National League (ice hockey)

The **National League** (NL) is a professional ice hockey league in Switzerland. Before the 2007-08 season, it was known as the **Nationalliga A**. It was known as **National League A** until 2017.

## Current teams

|rowspan=2|Team|colspan=2|Location|rowspan=2|Arena|rowspan=2|Capacity|rowspan=2|Founded|rowspan=2|Joined league|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**HC Ajoie**|Porrentruy||Raiffeisen Arena|align="center"|5,178|align="center"|1973|align="center"|2021|||
|**HC Ambrì-Piotta**|Ambrì||Gottardo Arena|align="center"|6,775|align="center"|1937|align="center"|1985|||
|**SC Bern**|Bern||PostFinance Arena|align="center"|17,031|align="center"|1931|align="center"|1986|||
|**EHC Biel**|Biel/Bienne||Tissot Arena|align="center"|6,562|align="center"|1939|align="center"|2008|||
|**HC Davos**|Davos||zondacrypto Arena|align="center"|6,547|align="center"|1921|align="center"|1993|||
|**Fribourg-Gottéron**|Fribourg||BCF Arena|align="center"|9,262|align="center"|1938|align="center"|1980|||
|**Genève-Servette HC**|Geneva||Patinoire des Vernets|align="center"|7,135|align="center"|1905|align="center"|2001|||
|**EHC Kloten**|Kloten||SWISS Arena|align="center"|7,600|align="center"|1934|align="center"|2022|||
|**Lausanne HC**|Lausanne||Vaudoise Aréna|align="center"|9,600|align="center"|1922|align="center"|2013|||
|**HC Lugano**|Lugano||Cornèr Arena|align="center"|7,800|align="center"|1941|align="center"|1981|||
|**SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers**|Rapperswil-Jona||St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena|align="center"|6,100|align="center"|1945|align="center"|2018|||
|**SCL Tigers**|Langnau im Emmental||Emmental Versicherung Arena|align="center"|6,000|align="center"|1946|align="center"|2015|||
|**ZSC Lions**|Zürich||Swiss Life Arena|align="center"|12,000|align="center"|1930|align="center"|1989|||
|**EV Zug**|Zug||Bossard Arena|align="center"|7,800|align="center"|1967|align="center"|1987|||

## Past champions

- 1938 – HC Davos
- 1939 – HC Davos
- 1940 – _no winner_
- 1941 – HC Davos
- 1942 – HC Davos
- 1943 – HC Davos
- 1944 – HC Davos
- 1945 – HC Davos
- 1946 – HC Davos
- 1947 – HC Davos
- 1948 – HC Davos
- 1949 – Zürcher SC
- 1950 – HC Davos
- 1951 – EHC Arosa
- 1952 – EHC Arosa
- 1953 – EHC Arosa
- 1954 – EHC Arosa
- 1955 – EHC Arosa
- 1956 – EHC Arosa
- 1957 – EHC Arosa
- 1958 – HC Davos
- 1959 – SC Bern
- 1960 – HC Davos
- 1961 – Zürcher SC
- 1962 – EHC Visp
- 1963 – HC Villars
- 1964 – HC Villars
- 1965 – SC Bern
- 1966 – Grasshopper-Club Zürich
- 1967 – EHC Kloten
- 1968 – HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 1969 – HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 1970 – HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 1971 – HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 1972 – HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 1973 – HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 1974 – SC Bern
- 1975 – SC Bern
- 1976 – SC Langnau
- 1977 – SC Bern
- 1978 – EHC Biel
- 1979 – SC Bern
- 1980 – EHC Arosa
- 1981 – EHC Biel
- 1982 – EHC Arosa
- 1983 – EHC Biel
- 1984 – HC Davos
- 1985 – HC Davos
- 1986 – HC Lugano
- 1987 – HC Lugano
- 1988 – HC Lugano
- 1989 – SC Bern
- 1990 – HC Lugano
- 1991 – SC Bern
- 1992 – SC Bern
- 1993 – EHC Kloten
- 1994 – EHC Kloten
- 1995 – EHC Kloten
- 1996 – EHC Kloten
- 1997 – SC Bern
- 1998 – EV Zug
- 1999 – HC Lugano
- 2000 – ZSC Lions
- 2001 – ZSC Lions
- 2002 – HC Davos
- 2003 – HC Lugano
- 2004 – SC Bern
- 2005 – HC Davos
- 2006 – HC Lugano
- 2007 – HC Davos
- 2008 – ZSC Lions
- 2009 – HC Davos
- 2010 – SC Bern
- 2011 – HC Davos
- 2012 – ZSC Lions
- 2013 – SC Bern
- 2014 – ZSC Lions
- 2015 – HC Davos
- 2016 – SC Bern
- 2017 – SC Bern
- 2018 – ZSC Lions
- 2019 – SC Bern
- 2020 – _no winner_
- 2021 – EV Zug
- 2022 – EV Zug
- 2023 – Genève-Servette HC
- 2024 – ZSC Lions
- 2025 – ZSC Lions

