# WNBA-NBC Champions League (men)

The WNBA-NBC Champions League is the annual competition for nine-pin bowling men'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 | KK Triglav Iskraemeco Kranj | Total result | SKC Victoria Bamberg | KK Kandit-Premijer Osijek | Total result | MEH Szeged |
| 2002-03 | Bozen, Italy | SKC Victoria Bamberg | Total result | Železiarne Podbrezová Šport | KK Kandit-Premijer Osijek | Total result | |
| 2003-04 | Hagenwerder, Germany | KK Kandit-Premijer Osijek | 6 - 2 | KK Triglav Kranj | SKC Victoria Bamberg | 7 - 1 | SKC Staffelberg Staffelstein |
| 2004-05 | Osijek, Croatia | SKC Victoria Bamberg | 6 - 2 | Ferroep-Szeged TE | KK Konikom-Osijek | 8 - 0 | Zalaegerszeg TK |
| 2005-06 | Hunedoara, Romania | Ferroep-Szeged TE | 5 - 3 | Železiarne Podbrezová Šport | Zalaegerszeg TK | 8 - 0 | KS Polonia 1912 Leszno |
| 2006-07 | Podbrezová, Slovakia | KK Zadar | 6 - 2 | KK Konikom-Osijek | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 7 - 1 | Ferroep-Szeged TE |
| 2007-08 | Zalaegerszeg, Hungary | Zalaegerszegi TK FMVaS | 6 - 2 | KK Zadar | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 4.5 - 3.5 | Železiarne Podbrezová Šport |
| 2008-09 | Koblach, Austria | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | 7 - 1 | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | Zalaegerszegi TK FMVaS | 5 - 3 | Szegedi TE - Gabonatransz |
| 2009-10 | Apatin, Serbia | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 6 - 2 | Szegedi TE - Gabonatransz | Zalaegerszegi TK FMVaS | 6 - 2 | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg |
| 2010-11 | Bad Langensalza, Germany | Železiarne Podbrezová Šport | 5 - 3 | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | Szegedi TE | 6 - 2 | KK Zadar |
| 2011-12 | Celje, Slovenia | Železiarne Podbrezová Šport | 6 - 2 | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 6 - 2 | KK Zaprešić |
| 2012-13 | Podbrezová, Slovakia | Szegedi TE | 6 - 2 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | KK Beograd | 6 - 2 | BSV Voith St. Pölten |
| 2013-14 | Straubing, Germany | Szegedi TE | 5 - 3 | KK Zadar | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 6 - 2 | KK Zaprešić |
| 2014-15 | Straubing, Germany | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 5 - 3 | Szegedi TE | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | 5 - 3 | KK Beograd |
| 2015-16 | Bamberg, Germany | Szegedi TE | 7 - 1 | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 6.5 - 1.5 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová |
| 2016-17 | Podbrezová, Slovakia | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 6 - 2 | Alabardos Szegedi TE | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | 5.5 - 2.5 | KK Zaprešić |
| 2017-18 | Bamberg, Germany | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | 6 - 2 | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | KS Schwabsberg | 6 - 2 | Alabardos Szegedi TE |
| 2018-19 | Zaprešić, Croatia | KK Zaprešić | 6 - 2 | ŠK Železiarne Podbrezová | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 5.5 - 2.5 | Szegedi TE |
| 2019-20 2020-21 | Bamberg, Germany | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 7 - 1 | Zengő Alföld Szegedi TE | KK Mertojak Split | 6 - 2 | KK Zaprešić |
| 2021-22 | Pápa, Hungary | ŠK Železiarne Podbrezová | 4.5 - 3.5 | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | KK Neumarkt Imperial-Life | 6 - 2 | SKK Chambtalkegler Raindorf |
| 2022-23 | Graz, Austria | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 7 - 1 | KSK Union Orth/Donau | KK Zadar | 5 - 3 | KK Mertojak Split |
| 2023-24 | Bačka Topola, Serbia | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 5 - 3 | KK Zaprešić | SKK Chambtalkegler Raindorf | 5 - 3 | ŠK Železiarne Podbrezová |
| 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 |
| SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 6 | 2010, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2024 | 4 | 16 |
| Szegedi TE | 4 | 2006, 2013, 2014, 2016 | 5 | 15 |
| ŠK Železiarne Podbrezová | 4 | 2011, 2012, 2018, 2022 | 4 | 13 |
| SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | 3 | 2003, 2005, 2009 | 3 | 8 |
| KK Zadar | 1 | 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| KK Zaprešić | 1 | 2019 | 1 | 6 |
| KK Osijek | 1 | 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| KK Triglav Kranj | 1 | 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| Zalaegerszegi TK | 1 | 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| KSK Union Orth/Donau | 0 | — | 1 | 1 |
| KK Mertojak Split | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| SKK Chambtalkegler Raindorf | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| KK Beograd | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| BSV Voith St. Pölten | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| KS Schwabsberg | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| SKC Staffelberg Staffelstein | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| KK Neumarkt Imperial-Life | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| KS Polonia 1912 Leszno | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |

### Performances by nation

Performances in the Final Four by nation :
| Nation | Titles | Runners-up | Top 4 |
| Germany | 9 | 6 | 28 |
| Hungary | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Croatia | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Serbia | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Austria | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 |