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Organising body | Swiss Basketball |
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Founded | 1940 |
First season | 1940-41 |
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Number of teams | 9 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
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. Currently the SB League Women is granted one spot in the FIBA Eurocup.
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]
Season | Champion | Finals MVP | Top Scorer |
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2012–13 | Hélios VS Basket | ||
2013–14 | Hélios VS Basket | Jori Davis | |
2014–15 | Hélios VS Basket | Jori Davis | |
2015–16 | Hélios VS Basket | Natasha Dixon | |
2016–17 | Hélios VS Basket | Angélique Robinson | Sarah Halejian |
2017–18 | BCF Elfic Fribourg | Marielle Giroud | Kadijiah Cave |
2018–19 | BCF Elfic Fribourg | Marielle Giroud | Kolby Morgan |
2019–20 | No title awarded due to coronavirus pandemic. | Kolby Morgan | |
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