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{{Infobox sports league
{{Infobox sports league
| title          = National League A
| title          = National League  
| current_season = 2015–16 NLA season
| current_season = 2023–24 NL season
| logo          = National-league-logo.png
| logo          = National League.png
| pixels        = 180px
| pixels        = 180px
| caption        =  
| caption        =  
| Formerly      = '''Nationalliga A''' <br>1999–2007<br>
| Formerly      = '''National League A'''(2007-2017)<br>'''Nationalliga A''' <br>1999–2007<br>
*'''NDA''' <br>1916–1999
*'''NDA''' <br>1916–1999
| sport          = [[Ice hockey]]
| sport          = [[Ice hockey]]
| founded        = 1999
| founded        = 1999
| ceo            = Marc Furrer
| ceo            = Marc Furrer
| teams          = 12
| teams          = 14
| country        = Switzerland
| country        = Switzerland
| champion      = [[SC Bern]]
| champion      = [[ZSC Lions]]
| most_champs    = [[HC Davos]] (31)
| most_champs    = [[HC Davos]] (31)
| folded        =  
| folded        =  
| TV            = SRG Teleclub
| TV            = SRG Teleclub
| website        = [http://www.nationalleague.ch/NL/de/index.php www.nationalleague.ch]
| website        = [http://www.nationalleague.ch/NL/de/index.php www.nationalleague.ch]
| related_comps  = [[National League B]]
| related_comps  = [[Swiss League]]
}}
}}
 
[[File:National-league-logo.png|thumb|200px]]
'''National League A''' ('''NLA''') is a professional ice hockey league in [[Switzerland]]. It is the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system and of the two-tier National League. Prior to the 2007-08 season, the league was officially called ''Nationalliga A'' (German, French: Ligue Nationale A (LNA), Italian: Lega Nazionale A).
The '''National League''' ('''NL''') is a professional [[ice hockey]] league in Switzerland. It is the top tier of the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] hockey league system and of the two-tier National League. Prior to the 2017–18 season, the league was officially called '''National League A'''. The NL has the most attended hockey club in Europe, SC Bern, and is also the second most attended league within the same continent, only surpassed by the Swedish [[Elitserien]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/recap/6508.html |title=SC Bern 10th time on top |publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |date=2012-03-15 |accessdate=2012-03-15}}</ref>
The NLA has the most attended hockey club in Europe, SC Bern, and is also the second most attended league within the same continent, only surpassed by the Swedish [[Elitserien]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/recap/6508.html |title=SC Bern 10th time on top |publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |date=2012-03-15 |accessdate=2012-03-15}}</ref>


==Season structure==
==Season structure==
During the regular season, each of the 12 teams play 50 games. The top eight teams after the regular season qualify for the playoffs to determine the Swiss champion in best-of-seven series'. The bottom four teams in the standings play a relegation tournament with the loser then playing the winner of the [[National League B]] playoffs in a best-of-seven series for a spot in the successive NLA season.
During the regular season, each of the 12 teams play 50 games. The top eight teams after the regular season qualify for the playoffs to determine the Swiss champion in best-of-seven series. The bottom four teams in the standings play a relegation tournament, called playouts, in which each team retains their regular season points and play an additional six matches. Following those matches, the two bottom ranked teams will play each other in a best-of-seven series, with the loser then playing the winner of the [[Swiss League]] playoffs in a best-of-seven series for a spot in the successive NL season.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lovis|first=Frédéric|title=Les play-out de LNA seront modifiés|url=http://www.lematin.ch/sports/hockey/Les-playout-de-LNA-seront-modifies/story/26236940|accessdate=6 February 2014|newspaper=Le Matin|date=14 June 2013}}</ref>


