Kapfenberg Bulls, also known simply as Bulls, is a professional

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. The team plays in the Austrian Basketball Superliga. The Bulls have won seven national championships, four Austrian Cups and five Supercups. Founded in 1976, the team plays its home games in the Sporthalle Walfersam.

History

Between 1991 and 2019, the Kapfenberg Bulls played in the

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. Between 2001 and 2004, the club had its most successful era, with 4 national domestic league championships in a row. They won their last national title in 2007 ( Austrian Basketball Cup). In 2009, they came in third in the Central European Basketball League, which is the best result of an Austrian basketball team in an international tournament. In 2017, the Kapfenberg Bulls conquered its fifth national domestic league championship, 13 years after their previous one, and repeated success in the next season. The team joined the Austrian Basketball Superliga in 2019.

Honors

* Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (7): :2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 *

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(6): :2007, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 * Austrian Supercup (5): :2002, 2003, 2014, 2017, 2018

Season by season

Players

Current roster

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either: played at least one season for the club, set a club record or won an individual award while at the club, played at least one official international match for their national team at any time or performed very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career. *

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(2 seasons: 2012–14) * De'Teri Mayes (2 seasons: 2011–13) * Moritz Lanegger (5 seasons: 2006–11) *

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(1 season: 2012–13)

External links

www.ece-bulls.com

Eurobasket.com Kapfenberg Bulls Page
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