Founded | 1947 |
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First season | 1947–48 |
Folded | 2019 |
Replaced by | Basketball Superliga |
Country | Austria |
Confederation | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Austrian Cup |
Supercup | Austrian Supercup |
International cup(s) | FIBA Europe Cup |
Last champions | Kapfenberg Bulls (7th title) (2018–19) |
Most championships | UBSC Wien (11 titles) |
TV partners | Sky Sport |
2018–19 Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (last before name change) |
The Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (in German: Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga) was the top men's professional basketball league in Austria.[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 Austrian Basketball Superliga.