The Swiss League, also known as the Sky Swiss League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the main professional

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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 ...

, behind the

National League National League often refers to: *National League (baseball), one of the two baseball leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada *National League (division), the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system ...

. 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. In 2024, the Swiss League changed its name to Sky Swiss League as a partnership with broadcaster Sky Switzerland. 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 EHC Biel-Bienne is a professional ice hockey club based in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland and plays in the National League (NL). Since the city of Biel is completely bilingual, alongside the German name EHC Biel (Abbr: EHCB) the te ...

- promoted to

National League A The National League (NL) is a professional ice hockey league in Switzerland and the highest level 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 * Lausanne HC - promoted to

after the 2012–13 season *

SCL Tigers The 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 6,050-seat Emmental Versicherung Arena, which is currently one of the sm ...

- promoted to

after the 2014–15 season * HC Red Ice - bankruptcy after the 2016–17 season * HCB Ticino Rockets - relocated to Bellinzona at the end of the 2022–23 season * SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers - promoted to

after the 2017–18 season * HC Ajoie - 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 - withdrawal from professional hockey at the end of the 2022–23 season * HCV Martigny - withdrawal from professional hockey at the end of the 2023–24 season

References

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

Professional ice hockey leagues in Switzerland {{icehockey-stub

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Former Teams

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