Flyers Wels

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Raiffeisen Flyers Wels
Flyers Wels logo.png
Leagues ÖBL
Founded2000;24 years ago (2000)
HistorySparkasse Wels
(2000–2009)
WBC Wels
(2009–2017)
Flyers Wels
(2017–present)
ArenaRaiffeisen Arena
Capacity1,700
Location Wels, Austria
Team colorsRed, White, Black
   
Main sponsorRaiffeisen
Championships1 Austrian Championship
1 Austrian Cup
Website www.flyerswels.at

Raiffeisen Flyers Wels, formerly WBC Wels, is a professional basketball club based in Wels, Austria. The team plays in the Austrian Basketball League 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.

Contents

Trophies

Former logo, used until 2017 WBC Wels logo.gif
Former logo, used until 2017

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePos. Austrian Cup European competitions
WBC Wels
2008–091 ÖBL 1stRunner-up
2009–101 ÖBL 5th3 EuroChallenge RS
2010–111 ÖBL 7thQuarterfinalist
2011–121 ÖBL 4th
2012–13 1 ÖBL 5thSemifinalist
2013–14 1 ÖBL 4thSemifinalist
2014–15 1 ÖBL 6thRunner-up
2015–16 1 ÖBL 2ndSemifinalist
2016–17 1 ÖBL 4thSemifinalist
Flyers Wels
2017–18 1 ÖBL 5thSemifinalist
2018–19 1 ÖBL 5thQuarterfinalist

Players

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • 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
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

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