Raiffeisen Flyers Wels | |||
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Leagues | ÖBL | ||
Founded | 2000 | ||
History | Sparkasse Wels (2000–2009) WBC Wels (2009–2017) Flyers Wels (2017–present) | ||
Arena | Raiffeisen Arena | ||
Capacity | 1,700 | ||
Location | Wels, Austria | ||
Team colors | Red, White, Black | ||
Main sponsor | Raiffeisen | ||
Championships | 1 Austrian Championship 1 Austrian Cup | ||
Website | www | ||
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.
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Austrian Cup | European competitions | |
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2008–09 | 1 | ÖBL | 1st | Runner-up | ||
2009–10 | 1 | ÖBL | 5th | 3 EuroChallenge | RS | |
2010–11 | 1 | ÖBL | 7th | Quarterfinalist | ||
2011–12 | 1 | ÖBL | 4th | |||
2012–13 | 1 | ÖBL | 5th | Semifinalist | ||
2013–14 | 1 | ÖBL | 4th | Semifinalist | ||
2014–15 | 1 | ÖBL | 6th | Runner-up | ||
2015–16 | 1 | ÖBL | 2nd | Semifinalist | ||
2016–17 | 1 | ÖBL | 4th | Semifinalist | ||
Flyers Wels | ||||||
2017–18 | 1 | ÖBL | 5th | Semifinalist | ||
2018–19 | 1 | ÖBL | 5th | Quarterfinalist |
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