Basketball Zweite Liga
# Basketball Zweite Liga

The Basketball Zweite Liga (B2L) is the second tier basketball league in Austria. The winners of each season are promoted to the Austrian Basketball Superliga (BSL), if meeting the league requirements.

## History

The second division was founded in 2006–07, but that season just 4 teams participated. After that season the league was divided in three regional divisions. In the 2011–12 season all teams in the league played each other again. Before the start of the 2013–14 season, both the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga were formed to leagues with 11 teams. Since the 2014–15 season, one team that was relegated from the first league will start playing in the second division.

## Clubs

* Basket Flames
* BBU Salzburg
* citycenter Amstetten Falcons
* KOŠ Posojilnica Bank Celovec (K)
* BK Mattersburg Rocks
* Panaceo Villach Raiders
* Raiffeisen Dornbirn Lions
* Raiffeisen Radenthein Garnets
* UKJ Hypo Mistelbach
* Wörthersee Piraten

## Champions

| Season | Champion | Result | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2007–08 | LZ Niederösterreich | 80–74 | Silverminers Schwaz |
| 2008–09 | KOŠ Celovec | 91–85 | LZ Niederösterreich Süd |
| 2009–10 | Vienna DC Timberwolves | 78–50 | UKJ Mistelbach |
| 2010–11 | Dornbirn Lions | 92–64 | Silverminers Schwaz |
| 2011–12 | Mattersburg Rocks | 2–1 | UJK Mistelbach |
| 2012–13 | Mattersburg Rocks (2) | 2–0 | Basket Flames |
| 2013–14 | Mattersburg Rocks (3) | 2–0 | Vienna DC Timberwolves |
| 2014–15 | Vienna DC Timberwolves (2) | 2–0 | Sankt Pölten |
| 2015–16 | Sankt Pölten | 2–0 | Mattersburg Rocks |
| 2016–17 | Raiders Villach | 3–2 | Sankt Pölten |
| 2017–18 | Vienna DC Timberwolves (3) | 2–1 | Jennersdorf Blackbirds |
| 2018–19 | Jennersdorf Blackbirds | 2–0 | Sankt Pölten |
| 2019–20 | Playoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Playoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Playoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Güssing/Jennersdorf Blackbirds (2) | 2–1 | Fürstenfeld Panthers |
| 2021–22 | Fürstenfeld Panthers | 2–1 | Güssing/Jennersdorf Blackbirds |
