Swiss League
Current season, competition or edition: 2017–18 Swiss League season | |
Formerly | National League B 1947–2017 Swiss League 2017–present |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
Founded | 1947 |
No. of teams | 11 |
Country | Switzerland |
Most recent champion(s) | SC Langenthal |
TV partner(s) | SRG, Teleclub |
Promotion to | National League |
Relegation to | MySports League |
Related competitions | National League |
Official website | www.nationalleague.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.
The attendance in 2017–18 was about 2,500 spectators.
Contents
1 Teams
2 Current teams
2.1 Former Teams
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Teams
Current teams
HC Ajoie
HCB Ticino Rockets
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
GCK Lions
SC Langenthal
EHC Olten
EHC Kloten
Hockey Thurgau
EHC Visp
EHC Winterthur
EVZ Academy
Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
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HC Ajoie | Porrentruy | Patinoire de Porrentruy | 4,300 |
HCB Ticino Rockets | Biasca | Pista Ghiaccio Biasca | 3,800 |
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Patinoire des Mélèzes | 7,200 |
GCK Lions | Küsnacht | Eishalle Küsnacht | 2,200 |
SC Langenthal | Langenthal | Schoren Halle | 4,500 |
EHC Olten | Olten | Kleinholz Stadion | 6,500 |
EHC Kloten | Kloten | Swiss Arena | 7,719 |
Hockey Thurgau | Weinfelden | Güttingersreuti | 3,200 |
EHC Visp | Visp | Litternahalle | 4,300 |
EHC Winterthur | Winterthur | Eishalle Deutweg | 3,000 |
EVZ Academy | Zug | Bossard Arena | 7,015 |
Former Teams
HC Forward-Morges - 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
HC Sierre-Anniviers - bankruptcy at the end of 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
See also
- National League
- MySports 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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