2020–21 Austrian Basketball Superliga
Basketball league season
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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 |
| Teams | 10 |
| TV partners | 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
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
Venues and locations
| 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 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 2374 | 2175 | +199 | 42 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Kapfenberg Bulls | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2199 | 2019 | +180 | 38 | |
| 3 | Klosterneuburg Dukes | 28 | 16 | 12 | 2273 | 2177 | +96 | 32 | |
| 4 | Oberwart Gunners | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2229 | 2186 | +43 | 28 | |
| 5 | SKN St. Pölten | 28 | 13 | 15 | 2153 | 2212 | −59 | 26 | |
| 6 | Flyers Wels | 28 | 13 | 15 | 2312 | 2342 | −30 | 26 |
Qualifying round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GGMT Vienna | 23 | 14 | 9 | 2049 | 1851 | +198 | 28 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | UBSC Graz | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2108 | 2063 | +45 | 26 | |
| 3 | Vienna DC Timberwolves | 24 | 4 | 20 | 1714 | 2137 | −423 | 8 | |
| 4 | Traiskirchen Lions | 24 | 4 | 20 | 1815 | 2064 | −249 | 8 |
Play-offs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 Swans Gmunden | 3 | |||||||||
8 UBSC Graz | 1 | |||||||||
1 Swans Gmunden | 3 | |||||||||
4 Oberwart Gunners | 1 | |||||||||
4 Oberwart Gunners | 3 | |||||||||
5 SKN St. Pölten | 1 | |||||||||
1 Swans Gmunden | 3 | |||||||||
2 Kapfenberg Bulls | 1 | |||||||||
2 Kapfenberg Bulls | 3 | |||||||||
7 GGMT Vienna | 2 | |||||||||
2 Kapfenberg Bulls | 3 | |||||||||
6 Flyers Wels | 0 | |||||||||
3 Klosterneuburg Dukes | 1 | |||||||||
6 Flyers Wels | 3 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
The team with the higher seed played game one and three (if necessary) at home.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swans Gmunden | 3–1 | UBSC Graz | 89–81 | 94–82 | 63–77 | 96–83 | |
| Oberwart Gunners | 3–1 | SKN St. Pölten | 107–84 | 86–82 | 87–90 | 72–59 | |
| Kapfenberg Bulls | 3–2 | GGMT Vienna | 80–74 | 80–82 | 65–64 | 73–84 | 97–67 |
| Klosterneuburg Dukes | 1–3 | Flyers Wels | 82–95 | 75–88 | 85–73 | 65–92 |
Semifinals
The team with the higher seed played game one, two and 5 (if necessary) at home.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swans Gmunden | 3–1 | Oberwart Gunners | 104–79 | 86–80 | 90–84 | 97–94 | |
| Kapfenberg Bulls | 3–0 | Flyers Wels | 85–73 | 83–74 | 82–58 |
Finals
The team with the higher seed played game one, two and five (if necessary) at home.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swans Gmunden | 3–1 | Kapfenberg Bulls | 80–86 | 83–65 | 109–98 | 90–83 |
Austrian clubs in European competitions
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Kapfenberg Bulls | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |