2024–25 Swiss League season
Sports season
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The 2024–25 Swiss League season was the 78th season of Switzerland's second tier hockey league.
| 2024–25 Swiss League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Swiss League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Games | 225 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season Champions | EHC Basel |
| Top scorer | Jakob Stukel |
| Playoffs | |
| Swiss League champion | |
| Champions | EHC Visp |
| Runners-up | EHC Basel |
Teams
Swiss League teams for the 2023–24 season
The teams changed form the 2023-24 season with the promotion of EHC Chur, while HCV Martigny was voluntarily relegated for financial reasons. [1]
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| EHC Basel | Basel | St. Jakob Arena | 6,700 |
| HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Patinoire des Mélèzes | 5,800 |
| GCK Lions | Küsnacht | Eishalle Küsnacht | 2,200 |
| EHC Chur | Chur | Thomas Domenig Stadion | 6,545 |
| EHC Olten | Olten | Kleinholz Stadion | 6,500 |
| HC Sierre | Sierre | Patinoire de Graben | 4,500 |
| HC Thurgau | Weinfelden | Güttingersreuti | 3,100 |
| HCB Ticino Rockets | Bellinzona | Centro Sportivo | 2,180 |
| EHC Visp | Visp | Lonza Arena | 5,500 |
| EHC Winterthur | Winterthur | Zielbau Arena | 3,000 |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EHC Basel | 45 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 151 | 93 | +58 | 97 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 45 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 163 | 102 | +61 | 95 | |
| 3 | Hockey Thurgau | 45 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 144 | 110 | +34 | 80 | |
| 4 | EHC Visp | 45 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 121 | 107 | +14 | 74 | |
| 5 | HC Sierre | 45 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 157 | 141 | +16 | 72 | |
| 6 | EHC Chur | 45 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 123 | 143 | −20 | 64 | |
| 7 | EHC Olten | 45 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 128 | 138 | −10 | 63 | |
| 8 | GCK Lions | 45 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 104 | 127 | −23 | 56 | |
| 9 | EHC Winterthur | 45 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 101 | 132 | −31 | 52 | |
| 10 | HCB Ticino Rockets | 45 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 80 | 179 | −99 | 22 |
Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | EHC Basel | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | GCK Lions | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | EHC Basel | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | EHC Olten | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | EHC Olten | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | EHC Basel | 1 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | EHC Visp | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | HC Thurgau | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | EHC Chur | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | HC Thurgau | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | EHC Visp | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | EHC Visp | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | HC Sierre | 1 | ||||||||||||
By winning the Swiss League, EHC Visp qualified to play for promotion to the National League. They faced HC Ajoie, the losers of the 2024-25 National League season in the Playouts. HC Ajoie won the series 4-1, remaining in the NL.