Swiss League
Swiss second ice hockey league
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The Swiss League, also known as the Sky Swiss League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League. The winners of the league each season play 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.
FormerlyNational League B
1947–2017
Swiss League
2017–2024
Sky Swiss League
2024–present
1947–2017
Swiss League
2017–2024
Sky Swiss League
2024–present
SportIce hockey
Founded1947
No. of teams11
Current season, competition or edition: 2025–26 Swiss League season | |
| |
| Formerly | National League B 1947–2017 Swiss League 2017–2024 Sky Swiss League 2024–present |
|---|---|
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 1947 |
| No. of teams | 11 |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Most recent champion | EHC Visp |
| Broadcaster | Sky Switzerland |
| Promotion to | National League |
| Relegation to | MyHockey League |
| Related competitions | National League |
| Official website | www.swissleague.ch |
In 2024, the Swiss League changed its name to Sky Swiss League as a partnership with broadcaster Sky Switzerland.[1] Prior to the 2017–18 season, the league was formerly called National League B.[2] The league attendance in 2018–19 was about 2,700 spectators.
Current teams
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Founded | Joined league | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Canton | |||||
| EHC Arosa | Arosa |  Grisons |
Sport- und Kongresszentrum Arosa | 2,200 | 1924 | 2025 |
| EHC Basel | Basel |  Basel-Stadt |
St. Jakob Arena | 6,700 | 1932 | 2022 |
| EHC Chur | Chur | Grisons |
Thomas Domenig Stadion | 6,500 | 1933 | 2024 |
| HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds |  Neuchâtel |
Patinoire des Mélèzes | 7,200 | 1919 | 2001 |
| GCK Lions | Küsnacht |  Zürich |
Eishalle Küsnacht | 2,200 | 1932 | 2000 |
| GDT Bellinzona Snakes | Bellinzona |  Ticino |
Centro Sportivo | 2,100 | 1980 | 2016 |
| EHC Olten | Olten |  Solothurn |
Kleinholz Stadion | 6,500 | 1934 | 1994 |
| HC Sierre | Sierre |  Valais |
Patinoire de Graben | 4,500 | 1933 | 2019 |
| HC Thurgau | Weinfelden |  Thurgau |
Güttingersreuti | 3,200 | 1989 | 2006 |
| EHC Visp | Visp | Valais |
Lonza Arena | 5,150 | 1941 | 1999 |
| EHC Winterthur | Winterthur | Zürich |
Zielbau Arena | 3,000 | 1929 | 2015 |
Swiss League teams for the 2022–23 season
Former Teams
- Forward-Morges HC - withdrawal at the end of the 2005–06 season
- EHC Biel - promoted to National League A after the 2007–08 season
- Lausanne HC - promoted to National League A after the 2012–13 season
- SCL Tigers - promoted to National League A 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 National League after the 2017–18 season
- HC Ajoie - promoted to the National League 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