Swiss National Championship Serie A (1909–1937)

- 1909: HC Bellerive Vevey
- 1910: HC La Villa Lausanne
- 1911: Club des patineurs de Lausanne
- 1912: HC Les Avants
- 1913: HC Les Avants
- 1914: _not played_
- 1915: _not played_
- 1916: HC Bern
- 1917: HC Bern
- 1918: HC Bern
- 1919: HC Bellerive Vevey
- 1920: HC Bellerive Vevey
- 1921: HC Rosey-Gstaad
- 1922: EHC St. Moritz
- 1923: EHC St. Moritz
- 1924: HC Château-d'Œx
- 1925: HC Rosey-Gstaad
- 1926: HC Davos
- 1927: HC Davos
- 1928: EHC St. Moritz
- 1929: HC Davos
- 1930: HC Davos
- 1931: HC Davos
- 1932: HC Davos
- 1933: HC Davos
- 1934: HC Davos
- 1935: HC Davos
- 1936: Zürcher SC
- 1937: HC Davos

### Titles by club

|Club|Winners|Winning years||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|HC Davos|style=text-align:center;"|31|1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1958, 1960, 1984, 1985, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015|
|SC Bern|style=text-align:center;"|16|1959, 1965, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019|
|ZSC|style=text-align:center;"|11|1936, 1949, 1961, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2024, 2025|
|EHC Arosa|style=text-align:center;"|9|1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1980, 1982|
|HC Lugano|style=text-align:center;"|7|1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1999, 2003, 2006|
|HC La Chaux-de-Fonds|style=text-align:center;"|6|1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973|
|EHC Kloten|style=text-align:center;"|5|1967, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996|
|HC Bellerive Vevey|style=text-align:center;"|3|1909, 1919, 1920|
|HC Bern|style=text-align:center;"|3|1916, 1917, 1918|
|EHC St. Moritz|style=text-align:center;"|3|1922, 1923, 1928|
|EHC Biel|style=text-align:center;"|3|1978, 1981, 1983|
|EV Zug|style=text-align:center;"|3|1998, 2021, 2022|
|HC Les Avants|style=text-align:center;"|2|1912, 1913|
|HC Rosey-Gstaad|style=text-align:center;"|2|1921, 1925|
|HC Villars|style=text-align:center;"|2|1963, 1964|
|HC La Villa Lausanne|style=text-align:center;"|1|1910|
|Club des patineurs de Lausanne|style=text-align:center;"|1|1911|
|HC Château-d’Œx|style=text-align:center;"|1|1924|
|EHC Visp|style=text-align:center;"|1|1962|
|Grasshopper-Club Zürich|style=text-align:center;"|1|1966|
|SC Langnau|style=text-align:center;"|1|1976|
|Genève-Servette HC|style=text-align:center;"|1|2023|

## Other websites

- NLA official website
- Puck.ch