GGMT Vienna | |||
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Leagues | Austrian Basketball Superliga | ||
Founded | 2001 | ||
History | BC Vienna (2001–2013) BC Zepter Vienna (2013–2015) BC Hallmann Vienna (2015–2020) BC GGMT Vienna (2020-present) | ||
Arena | Hallmann Dome | ||
Capacity | 1,399 | ||
Location | Vienna, Austria | ||
Team colors | Red, Black, White | ||
Main sponsor | GGMT | ||
President | Thomas Stöphl | ||
General manager | Petar Stazic Strbac | ||
Head coach | Zoran Kostic | ||
Championships | 2 Austrian Championships (2013, 2022) | ||
Website | basketballclubvienna.at | ||
Basketball Club Vienna, for sponsorship reasons BC GGMT Vienna, is an Austrian professional basketball club based in Vienna. It plays in the Austrian Basketball Superliga and has won the Austrian championship two times, in 2013 and 2022.
The team was founded in 2001 as Basketball Club Vienna.
The first championship in club history came in the 2012–13 season, after Vienna beat Oberwart Gunners 3–2 in the Finals.
In September 2015, the team was renamed to "BC Hallmann Vienna", after new main sponsor Hallmann Holding of owner Klemens Hallmann. [1]
In May 2022, the club won its second national title, by defeating Swans Gmunden 3–1 in the best of five series.
Due to sponsorship reasons, the team has had several names:
Austrian Basketball Bundesliga
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Austrian Cup | European competitions | |
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2012–13 | 1 | ÖBL | 1st | Runner-up | ||
2013–14 | 1 | ÖBL | 3rd | Semifinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | RS |
2014–15 | 1 | ÖBL | 2nd | Semifinalist | ||
2015–16 | 1 | ÖBL | 4th | Runner-up | ||
2016–17 | 1 | ÖBL | 5th | Quarterfinalist | ||
2017–18 | 1 | ÖBL | 4th | Round of 16 | ||
2018–19 | 1 | ÖBL | 7th | Quarterfinalist | ||
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