Klosterneuburg Dukes is an Austrian professional

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club based in

Klosterneuburg Klosterneuburg (; frequently abbreviated as Kloburg by locals) is a town in Tulln District in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It has a population of about 27,500. The Klosterneuburg Monastery, which was established in 1114 and soon after give ...

. With a total of 10 national titles, Klosterneuburg is one of the most successful teams in

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History

In 1952, the team was founded as a part of the

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team Klosterneuburg SV. After numerous mergers the team eventually was named Klosterneuburg BC and in 1970, it promoted to the ÖBL, the Austrian First Division. The 80s were the golden years for the club. They won their first national title in 1978 and from 1983 till 1990 they won the ÖBL 8 times in a row. In 2012, they were the second team in Austrian basketball history to win the "Title Triple"; they took all the three major trophies (League, Cup and Supercup) that year.

Honours

* Austrian Championship (10x) :1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2012 *

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(1x) :2013 *

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(2x) :2012, 2013

Season by season

Notable players

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(2011–present)

External links

Eurobasket.com Klosterneuburg Dukes Page
{{Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga Basketball teams in Austria Basketball teams established in 1952