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{{Infobox sports season
| title             = 2023–24 SWHL A season
| league            = [[Swiss Women's Hockey League|Swiss Women's League A]]
| sport             = [[Ice hockey]]
| duration          = September 16, 2023 – February 25, 2024
| no_of_games       = 104
| no_of_teams       = 8
| attendance        =
| season            = Regular Season
| season_champ_name = Season Champions
| season_champs     = [[SC Bern|SC Bern Frauen]]
| MVP               = {{flagicon|FRA}} Estelle Duvin ([[SC Bern|SC Bern Frauen]])
| MVP_link          = 
| top_scorer        = 
| top_scorer_link   = 
| playoffs          = Playoffs
| conf1             = Semi-Final
| conf1_champ       = 
| conf1_runner-up   = 
| conf2             = Semi-Final
| conf2_champ       = 
| conf2_runner-up   = 
| finals            = Women's League champion
| finals_champ      = [[ZSC Lions|ZSC Lions Frauen]]
| finals_runner-up  = [[SC Bern|SC Bern Frauen]]
| playoffs_MVP      = 
| playoffs_MVP_link = 
| seasonslistnames  = Swiss Women's League A
| prevseason_link   = 
| prevseason_year   = 2022–23
| nextseason_link   =
| nextseason_year   = 2024–25
}}
The '''2022–23 Swiss League season''' was the 37th season of the [[Swiss Women's Hockey League|Swiss Women's League A]].

==Teams==
Winning the SWHL-B championship, the [[HC Fribourg-Gottéron|HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies]] is promoted to SWHL-A<ref>{{cite web|title=Les Thurgau Indien Ladies remportent le bronze en PostFinance Women’s League |url=https://www.sihf.ch/fr/postfinance-womens-league/news/#/article/2023-03-13/thurgau-indien-ladies-gewinnen-die-bronzemedaille-in-der-postfinance-women-s-league |website=sihf.ch |date=13 March 2023 |language=French |accessdate=25 April 2024 }}</ref>

The major Swiss hockey clubs are showing more and more interest in women's hockey. The [[EV Zug]] created a women's team with an impressive budget of 1.2 million CHF. The League authorizes them to take part in the SWHL-B championship.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zoug aura son équipe féminine en SWHL-B |url=https://www.swisshabs.ch/zoug-aura-son-equipe-feminine-en-swhl-b |website=swisshabs.ch |date=10 January 2023 |language=French |accessdate=25 April 2024 }}</ref> In response, SC Bern took [[EV Bomo Thun]] under its wing. SC Bern Frauen will now play at the [[PostFinance Arena]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Aus Bomo Thun werden die SC Bern Frauen |url=https://www.scb.ch/news/news/artikel/aus-bomo-thun-werden-die-sc-bern-frauen/ |website=scb.ch |date=1 June 2023 |language=German |accessdate=25 April 2024 }}</ref> The [[HC Davos]] also agrees with the [[HC Thurgau]] to move its team from the Indians to the [[Eisstadion Davos]], under the name HC Davos Ladies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jetzt steigt auch der HCD ins Frauen-Hockey ein |url=https://www.blick.ch/sport/eishockey/thurgauer-team-uebernommen-jetzt-steigt-auch-der-hcd-ins-frauen-hockey-ein-id18140989.html |website=blick.ch |date=13 December 2022 |language=German |accessdate=25 April 2024 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" width=60%
|-
! Team
! Trainer
! City
! Arena
! Capacity
|-
| [[HC Ambrì-Piotta|HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls]]
| Benjamin Rogger, Christian Agustoni
| [[Quinto, Ticino|Quinto]]
| [[Nuova Valascia]]
| 6,675
|-
| [[SC Bern|SC Bern Frauen]]
| Thomas Zwahlen, Petra Melicherikova
| [[Bern]]
| [[PostFinance Arena]]
| 17,031
|-
| [[HC Davos|HC Davos Ladies]]
| Andrea Kröni, Marc Kröni, Emanuel Karrer
| [[Davos]]
| [[Eisstadion Davos]]
| 7,080
|-
| [[HC Fribourg-Gottéron|HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies]]
| Valentin Dufour, Fabrice Vadi
| [[Fribourg]]
| [[BCF Arena]]
| 9,075
|-
| [[SC Langenthal|SC Langenthal Ladies]]
| Jürg Langenegger, Nicola Minder
| [[Langenthal]]
| [[Schoren Halle]]
| 4,320
|-
| [[HC Lugano|Ladies Team Lugano]]
| Massimo Fedrizzi
| [[Lugano]]
| [[Cornèr Arena]]
| 7,200
|-
| [[Neuchâtel Hockey Academy|HC Université Neuchâtel Dames]]
| Yan Gigon
| [[Neuchâtel]]
| [[Patinoire du Littoral]]
| 7,000
|-
| [[ZSC Lions|ZSC Lions Frauen]]
| [[Angela Frautschi]], Cyndy Kenyon
| [[Zürich]]
| [[Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon]]
| 1,700
|}

