2016–17 Swiss Handball League
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Season | 2016–17 |
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Champions | Kadetten Schaffhausen (10th title) |
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All statistics correct as of 5 June 2017. |
The 2016–17 Nationalliga A (NLA) is the 68th season of the Swiss Handball League, Swiss's top-tier handball league. A total of ten teams contest this season's league, which began on 31 August 2016 and is scheduled to conclude in May 2017.
Kadetten Schaffhausen are the defending champions, having beaten Wacker Thun 3–2 in the 's playoff finals.
Format[]
The competition format for the 2016–17 season consists of two phases, both played in a home-and-away double round-robin system. The first six teams qualifies for a first play-off round, while the last four plays relegation round. At the end of this second round, the first four teams of the play-off round plays elimination rounds.
Teams[]
![Location of 2016–17 Nationalliga A teams in Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Switzerland_adm_location_map.svg/450px-Switzerland_adm_location_map.svg.png)
![Bern Muri Bern Muri](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![HC Kriens-Luzern HC Kriens-Luzern](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Aarau Aarau](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Schaffhausen Schaffhausen](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Winterthur Winterthur](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![RTV Basel RTV Basel](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![GC Amicitia GC Amicitia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Fortitudo Fortitudo](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![TSV St. Otmar TSV St. Otmar](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Wacker Thun Wacker Thun](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
The following 10 clubs compete in the Nationalliga A during the 2016–17 season. was relegated from the previous season and was promoted from 2015-16 Nationalliga B.
Team | City | Arena |
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Bern | Sporthalle Moos Gümligen | |
Zürich | Saalsporthalle | |
Kriens | Krauerhalle | |
Aarau | Schachenhalle | |
Kadetten Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | BBC-Arena |
Pfadi Winterthur | Winterthur | Eulachhalle |
RTV 1879 Basel | Basel | Basel Rankhof |
Gossau SG | Sporthalle Buchenwald | |
TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen | St. Gallen | Kreuzbleiche-Halle |
Wacker Thun | Thun | Sporthalle Lachen |
First phase[]
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 554 | 492 | +62 | 30 | Play-off Group |
2 | Pfadi Winterthur | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 481 | 425 | +56 | 26 | |
3 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 498 | 455 | +43 | 25 | ||
4 | Wacker Thun | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 502 | 444 | +58 | 23 | |
5 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 468 | 458 | +10 | 17 | ||
6 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 441 | 453 | −12 | 17 | ||
7 | TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 487 | 534 | −47 | 15 | Relegation Group |
8 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 486 | 489 | −3 | 13 | ||
9 | RTV 1879 Basel | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 429 | 515 | −86 | 10 | |
10 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 467 | 548 | −81 | 4 |
Results[]
Second phase[]
The points obtained during the regular season were kept for this second phase.
Play-off group[]
Source: Swiss Handball League
Relegation group[]
Source: Swiss Handball League
Play-offs[]
Relegation Round[]
TSV Fortitudo Gossau won 54-50 aggregate and stays in Nationalliga A. References[]External links[]
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- 2016–17 domestic handball leagues
- Handball competitions in Switzerland
- 2016 in Swiss sport
- 2017 in Swiss sport