The Swiss Basketball League, also known as SB League or SBL, is the top-tier

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club

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league in

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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,

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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

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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

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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

* 1966–67 Urania Genève * 1967–68 Stade Français Genève * 1968–69 Stade Français Genève * 1969–70 Stade Français Genève * 1970–71

* 1971–72 Stade Français Genève * 1972–73

* 1973–74

* 1974–75 Federale * 1975–76 Federale * 1976–77 Federale * 1977–78

* 1978–79

* 1979–80 Viganello * 1980–81

* 1981–82

* 1982–83 Nyon * 1983–84

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* 1984–85

* 1985–86 Pully * 1986–87 Pully * 1987–88 Champel Genève * 1988–89 Pully * 1989–90 Pully * 1990–91

* 1991–92

* 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

* 2016–17 Monthey * 2017–18

* 2018–19

* 2019–20 ''season cancelled due to

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'' * 2020–21

* 2021–22

* 2022–23

* 2023–24

* 2024–25 Lions de Genève