# 2021–22 Swiss Handball League

The 2021–22 Swiss Handball League (known as the Quickline Handball League for sponsorship reasons) was the 73rd season of the Handball League, Swiss premier handball league. It ram from 2 September 2021 to 7 June 2022.
Kadetten Schaffhausen won their twelfth title.

## Teams
### Arenas and locations

The following 14 clubs competed in the Slovenian First League during the 2021–22 season:
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| BSV Bern | Bern, Muri | Mobiliar Arena | 2,000 |
| Chênois Genève | Geneva | Sports Center Sous-Moulin | |
| GC Amicitia Zürich | Zürich | Saalsporthalle | 2,300 |
| Kadetten Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | BBC Arena | 3,500 |
| Kriens-Luzern | Luzern | Krauerhalle | 1,300 |
| Pfadi Winterthur | Winterthur | AXA-Arena | 2,000 |
| RTV Basel | Basel | Rankhof | 1,500 |
| Suhr Aarau | Aarau | Sporthalle Schachen | 1,000 |
| St. Otmar | St. Gallen | Kreuzbleiche | 3,500 |
| Wacker Thun | Thun | Sporthalle Lachen | 2,000 |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 762 | 601 | +161 | 46 | 1.84 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | Pfadi Winterthur | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 751 | 693 | +58 | 33 | 1.27 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 3 | Wacker Thun | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 749 | 727 | +22 | 31 | 1.15 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 4 | HSC Suhr Aarau | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 685 | 645 | +40 | 29 | 1.12 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 5 | GC Amicitia Zürich | 27 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 735 | 722 | +13 | 27 | 1.00 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 6 | HC Kriens-Luzern | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 704 | 692 | +12 | 26 | 1.00 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 7 | TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 761 | 773 | −12 | 26 | 1.00 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 8 | BSV Bern | 27 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 738 | 744 | −6 | 25 | 0.93 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 9 | RTV 1879 Basel | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 648 | 707 | −59 | 19 | 0.70 | Qualification to Playout |
| 10 | Chênois Genève | 27 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 639 | 867 | −228 | 2 | 0.07 | Qualification to Playout |

## Playoffs

All three rounds of the playoffs were played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and fifth (if it was necessary) game at home.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | BSV Bern | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | BSV Bern | 1 | 1 | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 3 | | | |
| | | | 5 | GC Amicitia Zürich | 0 | | | |
| 4 | HSC Suhr Aarau | 1 | 5 | GC Amicitia Zürich | 0 | | | |
| 5 | GC Amicitia Zürich | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | GC Amicitia Zürich | 3 | | | | 1 | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Pfadi Winterthur | 0 |
| 2 | Pfadi Winterthur | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Pfadi Winterthur | 0 |
| 7 | TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen | 2 | | | | | | |
| 7 | TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen | 2 | 2 | Pfadi Winterthur | 3 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Wacker Thun | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Wacker Thun | 3 | 3 | Wacker Thun | 2 | | | |
| 6 | HC Kriens-Luzern | 0 | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Kadetten Schaffhausen | 3–1 | BSV Bern | 31–30 | 40–28 | 32–33 | 38–28 | – |
| Pfadi Winterthur | 3–2 | TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen | 31–30 | 34–35 (aet) | 32–25 | 27–31 | 32–31 |
| Wacker Thun | 3–0 | HC Kriens-Luzern | 25–24 | 31–28 | 29–27 | – | – |
| HSC Suhr Aarau | 1–3 | GC Amicitia Zürich | 22–30 | 27–23 | 27–28 (aet) | 28–23 | – |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Kadetten Schaffhausen | 3–0 | GC Amicitia Zürich | 34–29 | 33–32 | 28–21 | – | – |
| Pfadi Winterthur | 3–2 | Wacker Thun | 33–26 | 29–33 | 27–19 | 24–31 | 28–23 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Kadetten Schaffhausen | 3–0 | Pfadi Winterthur | 30–19 | 28–20 | 29–26 | – | – |

#### Game 1

| 2 June 2022 (2022-06-02) 18:00 | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 30–19 | Pfadi Winterthur | BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: H. Simon, M. Simon |
| 2 June 2022 (2022-06-02) 18:00 | Zehnder 7 | (15–10) | Jud 5 | BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: H. Simon, M. Simon |
| 2 June 2022 (2022-06-02) 18:00 | 5× | Report | 6× | BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: H. Simon, M. Simon |

#### Game 2

| 5 June 2022 (2022-06-05) 17:00 | Pfadi Winterthur | 20–28 | Kadetten Schaffhausen | AXA Arena, Winterthur Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Capoccia, Jucker |
| 5 June 2022 (2022-06-05) 17:00 | three players 4 | (10–11) | Schelker 6 | AXA Arena, Winterthur Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Capoccia, Jucker |
| 5 June 2022 (2022-06-05) 17:00 | 1× 5× 1× | Report | 1× 5× | AXA Arena, Winterthur Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Capoccia, Jucker |

#### Game 3

| 7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) 18:00 | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 29–26 | Pfadi Winterthur | BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen Attendance: 2,473 Referees: Boshkoski, Stalder |
| 7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) 18:00 | Zehnder 5 | (16–10) | Sidorowicz 8 | BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen Attendance: 2,473 Referees: Boshkoski, Stalder |
| 7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) 18:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 6× | BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen Attendance: 2,473 Referees: Boshkoski, Stalder |
Kadetten Schaffhausen won the Finals, 3–0 on series.

## Playout

The playout were played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and fifth (if it was necessary) game at home.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| RTV 1879 Basel | 3–0 | Chênois Genève | 25–14 | 26–21 | 29–25 | – | – |
RTV 1879 Basel won 3–0 on series and retained their Swiss Handball League spot, Chênois Genève was relegated to the Nationalliga B.

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kadetten Schaffhausen (C) | 35 | 31 | 2 | 2 | Qualification for European League group phase |
| 2 | Pfadi Winterthur | 39 | 21 | 4 | 14 | Qualification for European Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Wacker Thun | 35 | 19 | 3 | 13 | Qualification for European Cup second qualifying round |
| 4 | GC Amicitia Zürich | 31 | 15 | 2 | 14 | Qualification for European League first qualifying round |
| 5 | HSC Suhr Aarau | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | |
| 6 | HC Kriens-Luzern | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | |
| 7 | TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen | 31 | 13 | 3 | 15 | |
| 8 | BSV Bern | 31 | 13 | 1 | 17 | |
| 9 | RTV 1879 Basel | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | |
| 10 | Chênois Genève (R) | 30 | 1 | 0 | 29 | Relegation to Nationalliga B |