Swiss League

For the football league, see Swiss Super League.

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.

Swiss League

Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 Swiss League season
Formerly	National League B 1947–2017 Swiss League 2017–present
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1947
No. of teams	10
Country	Switzerland
Most recent champion(s)	EHC Kloten
TV partner(s)	Sky Switzerland
Promotion to	National League
Relegation to	MyHockey League
Related competitions	National League
Official website	www.swissleague.ch

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

Current teams

Team	Location		Arena	Capacity	Founded	Joined league
	City	Canton
EHC Basel	Basel	Basel-Stadt	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	Zürich	Eishalle Küsnacht	2,200	1932	2000
GDT Bellinzona Snakes	Bellinzona	Ticino	Centro Sportivo	3,800	1980	2016
EHC Olten	Olten	Solothurn	Kleinholz Stadion	6,500	1934	1994
HC Sierre	Sierre	Valais	Patinoire de Graben	4,500	1933	2019
HC Thurgau	Weinfelden	Thurgau	Güttingersreuti	3,200	1989	2006
EHC Visp	Visp	Valais	Lonza Arena	5,150	1941	1999
EHC Winterthur	Winterthur	Zürich	Zielbau Arena	3,000	1929	2015

HCB Ticino Rockets

HC La Chaux-de-Fonds

GCK Lions

SC Langenthal

EHC Olten

HC Sierre

HC Thurgau

EHC Visp

EHC Winterthur

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Swiss League teams for the 2022–23 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 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 - withdrawal from professional hockey at the end of the 2022-23 season
• HCV Martigny - withdrawal from professional hockey at the end of the 2023-24 season

See also

• National League
• Swiss 1. Liga

External links

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