Swiss League

The Swiss League is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League. The winners of this league each season play a best-of-seven series against the bottom team of the NL and, if they win, they are promoted, while the National League team is relegated to the Swiss League.
Prior to the 2017–18 season, the league was formerly called National League B. The league attendance in 2018–19 was about 2,700 spectators.
==Current teams==
Team 	Location 	Location	Arena 	Capacity 	Founded	Joined league
Team 	City 	Canton 	Arena 	Capacity 	Founded	Joined league
HC Ajoie 	Porrentruy 	 	Raiffeisen Arena 	4,600 	1973 	2000
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	La Chaux-de-Fonds	 	Patinoire des Mélèzes 	7,200 	1919 	2001
GCK Lions 	Küsnacht 	 	Eishalle Küsnacht 	2,200 	1932 	2000
EHC Kloten 	Kloten 	 	Swiss Arena 	7,719 	1934 	2018
SC Langenthal 	Langenthal 	 	Schoren Halle 	4,500 	1946 	2002
EHC Olten 	Olten 	 	Kleinholz Stadion 	6,500 	1934 	1994
HC Sierre 	Sierre 	 	Patinoire de Graben 	4,500 	1933 	2019
HCB Ticino Rockets 	Biasca 	 	Raiffeisen BiascArena 	3,800 	1987 	2016
HC Thurgau 	Weinfelden 	 	Güttingersreuti 	3,200 	1989 	2006
EHC Visp 	Visp 	 	Lonza Arena 	5,150 	1941 	1999
EHC Winterthur 	Winterthur 	 	Zielbau Arena 	3,000 	1929 	2015
EVZ Academy 	Zug 	 	Bossard Arena / Academy Arena	7,015 / 1,500	2016 	2016
===Former Teams===
*Forward-Morges HC - withdrawal at the end of the 2005–06 season
*EHC Biel - promoted to National League A after the 2007–08 season
*EHC Chur - withdrawal at the end of the 2007–08 season
*Lausanne HC - promoted to National League A after the 2012–13 season
*SCL Tigers - promoted to National League A after the 2014–15 season
*HC Red Ice - bankruptcy after the 2016–17 season
*SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers - promoted to National League after the 2017–18 season
==See also==
*National League
*MySports League
*Swiss 1. Liga
==References==
==External links==
*Swiss Ice Hockey, official site - in French and German
*Puck.ch Results of Swiss Ice Hockey - in English, French, German and Italian*
 
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