The SPAR Premium League (SPL) is the premier women's
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...
league in
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
, established in 1970.
LC Brühl is the championship's most successful club by a large margin with 31 titles including two 11-years winning streaks, followed by
ATV Basel-Stadt with four and
TSV St. Otmar and
Spono Nottwil
Spono Eagles is a Swiss women's handball club from Nottwil founded in 1971.
Reaching the Swiss Premium League in 1988, it has been a regular in EHF competitions since the 1990s, and it won three national championships between 2000 and 2006. Sp ...
with three.
Currently the league is contested by eight teams. The champion is granted a spot in the
Champions League's qualifying tournament.
2012-13 results
in EHF's website
Current season
Teams for season 2020–21
*DHB Rotweiss Thun
DHB Rotweiss Thun is a women's handball club from Thun in Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Ge ...
* GC Amicitia Zürich
* HSC Kreuzlingen
* HV Herzogenbuchsee
* LC Brühl Handball
* LK Zug
* SPONO EAGLES
* Yellow Winterthur
List of champions
* 1970 LC Brühl
* 1971 LC Brühl (2)
* 1972 LC Brühl (3)
* 1973 LC Brühl (4)
* 1974 LC Brühl (5)
* 1975 LC Brühl (6)
* 1976 LC Brühl (7)
* 1977 LC Brühl (8)
* 1978 LC Brühl (9)
* 1979 LC Brühl (10)
* 1980 LC Brühl (11)
* 1981 RTV 1879 Basel
* 1982 ATV Basel-Stadt
* 1983 ATV Basel-Stadt (2)
* 1984 RTV 1879 Basel (3)
* 1985 ATV Basel-Stadt (4)
* 1986 ATV Basel-Stadt (5)
* 1987 LC Brühl (12)
* 1988 LC Brühl (13)
* 1989 LC Brühl (14)
* 1990 LC Brühl (15)
* 1991 LC Brühl (16)
* 1992 LC Brühl (17)
* 1993 LC Brühl (18)
* 1994 LC Brühl (19)
* 1995 LC Brühl (20)
* 1996 LC Brühl (21)
* 1997 LC Brühl (22)
* 1998 TSV St. Otmar
* 1999 TSV St. Otmar (2)
* 2000 Spono Nottwil
Spono Eagles is a Swiss women's handball club from Nottwil founded in 1971.
Reaching the Swiss Premium League in 1988, it has been a regular in EHF competitions since the 1990s, and it won three national championships between 2000 and 2006. Sp ...
* 2001 Spono Nottwil
Spono Eagles is a Swiss women's handball club from Nottwil founded in 1971.
Reaching the Swiss Premium League in 1988, it has been a regular in EHF competitions since the 1990s, and it won three national championships between 2000 and 2006. Sp ...
(2)
* 2002 LC Brühl (23)
* 2003 LC Brühl (24)
* 2004 ZMC Amicitia Zürich
* 2005 TSV St. Otmar (3)
* 2006 Spono Nottwil
Spono Eagles is a Swiss women's handball club from Nottwil founded in 1971.
Reaching the Swiss Premium League in 1988, it has been a regular in EHF competitions since the 1990s, and it won three national championships between 2000 and 2006. Sp ...
(3)
* 2007 LC Brühl (25)
* 2008 LC Brühl (26)
* 2009 LC Brühl (27)
* 2010 LK Zug
* 2011 LC Brühl (28)
* 2012 LC Brühl (29)
* 2013 LK Zug (2)
* 2014 LK Zug (3)
* 2015 LK Zug (4)
* 2016 Spono Nottwil
Spono Eagles is a Swiss women's handball club from Nottwil founded in 1971.
Reaching the Swiss Premium League in 1988, it has been a regular in EHF competitions since the 1990s, and it won three national championships between 2000 and 2006. Sp ...
(4)
* 2017 LC Brühl (30)
* 2018 Spono Nottwil
Spono Eagles is a Swiss women's handball club from Nottwil founded in 1971.
Reaching the Swiss Premium League in 1988, it has been a regular in EHF competitions since the 1990s, and it won three national championships between 2000 and 2006. Sp ...
(5)
* 2019 LC Brühl (31)
* 2020 not awarded
* 2021 LK Zug (5)
* 2022 Spono Eagles (6)
* 2023 LC Brühl (32)
* 2024 LC Brühl (33)
* 2025 LC Brühl (34)
See also
* SHV-Cup (Swiss women's national cup)
* Swiss Handball League
The Swiss Handball League (SHL) is the name of the professional handball league of Switzerland. It is divided into two divisions:
* Quickline Handball League
* Nationalliga B
Current season
Teams for season 2024–25
* BSV Bern
* GC Amicit ...
(male counterpart)
References
Women's handball in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
1970 establishments in Switzerland
Sports leagues established in 1970
Women's sports leagues in Switzerland
Professional sports leagues in Switzerland
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