National League (ice hockey)
The National League (NL) is a professional ice hockey league in Switzerland. Before the 2007-08 season, it was known as the Nationalliga A. It was known as National League A until 2017.
Current teams
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Founded | Joined league | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Canton | |||||
| HC Ajoie | Porrentruy | Template:Canton | Raiffeisen Arena | 5,178 | 1973 | 2021 |
| HC Ambrì-Piotta | Ambrì | Template:Canton | Gottardo Arena | 6,775 | 1937 | 1985 |
| SC Bern | Bern | Template:Canton | PostFinance Arena | 17,031 | 1931 | 1986 |
| EHC Biel | Biel/Bienne | Template:Canton | Tissot Arena | 6,562 | 1939 | 2008 |
| HC Davos | Davos | Template:Canton | zondacrypto Arena | 6,547 | 1921 | 1993 |
| Fribourg-Gottéron | Fribourg | Template:Canton | BCF Arena | 9,262 | 1938 | 1980 |
| Genève-Servette HC | Geneva | Template:Canton | Patinoire des Vernets | 7,135 | 1905 | 2001 |
| EHC Kloten | Kloten | Template:Canton | SWISS Arena | 7,600 | 1934 | 2022 |
| Lausanne HC | Lausanne | Template:Canton | Vaudoise Aréna | 9,600 | 1922 | 2013 |
| HC Lugano | Lugano | Template:Canton | Cornèr Arena | 7,800 | 1941 | 1981 |
| SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Rapperswil-Jona | Template:Canton | St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena | 6,100 | 1945 | 2018 |
| SCL Tigers | Langnau im Emmental | Template:Canton | Emmental Versicherung Arena | 6,000 | 1946 | 2015 |
| ZSC Lions | Zürich | Template:Canton | Swiss Life Arena | 12,000 | 1930 | 1989 |
| EV Zug | Zug | Template:Canton | Bossard Arena | 7,800 | 1967 | 1987 |
HC Ajoie
HC Ambrì-Piotta
SC Bern
EHC Biel
HC Davos
Fribourg-Gottéron
Genève-Servette HC
EHC Kloten
Lausanne HC
HC Lugano
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
SCL Tigers
ZSC Lions
EV Zug
NL teams for the 2024–25 season
Past champions
- 1938 – HC Davos
- 1939 – HC Davos
- 1940 – no winner
- 1941 – HC Davos
- 1942 – HC Davos
- 1943 – HC Davos
- 1944 – HC Davos
- 1945 – HC Davos
- 1946 – HC Davos
- 1947 – HC Davos
- 1948 – HC Davos
- 1949 – Zürcher SC
- 1950 – HC Davos
- 1951 – EHC Arosa
- 1952 – EHC Arosa
- 1953 – EHC Arosa
- 1954 – EHC Arosa
- 1955 – EHC Arosa
- 1956 – EHC Arosa
- 1957 – EHC Arosa
- 1958 – HC Davos
- 1959 – SC Bern
- 1960 – HC Davos
- 1961 – Zürcher SC
- 1962 – EHC Visp
- 1963 – HC Villars
- 1964 – HC Villars
- 1965 – SC Bern
- 1966 – Grasshopper-Club Zürich
- 1967 – EHC Kloten
- 1968 – HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 1969 – HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 1970 – HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 1971 – HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 1972 – HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 1973 – HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 1974 – SC Bern
- 1975 – SC Bern
- 1976 – SC Langnau
- 1977 – SC Bern
- 1978 – EHC Biel
- 1979 – SC Bern
- 1980 – EHC Arosa
- 1981 – EHC Biel
- 1982 – EHC Arosa
- 1983 – EHC Biel
- 1984 – HC Davos
- 1985 – HC Davos
- 1986 – HC Lugano
- 1987 – HC Lugano
- 1988 – HC Lugano
- 1989 – SC Bern
- 1990 – HC Lugano
- 1991 – SC Bern
- 1992 – SC Bern
- 1993 – EHC Kloten
- 1994 – EHC Kloten
- 1995 – EHC Kloten
- 1996 – EHC Kloten
- 1997 – SC Bern
- 1998 – EV Zug
- 1999 – HC Lugano
- 2000 – ZSC Lions
- 2001 – ZSC Lions
- 2002 – HC Davos
- 2003 – HC Lugano
- 2004 – SC Bern
- 2005 – HC Davos
- 2006 – HC Lugano
- 2007 – HC Davos
- 2008 – ZSC Lions
- 2009 – HC Davos
- 2010 – SC Bern
- 2011 – HC Davos
- 2012 – ZSC Lions
- 2013 – SC Bern
- 2014 – ZSC Lions
- 2015 – HC Davos
- 2016 – SC Bern
- 2017 – SC Bern
- 2018 – ZSC Lions
- 2019 – SC Bern
- 2020 – no winner
- 2021 – EV Zug
- 2022 – EV Zug
- 2023 – Genève-Servette HC
- 2024 – ZSC Lions
- 2025 – ZSC Lions
Swiss National Championship Serie A (1909–1937)
- 1909: HC Bellerive Vevey
- 1910: HC La Villa Lausanne
- 1911: Club des patineurs de Lausanne
- 1912: HC Les Avants
- 1913: HC Les Avants
- 1914: not played
- 1915: not played
- 1916: HC Bern
- 1917: HC Bern
- 1918: HC Bern
- 1919: HC Bellerive Vevey
- 1920: HC Bellerive Vevey
- 1921: HC Rosey-Gstaad
- 1922: EHC St. Moritz
- 1923: EHC St. Moritz
- 1924: HC Château-d'Œx
- 1925: HC Rosey-Gstaad
- 1926: HC Davos
- 1927: HC Davos
- 1928: EHC St. Moritz
- 1929: HC Davos
- 1930: HC Davos
- 1931: HC Davos
- 1932: HC Davos
- 1933: HC Davos
- 1934: HC Davos
- 1935: HC Davos
- 1936: Zürcher SC
- 1937: HC Davos
Titles by club
| Club | Winners | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| HC Davos | 31 | 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1958, 1960, 1984, 1985, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015 |
| SC Bern | 16 | 1959, 1965, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
| ZSC | 11 | 1936, 1949, 1961, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2024, 2025 |
| EHC Arosa | 9 | 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1980, 1982 |
| HC Lugano | 7 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1999, 2003, 2006 |
| HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 6 | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
| EHC Kloten | 5 | 1967, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| HC Bellerive Vevey | 3 | 1909, 1919, 1920 |
| HC Bern | 3 | 1916, 1917, 1918 |
| EHC St. Moritz | 3 | 1922, 1923, 1928 |
| EHC Biel | 3 | 1978, 1981, 1983 |
| EV Zug | 3 | 1998, 2021, 2022 |
| HC Les Avants | 2 | 1912, 1913 |
| HC Rosey-Gstaad | 2 | 1921, 1925 |
| HC Villars | 2 | 1963, 1964 |
| HC La Villa Lausanne | 1 | 1910 |
| Club des patineurs de Lausanne | 1 | 1911 |
| HC Château-d’Œx | 1 | 1924 |
| EHC Visp | 1 | 1962 |
| Grasshopper-Club Zürich | 1 | 1966 |
| SC Langnau | 1 | 1976 |
| Genève-Servette HC | 1 | 2023 |
Other websites
- NLA official website Archived 2013-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Puck.ch Archived 2012-12-16 at Archive.today