History
Since its founding, the league was known as National League A (NLA). Between the 2007–08 and 2012–13 seasons, it was renamed Swiss Mobiliar League (SML) due to sponsorship, before reverting to ''NLA''. The league adopted its current name in the 2022–23 season following a new sponsorship agreement. Between 2007 and 2017, the league featured only eight teams. The ''Superfinal'', a single match deciding the championship title, was introduced in 2015.Competition format
In the regular season, which takes place approximately from September to March, all teams play each other twice, resulting in a total of 18 rounds. Teams earn 3 points for a win, 2 points for an overtime win, and 1 point for an overtime loss. At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams advance to the playoff, which usually begin in March and culminate in April. The top three teams get to choose their opponents from the bottom four for the quarterfinals. Semifinal matchups are determined based on regular season standings. The quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a best-of-seven format. The final consists of a single match, held alongside the men's league final as part of the ''Superfinal'' event. The league champion qualifies for the Champions Cup. If the same team wins both the league and the ''Swiss Cup'', the league runner-up also qualifies. The finalists of both competitions face off in the ''Supercup''. The bottom two teams from the regular season play a best-of-seven relegation series, with the winner remaining in the league. The loser competes in a promotion/relegation playoff against the ''National League B (NLB)'' champion, played in a best-of-five format.Current teams
Teams in 2024–25 season: * * Kloten-Dietlikon Jets * * * * * * WASA St. Gallen * * Zug UnitedPast Champions
Champions in past seasons: * 1987 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur * 1988 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur * 1989 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur * 1990 – BTV Chur * 1991 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur * 1992 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur * 1993 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur * 1994 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur * 1995 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur * 1996 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur * 1997 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur * 1998 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur * 1999 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur * 2000 – HC Rychenberg Winterthur * 2001 – Red Ants Rychenberg Winterthur * 2002 – Red Ants Rychenberg Winterthur * 2003 – UHC Dietlikon * 2004 – Red Ants Rychenberg Winterthur * 2005 – Red Ants Rychenberg Winterthur * 2006 – UHC Dietlikon * 2007 – UHC Dietlikon * 2008 – UHC Dietlikon * 2009 – UHC Dietlikon * 2010 – Piranha Chur * 2011 – Red Ants Rychenberg Winterthur * 2012 – Piranha Chur * 2013 – Piranha Chur * 2014 – Piranha Chur * 2015 – Piranha Chur * 2016 – Piranha Chur * 2017 – UHC Dietlikon * 2018 – Piranha Chur * 2019 – Kloten-Dietlikon Jets * 2020 – ''the season was cancelled'' * 2021 – Kloten-Dietlikon Jets * 2022 – Kloten-Dietlikon Jets * 2023 – Kloten-Dietlikon Jets * 2024 – Kloten-Dietlikon Jets * 2025 – Kloten-Dietlikon JetsList of champions
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