Baseball in Switzerland

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Baseball in Switzerland
CountrySwitzerland
Governing body Swiss Baseball and Softball Federation
National team(s) Men's national team;
Women's national team
First played1981
ClubsChampionnat de Suisse de baseball
International competitions

Baseball is a minor sport in Switzerland. [1] [2] [3]

History

The sport has its foundation in the early 1980s. [1]

Contents

The governing body for baseball in the country is the Swiss Baseball and Softball Federation (SBSF), which is based in Therwil. Championnat de Suisse de baseball is the national professional baseball league (NLA and NLB). [4]

Teams

The top three divisions in Swiss baseball are the NLA, NLB and 1. Liga. [5] As of 2025, there are seven teams in both the NLA and NLB and seventeen teams in the 1. Liga.

NLA

NLB

1. Liga

East

  • Embrach Mustangs 2 (Embrach)
  • Hunenberg Unicorns 3 (Hunenberg)
  • Wil Pirates 2 (Wil)
  • Wittenbach Pirates (Wittenbach)
  • Zurich Barracudas 4 (Zurich)

Central

  • Bern Cardinals (Bern)
  • Dulliken Ravens (Dulliken)
  • Hunenberg Unicorns 2 (Hunenberg)
  • Lucerne Eagles 2 (Lucerne)
  • Sissach Frogs 2 (Sissach)
  • Zurich Eighters (Zurich)

West

  • Bern Cardinals (Bern)
  • Bull Baseball (Bulle)
  • Geneva Dragons (Geneva)
  • Geneva Tigers (Geneva)
  • Lausanne Indians 2 (Lausanne)
  • Martigny District Baseball (Martigny District)

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 Letzing, John (October 4, 2016). "Out of Baseball Options? There's Always Zurich". The Wall Street Journal .
  2. ↑ Chetwynd, Josh (October 4, 2019). Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN   9781476679129 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Williams, Joe. "SWISS CLUB HONES ITS BASEBALL IN MT. DORA". Orlando Sentinel .
  4. ↑ Eggenberger, Peter. "Die Wiler Baseballer wollen in die Playoffs". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  5. ↑ Website, SBSF. "Spielbetrieb". SBSF | Swiss Baseball & Softball Federation (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-04.


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