==Regular season==
The regular season started on 16 September 2023 and ended on 25 February 2024. The regular season is played at the national level in the form of a round of five matches, that is to say that each of the eight teams plays 28 matches. The first four in the ranking in the regular season compete in the playoffs (best of 5), the four last team compete in a ranking round. The Swiss SWHL-B champions will be promoted directly to the WL for the 2024/25 season. The SWHL-B runner-up plays a league qualifier against the loser of the WL ranking round. If the SWHL-B champion does not wish to be promoted, the runner-up will be promoted directly and no WL member will be relegated. If SWHL-B champions and runners-up do not wish to be promoted, there will be no promotion or relegation from WL to SWHL-B.<ref>{{cite web|title=Le championnat de PostFinance Women’s League débute samedi |url=https://www.sihf.ch/fr/postfinance-womens-league/news/#/article/2023-09-14/pfwl-startet-am-samstag |website=sihf.ch |date=14 September 2023 |language=French |accessdate=25 April 2024 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!SC Bern Frauen
|28
|23
|1
|1
|3
|139
|47
|<nowiki>+92</nowiki>
|72
| rowspan="4" |Advance to Playoffs
|-
|2
!ZSC Lions Frauen
|28
|21
|2
|1
|4
|122
|47
|<nowiki>+75</nowiki>
|68
|-
|3
!HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls
|28
|19
|1
|1
|7
|123
|66
|<nowiki>+57</nowiki>
|60
|-
|4
!HC Université Neuchâtel Dames
|28
|13
|1
|2
|12
|86
|82
|<nowiki>+4</nowiki>
|43
|-
|5
!HC Davos Ladies
|28
|11
|2
|1
|14
|69
|76
|−7
|38
| rowspan="4" |Advance to Ranking Round
|-
|6
!HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies
|28
|9
|1
|0
|18
|75
|112
|−37
|29
|-
|7
!Ladies Team Lugano
|28
|5
|0
|2
|21
|45
|150
|−105
|17
|-
|8
!SC Langenthal Ladies
|28
|3
|0
|0
|25
|27
|106
|−79
|9
|}

==Playoffs==
;Semifinals
*'''SC Bern''' - HC Universite Neuchatel 4:0, 4:1, 2:1
*'''ZSC Lions''' - HC Ambri-Piotta 1:3, 2:1 OT, 5:2, 3:0

;3rd place
*'''HC Ambri-Piotta''' - HC Universite Neuchatel 5:4 OT

;Final
*'''ZSC Lions''' - SC Bern 3:2 OT, 1:2, 2:1, 0:1, 3:0 

==Ranking Round==
{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!HC Davos Ladies
|6
|5
|0
|0
|1
|22
|9
| +13
|15
| rowspan="3" |Season Ended
|-
|2
!HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies
|6
|5
|0
|0
|1
|33
|9
| +24
|15
|-
|3
!SC Langenthal Ladies
|6
|2
|0
|0
|4
|16
|17
|−1
|6
|-
|4
!Ladies Team Lugano
|6
|0
|0
|0
|6
|1
|37
|−36
|0
| rowspan="1" |Advance to Relegation round
|}

The Ladies Team Lugano, after having recorded numerous departures at the start of this season, has experienced a lot of difficulty during this season. Finishing last in the championship with a very limited contingent, the leaders preferred to give up playing in the relegation round and accepted being relegated to the green carpet. The champion of the SWHL-B, the EV Zug Women therefore advances to the SWHL-A.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Wikipedia}}
{{LKA seasons}}

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