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SKN St. Pölten (basketball)
Sportklub Niederösterreich St. Pölten, commonly known as simply SKN St. Pölten, is a basketball club based in Sankt Pölten, Austria. The club has won the Austrian Basketball League, Austrian championship six times, between 1993 and 1999. St. Pölten currently plays in the Austrian Basketball Superliga, Superliga, the highest league in Austria. In 2019, the club agreed with football club SKN St. Pölten to adopt its name and logo. Names *Until 2005: UKJ SUBA Sankt Pölten *2005–2007: UKJ St. Pölten Haie *2007–2008: Sankt Pölten Basketball *2008–2012: UBC Sankt Pölten *2012–2017: Chin Min Dragons UBC Sankt Pölten *2017–2019: UBC Sankt Pölten *2019–present: SKN St. Pölten Basketball Honours *Austrian Basketball League, Austrian Championship (6): : 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 *Austrian Basketball Cup (3): : 1994, 1996, 1998 *Basketball Zweite Liga, Austrian Second League :Winners (1): 2015–16 :Runners-up (2): 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19 Season by s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Basketball Superliga
The Austrian Basketball Superliga (English: Basketball Super League) is the highest tier basketball league in Austria. Established in 2019, it replaced the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (ABL) as the first level competition in the country. The winners of the Superliga are crowned Austrian champions. The competition aims to start "a new era" in Austrian basketball. In its inaugural season, the competition consists of ten teams. History The Basketball Superliga was established in the summer of 2019 to replace the Austrian Bundsliga. Television contracts were signed with Sky Sport and ORF. All games will also be streamed online. On 9 August 2019, the ten teams that would compete in the inaugural season were announced, with nine teams coming from last ÖBL season. The new league's first season was ended prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 16 May 2021, Swans Gmunden won the first Superliga championship. Format In the Superliga, teams first play each other in the regu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |