Swiss League

Swiss League

Current season, competition or edition:
Formerly	National League B 1947–2017 Swiss League 2017–present
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1947
No. of teams	11
Country	Switzerland
Most recent champion(s)	HC Ajoie
TV partner(s)	SRG, UPC
Promotion to	National League
Relegation to
Related competitions	National League
Official website	www.swissleague.ch

The Swiss League is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League. The winners of this league each season play a best-of-seven series against the bottom team of the NL and, if they win, they are promoted, while the National League team is relegated to the Swiss League.

Prior to the 2017–18 season, the league was formerly called National League B.^[1] The league attendance in 2018–19 was about 2,700 spectators.

Current teams[]

Team	Location		Arena	Capacity	Founded	Joined league
	City	Canton
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Neuchâtel		7,200	1919	2001
GCK Lions	Küsnacht	Zürich		2,200	1932	2000
EHC Kloten	Kloten	Zürich	Stimo Arena	7,719	1934	2018
SC Langenthal	Langenthal	Bern		4,500	1946	2002
EHC Olten	Olten	Solothurn	Kleinholz Stadion	6,500	1934	1994
HC Sierre	Sierre	Valais		4,500	1933	2019
HCB Ticino Rockets	Biasca	Ticino		3,800	1987	2016
HC Thurgau	Weinfelden	Thurgau		3,200	1989	2006
EHC Visp	Visp	Valais		5,150	1941	1999
EHC Winterthur	Winterthur	Zürich		3,000	1929	2015
EVZ Academy	Zug	Zug	Bossard Arena /	7,015 / 1,500	2016	2016

HCB Ticino Rockets

HC La Chaux-de-Fonds

GCK Lions

SC Langenthal

EHC Olten

EHC Kloten

HC Sierre

HC Thurgau

EHC Visp

EHC Winterthur

EVZ Academy

Swiss League teams for the 2019–20 season

Former Teams[]

• Forward-Morges HC - withdrawal at the end of the 2005–06 season
• EHC Biel - promoted to National League A after the 2007–08 season
• EHC Chur - withdrawal at the end of the 2007–08 season
• Lausanne HC - promoted to National League A after the 2012–13 season
• SCL Tigers - promoted to National League A after the 2014–15 season
• HC Red Ice - bankruptcy after the 2016–17 season
• SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers - promoted to National League after the 2017–18 season
• HC Ajoie - promoted to National League following the 2020-21 season

See also[]

• National League
• Swiss 1. Liga

References[]

External links[]

• Swiss Ice Hockey, official site - in French and German
• Puck.ch Results of Swiss Ice Hockey - in English, French, German and Italian*

Coordinates: 47°25′05″N 7°04′40″E / 47.4181°N 7.0778°E / 47.4181; 7.0778

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