The 2019–20 Austrian Basketball Superliga was the inaugural season of the

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, the newly established top tier league in Austrian basketball. It was the 74th season of the first tier of

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. The

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entered the season as the defending national champions winning the 2018–19 ÖBL season. The season was ended prematurely because of the

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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

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(B2L).

Teams

Venues and locations

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entered the league.

Personnel and sponsorship

Regular season

Standings

Results

Second stage

Standings group 1–6

Points from the first half of the season were divided by 2.

Results group 1–6

Standings group 7–10

Only matches from involved teams are counted in the table.

Results group 7–10

Austrian clubs in European competitions

Austrian clubs in international competitions

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:2019-20 Osterreichische Basketball Bundesliga Austrian Basketball Superliga

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