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. Currently, twelve teams compete in the league. Historically, Fribourg Olympic 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 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 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
• 1966–67 Urania Genève
• 1967–68 Stade Français Genève
• 1968–69 Stade Français Genève
• 1969–70 Stade Français Genève
• 1970–71 Fribourg Olympic
• 1971–72 Stade Français Genève
• 1972–73 Fribourg Olympic
• 1973–74 Fribourg Olympic
• 1974–75 Federale
• 1975–76 Federale
• 1976–77 Federale
• 1977–78 Fribourg Olympic
• 1978–79 Fribourg Olympic
• 1979–80 Viganello
• 1980–81 Fribourg Olympic
• 1981–82 Fribourg Olympic
• 1982–83 Nyon
• 1983–84 Vevey
• 1984–85 Fribourg Olympic
• 1985–86 Pully
• 1986–87 Pully
• 1987–88 Champel Genève
• 1988–89 Pully
• 1989–90 Pully

• 1990–91 Vevey
• 1991–92 Fribourg Olympic
• 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
• 2016–17 Monthey
• 2017–18 Fribourg Olympic
• 2018–19 Fribourg Olympic
• 2019–20 season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
• 2020–21 Fribourg Olympic
• 2021–22 Fribourg Olympic
• 2022–23 Fribourg Olympic
• 2023–24 Fribourg Olympic
• 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