Rollstuhlbasketball-Bundesliga

Rollstuhlbasketball-Bundesliga (RBBL)
Sport	Wheelchair basketball
Founded	1990
Owner(s)	Deutscher Rollstuhlsport-Verband (DRS)
No. of teams	10
Country	Germany
Most recent; champion(s)	RSV Lahn-Dill
Most titles	RSV Lahn-Dill (12 titles)
Relegation to	2. Bundesliga Nord/Süd
Official website	http://www.rbbl.de

Last updated February 19, 2019

The Rollstuhlbasketball-Bundesliga (RBBL) (Wheelchair basketball federal league) is the first division of Wheelchair basketball in Germany.^[1]

Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people with varying physical disabilities that disqualify them from playing an able-bodied sport. These include spina bifida, birth defects, cerebral palsy, paralysis due to accident, amputations, and many other disabilities. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as the sole competent authority in wheelchair basketball worldwide. FIBA has recognized IWBF under Article 53 of its General Statutes.

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.

Overview

The RBBL plays with ten teams, which first compete in a main phase with home and away game.^[2] The four top ranked teams then enter the playoffs, which are played with semi-finals and a final in a best of three mode. The two teams ranked last are relegated to the northern of southern conference of the 2. Bundesliga (second federal league) depending on their geographic location. The two champions of the 2. Bundesliga conferences are promoted to the RBBL.

The playoffs, play-offs, postseason and/or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be either a single game, a series of games, or a tournament, and may use a single-elimination system or one of several other different playoff formats. Playoff, in regard to international fixtures, is to qualify or progress to the next round of a competition or tournament.

Host of the RBBL is the Deutscher Rollstuhlsport-Verband (DRS) (German wheel chair sports association).

History

The RBBL was founded in 1990 and played with eight teams until 1995.^[3] Starting with the season 1995-96, it was extended to ten teams.

Teams 2015-16

Team^[4]	City	Seasons
BSC Rollers Zwickau	Zwickau	1998-
BG Baskets Hamburg	Hamburg	2009-2010, 2012-
FCK Rolling Devils	Kaiserslautern	2014-
Doneck Dolphins Trier	Trier	1996-2001, 2003-
Hannover United	Hannover	2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-
Mainhatten Skywheelers	Frankfurt
RSB Team Thuringia Bulls	Elxleben	2010-
RBC Köln 99ers	Cologne	2006-
RSV Lahn-Dill	Wetzlar	1994-
USC München	Munich	1990-2013, 2015-

Championships

Title holders

Season	Champion^[5]
1990-1991	BSG Duisburg
1991-1992	USC München
1992-1993	USC München
1993-1994	RSC Frankfurt
1994-1995	USC München
1995-1996	USC München
1996-1997	RSC Osnabrück
1997-1998	RSV Lahn-Dill
1998-1999	ASV Bonn
1999-2000	ASV Bonn
2000-2001	ASV Bonn
2001-2002	RSC-Rollis Zwickau
2002-2003	SGK Rolling Chocolate
2003-2004	RSV Lahn-Dill
2004-2005	RSV Lahn-Dill
2005-2006	RSV Lahn-Dill
2006-2007	RSV Lahn-Dill
2007-2008	RSV Lahn-Dill
2008-2009	RSC-Rollis Zwickau
2009/2010	RSV Lahn-Dill
2010-2011	RSV Lahn-Dill
2011-2012	RSV Lahn-Dill
2012-2013	RSV Lahn-Dill
2013-2014	RSV Lahn-Dill
2014-2015	RSV Lahn-Dill
2015-2016

Record champions

Team	Titles
RSV Lahn-Dill	12
USC München	4
ASV Bonn	3
RSC-Rollis Zwickau	2
BSG Duisburg	1
RSC Osnabrück	1
SGK Rolling Chocolate	1
RSC Frankfurt	1

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References

↑ Ligenübersicht für die 1. Bundesliga (Overview of the first federal league) (accessed on December 8, 2014)
↑ Gesamtausschreibung des Fachbereichs Rollstuhlbasketball im DRS / DBS (FB RBB) für die Wettbewerbe der Saison 2014/2015 (Announcement of the Wheelchair basketball section of DRS / DBS (FB RBB) for the competitions of the season 2014-15) Archived 2014-04-16 at the Wayback Machine . (accessed on December 8, 2014)
↑ Geschichte des Rollstuhlbasketballs in Deutschland (History of wheelchair basketball in Germany) Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine . (accessed on December 8, 2014)
↑ 1.RBBL (accessed on December 8, 2014)
↑ Deutsche Meister und Pokalsieger (German champions and cup winners) Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine . (accessed on December 8, 2014)

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[1] Ligenübersicht für die 1. Bundesliga (Overview of the first federal league) (accessed on December 8, 2014)

[2] Gesamtausschreibung des Fachbereichs Rollstuhlbasketball im DRS / DBS (FB RBB) für die Wettbewerbe der Saison 2014/2015 (Announcement of the Wheelchair basketball section of DRS / DBS (FB RBB) for the competitions of the season 2014-15) Archived 2014-04-16 at the Wayback Machine . (accessed on December 8, 2014)

[3] Geschichte des Rollstuhlbasketballs in Deutschland (History of wheelchair basketball in Germany) Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine . (accessed on December 8, 2014)

[4] 1.RBBL (accessed on December 8, 2014)

[5] Deutsche Meister und Pokalsieger (German champions and cup winners) Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine . (accessed on December 8, 2014)