Swiss League
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Current season, competition or edition: 2021–22 Swiss League season |
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| Formerly | National League B 1947–2017 Swiss League 2017–present |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 1947 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Most recent champion(s) | EHC Kloten |
| TV partner(s) | SRG, UPC |
| Related competitions | National League |
| Promotion to | National League |
| Relegation to | MySports 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 the league each season plays 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 | |
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| City | Canton | |||||
| EHC Basel | Basel |  Basel-City |
St. Jakob Arena | 6,700 | 1932 | 2022 |
| HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds |  Neuchâtel |
Patinoire des Mélèzes | 7,200 | 1919 | 2001 |
| GCK Lions | Küsnacht |  Zurich |
Eishalle Küsnacht | 2,200 | 1932 | 2000 |
| SC Langenthal | Langenthal |  Berne |
Schoren Halle | 4,500 | 1946 | 2002 |
| EHC Olten | Olten |  Solothurn |
Kleinholz Stadion | 6,500 | 1934 | 1994 |
| HC Sierre | Sierre |  Valais |
Patinoire de Graben | 4,500 | 1933 | 2019 |
| HCB Ticino Rockets | Biasca |  Ticino |
Raiffeisen BiascArena | 3,800 | 1987 | 2016 |
| HC Thurgau | Weinfelden |  Thurgau |
Güttingersreuti | 3,200 | 1989 | 2006 |
| EHC Visp | Visp | Valais |
Lonza Arena | 5,150 | 1941 | 1999 |
| EHC Winterthur | Winterthur | Zurich |
Zielbau Arena | 3,000 | 1929 | 2015 |
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 the National League following the 2020-21 season
- EHC Kloten - promoted to the National League at the end of the 2021-22 season
- SC Langenthal - will withdraw from professional hockey at the end of the 2022-23 season
See also
References
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External links
- Swiss Ice Hockey, official site - in French and German
- Puck.ch Results of Swiss Ice Hockey - in English, French, German and Italian*
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