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{{Short description|The top basketball league in Switzerland}}
{{Infobox basketball league
|name           = SB League
|image          = SB League Logo.svg
|pixels         = 
|country        = [[Switzerland]]
|other countries= 
|confed         = [[FIBA Europe]]
|founded        = {{Start date and age|1931}}
|first          = 1931–32
|folded         = 
|divisions      = 
|teams          = 9 
|feeds          = 
|promotion      = 
|relegation     = [[Championnat LNB|LNB]]
|levels         = 1
|domest_cup     = [[Swiss Cup (basketball)|Swiss Cup]] <br />[[SBL Cup]]
|supercup       = 
|overseas_tournament= 
|confed_cup     = [[Basketball Champions League|Champions League]]<br />[[FIBA Europe Cup]]
|champions      = [[Lions de Genève]] (3rd title)
|season         = 2024–25
|most_champs    = [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]] (21 titles)
|top_scorer     = 
|tv             = 
|sponsor        = 
|website        = [https://swiss.basketball/national-competitions/sbl/men Link]
|current        = [[2023–24 Swiss Basketball League]]
}}

The '''Swiss Basketball League''', also known as '''SB League''' or '''SBL''', is the top-tier [[professional sports|professional]] [[sports club|club]] [[basketball]] league in [[Switzerland]]. It is organized by [[Swiss Basketball]]. The winners of the SBL are crowned Swiss national basketball champions. Currently, twelve teams compete in the league. Historically, [[Fribourg Olympic]] is the league's most successful team, as it has won a league-record 19 championships. Until 2017, the league was known as the '''Championnat LNA'''.

==Promotion and relegation==
The national professional club basketball competition of [[Switzerland]] is divided into two separate league levels, the top-tier level SBL, and the 2nd-tier level [[Championnat LNB|LNB]], with a system of [[promotion and relegation]] between the two league levels.

== Current teams ==
Current teams as of the 2024-25 season:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://swiss.basketball/national-competitions/sbl/men/ranking|title=STANDINGS 2024-25|website=swiss.basketball}} </ref>
{{Location map+
|Switzerland
|border = black
|caption = Clubs of the SBL 2024-25
|float = right
|label =
|width = 380
|places =
 {{  Location map~  |Switzerland  |lat_deg=46|lat_min=31  |lon_deg=06|lon_min=40  |position = top    |label=[[Pully Lausanne Foxes|Pully]] }}
 {{  Location map~  |Switzerland  |lat_deg=46|lat_min=48  |lon_deg=07|lon_min=09  |position = right    |label=[[Fribourg Olympic]] }}
 {{  Location map~  |Switzerland  |lat_deg=46|lat_min=12  |lon_deg=06|lon_min=09  |position = right  |label=[[Lions de Genève]] }}
 {{  Location map~  |Switzerland  |lat_deg=46|lat_min=00  |lon_deg=08|lon_min=57  |position = right  |label=[[Lugano Tigers]]}}
 {{  Location map~  |Switzerland  |lat_deg=46|lat_min=01  |lon_deg=08|lon_min=57  |position = top    |label=[[SAM Basket Massagno|Spinelli Massagno]] }}
 {{  Location map~  |Switzerland  |lat_deg=46|lat_min=15  |lon_deg=06|lon_min=57  |position = right    |label=[[BBC Monthey|Monthey-Chablais]] }}
 {{  Location map~  |Switzerland  |lat_deg=47|lat_min=0   |lon_deg=06|lon_min=56  |position = top    |label=[[Union Neuchâtel Basket|Union Neuchâtel]] }}
 {{  Location map~  |Switzerland  |lat_deg=47|lat_min=34  |lon_deg=07|lon_min=36  |position = top   |label=[[Starwings Basket Regio Basel|Starwings Basket]] }}
 {{  Location map~  |Switzerland  |lat_deg=46|lat_min=23  |lon_deg=06|lon_min=14  |position = top    |label=[[BBC Nyon]] }}
}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team !! Location
|-
| [[Fribourg Olympic]] || [[Fribourg]]
|-
| [[Lions de Genève]] || [[Geneva]]
|-
| [[Pully Lausanne Foxes|Pully]] || [[Pully]]
|-
| [[Union Neuchâtel Basket|Union Neuchâtel]] || [[Neuchâtel]]
|-
| [[BBC Nyon|Nyon]] || [[Nyon]]
|-
| [[SAM Basket Massagno|Spinelli Massagno]] || [[Massagno]]
|-
| [[BBC Monthey|Monthey-Chablais]] || [[Monthey]]
|-
| [[Starwings Basket Regio Basel|Starwings Basket]] || [[Basel]]
|-
| [[Lugano Tigers]] || [[Lugano]]
|}

