The Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (in German: Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga) was the top men's professional basketball league in Austria.Eurobasket.com 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. Competition format 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. Clubs Title holders 1946–47 WAC 1947–48 Not held 1948–49 Admira Wien 1949–50 Post Wien 1950–51 Wiener Sportclub 1951–52 Handelsministerium 1952–53 Union Babenberg 1953–54 Union Babenberg 1954–55 Union Babenberg 1955–56 Engelmann Wien 1956–57 Union Babenberg 1957–58 Engelmann Wien 1958–59 Union Babenberg 1959–60 Engelmann Wien 1960–61 Engelmann Wien 1961–62 Engelmann Wien 1962–63 Handelsministerium 1963–64 Handelsministerium 1964–65 Handelsministerium 1965–66 Union Kuenring 1966–67 Engelmann Wien 1967–68 Engelmann Wien 1968–69 Engelmann Wien 1969–70 Engelmann Wien 1970–71 Radio Koch Wien 1971–72 Radio Koch Wien 1972–73 Wienerberger 1973–74 Wienerberger 1974–75 Sefra Wien 1975–76 Sefra Wien 1976–77 Shopping Centre Wien 1977–78 Klosterneuburg 1978–79 UBSC Wien 1979–80 UBSC Wien 1980–81 UBSC Wien 1981–82 UBSC Wien 1982–83 Klosterneuburg 1983–84 Klosterneuburg 1984–85 Klosterneuburg 1985–86 Klosterneuburg 1986–87 Klosterneuburg 1987–88 Klosterneuburg 1988–89 Klosterneuburg 1989–90 Klosterneuburg 1990–91 Möllersdorf 1991–92 Union SPI 1992–93 UBC Sankt Pölten 1993–94 Möllersdorf 1994–95 UBC Sankt Pölten 1995–96 UBC Sankt Pölten 1996–97 UBC Sankt Pölten 1997–98 UBC Sankt Pölten 1998–99 UBC Sankt Pölten 1999–00 Traiskirchen Lions 2000–01 Kapfenberg Bulls 2001–02 Kapfenberg Bulls 2002–03 Kapfenberg Bulls 2003–04 Kapfenberg Bulls 2004–05 Swans Gmunden 2005–06 Swans Gmunden 2006–07 Swans Gmunden 2007–08 Panthers Fürstenfeld 2008–09 Kraftwerk Wels 2009–10 Swans Gmunden 2010–11 Oberwart Gunners 2011–12 Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg 2012–13 Zepter Vienna 2013–14 Güssing Knights 2014–15 Güssing Knights 2015–16 Redwell Oberwart Gunners 2016–17 ece Bulls Kapfenberg 2017–18 ece Bulls Kapfenberg 2018–19 ece Bulls Kapfenberg Finals Awards Most Valuable Player Finals MVP Coach of the Year Most Valuable Austrian Player 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. References External links Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga Official