Swiss Women's Basketball Championship

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Swiss Women's Basketball Championship
SB League Women Logo.svg
Organising body Swiss Basketball
Founded1940
First season1940-41
Country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
Confederation Flag of Europe.svg FIBA Europe
Number of teams9
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to NLB Women
Domestic cup(s) Swiss Cup
Supercup Swiss Super Cup
Current champions BCF Elfic Fribourg
Website swiss.basketball

The Swiss Women's Basketball Championship, or SB League Women, is the highest tier level of women's professional club basketball competition in Switzerland. The league is also sometimes referred to as National League A (NLA or LNA). Currently the SB League Women is granted one spot in the FIBA EuroCup Women.

Contents

History

The 2019–20 season ended prematurely due to the coronavirus pandemic in Switzerland and in March 2020 the Swiss Basketball Executive Committee announced that no team would be awarded the national championship title. [1]

Current teams (2024-25)

The following teams participate in the women's SB league as of the 2024-25 season: [2]

Champions

SeasonChampion
1940–41Chêne Genève
1941–42Chêne Genève
1942–43 SP Lugano
1943–44 Sanas Merry Boys Lausanne
1944–45Servette Genève
1945–46Sico Sport Locarno
1946–47Sico Sport Locarno
1947–48Sico Sport Locarno
1948–49 Sanas Merry Boys Lausanne
1949–50Sico Sport Locarno
1950–51Servette Genève
1951–52Servette Genève
1952–53Servette Genève
1953–54Chêne Genève
1954–55Servette Genève
1955–56Servette Genève
1956–57Chêne Genève
1957–58Chêne Genève
1958–59Chêne Genève
1959–60Chêne Genève
1960–61Chêne Genève
1961–62BC Fémina Bern
1962–63Chêne Genève
1963–64Chêne Genève
1964–65 Fribourg Olympic
1965–66BC Fémina Bern
1966–67Riri Mendrisio
1967–68Riri Mendrisio
1968–69Riri Mendrisio
1969–70 Stade Français Genève
1970–71Riri Mendrisio
1971–72 Stade Français Genève
1972–73 Nyon Basket
1973–74 Stade Français Genève
1974–75BC Fémina Bern
1975–76SP Muraltese
1976–77 Stade Français Genève
1977–78 Stade Français Genève
1978–79 Nyon Basket
1979–80 Stade Français Genève
1980–81CVJM Birsfelden
1981–82CVJM Birsfelden
1982–83STV Luzern Basket
1983–84 Nyon Basket
1984–85 Espérance Sportive Pully
1985–86 Espérance Sportive Pully
1986–87CVJM Birsfelden
1987–88CVJM Birsfelden
1988–89CVJM Birsfelden
1989–90Fémina Lausanne
1990–91Fémina Lausanne
1991–92 Pall. Femminile Bellinzona
1992–93 Pall. Femminile Bellinzona
1993–94 Pall. Femminile Bellinzona
1994–95 Pall. Femminile Bellinzona
1995–96 Pall. Femminile Bellinzona
1996–97 BBC Les Portes du Soleil Troistorrents
1997–98 Pall. Femminile Bellinzona
1998–99 BBC Troistorrents-Morgins
1999–00Valtemporaire Martigny
2000–01Valtemporaire Martigny
2001–02Valtemporaire Martigny
2002–03 BBC Troistorrents-Morgins
2003–04 Martigny Basket
2004–05 Martigny Basket
2005–06 Elfic Fribourg Basket
2006–07 Universite BC Neuchatel
2007–08 Canti Riva Basket Ceresio
2008–09 Sdent Sierre Basket
2009–10 Sdent Sierre Basket
2010–11 BCF Elfic Fribourg Basket
2011–12 Sdent Helios VS Basket
2012–13 Helios VS Basket
2013–14 Helios VS Basket
2014–15 Helios VS Basket
2015–16 Helios VS Basket
2016–17 Helios VS Basket
2017–18 BCF Elfic Fribourg
2018–19 BCF Elfic Fribourg
2019–20No title awarded due to pandemic.
2020–21 BCF Elfic Fribourg
2021–22 BCF Elfic Fribourg
2022–23 BCF Elfic Fribourg
2023–24 BCF Elfic Fribourg

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References

  1. "Pas de titre de Champion Suisse pour les championnats de SB League, SB League Women et NLB Men". swiss.basketball (in French). 17 March 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. "Swiss Basketball League Women Standings (2024-2025)". eurobasket.com. December 3, 2024.