Swiss Basketball League

The Swiss Basketball League, also known as SB League or SBL, is the top-tier professional club basketball league in Switzerland. It is organized by Swiss Basketball. The winners of the SBL are crowned Swiss national basketball champions. Currently, twelve teams compete in the league. Historically, Fribourg Olympic is the league's most successful team, as it has won a league-record 18 championships. Until 2017, the league was known as the Championnat LNA.

SB League

Founded	1931 (1931)
First season	1931–32
Country	Switzerland
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	12
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	LNB
Domestic cup(s)	Swiss Cup SBL Cup
International cup(s)	FIBA Champions League FIBA Europe Cup
Current champions	Fribourg Olympic (17th title) (2018–19)
Most championships	Fribourg Olympic (17 titles)
Website	Link
2019–20 Swiss Basketball League

Promotion and relegation

The national professional club basketball competition of Switzerland is divided into two separate league levels, the top-tier level SBL, and the 2nd-tier level LNB, with a system of promotion and relegation between the two league levels.

Format

All teams play two times against each other for completing 22 games per team.

The six first qualified teams will join the group for places 1 to 6 while the other six teams will play the group for places 7 to 12. These two groups will be played with a one-legged round-robin format, where all teams from group 1 to 6 and the two first qualified teams from the group for the seventh position will be qualified for the playoffs. In this intermediate stage, teams start with the points accumulated by the winnings achieved in the first stage.

The quarterfinals and the semifinals will be played as a best-of-five series while the final in a best-of-seven series.[1]

Current teams

Boncourt

Fribourg

Genève

Vevey

Winterthur

Lugano

Massagno

Monthey

Neuchâtel

Basel

Swiss Central

Pully

Clubs of the SBL 2017–18

Team	Location
SAM Basket Massagno	Massagno
Boncourt	Boncourt
Fribourg Olympic	Fribourg
Lions de Genève	Geneva
Lugano Tigers	Lugano
Monthey	Monthey
Pully	Pully
Starwings Regio Basel	Basel
Swiss Central Basket	Lucerne
Union Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel
Vevey Riviera	Vevey
Winterthur	Winterthur

Title holders

[2]

1931–32 Uni Bern 1932–33 Servette 1933–34 Urania Genève 1934–35 Servette 1935–36 Servette 1936–37 Genève 1937–38 Urania Genève 1938–40 Not held 1940–41 Urania Genève 1941–42 Urania Genève 1942–43 Urania Genève 1943–44 Urania Genève 1944–45 CAG Genève 1945–46 Urania Genève 1946–47 Urania Genève 1947–48 Urania Genève 1948–49 Urania Genève 1949–50 Stade Français Genève 1950–51 Sanas Merry Boys 1951–52 Jonction 1952–53 Jonction 1953–54 Jonction 1954–55 Jonction 1955–56 Jonction 1956–57 Jonction 1957–58 Urania Genève 1958–59 Urania Genève 1959–60 Stade Français Genève 1960–61 Not held

1961–62 Stade Français Genève 1962–63 Sanas Merry Boys 1963–64 Urania Genève 1964–65 Urania Genève 1965–66 Fribourg Olympic 1966–67 Urania Genève 1967–68 Stade Français Genève 1968–69 Stade Français Genève 1969–70 Stade Français Genève 1970–71 Fribourg Olympic 1971–72 Stade Français Genève 1972–73 Fribourg Olympic 1973–74 Fribourg Olympic 1974–75 Federale 1975–76 Federale 1976–77 Federale 1977–78 Fribourg Olympic 1978–79 Fribourg Olympic 1979–80 Viganello 1980–81 Fribourg Olympic 1981–82 Fribourg Olympic 1982–83 Nyon 1983–84 Vevey 1984–85 Fribourg Olympic 1985–86 Pully 1986–87 Pully 1987–88 Champel Genève 1988–89 Pully 1989–90 Pully

1990–91 Vevey 1991–92 Fribourg Olympic 1992–93 Fidefinanz Bellinzona 1993–94 Fidefinanz Bellinzona 1994–95 Fidefinanz Bellinzona 1995–96 Monthey 1996–97 Benetton Fribourg Olympic 1997–98 Benetton Fribourg Olympic 1998–99 Benetton Fribourg Olympic 1999–00 Lugano Tigers 2000–01 Lugano Tigers 2001–02 Lugano Tigers 2002–03 Boncourt 2003–04 Boncourt 2004–05 Monthey 2005–06 Lugano Tigers 2006–07 Benetton Fribourg Olympic 2007–08 Benetton Fribourg Olympic 2008–09 Vacallo 2009–10 Lugano Tigers 2010–11 Lugano Tigers 2011–12 Lugano Tigers 2012–13 Lions de Genève 2013–14 Lugano Tigers 2014–15 Lions de Genève 2015–16 Fribourg Olympic 2016–17 Monthey 2017–18 Fribourg Olympic 2018–19 Fribourg Olympic 2019–20 season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[3]

Performance by club

Source:[4]

Club	Winners	Championship seasons
Fribourg Olympic	18	1965–66, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
Urania Genève	15	1933–34, 1937–38, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67
Stade Français Genève	7	1949–50, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72
Lugano Tigers	6	1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11
Jonction	6	1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57
Pully	4	1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90
Monthey	3	1995–96, 2004–05, 2016–17
Bellinzona	3	1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
Federale	3	1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77
Servette	3	1932–33 , 1934–35, 1935–36
Lions de Genève	2	2012–13, 2014–15
Boncourt	2	2002–03, 2003–04
Sanas Merry Boys / BBC Lausanne	2	1950–51, 1962–63
Vevey	2	1983–84, 1990–91
Vacallo	1	2008–09
Champel Genève	1	1987–88
Nyon	1	1982–83
Viganello	1	1979–80
CAG Genève	1	1945–46
Genève	1	1936–37
Uni Bern	1	1931–32

Bold indicates clubs which will play in the 2018–19 Swiss Basketball League.

Performance by canton

Rank	Canton	Titles	Winning clubs
1	Geneva	36	Urania Genève (15), Stade Français Genève (7), Jonction (6), Servette (3), Lions de Genève (2), Champel Genève (1), CAG Genève (1), Genève (1)
2	Fribourg	18	Fribourg Olympic (18)
3	Ticino	14	Lugano Tigers (6), Bellinzona (3), Federale (3), Vacallo (1), Viganello (1)
4	Vaud	9	Pully (4), Sanas Merry Boys / BBC Lausanne (2), Vevey (2), Nyon (1)
5	Valais	3	Monthey (3)
6	Jura	2	Boncourt (2)
7	Bern	1	Uni Bern (1)

See also

• Swiss Basketball Cup (Federation Cup)
• Swiss Basketball League Cup (League Cup)

References

1. "Formule des championnats" (in French). Swiss Basketball. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
2. https://www.swissbasketball.ch/leagues/sbl-men/hall-of-fame
3. "Annulation de la Swiss Basketball League, de la Swiss Basketball League Women et de la Patrick Baumann Swiss Cup". Swiss Basketball. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
4. "Hall of Fame" (in German). SwissBasketball.ch. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

External links

• League Home (in French)
• Eurobasket.com League Page