Swans Gmunden
Basket Swans Gmunden is an Austrian professional basketball club that is based in Gmunden. Their home arena is Volksbank-Arena Gmunden. The club has won the Austrian Bundesliga four times; the last championship was in 2010. To add to that, the Swans have won six national Cups as well. The main sponsor of the team used to be Allianz for a long time.
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| Leagues | Austrian Basketball League | ||
| Founded | 1966 | ||
| Arena | Volksbank-Arena | ||
| Capacity | 2,200 | ||
| Location | Gmunden, Austria | ||
| Team colors | Blue, Black, White | ||
| Championships | 4 Austrian Championships 6 Austrian Cups 7 Austrian Supercups | ||
| Website | www | ||
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History
The team was founded in 1965, as the basketball section of "Union Gmunden". The first match of Union was played in 1966, it was lost 11–35. After six years, the team eventually promoted all the way to the 2. Bundesliga. Gmunden played seven years in the league, than promoted to the 1. Bundesliga.
The club had its golden years starting from 2003, since then the team started winning trophies in Austria. In 2005, 2006 and 2007 the Swans took the national title. In the 2007–08 season, the first European game of the Swans was played. The team competed in the ULEB Cup, the second tier of European basketball. Swans won the first game on the road against Hapoel Galil Elyon with 74:79.[1] After it sensationally survived the regular season, the team lost in the Eight-finals against Joventut Badalona, the eventual ULEB Cup champions.
In 2014, the sponsorship deal with Allianz ended and the team was named just Swans Gmunden.[2]
Trophies
- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010
- Austrian Cup: 6
- 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
- 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Austrian Cup | European competitions | |
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| 2007–08 | 1 | ÖBL | 3rd | 2 ULEB Cup | ||
| 2008–09 | 1 | ÖBL | 2nd | Champion | 3 EuroChallenge | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | ÖBL | 1st | |||
| 2010–11 | 1 | ÖBL | 2nd | Champion | ||
| 2011–12 | 1 | ÖBL | 2nd | Champion | ||
| 2012–13 | 1 | ÖBL | 6th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | ÖBL | 5th | Runner-up | ||
| 2014–15 | 1 | ÖBL | 4th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2015–16 | 1 | ÖBL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2016–17 | 1 | ÖBL | 3rd | Semifinalist | ||
| 2017–18 | 1 | ÖBL | 2nd | Runner-up | ||
| 2018–19 | 1 | ÖBL | 2nd | Runner-up | ||
Current roster
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Updated: 14 September 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Notable players
De'Teri Mayes (12 seasons: 1999–2011)
Kęstutis Kemzūra (1 season: 2000–01)- Darius Dimavičius (2 seasons: 2000–02)
Ian Boylan (4 seasons: 2006–08, 2009–11)- Robert Arnold (2 seasons: 2011–13)
- Sharaud Curry (1 season: 2011–12)
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
References
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Eurobasket.com Swans Gmunden Page