2017–18 Austrian Basketball Bundesliga

The 2017–18 Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga season, for sponsorships reasons named the Admiral Basketball Bundesliga, is the 72nd season of the first tier of basketball in Austria.

2017–18 Admiral Basketball Bundesliga1
Jiří Hubálek (left, representing Hallmann Vienna) defending against Davor Lamešić (Raiffeisen Flyers Wels) in the Bundesliga match on January 21, 2018
Season2017–18
Teams9
Final positions
Championsece Bulls Kapfenberg (6th title)
Runners-upSwans Gmunden
Awards
MVPStjepan Stazić (Vienna)
2018–19 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Admiral.

Teams
Location of teams in 2017–18 ÖBL

Raiffeisen Flyers Wels replaced WBC Wels, from the same city.

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
Redwell Gunners OberwartOberwartSporthalle Oberwart2,500
Xion Dukes KlosterneuburgKlosterneuburgHappyland Klosterneuburg1,000
UBSC Raiffeisen GrazGrazUnionhalle600

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 ece Bulls Kapfenberg 32 26 6 2693 2259 +434 52 Qualification to semifinals
2 Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions 32 23 9 2625 2356 +269 46
3 Swans Gmunden 32 22 10 2707 2517 +190 44 Qualification to quarterfinals
4 Raiffeisen Flyers Wels 32 17 15 2726 2705 +21 34
5 Hallmann Vienna 32 17 15 2833 2801 +32 34
6 Klosterneuburg Dukes 32 14 18 2643 2538 +105 28
7 Redwell Gunners Oberwart 32 13 19 2508 2599 −91 26
8 Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld Panthers 32 9 23 2387 2663 −276 18
9 UBSC Raiffeisen Graz 32 3 29 2275 2959 −684 6
Source: ÖBL

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
 
          
 
 
 
 
4
Raiffeisen Flyers Wels		0
 
 
 
5
Hallmann Vienna		2
 
1
ece Bulls Kapfenberg		3
 
 
5
Hallmann Vienna		0
 
 
 
 
 
1
ece Bulls Kapfenberg		4
 
 
 
3
Swans Gmunden 		2
 
3
Swans Gmunden		2
 
 
 
6
Klosterneuburg Dukes		1
 
2
Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions		0
 
 
3
Swans Gmunden		3
 
 
 
 

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 leg
Swans Gmunden 2–1 Klosterneuburg Dukes 76–67 74–82 63–61
Raiffeisen Flyers Wels 0–2 Hallmann Vienna 79–86 60–91

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 3–0 Hallmann Vienna 97–72 96–68 92–78
Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions 0–3 Swans Gmunden 66–68 81–89 77–84

Semifinals

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

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg6th leg7th leg
ece Bulls Kapfenberg 4–2 Swans Gmunden 73–74 82–79 69–7879–7569–5395–92

Clubs in European competitions
TeamCompetitionProgressRef
ece Bulls KapfenbergChampions LeagueFirst qualifying round[1]
FIBA Europe CupRegular season

Clubs in international competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
Klosterneuburg DukesAlpe Adria CupRegular season
Hallman ViennaRegular season
Raiffeisen GrazRegular season

References
  1. "Champions line up in battle for European Glory". BasketballCL.com. 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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