2. Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga

2. Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga

Sport	Basketball
Founded	2007
No. of teams	12
Country	Austria
Continent	FIBA Europe
Most recent champion(s)	BK Mattersburg Rocks (2nd title)
Most titles	BK Mattersburg Rocks (2 titles)
Sponsor(s)	Admiral Sportwetten
Level on pyramid	2nd
Official website	www.oebl.at/zweite-liga

The 2. Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga (2BL) (for sponsorships reasons named 2. Admiral Basketball Bundesliga) is the second tier of basketball in Austria.

History

The second division was founded in 2006–07, but that season just 4 teams participated. After that season the league was divided in three regional divisions. In the 2011–12 season all teams in the league played each other again. Before the start of the 2013–14 season, both the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga were formed to leagues with 11 teams. Since the 2014–15 season, one team that was relegated from the first league will start playing in the second division.^[1]

Clubs

Basket Flames Wien
BBU Salzburg
citycenter Amstetten Falcons
KOŠ Posojilnica Bank Celovec (K)
BK Mattersburg Rocks
Panaceo Villach Raiders
Raiffeisen Dornbirn Lions
Raiffeisen Radenthein Garnets
UKJ Hypo Mistelbach
Vienna D.C.Timberwolves
Wörthersee Piraten

Finals

Season	Champion	Result	Runner-up
2012–13	BK Mattersburg Rocks	2–0	Basket Flames
2013–14	BK Mattersburg Rocks	2–0	Vienna Timberwolves

References

External links

Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga Official Website

International men's basketball

FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings

Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16

Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16

Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Championship U-18 U-16

Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16

Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16

Other tournaments	Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament All-Africa Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Cup FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey)

Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

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