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The Swiss Basketball League, also known as SB League or SBL, is the top-tier
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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 Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventeen-time Swiss ...
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 In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are often called open leagues ...
between the two league levels.


Current teams


Title holders

* 1931–32 Uni Bern * 1932–33
Servette Servette is a district of the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The district's name comes from the Latin word for forest, ''silva'', and means "little forest". Its name alludes to Servette's rural past, before Geneva grew beyond its walls and incorpora ...
* 1933–34 Urania Genève * 1934–35
Servette Servette is a district of the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The district's name comes from the Latin word for forest, ''silva'', and means "little forest". Its name alludes to Servette's rural past, before Geneva grew beyond its walls and incorpora ...
* 1935–36
Servette Servette is a district of the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The district's name comes from the Latin word for forest, ''silva'', and means "little forest". Its name alludes to Servette's rural past, before Geneva grew beyond its walls and incorpora ...
* 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 Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventeen-time Swiss ...
* 1966–67 Urania Genève * 1967–68 Stade Français Genève * 1968–69 Stade Français Genève * 1969–70 Stade Français Genève * 1970–71
Fribourg Olympic Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventeen-time Swiss ...
* 1971–72 Stade Français Genève * 1972–73
Fribourg Olympic Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventeen-time Swiss ...
* 1973–74
Fribourg Olympic Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventeen-time Swiss ...
* 1974–75 Federale * 1975–76 Federale * 1976–77 Federale * 1977–78
Fribourg Olympic Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventeen-time Swiss ...
* 1978–79
Fribourg Olympic Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventeen-time Swiss ...
* 1979–80
Viganello Viganello is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, a ...
* 1980–81
Fribourg Olympic Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventeen-time Swiss ...
* 1981–82
Fribourg Olympic Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventeen-time Swiss ...
* 1982–83
Nyon Nyon (; outdated German: or ; outdated Italian: , ) is a municipality in Nyon District in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Ge ...
* 1983–84
Vevey Vevey (; frp, Vevê; german: label=former German, Vivis) is a town in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, near Lausanne. The German name Vivis is no longer commonly used. It was the seat of the district of ...
* 1984–85
Fribourg Olympic Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventeen-time Swiss ...
* 1985–86
Pully Pully () is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. It is one of the eastern suburbs of the city of Lausanne, located on the shores of Lake Geneva (''Lac Léman'') and at the foot of the vin ...
* 1986–87
Pully Pully () is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. It is one of the eastern suburbs of the city of Lausanne, located on the shores of Lake Geneva (''Lac Léman'') and at the foot of the vin ...
* 1987–88 Champel Genève * 1988–89
Pully Pully () is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. It is one of the eastern suburbs of the city of Lausanne, located on the shores of Lake Geneva (''Lac Léman'') and at the foot of the vin ...
* 1989–90
Pully Pully () is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. It is one of the eastern suburbs of the city of Lausanne, located on the shores of Lake Geneva (''Lac Léman'') and at the foot of the vin ...
* 1990–91
Vevey Vevey (; frp, Vevê; german: label=former German, Vivis) is a town in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, near Lausanne. The German name Vivis is no longer commonly used. It was the seat of the district of ...
* 1991–92
Fribourg Olympic Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventeen-time Swiss ...
* 1992–93 Fidefinanz Bellinzona * 1993–94 Fidefinanz Bellinzona * 1994–95 Fidefinanz Bellinzona * 1995–96
Monthey Monthey (; frp, Montê) is the capital of the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History The castle in the town center was built in 950 on a hill, the first houses of Monthey surrounded it. Monthey is first mention ...
* 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 Monthey (; frp, Montê) is the capital of the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History The castle in the town center was built in 950 on a hill, the first houses of Monthey surrounded it. Monthey is first mention ...
* 2005–06 Lugano Tigers * 2006–07 Benetton Fribourg Olympic * 2007–08 Benetton Fribourg Olympic * 2008–09
Vacallo Vacallo is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It is the first (or last) village of the Valle di Muggio. History Like nearby Chiasso, Vacallo was formerly a suburb of Como, until, along with the re ...
* 2009–10 Lugano Tigers * 2010–11 Lugano Tigers * 2011–12 Lugano Tigers * 2012–13
Lions de Genève The Lions de Genève are a professional basketball club based in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The Lions currently play in the Swiss top-tier Swiss Basketball League (SBL). The team is based in the 2,000 capacity Pavillon des Sports. History F ...
* 2013–14 Lugano Tigers * 2014–15
Lions de Genève The Lions de Genève are a professional basketball club based in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The Lions currently play in the Swiss top-tier Swiss Basketball League (SBL). The team is based in the 2,000 capacity Pavillon des Sports. History F ...
* 2015–16
Fribourg Olympic Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventeen-time Swiss ...
* 2016–17
Monthey Monthey (; frp, Montê) is the capital of the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History The castle in the town center was built in 950 on a hill, the first houses of Monthey surrounded it. Monthey is first mention ...
* 2017–18
Fribourg Olympic Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventeen-time Swiss ...
* 2018–19
Fribourg Olympic Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventeen-time Swiss ...
* 2019–20 ''season cancelled due to
coronavirus pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identifie ...
'' * 2020–21
Fribourg Olympic Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventeen-time Swiss ...


Performance by club

Source: Bold indicates clubs which will play in the
2018–19 Swiss Basketball League The 2018–19 Swiss Basketball League (SBL) season is the 88th season of the top tier basketball league in Switzerland. Fribourg Olympic defended successfully their league and conquered their 18th league. Competition format All teams will play tw ...
.


Performance by canton


See also

* Swiss Basketball Cup (Federation Cup) *
Swiss Basketball League Cup The SBL Cup is the national professional league cup competition that is organised by the Swiss Basketball League (SBL), which is the top-tier level basketball division in Switzerland. The competition was introduced in 2004, and is the second cup c ...
(League Cup)


References


External links


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