won the first Superliga championship, its fifth Austrian title.
Format
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 the Basketball Zweite Liga (B2L).
Teams
Venues and locations
GmundenWelsFürstenfeldTraiskirchenKapfenbergViennaTimberwolvesOberwartKlosterneuburgGrazclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2020–21 ABS
| Club | Place | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyers Wels | Wels | Raiffeisen Arena | 1,700 |
| GGMT Vienna | Wien | Wiener Stadthalle B | 1,000 |
| Klosterneuburg Dukes | Klosterneuburg | Happyland Klosterneuburg | 1,000 |
| Kapfenberg Bulls | Kapfenberg | Sporthalle Walfersam | 1,000 |
| Oberwart Gunners | Oberwart | Sporthalle Oberwart | 2,500 |
| UBSC 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 |
Regular season
Basic Round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kapfenberg Bulls | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1409 | 1257 | +152 | 26 | Qualification to group 1–6 |
| 2 | Swans Gmunden | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1500 | 1363 | +137 | 24 | |
| 3 | Klosterneuburg Dukes | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1498 | 1405 | +93 | 22 | |
| 4 | Flyers Wels | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1540 | 1518 | +22 | 20 | |
| 5 | SKN St. Pölten | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1409 | 1437 | −28 | 20 | |
| 6 | Oberwart Gunners | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1409 | 1356 | +53 | 20 | |
| 7 | GGMT Vienna | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1524 | 1467 | +57 | 18 | Qualification to group 7–10 |
| 8 | UBSC Graz | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1582 | 1557 | +25 | 18 | |
| 9 | Traiskirchen Lions | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1400 | 1575 | −175 | 6 | |
| 10 | Vienna DC Timberwolves | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1259 | 1595 | −336 | 6 |
Placement Round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swans Gmunden | 23 | 17 | 6 | 1938 | 1773 | +165 | 34 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Kapfenberg Bulls | 23 | 16 | 7 | 1808 | 1636 | +172 | 32 | |
| 3 | Klosterneuburg Dukes | 23 | 13 | 10 | 1866 | 1780 | +86 | 26 | |
| 4 | Oberwart Gunners | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1825 | 1759 | +66 | 24 | |
| 5 | SKN St. Pölten | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1769 | 1810 | −41 | 24 | |
| 6 | Flyers Wels | 23 | 11 | 12 | 1915 | 1934 | −19 | 22 |
Qualifying round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GGMT Vienna | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1785 | 1653 | +132 | 24 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | UBSC Graz | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1838 | 1810 | +28 | 22 | |
| 3 | Traiskirchen Lions | 21 | 4 | 17 | 1627 | 1801 | −174 | 8 | |
| 4 | Vienna DC Timberwolves | 21 | 3 | 18 | 1463 | 1878 | −415 | 6 |
Austrian clubs in European competitions
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Kapfenberg Bulls | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |
References
- Berger, Helmut. "Presstige Details BSL". Basketball Austria (in Austrian German). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- "Startschuss für die ADMIRAL Basketball Superliga - mit ADMIRAL Sportwetten als Hauptsponsor". OTS.at. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
External links
- Official website (in German)
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