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2020–21 Austrian Basketball Superliga
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.
| Austrian Basketball Superliga | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Number of 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 → | |
Swans Gmunden won the first Superliga championship, its fifth Austrian title.[1]
Format edit
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).[2]
Teams edit
Venues and locations edit
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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 edit
Basic Round edit
| 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 |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 December 2020. Source: Basketball Austria
Placement Round edit
| 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 |
Updated to match(es) played on 08 March 2021. Source: Basketball Austria
Qualifying round edit
| 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 |
Updated to match(es) played on 08 March 2021. Source: Basketball Austria
Austrian clubs in European competitions edit
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Kapfenberg Bulls | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |
References edit
External links edit
- Official website (in German)