==Current teams==
==Current teams==
The following teams will participate in the [[2015–16 NLA season]]:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" width=60%
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" width=60%
|-
|-
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| [[Ambrì]]
| [[Ambrì]]
| [[Valascia]]
| [[Valascia]]
| 6,500
| align="center"| 6,500
|-
|-
| '''[[SC Bern]]'''
| '''[[SC Bern]]'''
| [[Bern]]
| [[Bern]]
| [[PostFinance-Arena]]
| [[PostFinance Arena]]
| 17,131
| align="center"| 17,031
|-
|-
| '''[[EHC Biel]]'''
| '''[[EHC Biel]]'''
| [[Biel/Bienne]]
| [[Biel/Bienne]]
| [[Tissot Arena]]
| [[Tissot Arena]]
| 7,000
| align="center"| 6,521
|-
|-
| '''[[HC Davos]]'''
| '''[[HC Davos]]'''
| [[Davos]]
| [[Davos]]
| [[Vaillant Arena]]
| [[Vaillant Arena]]
| 6,800
| align="center"| 6,800
|-
|-
| '''[[HC Fribourg-Gottéron]]'''
| '''[[HC Fribourg-Gottéron|Fribourg-Gottéron]]'''
| [[Fribourg]]
| [[Fribourg]]
| [[BCF Arena]]
| [[BCF Arena]]
| 6,700
| align="center"| 6,500
|-
|-
| '''[[Genève-Servette HC]]'''
| '''[[Genève-Servette HC]]'''
| [[Geneva]]
| [[Geneva]]
| [[Patinoire des Vernets]]
| [[Patinoire des Vernets]]
| 7,135
| align="center"| 7,135
|-
| '''[[Kloten Flyers]]'''
| [[Kloten]]
| [[Kolping Arena]]
| 7,719
|-
|-
| '''[[Lausanne HC]]'''
| '''[[Lausanne HC]]'''
| [[Lausanne]]
| [[Lausanne]]
| [[CIG de Malley]]
| Temporary arena (2017&ndash;2019)
| 7,600
| align="center"| 6,700
|-
|-
| '''[[HC Lugano]]'''
| '''[[HC Lugano]]'''
| [[Lugano]]
| [[Lugano]]
| [[Pista La Resega]]
| [[Pista La Resega|Cornèr Arena]]
| 7,800
| align="center"| 7,800
|-
| '''[[Rapperswil-Jona Lakers]]'''
| [[Rapperswil-Jona]]
| [[Diners-Club Arena|St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena]]
| align="center"|6,200
|-
|-
| '''[[SCL Tigers]]'''
| '''[[SCL Tigers]]'''
| [[Langnau im Emmental]]
| [[Langnau im Emmental]]
| [[Ilfis Stadium]]
| [[Ilfis Stadium]]
| 6,050
| align="center"| 6,000
|-
| '''[[ZSC Lions]]'''
| [[Zürich]]
| [[Hallenstadion]]
| align="center"| 11,200
|-
|-
| '''[[EV Zug]]'''
| '''[[EV Zug]]'''
| [[Zug]]
| [[Zug]]
| [[Bossard Arena]]
| [[Bossard Arena]]
| 7,015
| align="center"| 7,200
|-
| '''[[ZSC Lions]]'''
| [[Zürich]]
| [[Hallenstadion]]
| 11,200
|}
|}


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*2024 - [[ZSC Lions]]
*2023 - [[Genève-Servette HC]]
*2022 - [[EV Zug]]
*2021 - [[EV Zug]]
*2020 - ''no winner''
*2019 - [[SC Bern]]
*2018 - [[ZSC Lions]]
*2017 - [[SC Bern]]
*2016 - [[SC Bern]]
*2016 - [[SC Bern]]
*2015 - [[HC Davos]]
*2015 - [[HC Davos]]
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* [http://thehockeywriters.com/hockey-in-switzerland-an-analysis-of-the-swiss-nla/ An Analysis Of The Swiss NLA]
* [http://thehockeywriters.com/hockey-in-switzerland-an-analysis-of-the-swiss-nla/ An Analysis Of The Swiss NLA]
* [http://www.swiss-icehockey.ch/media/native/pdf/nl/spiele/finalstandings08.pdf All-time standings 1909-2008]
* [http://www.swiss-icehockey.ch/media/native/pdf/nl/spiele/finalstandings08.pdf All-time standings 1909-2008]
==See also==
*[[National League B]]


{{Euro Leagues}}
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Latest revision as of 20:08, 18 July 2024

National League
2023–24 NL season
National League.png
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 1999
CEO Marc Furrer
No. of teams 14
Country(ies) Switzerland
Most recent champion(s) ZSC Lions
Most championship(s) HC Davos (31)
TV partner(s) SRG Teleclub
Official website www.nationalleague.ch
Related competitions Swiss League
National-league-logo.png

The National League (NL) is a professional ice hockey league in Switzerland. It is the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system and of the two-tier National League. Prior to the 2017–18 season, the league was officially called National League A. The NL has the most attended hockey club in Europe, SC Bern, and is also the second most attended league within the same continent, only surpassed by the Swedish Elitserien.[1]

Season structure

During the regular season, each of the 12 teams play 50 games. The top eight teams after the regular season qualify for the playoffs to determine the Swiss champion in best-of-seven series. The bottom four teams in the standings play a relegation tournament, called playouts, in which each team retains their regular season points and play an additional six matches. Following those matches, the two bottom ranked teams will play each other in a best-of-seven series, with the loser then playing the winner of the Swiss League playoffs in a best-of-seven series for a spot in the successive NL season.[2]

Current teams

Team City Arena Capacity
HC Ambrì-Piotta Ambrì Valascia 6,500
SC Bern Bern PostFinance Arena 17,031
EHC Biel Biel/Bienne Tissot Arena 6,521
HC Davos Davos Vaillant Arena 6,800
Fribourg-Gottéron Fribourg BCF Arena 6,500
Genève-Servette HC Geneva Patinoire des Vernets 7,135
Lausanne HC Lausanne Temporary arena (2017–2019) 6,700
HC Lugano Lugano Cornèr Arena 7,800
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Rapperswil-Jona St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena 6,200
SCL Tigers Langnau im Emmental Ilfis Stadium 6,000
ZSC Lions Zürich Hallenstadion 11,200
EV Zug Zug Bossard Arena 7,200

Past champions

For a season-by-season articles, see List of NLA seasons.

References

  1. ↑ "SC Bern 10th time on top". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2012-03-15. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/recap/6508.html. Retrieved 2012-03-15. 
  2. ↑ Lovis, Frédéric. "Les play-out de LNA seront modifiés", 14 June 2013. Retrieved on 6 February 2014. 

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