Kapfenberg Bulls, also known simply as Bulls, is a professional basketball club that is based in Kapfenberg, Styria, Austria. The team plays in the Austrian Basketball Superliga. The Bulls have won seven national championships, four Austrian Cups and five Supercups. Founded in 1976, the team plays its home games in the Sporthalle Walfersam.
History Between 1991 and 2019, the Kapfenberg Bulls played in the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga. Between 2001 and 2004, the club had its most successful era, with 4 national domestic league championships in a row. They won their last national title in 2007 (Austrian Basketball Cup). In 2009, they came in third in the Central European Basketball League, which is the best result of an Austrian basketball team in an international tournament.
In 2017, the Kapfenberg Bulls conquered its fifth national domestic league championship, 13 years after their previous one, and repeated success in the next season.
The team joined the Austrian Basketball Superliga in 2019.
Honors Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (7): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 Austrian Cup (6): 2007, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Austrian Supercup (5): 2002, 2003, 2014, 2017, 2018
Season by season
SeasonTierLeagueCupSupercup European competitions 2000–01 1 ÖBL 1st Runner–up 3 Korać Cup 2001–02 1 ÖBL 1st Runner–up 2002–03 1 ÖBL 1st Semifinalist Champion 2003–04 1 ÖBL 1st Semifinalist Champion 2 ULEB Cup 2004–05 1 ÖBL 3rd Runner–up Runner–up 2 ULEB Cup 2005–06 1 ÖBL 3rd Quarterfinalist 4 EuroCup Challenge 2006–07 1 ÖBL 5th Champion 2007–08 1 ÖBL 5th Last 16 Runner–up 2008–09 1 ÖBL 5th Quarterfinalist 2009–10 1 ÖBL 4th Runner–up 2010–11 1 ÖBL 6th Quarterfinalist 2011–12 1 ÖBL 3rd 2012–13 1 ÖBL 4th Quarterfinalist 2013–14 1 ÖBL 2nd Champion 2014–15 1 ÖBL 3rd Runner-up 2015–16 1 ÖBL 7th Semifinalist 2016–17 1 ÖBL 1st Champion 2017–18 1 ÖBL 1st Champion Champion 3 Champions League 4 FIBA Europe Cup 2018–19 1 ÖBL 1st Champion Champion 4 FIBA Europe Cup 2019–20 1 ABS 3rd Champion 3 Champions League 4 FIBA Europe Cup 2020–21 1 ABS 2nd Quarterfinalist 4 FIBA Europe Cup 2021–22 1 ABS 6th Last 16 3 Champions League 4 FIBA Europe Cup 2022–23 1 ABS 9th Last 16 3 FIBA Europe Cup 2023–24 1 ABS 7th Quarterfinalist 2024–25 1 ABS 8th Quarterfinalist 2025–26 1 ABS Champion Runner–up R European North Basketball League
Players Current roster
Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have either: played at least one season for the club, 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 or performed very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career. Mark Sanchez (2 seasons: 2012–14) De'Teri Mayes (2 seasons: 2011–13) Moritz Lanegger (5 seasons: 2006–11) Quentin Pryor (1 season: 2012–13)
External links www.ece-bulls.com Eurobasket.com Kapfenberg Bulls Page