The SBL Cup is the national professional league cup competition that is organised by the
Swiss Basketball League
The Swiss Basketball League, also known as SB League or SBL, is the top-tier professional club basketball league in Switzerland. It is organized by Swiss Basketball. The winners of the SBL are crowned Swiss national basketball champions. Curren ...
(SBL), which is the top-tier level basketball division 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 ...
. The competition was introduced in 2004, and is the second cup competition that SBL teams play in, along with the Federation
Swiss Cup
The Swiss Cup (; ; ; ) is a football cup competition that has been organised annually since 1925–26 season by the Swiss Football Association.
The Swiss Cup final is usually the most important game of the year with a high attendance. The co ...
. Formerly, the competition was known as the Swiss Basketball League Cup.
Format
Six teams from a given SBL regular season qualify, with the two highest seeds having a bye in the quarter-finals.
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final four
In sports, the final four is the last four teams remaining in a playoffs, playoff tournament. Usually the final four compete in the two games of a single-elimination tournament's semi-final (penultimate) round. Of these teams, the two who win in ...
tournament, at a host city, is played to determine the winner of the SBL Cup.
Finals
Key
2018–present
2004–2017
See also
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Swiss Basketball League
The Swiss Basketball League, also known as SB League or SBL, is the top-tier professional club basketball league in Switzerland. It is organized by Swiss Basketball. The winners of the SBL are crowned Swiss national basketball champions. Curren ...
(SBL)
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Swiss Basketball Cup
The Swiss Basketball Cup, commonly known as simply the Swiss Cup or as the Patrick Baumann Swiss Cup, is the national cup competition of professional basketball in Switzerland. It is organised by Swiss Basketball, the national governing body of t ...
(Federation Cup)
References
{{European basketball cups
Basketball competitions in Switzerland
Basketball cup competitions in Europe