Raiffeisen Flyers Wels, formerly WBC Wels, is a professional
basketball
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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 List of cities and towns in Austria, eighth largest city in Aus ...
,
Austria
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. The team plays in the
Austrian Basketball League
The Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (in German: Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga) was the top men's professional basketball league in Austria. Until the 2004–05 season, the league was known as the A-Liga (A-League) and then until the 2008â ...
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
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Austrian Championship
**Winners (1): 2008–09
*
Austrian Cup
The Austrian Cup (), known as UNIQA ÖFB Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB. During the 2008–09 season, Austria Wien won the tournament for a record 27th time. Wo ...
**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