==Champions==
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.swissbasketball.ch/leagues/sbl-men/hall-of-fame |title=Hall of Fame {{!}} Swiss Basketball |website=www.swissbasketball.ch |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003025031/http://swissbasketball.ch/leagues/sbl-men/hall-of-fame |archive-date=2017-10-03}} </ref>

{{div col|colwidth=28em}}
* 1931–32 [[University of Bern|Uni Bern]]
* 1932–33 [[Servette B.C.|Servette]]
* 1933–34 [[Urania Genève Sport (basketball)|Urania Genève]]
* 1934–35 [[Servette B.C.|Servette]]
* 1935–36 [[Servette B.C.|Servette]]
* 1936–37 [[Genève Basket|Genève]]
* 1937–38 [[Urania Genève Sport (basketball)|Urania Genève]]
* 1938–40 Not held
* 1940–41 [[Urania Genève Sport (basketball)|Urania Genève]]
* 1941–42 [[Urania Genève Sport (basketball)|Urania Genève]]
* 1942–43 [[Urania Genève Sport (basketball)|Urania Genève]]
* 1943–44 [[Urania Genève Sport (basketball)|Urania Genève]]
* 1944–45 [[CAG Genève Basket|CAG Genève]] 
* 1945–46 [[Urania Genève Sport (basketball)|Urania Genève]]
* 1946–47 [[Urania Genève Sport (basketball)|Urania Genève]]
* 1947–48 [[Urania Genève Sport (basketball)|Urania Genève]]
* 1948–49 [[Urania Genève Sport (basketball)|Urania Genève]]
* 1949–50 [[Stade Français Genève (basketball)|Stade Français Genève]]
* 1950–51 [[BBC Lausanne|Sanas Merry Boys]]
* 1951–52 [[Jonction Basket|Jonction]]
* 1952–53 [[Jonction Basket|Jonction]]
* 1953–54 [[Jonction Basket|Jonction]]
* 1954–55 [[Jonction Basket|Jonction]]
* 1955–56 [[Jonction Basket|Jonction]]
* 1956–57 [[Jonction Basket|Jonction]]
* 1957–58 [[Urania Genève Sport (basketball)|Urania Genève]]
* 1958–59 [[Urania Genève Sport (basketball)|Urania Genève]]
* 1959–60 [[Stade Français Genève (basketball)|Stade Français Genève]]
* 1960–61 Not held
* 1961–62 [[Stade Français Genève (basketball)|Stade Français Genève]]
* 1962–63 [[BBC Lausanne|Sanas Merry Boys]]
* 1963–64 [[Urania Genève Sport (basketball)|Urania Genève]]
* 1964–65 [[Urania Genève Sport (basketball)|Urania Genève]]
* 1965–66 [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]]
* 1966–67 [[Urania Genève Sport (basketball)|Urania Genève]]
* 1967–68 [[Stade Français Genève (basketball)|Stade Français Genève]]
* 1968–69 [[Stade Français Genève (basketball)|Stade Français Genève]]
* 1969–70 [[Stade Français Genève (basketball)|Stade Français Genève]]
* 1970–71 [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]]
* 1971–72 [[Stade Français Genève (basketball)|Stade Français Genève]]
* 1972–73 [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]]
* 1973–74 [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]]
* 1974–75 [[SP Federale|Federale]]
* 1975–76 [[SP Federale|Federale]]
* 1976–77 [[SP Federale|Federale]]
* 1977–78 [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]]
* 1978–79 [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]]
* 1979–80 [[AS Viganello Basket|Viganello]]
* 1980–81 [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]]
* 1981–82 [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]]
* 1982–83 [[Nyon Basket|Nyon]]
* 1983–84 [[Vevey Riviera Basket|Vevey]]
* 1984–85 [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]]
* 1985–86 [[Pully Basket|Pully]]
* 1986–87 [[Pully Basket|Pully]]
* 1987–88 [[Champel Genève Basket|Champel Genève]]
* 1988–89 [[Pully Basket|Pully]]
* 1989–90 [[Pully Basket|Pully]]

