The Swiss Basketball League, also known as SB League or SBL, is the top-tier
professional
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club basketball
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league in
Switzerland
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. 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
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is the league's most successful team, as it has won a league-record 19 championships. Until 2017, the league was known as the Championnat LNA.
Promotion and relegation
The national professional club basketball competition of
Switzerland
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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
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between the two league levels.
Current teams
Current teams as of the 2024-25 season:
Champions
* 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
Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Switzerland, Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventee ...
* 1966–67
Urania Genève
* 1967–68
Stade Français Genève
* 1968–69
Stade Français Genève
* 1969–70
Stade Français Genève
* 1970–71
Fribourg Olympic
Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Switzerland, Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventee ...
* 1971–72
Stade Français Genève
* 1972–73
Fribourg Olympic
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* 1973–74
Fribourg Olympic
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* 1974–75
Federale
* 1975–76
Federale
* 1976–77
Federale
* 1977–78
Fribourg Olympic
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* 1978–79
Fribourg Olympic
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* 1979–80
Viganello
* 1980–81
Fribourg Olympic
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* 1981–82
Fribourg Olympic
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* 1982–83
Nyon
* 1983–84
Vevey
Vevey (; ; ) is a town in Switzerland in the Vaud, canton of Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Leman, near Lausanne. The German name Vivis is no longer commonly used.
It was the seat of the Vevey (district), district of the same name until 200 ...
* 1984–85
Fribourg Olympic
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* 1985–86
Pully
* 1986–87
Pully
* 1987–88
Champel Genève
* 1988–89
Pully
* 1989–90
Pully
* 1990–91
Vevey
Vevey (; ; ) is a town in Switzerland in the Vaud, canton of Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Leman, near Lausanne. The German name Vivis is no longer commonly used.
It was the seat of the Vevey (district), district of the same name until 200 ...
* 1991–92
Fribourg Olympic
Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Switzerland, Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventee ...
* 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
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*
2016–17 Monthey
*
2017–18 Fribourg Olympic
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*
2018–19 Fribourg Olympic
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*
2019–20 ''season cancelled due to
coronavirus pandemic
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*
2020–21 Fribourg Olympic
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* 2021–22
Fribourg Olympic
Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Switzerland, Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventee ...
* 2022–23
Fribourg Olympic
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* 2023–24
Fribourg Olympic
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* 2024–25
Lions de Genève
Performance by club
Source:
Bold indicates clubs which will play in the
2018–19 Swiss Basketball League.
Performance by canton
See also
*
Swiss Basketball Cup (Federation Cup)
*
Swiss Basketball League Cup (League Cup)
References
External links
League Home
Eurobasket.com League Page
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Basketball leagues in Switzerland
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1931 establishments in Switzerland
Sports leagues established in 1931
Professional sports leagues in Switzerland