Basketball Austria () is the governing body of
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...
in
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
. It joined
FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French language, French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. FIBA defines the rules of basketball, specifies the Basketball equipment ...
in 1934, and is headquartered in
Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...
.
The Austrian Basketball Federation operates the
Austria men's national team and
Austria women's national team. They organise national competitions in Austria, for both the men's and women's senior teams and also the youth national basketball teams.
The top professional league in Austria is the
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 win ...
.
The federation used to be named Austrian Basketball Federation or Österreichischer Basketballverband (ÖBV).
See also
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Austria men's national basketball team
The Austria men's national basketball team () represents Austria in international basketball competition. The team is controlled and organised by Basketball Austria.
Austria has competed at the EuroBasket six times throughout their history. The ...
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Austria men's national under-20 basketball team
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Austria men's national under-18 basketball team
The Austria men's national under-18 basketball team is a national basketball team of Austria, administered by the Austrian Basketball Federation.Austria men's national under-16 basketball team
The Austria men's national under-16 basketball team is a national basketball team of Austria, administered by the Austrian Basketball Federation. It represents the country in international under-16 basketball competitions.
In 1970s, the team par ...
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Austria women's national basketball team
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, of which the capital Vienna is the most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by G ...
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Austria women's national under-20 basketball team
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References
External links
Official websiteAustria FIBA profile
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...
Fed
National members of FIBA Europe
Sports organizations established in 1934
Organisations based in Vienna
Sport in Vienna
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