The Swiss national championship in ice hockey has been contested in various forms since 1909.
History The Swiss National Championship was first contested in 1909, and continued until 1937, when it was replaced by the Nationalliga A. Due to World War I, it was not contested in the 1914 and 1915 seasons.
Between 1916 and 1933, alongside the Swiss National Championship, the Swiss International Championship was contested. Unlike the National Championship, which had restrictions on the number of foreigners allowed to play, an unlimited number of foreign players were allowed to compete in the International Championship.
Since the 1937–38 season, the Nationalliga A, now called the National League A, is established as the highest level league in Switzerland. In the 1985–86 season, the Swiss Champion was first awarded in the playoffs.
The women's national championship has been contested annually since 1987. The league is known as the Leistungsklasse A. It is also known as Swiss Women's Hockey League A.
Swiss champions (men's)
National Championship (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 contested 1915: not contested 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
International Championship (1916–1933)
1916: Akademischer EHC Zürich 1917: HC Les Avants 1918: HC Bellerive Vevey 1919: HC Rosey Gstaad 1920: HC Rosey Gstaad 1921: HC Rosey Gstaad 1922: HC Château-d’Œx 1923: EHC St Moritz 1924: HC Château-d’Œx 1925: HC Rosey Gstaad 1926: no champion 1927: HC Davos 1928: HC Rosey Gstaad 1929: HC Davos 1930: HC Davos 1931: HC Davos 1932: HC Davos 1933: Grasshopper Club Zürich
Nationalliga A (1938–2006)
1938: HC Davos 1939: HC Davos 1940: not contested 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
National League A (2007–2017)
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
National League (2018–present)
2018: ZSC Lions 2019: SC Bern 2020: not contested 2021: EV Zug 2022: EV Zug 2023: Genève-Servette HC 2024: ZSC Lions 2025: ZSC Lions 2026: HC Fribourg-Gottéron
Titles by club Titles Club31 HC Davos16 SC Bern11 ZSC Lions (earlier known as Zürcher SC)9 EHC Arosa7 HC Lugano6 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds5 EHC Kloten3 HC Bellerive Vevey EHC St. Moritz HC Bern EHC Biel EV Zug2 HC Les Avants HC Rosey-Gstaad HC Villars1 HC La Villa Lausanne Club des Pâtineurs de Lausanne HC Château-d’Œx EHC Visp GCK Lions SC Langnau Genève-Servette HC HC Fribourg-Gottéron
Swiss Cup winners (men's)
1957: HC Neuchâtel Young Sprinters 1958: HC Neuchâtel Young Sprinters 1959: Genève-Servette HC 1960: ZSC Lions 1961: ZSC Lions 1962: HC Ambrì-Piotta 1963: HC Neuchâtel Young Sprinters 1964: EHC Visp 1965: SC Bern 1966: Grasshopper Club Zürich 1972: Genève-Servette HC 2015: SC Bern 2016: ZSC Lions 2017: EHC Kloten 2018: SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 2019: EV Zug
Swiss champions (women's)
Leistungsklasse A
1987: EHC Kloten Specials 1988: EHC Kloten Specials 1989: Grasshopper Club Zürich 1990: Grasshopper Club Zürich 1991: Grasshopper Club Zürich 1992: EHC Bülach 1993: SC Lyss 1994: DHC Langenthal 1995: SC Lyss 1996: SC Lyss 1997: DHC Lyss 1998: EV Zug 1999: EV Zug 2000: DSC St. Gallen 2001: SC Reinach 2002: SC Reinach 2003: SC Reinach 2004: EV Zug 2005: EV Zug 2006: Ladies Team Lugano 2007: Ladies Team Lugano 2008: DHC Langenthal 2009: Ladies Team Lugano 2010: Ladies Team Lugano 2011: ZSC Lions Frauen 2012: ZSC Lions Frauen 2013: ZSC Lions Frauen 2014: Ladies Team Lugano 2015: Ladies Team Lugano 2016: ZSC Lions Frauen 2017: ZSC Lions Frauen 2018: ZSC Lions Frauen 2019: Ladies Team Lugano
Titles by club Titles Club9 ZSC Lions Frauen (earlier known as Grasshopper Club Zürich)7 Ladies Team Lugano4 EV Zug DHC Lyss (earlier known as SC Lyss)3 SC Reinach2 DHC Langenthal EHC Kloten1 DSC St. Gallen EHC Bülach
Swiss Cup champions (women's)
2006: Ladies Team Lugano 2007: not contested 2008: DHC Langenthal 2009: ZSC Lions Frauen 2010: DHC Langenthal 2011: ZSC Lions Frauen 2012: ZSC Lions Frauen 2013: ZSC Lions Frauen 2014: ZSC Lions Frauen 2015: not contested 2016: ZSC Lions Frauen 2017: Ladies Team Lugano 2018: ZSC Lions Frauen 2019: ZSC Lions Frauen
See also National League A Swiss League Swiss Women's Hockey League A List of NLA seasons
External links All-time standings 1909-2008 Swiss Ice Hockey Association