Lidl Unihockey Prime League (Floorball)

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Lidl Unihockey Prime League
Current season, competition or edition:
Floorball current event.svg 2023–24 Unihockey Prime League
Sport Floorball
Founded1983
No. of teamsMen: 12
Women: 10
Country Switzerland
Confederation Swiss Unihockey
Most recent
champion(s)		Men: Zug United
Women: Kloten-Dietlikon Jets
(2024)
Most titlesMen: SV Wiler-Ersigen (13 titles)
Women: Red Ants Rychenberg Winterthur(18 titles)
Level on pyramid Level 1
Relegation to National League B
International cup(s) Champions Cup
Official website swissunihockey.ch

The Lidl Unihockey Prime League is the highest league in Swiss floorball. [1]

Contents

Between the season 2007–08 and 2012–13 the league was called Swiss Mobiliar League (SML). It was named after the insurance company Mobiliar.

Since the Season 2022–23 it is called Lidl Unihockey Prime League (L-UPL). [2] Prior to 2007 and between 2013 and 2022 it was called Nationalliga A (NLA).

The men's L-UPL is composed of twelve teams and the women's league of ten teams (eight until season 2016–17). The champions of both leagues are eligible to compete at the Champions Cup. [3] The lower league is called National League B. [4]

Men's League

Teams

Teams in 2024–25 season: [1]

Past Champions

Champions in past seasons: [5]

Women's League

Teams

Teams in 2024–25 season: [17]

Past Champions

Champions in past seasons: [5]

  • 1987 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur
  • 1988 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur
  • 1989 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur
  • 1990 – BTV Chur
  • 1991 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur
  • 1992 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur
  • 1993 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur
  • 1994 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur
  • 1995 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur
  • 1996 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur
  • 1997 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur
  • 1998 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur
  • 1999 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur
  • 2000 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur
  • 2001 – Red Ants Rychenberg Winterthur
  • 2002 – Red Ants Rychenberg Winterthur
  • 2003 – UHC Dietlikon
  • 2004 – Red Ants Rychenberg Winterthur
  • 2005 – Red Ants Rychenberg Winterthur
  • 2006 – UHC Dietlikon
  • 2007 – UHC Dietlikon
  • 2008 – UHC Dietlikon
  • 2009 – UHC Dietlikon
  • 2010 – Piranha Chur
  • 2011 – Red Ants Rychenberg Winterthur
  • 2012 – Piranha Chur
  • 2013 – Piranha Chur
  • 2014 – Piranha Chur
  • 2015 – Piranha Chur
  • 2016 – Piranha Chur
  • 2017 – UHC Dietlikon
  • 2018 – Piranha Chur
  • 2019 – Kloten-Dietlikon Jets
  • 2020 – the season was cancelled [13]
  • 2021 – Kloten-Dietlikon Jets
  • 2022 – Kloten-Dietlikon Jets
  • 2023 – Kloten-Dietlikon Jets [15]
  • 2024 – Kloten-Dietlikon Jets [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lidl Unihockey Prime League Men 2024/25". www.swissunihockey.ch. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  2. ↑ "Switzerland's highest floorball league is now called Lidl Unihockey Prime League". IFF. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "IFF Champions Cup". IFF . Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "swiss unihockey :: NLA / NLB". www.swissunihockey.ch. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  5. 1 2 "swiss unihockey :: Meister-Chronik". www.swissunihockey.ch (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "SV Wiler Ersigen and UHC Dietlikon Swiss champions". IFF. 13 April 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "SV Wiler-Ersigen Champion in Switzerland". IFF. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "SV Wiler-Ersigen & Piranha Chur Swiss Champions". IFF. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "GC Zurich and Piranha Chur Swiss Champions". IFF. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Dietlikon and Wiler-Ersigen Swiss Champions!". IFF. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "Piranha chur and Floorball Köniz Swiss Champions 2018". IFF. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Kloten-Dietlikon Jets and SV Wiler-Ersigen 2019 Champions in Switzerland". IFF. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  13. 1 2 "Coronavirus status update – as of March 16th". IFF. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Floorball Köniz Men's champion in Switzerland". IFF. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  15. 1 2 "Superfinals successfully played in Czech Republic and Switzerland". IFF. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  16. 1 2 "Czech and Swiss teams confirmed for the 2025 Champions Cup". IFF Main Site. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  17. ↑ "Lidl Unihockey Prime League Women 2024/25". www.swissunihockey.ch (in German). Retrieved 2025-02-01.
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