The Swiss League is the second tier of the main professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

league in Switzerland, behind the

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. 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. The league attendance in 2018–19 was about 2,700 spectators.

Current teams

Former Teams

* Forward-Morges HC - withdrawal at the end of the 2005–06 season * EHC Biel - promoted to

National League A The National League (NL) is a professional ice hockey league in Switzerland and is the top tier of the Swiss league system. Prior to the 2017–18 season, the league was known as National League A. During the 2018–19 season, the league h ...

after the 2007–08 season *

EHC Chur EHC Chur Capricorns (formerly EHC Chur Sport AG) is a Swiss ice hockey team based in Chur, Switzerland who played until 2008 in National League B. They currently compete in the third tiered MySports League. Honors * National League B Champion ...

- withdrawal at the end of the 2007–08 season *

Lausanne HC , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...

- promoted to

after the 2012–13 season *

SCL Tigers SC Langnau Tigers are a professional ice hockey team from Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland. They play in the National League (NL). The team plays its home games in the 6,000-seat Ilfis Stadium, which is currently one of the smallest arenas in the ...

- promoted to

after the 2014–15 season *

HC Red Ice HC Red Ice Martigny-Verbier-Entremont was a Swiss ice hockey club. History HC Red Ice was founded in 2008 and issued from the fusion of HC Martigny and HC Verbier Val-de-Bagnes. The first team of HC Red Ice is a member of the Swiss League's ...

- bankruptcy after the 2016–17 season * SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers - promoted to

after the 2017–18 season *

HC Ajoie HC Ajoie is a Swiss professional ice hockey team that competes in the National League (NL), the highest league in Switzerland. The team was founded in 1973 and plays in the Raiffeisen Arena in Porrentruy, Switzerland. HC Ajoie has won three Swis ...

- promoted to the

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

Current teams

Former Teams

See also

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