Raiffeisen Flyers Wels, formerly WBC Wels, is a professional

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club based in

Wels Wels (; Central Bavarian: ''Wös'') is a city in Upper Austria, on the Traun River near Linz. It is the county seat of Wels-Land, and with a population of approximately 60,000, the eighth largest city in Austria. Geography Wels is in the H ...

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. The team plays in the

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since it was founded in 2000. In 2009 the team won the Austrian national championship. The club was founded as Welser Basketball Club in 2000 through a merger of the clubs Union Wels and ABC Sparkasse Wels.

Trophies

* Austrian Championship **Winners (1): 2008–09 *

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**Winners (1): 2005–06

Season by season

Players

Notable players

External links

Eurobasket.com WBC Raiffeisen Wels Page
{{Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga Basketball teams in Austria Basketball teams established in 2000