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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

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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
Team	City	Canton	Arena	Capacity	Founded	Joined league
EHC Basel	Basel	Basel-Stadt	St. Jakob Arena	6,700	1932	2022
EHC Chur	Chur	Grisons	Thomas Domenig Stadion	6,500	1933	2024
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	2,100	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

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
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
HCB Ticino Rockets - relocated to Bellinzona at the end of the 2022–23 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

References

^ "Resolutions of the National League Assembly regarding the 2017–18 season" (in German). Swiss Ice Hockey Federation. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

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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[1] "Resolutions of the National League Assembly regarding the 2017–18 season" (in German). Swiss Ice Hockey Federation. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

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 {{Infobox sports league
 | title          = Swiss League
-| current_season = 2021–22 Swiss League season
+| current_season = 2023–24 Swiss League season
 | logo           = Swiss League logo.png
-| pixels        = 180px
+| pixels         = 160px
 | caption        =
 | Formerly       = '''National League B'''<br>1947–2017<br>'''Swiss League'''<br>2017–present
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 | teams          = 10
 | promotion      = [[National League (ice hockey)|National League]]
-| relegation     = [[MySports League]]
+| relegation     = [[MyHockey League]]
 | country        = {{SUI}}
 | champion       = [[EHC Kloten]]
 | folded         =
-| TV             = [[Swiss Broadcasting Corporation|SRG]], [[UPC Switzerland|UPC]]
+| TV             = [[Sky Switzerland]]
 | website        = [https://www.sihf.ch/de/swiss-league/ www.swissleague.ch]
 | related_comps  = [[National League (ice hockey)|National League]]
 }}
-The '''Swiss League''' is the second tier of the main professional [[ice hockey]] league in [[Switzerland]], behind the [[National League (ice hockey)|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 '''Swiss League''' is the second tier of the main professional [[ice hockey]] league in [[Switzerland]], behind the [[National League (ice hockey)|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 Swiss League season|2017–18]] season, the league was formerly called '''National League B'''.<ref>{{cite web| url =  https://www.sihf.ch/de/national-league/news/#/article/2017-06-21/beschluesse-der-nationalliga-versammlung-im-hinblick-auf-die-saison-201718 | title = Resolutions of the National League Assembly regarding the 2017–18 season | publisher = [[Swiss Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = June 21, 2017 | access-date = June 21, 2017 | language = de}}</ref>  The league attendance in 2018–19 was about 2,700 spectators.
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 | '''[[EHC Basel]]'''
 | [[Basel]]
-| {{canton|BS|Article}}
+|  [[Image:Wappen Basel-Stadt matt.svg|20px]] {{canton|BS|Article}}
 | [[St. Jakob Arena]]
 | align="center"| 6,700
 | align="center"| 1932
 | align="center"| 2022
+|-
+| '''[[EHC Chur]]'''
+| [[Chur]]
+| [[Image:CHE Graubünden COA.svg|20px]] {{canton|GR|Article}}
+| [[Hallenstadion (Chur)|Thomas Domenig Stadion]]
+| align="center" | 6,500
+| align="center" | 1933
+| align="center" | 2024
 |-
 | '''[[HC La Chaux-de-Fonds]]'''
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 | align="center"| 2000
 |-
-| '''[[SC Langenthal]]'''
+| '''[[GDT Bellinzona Snakes]]'''
-| [[Langenthal]]
+| [[Bellinzona]]
-| [[Image:Wappen Bern matt.svg|20px]] {{canton|BE|Article}}
+| [[Image:Wappen Tessin matt.svg|20px]] {{canton|TI|Article}}
-| [[Schoren Halle]]
+| [[Centro Sportivo]]
-| align="center"| 4,500
+| align="center"| 2,100
-| align="center"| 1946
+| align="center"| 1980
-| align="center"| 2002
+| align="center"| 2016
 |-
 | '''[[EHC Olten]]'''
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 | [[Image:Wappen Solothurn matt.svg|20px]] {{canton|SO|Article}}
 | [[Kleinholz Stadion]]
-| align="center"| 6,500
+| align="center" | 6,500
-| align="center"| 1934
+| align="center" | 1934
-| align="center"| 1994
+| align="center" | 1994
 |-
 | '''[[HC Sierre]]'''
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 | [[Image:Wappen Wallis matt.svg|20px]] {{canton|VS|Article}}
 | [[Patinoire de Graben]]
-| align="center"| 4,500
+| align="center" | 4,500
-| align="center"| 1933
+| align="center" | 1933
-| align="center"| 2019
+| align="center" | 2019
-|-
-| '''[[HCB Ticino Rockets]]'''
-| [[Biasca]]
-| [[Image:Wappen Tessin matt.svg|20px]] {{canton|TI|Article}}
-| [[Raiffeisen BiascArena]]
-| align="center"| 3,800
-| align="center"| 1987
-| align="center"| 2016
 |-
 | '''[[HC Thurgau]]'''
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 {{Location map~ |Switzerland |lat=46.266667 |long=7.866667 |label=<small>[[EHC Visp]]</small> |position=bottom}}
 {{Location map~ |Switzerland |lat=47.5 |long=8.75 |label=<small>[[EHC Winterthur]]</small> |position=top}}
-{{Location map~ |Switzerland |lat=47.166667 |long=8.516667 |label=<small>[[EVZ Academy]]</small> |position=right}}
 }}
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 *[[Forward-Morges HC]] - withdrawal at the end of the 2005–06 season
 *[[EHC Biel]] - promoted to [[National League (ice hockey)|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 (ice hockey)|National League A]] after the 2012–13 season
 *[[SCL Tigers]] - promoted to [[National League (ice hockey)|National League A]] after the 2014–15 season
 *[[HC Red Ice]] - bankruptcy after the 2016–17 season
+*[[HCB Ticino Rockets]] - relocated to [[Bellinzona]] at the end of the 2022–23 season
 *[[SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers]] - promoted to [[National League (ice hockey)|National League]] after the 2017–18 season
 *[[HC Ajoie]] - promoted to the [[National League (ice hockey)|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
+*[[HC Valais-Chablais|HCV Martigny]] - withdrawal from professional hockey at the end of the 2023-24 season
 ==See also==
 *[[National League (ice hockey)|National League]]
-*[[MySports League]]
 *[[Swiss 1. Liga (ice hockey)|Swiss 1. Liga]]
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 [[Category:National League B| ]]
-[[Category:Ice hockey leagues in Switzerland|2]]
 [[Category:Second tier ice hockey leagues in Europe|Swiss]]
-[[Category:Professional sports leagues in Switzerland]]
+[[Category:Professional ice hockey leagues in Switzerland]]
-[[Category:Second tier ice hockey leagues]]
 {{icehockey-stub}}

v t e Swiss League
Teams	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds GCK Lions EHC Basel EHC Olten HC Sierre Bellinzona Rockets HC Thurgau EHC Visp EHC Winterthur EHC Chur
Related topics	National League 1. Liga Spengler Cup
See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup Champions Hockey League