2018–19 Austrian Basketball Bundesliga

The 2018–19 Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (German: Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga) season, for sponsorships reasons named the Admiral Basketball Bundesliga (ABL), was the 73rd season of the first tier of basketball in Austria. ece Bulls Kapfenberg won its seventh domestic title.

Austrian Basketball Bundesliga
Competition details
Season 2018–19
Teams 10
Dates 4 October 2018 – May 2019
Final positions
Champions ece Bulls Kapfenberg
7th title
Runners-up Swans Gmunden
Awards
MVP Hayden Lescault
Finals MVP Elijah Wilson
← 2017–18
2019–20 →

Hayden Lescault of the Oberwart Gunners was named Most Valuable Player.[1]

Teams
Location of teams in 2018–19 ÖBL

Vienna DC Timberwolves will make their debut in the ÖBL.

Club Place Arena Capacity
Swans GmundenGmundenVolksbank Arena2,200
Raiffeisen Panthers FürstenfeldFürstenfeldStadthalle Fürstenfeld1,200
Arkadia Traiskirchen LionsTraiskirchenLions Dome1,200
ece Bulls KapfenbergKapfenbergSporthalle Walfersam1,000
Hallmann ViennaWienWiener Stadthalle B1,000
Raiffeisen Flyers WelsWelsRaiffeisen Arena1,700
Xion Dukes KlosterneuburgKlosterneuburgHappyland Klosterneuburg1,000
UBSC Raiffeisen GrazGrazUnionhalle600
Unger Steel Gunners OberwartOberwartSporthalle Oberwart2,500
Vienna DC TimberwolvesWienWiener Stadthalle B1,000

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 ece Bulls Kapfenberg 36 27 9 2911 2538 +373 54 Qualification to semifinals
2 Unger Steel Gunners Oberwart 36 27 9 2891 2662 +229 54
3 Swans Gmunden 36 24 12 3011 2725 +286 48
4 Klosterneuburg Dukes 36 22 14 2841 2715 +126 44
5 Raiffeisen Flyers Wels 36 20 16 2935 2915 +20 40
6 Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions 36 18 18 2711 2699 +12 36
7 Hallmann Vienna 36 17 19 2910 2896 +14 34
8 Vienna DC Timberwolves 36 12 24 2772 3050 −278 24
9 UBSC Raiffeisen Graz 36 9 27 2825 3042 −217 18
10 Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld Panthers 36 4 32 2676 3241 −565 8
Source: ÖBL

Results
Home \ Away TRA KAP VIE KLO WEL FUR SWA GRA OBE TIM TRA KAP VIE KLO WEL FUR SWA GRA OBE TIM
Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions — 60–69 83–91 85–58 96–67 71–63 83–79 67–64 80–67 78–77 — 66–70 85–66 88–87 96–67 73–69 80–87 77–65 72–73 92–91
ece Bulls Kapfenberg 81–60 — 66–92 76–66 91–76 93–85 70–79 86–65 80–71 87–44 84–57 — 81–79 80–63 88–63 93–85 79–66 74–63 73–77 103–74
Hallmann Vienna 89–86 72–69 — 81–93 75–74 111–74 78–86 75–100 83–86 66–73 56–91 56–62 — 80–84 76–81 108–69 79–85 72–76 77–76 81–76
Klosterneuburg Dukes 84–81 82–62 76–69 — 78–76 88–55 73–72 83–76 75–56 75–77 80–67 71–87 82–70 — 75–83 83–77 77–80 61–65 64–62 95–60
Raiffeisen Flyers Wels 69–84 81–65 88–82 76–86 — 75–81 83–75 95–93 65–67 85–101 81–72 93–89 88–80 81–80 — 89–80 85–80 100–78 69–68 95–55
Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld Panthers 55–62 60–87 90–98 83–85 72–111 — 74–87 86–82 82–99 82–84 70–91 73–84 101–109 82–100 84–72 — 78–83 68–101 82–96 80–85
Swans Gmunden 75–64 85–87 67–69 89–74 96–82 105–59 — 89–71 109–67 92–80 87–67 68–81 88–81 91–86 99–69 85–67 — 81–74 76–81 81–61
UBSC Raiffeisen Graz 68–70 74–73 90–91 70–71 85–87 108–78 79–92 — 67–81 81–90 79–73 55–110 75–87 70–90 85–87 70–106 83–102 — 97–107 96–90
Unger Steel Gunners Oberwart 78–65 69–83 86–81 75–61 89–64 86–44 83–78 86–78 — 97–78 78–64 75–66 84–89 88–80 78–60 103–66 84–79 69–60 — 97–78
Vienna DC Timberwolves 63–76 82–101 71–87 77–85 81–115 91–69 63–70 104–95 65–86 — 96–80 75–84 54–74 68–90 79–90 86–71 74–68 97–80 75–77 —
Source: ÖBL
Colours: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three games format, semifinals in a 2–2–1 format and the final in a best-of-seven format 2–2–1–1–1.

Bracket
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
ece Bulls Kapfenberg3
 
 
 
Vienna DC Timberwolves0
 
ece Bulls Kapfenberg3
 
 
 
Klosterneuburg Dukes1
 
Klosterneuburg Dukes3
 
 
 
Raiffeisen Flyers Wels0
 
ece Bulls Kapfenberg3
 
 
 
Swans Gmunden0
 
Unger Steel Gunners Oberwart3
 
 
 
Hallmann Vienna1
 
Unger Steel Gunners Oberwart1
 
 
 
Swans Gmunden3
 
Swans Gmunden3
 
 
Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions2
 

Quarterfinals

The team with the higher seed played game one and three (if necessary) at home.

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
ece Bulls Kapfenberg 3–0 Vienna DC Timberwolves 78–64 96–57 91–8100
Unger Steel Gunners Oberwart 3–1 Hallmann Vienna 97–64 84–68 86–8882–780
Swans Gmunden 3–2 Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions 91–45 73–68 72–7472–7670–61
Klosterneuburg Dukes 3–0 Raiffeisen Flyers Wels 85–70 78–77 87–7300

Semifinals

The team with the higher seed played game one, two and 5 (if necessary) at home.

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
ece Bulls Kapfenberg 3–1 Klosterneuburg Dukes 84–90 89–82 58–5754–430
Unger Steel Gunners Oberwart 1–3 Swans Gmunden 92–94 58–71 81–7076–920

Finals

The team with the higher seed played game one, two and five (if necessary) at home.

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
ece Bulls Kapfenberg 3–0 Swans Gmunden 91–73 69–61 71–6500

Austrian clubs in European competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
ece Bulls KapfenbergFIBA Europe CupSecond qualifying round

Austrian clubs in international competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
Arkadia Traiskirchen LionsAlpe Adria CupRegular season
Hallmann ViennaRegular season
Klosterneuburg DukesRegular season
UBSC Raiffeisen GrazRegular season


References
  1. "Wir haben wieder einen MVP: HAYDEN LESCAULT". Oberwart Gunners. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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