# WNBA-NBC Champions League (women)

The WNBA-NBC Champions League is the annual competition for nine-pin bowling women's clubs, organized by the World Ninepin Bowling Association. It is playing since 2002, and the first season the competition was named as Euroleague.

## Competition formula

WNBA-NBC Champions League tournament has a stable competition formula. The following rules apply:

### Qualification

* 16 teams participate in each event.
* Most recent champions are always pre-qualified.
* Top seven teams from the Team World Cup.
* Top five teams from the Team European Cup.
* Top three teams from the Team NBC Cup.
Vacant starting-places will occupy after the ranking exclusively with participants in the Team’s World Cup.

### Competition format

All qualified teams are divided into two pots (seeded and unseeded) and then drawn into a bracket of 16 teams during an official ceremony. The knock-out ties are played in a two-legged format, with the exception of the final four. The Final Four usually takes place in the weekend at the turn of March and April.
* Seeded teams:
** Title holder
** World Cup winner
** World Cup runner-up
** 3rd team of World Cup
** 4th team of World Cup
** European Cup winner
** European Cup runner-up
** NBC Cup winner

## Records and statistics
### Final Four

WNBA-NBC Champions League :
| Season | Final four host | Champion | Score | Second place | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
| 2001-02 | Hunedoara, Romania | CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș | Total result | KK Rijeka-Kvarner W.S.O. | SKC Victoria Bamberg | Total result | KK Slavia Prague |
| 2002-03 | Bozen, Italy | SKC Victoria Bamberg | Total result | KK Miroteks Celje | KK Slavia Prague | Total result | |
| 2003-04 | Hagenwerder, Germany | KK Miroteks Celje | 5 - 3 | ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica | CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș | 6 - 2 | SKC Victoria Bamberg |
| 2004-05 | Osijek, Croatia | SKC Victoria Bamberg | 6 - 2 | KK Miroteks Celje | ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica | 7 - 1 | FTC Budapest |
| 2005-06 | Hunedoara, Romania | CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș | 7 - 1 | BBSV Vienna | KK Tatran Prefa Sučany | 5 - 3 | ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica |
| 2006-07 | Podbrezova, Slovakia | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | 5 - 3 | ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica | CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș | 5 - 3 | KK Brest Cerknica |
| 2007-08 | Zalaegerszeg, Hungary | KK Miroteks Celje | 6 - 2 | ZTE-ZAEV Nöi Zalaegerszeg | ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica | 5 - 3 | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg |
| 2008-09 | Koblach, Austria | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | 7 - 1 | KK Pionir Subotica | KK Miroteks Celje | 8 - 0 | KS Polonia 1912 Leszno |
| 2009-10 | Apatin, Serbia | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | 6.5 - 1.5 | KK Lanteks Celje | CS Electromureş Târgu Mureș | 7 - 1 | KK Pionir Subotica |
| 2010-11 | Bad Langensalza, Germany | KK Lanteks Celje | 8 - 0 | KK Pionir Subotica | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | 6 - 2 | CS Electromureş Târgu Mureș |
| 2011-12 | Celje, Slovenia | KK Lanteks Celje | 5 - 3 | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | SC Conpet-Petrolul Ploiești | 6 - 2 | ASKÖ KSC Schneegattern |
| 2012-13 | Podbrezova, Slovakia | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | 5 - 3 | KK Lanteks Celje | CS Romgaz Târgu Mureș | 5 - 3 | KK Pionir Subotica |
| 2013-14 | Straubing, Germany | KK Celje | 5 - 3 | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | KK Pionir Subotica | 7.5 - 0.5 | KK Mlaka |
| 2014-15 | Straubing, Germany | KK Celje | 6 - 2 | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | KK Mlaka | 6 - 2 | KK Pionir Subotica |
| 2015-16 | Bamberg, Germany | BBSV Vienna | 5.5 - 2.5 | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | KK Mlaka | 5 - 3 | KK Admiral Zagreb |
| 2016-17 | Podbrezova, Slovakia | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | 7 - 1 | BBSV Vienna | KK Celje | 7 - 1 | KK Mlaka |
| 2017-18 | Bamberg, Germany | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | 7 - 1 | CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș | KK Slovan Rosice | 5 - 3 | KK Celje |
| 2018-19 | Zaprešić, Croatia | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | 6 - 2 | KK Mlaka | KK Slovan Rosice | 6 - 2 | BBSV Vienna |
| 2019-20 2020-21 | Bamberg, Germany | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | 6 - 2 | KK Mlaka | CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș | No score Slovan withdrew | KK Slovan Rosice |
| 2021-22 | Győr, Hungary | KK Mlaka | 4 - 4 (13 - 11) | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | SK FWT-Composites Neunkirchen | 5 - 3 | CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș |
| 2022-23 | Graz, Austria | SK FWT-Composites Neunkirchen | 4 - 4 56 - 53 (SV) | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | SV Pöllwitz | 7 - 1 | ŽKK Istra Poreč |
| 2023-24 | Bačka Topola, Serbia | KK Mlaka | 5 - 3 | SV Pöllwitz | KK Slovan Rosice | 4 - 4 64 - 47 (SV) | KK Alimenta |
| 2024-25 | Morfelden, Germany | | | | | | |
| 2025-26 | Brčko, Bosnia-Herzegovina | | | | | | |

### Winning clubs

Performances in the Final Four of WNBA-NBC Champions League by club :
| Club | Titles | Years won | Runners-up | Top 4 |
| SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | 10 | 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 | 6 | 20 |
| KK Celje | 6 | 2004, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 | 4 | 13 |
| KK Mlaka | 2 | 2022, 2024 | 2 | 8 |
| CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș | 2 | 2002, 2006 | 1 | 10 |
| BBSV Vienna | 1 | 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| SK FWT-Composites Neunkirchen | 1 | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| KK Pionir Subotica | 0 | — | 2 | 9 |
| ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica | 0 | — | 2 | 5 |
| KK Rijeka-Kvarner W.S.O. | 0 | — | 1 | 1 |
| ZTE-ZAEV Nöi Zalaegerszeg | 0 | — | 1 | 1 |
| KK Slovan Rosice | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| KK Slavia Prague | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| ASKÖ KSC Schneegattern | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| KK Admiral Zagreb | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| ŽKK Istra Poreč | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| SV Pöllwitz | 0 | — | 1 | 2 |
| FTC Budapest | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| KS Polonia 1912 Leszno | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| SC Conpet-Petrolul Ploiești | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| KK Alimenta | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| KK Tatran Prefa Sučany | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| KK Brest Cerknica | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |

### Performances by nation

Performances in the Final Four by nation :
| Nation | Titles | Runners-up | Top 4 |
| Germany | 10 | 7 | 22 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| Croatia | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| Austria | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Romania | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Serbia | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 |