2013–14 NLA season

The 2013–14 National League A season is the eighth ice hockey season of Switzerland's top hockey league, the National League A. Overall, it is the 76th season of Swiss professional hockey. It was won by ZSC Lions after beating Kloten Flyers 4-0 in the play offs.
==Regular season==
===Teams===
After the 2012–13 season, SCL Tigers were defeated by Lausanne HC of National League B, switching places with them. The number of teams stands at 12.
Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity
HC Ambrì-Piotta 	Ambrì 	Valascia 	7,000
SC Bern 	Bern 	PostFinance-Arena 	17,131
EHC Biel 	Biel/Bienne	Eisstadion Biel 	7,000
HC Davos 	Davos 	Vaillant Arena 	7,280
HC Fribourg-Gottéron 	Fribourg 	BCF Arena 	6,800
Genève-Servette HC 	Geneva 	Patinoire des Vernets	7,382
Kloten Flyers 	Kloten 	Kolping Arena 	7,719
Lausanne HC 	Lausanne 	CIG de Malley 	9,244
HC Lugano 	Lugano 	Pista La Resega 	8,250
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	Rapperswil 	Diners Club Arena 	6,200
EV Zug 	Zug 	Bossard Arena 	7,015
ZSC Lions 	Zurich 	Hallenstadion 	11,200
==Regular season==
Rank	Team 	GP	W 	L 	OTW	OTL	SOW	SOL	Goals 	Diff.	Pts
1 	ZSC Lions 	50	32	9 	1 	2 	0 	6 	167:111	56 	106
2 	Fribourg-Gottéron 	50	25	18	2 	0 	2 	3 	151:147	4 	86
3 	Kloten Flyers 	50	22	18	4 	1 	5 	0 	147:121	26 	85
4 	Genève-Servette HC 	50	21	16	2 	5 	5 	1 	158:133	25 	83
5 	HC Lugano 	50	23	18	2 	3 	3 	1 	142:114	28 	83
6 	HC Davos 	50	22	20	1 	1 	5 	1 	151:133	18 	80
7 	HC Ambrì-Piotta 	50	22	20	1 	1 	3 	3 	126:123	3 	78
8 	Lausanne HC 	50	20	20	2 	3 	2 	3 	104:115	-11 	74
9 	SC Bern 	50	19	22	3 	3 	1 	2 	126:129	-3 	70
10 	EV Zug 	50	15	20	5 	2 	1 	7 	132:156	-24 	66
11 	EHC Biel 	50	11	29	1 	1 	6 	2 	115:154	-39 	50
12 	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	50	9 	31	1 	3 	1 	5 	117:200	-83 	39
==Playoffs==
==Relegation round==
Six games were played as part of the relegation round. Results from the regular season carried over.
Rank	Team 	GP	W 	L 	OTW	OTL	SOW	SOL	Goals 	Diff.	Pts
1 	SC Bern 	56	22	25	3 	3 	1 	2 	147:148	–1 	79
2 	EV Zug 	56	19	22	5 	2 	1 	7 	152:175	–23 	78
3 	EHC Biel 	56	13	33	1 	1 	6 	2 	130:168	–38 	56
4 	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	56	12	34	1 	3 	1 	5 	136:223	–87 	48
===Final===
The bottom two teams played in the final.
*EHC Biel - Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 2:4 (3:2 OT, 1:3, 2:3, 4:3 OT, 1:4, 4:5)
==Playouts==
The bottom team from the relegation round, EHC Biel, played against HC Viège, the National League B champion, for the right to play in the 2014-15 NLA season.
*EHC Biel - EHC Visp 4:1 (5:2, 2:5, 5:1, 4:1, 3:2)
==External links==
*Official League Website 
*Official League Website 
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