* 1990–91 [[Vevey Riviera Basket|Vevey]]
* 1991–92 [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]]
* 1992–93 [[Pallacanestro Bellinzona|Fidefinanz Bellinzona]] 
* 1993–94 [[Pallacanestro Bellinzona|Fidefinanz Bellinzona]] 
* 1994–95 [[Pallacanestro Bellinzona|Fidefinanz Bellinzona]] 
* 1995–96 [[BBC Monthey|Monthey]]
* 1996–97 [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Benetton Fribourg Olympic]]
* 1997–98 [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Benetton Fribourg Olympic]]
* 1998–99 [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Benetton Fribourg Olympic]]
* 1999–00 [[Lugano Tigers]]
* 2000–01 [[Lugano Tigers]]
* 2001–02 [[Lugano Tigers]]
* 2002–03 [[BC Boncourt|Boncourt]]
* 2003–04 [[BC Boncourt|Boncourt]]
* 2004–05 [[BBC Monthey|Monthey]]
* 2005–06 [[Lugano Tigers]]
* 2006–07 [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Benetton Fribourg Olympic]]
* 2007–08 [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Benetton Fribourg Olympic]]
* 2008–09 [[SAV Vacallo Basket|Vacallo]]
* 2009–10 [[Lugano Tigers]]
* 2010–11 [[Lugano Tigers]]
* [[2011–12 Ligue Nationale de Basket A|2011–12]] [[Lugano Tigers]]
* 2012–13 [[Lions de Genève]]
* 2013–14 [[Lugano Tigers]]
* [[2014–15 LNBA season|2014–15]] [[Lions de Genève]]
* [[2015–16 LNBA season|2015–16]] [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]]
* [[2016–17 Championnat LNA season|2016–17]] [[BBC Monthey|Monthey]]
* [[2017–18 Swiss Basketball League|2017–18]] [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]]
* [[2018–19 Swiss Basketball League|2018–19]] [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]]
* [[2019–20 Swiss Basketball League|2019–20]] ''season cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://swiss.basketball/news/2020/03/12/annulation-de-la-swiss-basketball-league-de-la-swiss-basketball-league-women-et-de-la-patrick-baumann-swiss-cup|title=Annulation de la Swiss Basketball League, de la Swiss Basketball League Women et de la Patrick Baumann Swiss Cup.|publisher=Swiss Basketball|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* [[2020–21 Swiss Basketball League|2020–21]] [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]]
* 2021–22 [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]]
* 2022–23 [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]]
* 2023–24 [[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]]
* 2024–25 [[Lions de Genève]]
{{div col end}}

==Performance by club==
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://swissbasketball.ch/de/leagues/sbl-men/hall-of-fame|title=Hall of Fame|publisher=SwissBasketball.ch|access-date=13 January 2018 | language = de}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:15%;"| Club
! Winners
! Championship seasons
|-
| '''[[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 21
| 1965–66, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2006–07, 2007–08, [[2015–16 LNBA season|2015–16]], [[2017–18 Swiss Basketball League|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Swiss Basketball League|2018–19]], [[2020–21 Swiss Basketball League|2020–21]], 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
|-
| [[Urania Genève Sport (basketball)|Urania Genève]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 15
| 1933–34, 1937–38, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67
|-
| '''[[Lugano Tigers]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
|-
| [[Stade Français Genève (basketball)|Stade Français Genève]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| 1949–50, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72
|-
| [[Jonction Basket|Jonction]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57
|-
| '''[[Pully Basket|Pully]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90
|-
| '''[[BBC Monthey|Monthey]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| 1995–96, 2004–05, [[2016–17 Championnat LNA season|2016–17]]
|-
| [[Pallacanestro Bellinzona|Bellinzona]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
|-
| [[SP Federale|Federale]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77
|-
| [[Servette B.C.|Servette]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36
|-
| '''[[Lions de Genève]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| 2012–13, [[2014–15 LNBA season|2014–15]], 2024--25
|-
| '''[[BC Boncourt|Boncourt]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| 2002–03, 2003–04
|-
| [[BBC Lausanne|Sanas Merry Boys / BBC Lausanne]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| 1950–51, 1962–63
|-
| '''[[Vevey Riviera Basket|Vevey]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| 1983–84, 1990–91
|-
| [[SAV Vacallo Basket|Vacallo]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| 2008–09
|-
| [[Champel Genève Basket|Champel Genève]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| 1987–88
|-
| [[Nyon Basket|Nyon]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| 1982–83
|-
| [[AS Viganello Basket|Viganello]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| 1979–80
|-
| [[CAG Genève Basket|CAG Genève]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| 1945–46
|-
| [[Genève Basket|Genève]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| 1936–37
|-
| [[University of Bern|Uni Bern]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| 1931–32
|}
'''Bold''' indicates clubs which will play in the [[2018–19 Swiss Basketball League]].

===Performance by canton===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:100%;"
|-
!Rank
!scope="col" width=115|[[Cantons of Switzerland|Canton]]
!Titles
!scope="col" width=715|Winning clubs
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
!scope="row"|{{flag|Geneva}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''37'''
|[[Urania Genève Sport (basketball)|Urania Genève]] (15), [[Stade Français Genève (basketball)|Stade Français Genève]] (7), [[Jonction Basket|Jonction]] (6), [[Servette B.C.|Servette]] (3), [[Lions de Genève]] (3), [[Champel Genève Basket|Champel Genève]] (1), [[CAG Genève Basket|CAG Genève]] (1), [[Genève Basket]] (1)
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
!scope="row"|{{flag|Fribourg}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''21'''
|[[Fribourg Olympic Basket|Fribourg Olympic]] (21)
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
!scope="row"|{{flag|Ticino}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''16'''
|[[Lugano Tigers]] (8), [[Pallacanestro Bellinzona|Bellinzona]] (3), [[SP Federale|Federale]] (3), [[SAV Vacallo Basket|Vacallo]] (1), [[AS Viganello Basket|Viganello]] (1) 
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
!scope="row"|{{flag|Vaud}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''9'''
|[[Pully Basket|Pully]] (4), [[BBC Lausanne|Sanas Merry Boys / BBC Lausanne]] (2), [[Vevey Riviera Basket|Vevey]] (2), [[Nyon Basket|Nyon]] (1)
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
!scope="row"|{{flag|Valais}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''3'''
|[[BBC Monthey|Monthey]] (3)
|-
|style="text-align:center"|6
!scope="row"|{{flag|Jura}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''2'''
|[[BC Boncourt|Boncourt]] (2)
|- 
|style="text-align:center"|7
!scope="row"|{{flag|Bern}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''
|[[University of Bern|Uni Bern]] (1)
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Swiss Basketball Cup]] (Federation Cup)
* [[Swiss Basketball League Cup]] (League Cup)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://swiss.basketball/national-competitions/sbl/men League Home] {{in lang|fr}}
* [https://www.eurobasket.com/Switzerland/basketball.aspx Eurobasket.com League Page]

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