| 2020–21 SWHL A season | |
| League: | Swiss Women's League A |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | September 26, 2020 – February 21, 2021 |
| No Of Games: | 60 |
| No Of Teams: | 6 |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Season Champ Name: | Season Champions |
| Season Champs: | ZSC Lions Frauen |
| Mvp: |  Michelle Karvinen |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Conf1: | Semi-Final |
| Conf2: | Semi-Final |
| Finals: | Women's League champion |
| Finals Champ: | Ladies Team Lugano |
| Finals Runner-Up: | ZSC Lions Frauen |
| Seasonslistnames: | Swiss Women's League A |
| Prevseason Link: | 2019–20 SWHL A season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2021–22 SWHL A season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 Swiss League season was the 35th season of the Swiss Women's League A.
The game mode of the Women's League provides for qualification with 20 games per team. The teams in places 1 to 4 then play play-offs with semi-finals, finals (both in best-of-five mode) and a game for third place. The teams in places 5 and 6 compete in a playout round (best-of -Five) the participant in the league relegation between the Women's League and SWHL B. Due to the interruption of qualification, the relegations between the leagues of the Regio League were suspended.[1]
| Team | Trainer | City | Arena | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladies Team Lugano | Pasi Koppinen, Vasco Soldini | Lugano | La Resega | 7,200 | |
| HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | Yan Gigon, Thierry Bourquin | Neuchâtel | Patinoire du Littoral | 7,000 | |
| SC Reinach Damen | Sean Huber | Reinach | Kunsteisbahn Oberwynental | - | |
| EV Bomo Thun | Jakob Kölliker / Björn Schärer, Petra Melicherikova | Thun | Kunsteisbahn Grabengut | 4,000 | |
| Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies | Matthias Rehmann, Anja Stiefel | Kreuzlingen | Bodensee-Arena | 4,300 | |
| ZSC Lions Frauen | Andrin Christen, Ramon Christen | Zürich | Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon | 1,700 |
The regular season started on 26 September 2020 and ended on 21 February 2021. The SWHL A game mode provides a preliminary round (phase 1) with 10 matches per team and a Masterround with 10 additional matches per team. The top 4 teams qualify for the playoffs and the bottom two compete for a play-off against relegation. The loser must face the SWHLB champion.
The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.[2] If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.
| Player | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Ladies Team Lugano | 16 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 20 | |
| Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies | 18 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 18 | ||
| Ladies Team Lugano | 20 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 32 | ||
 | Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies | 20 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 8 | |
| Ladies Team Lugano | 18 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 2 | ||
| EV Bomo Thun | 20 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 46 | ||
 | EV Bomo Thun | 20 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | |
 | EV Bomo Thun | 20 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 20 | |
| ZSC Lions Frauen | 11 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 14 | ||
| ZSC Lions Frauen | 18 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 |
The following shows the top five goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.[3]
| Player | Team(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ZSC Lions Frauen | 15 | 809 | 12 | 0,89 | |
| Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies | 16 | 943 | 38 | 2,42 | ||
| HC Université Neuchâtel Dames | 19 | 1111 | 60 | 3,24 | ||
 | Ladies Team Lugano | 11 | 663 | 36 | 3,26 | |
| EV Bomo Thun | 12 | 728 | 40 | 3,30 |
Goalkeepers: Alexandra Lehmann, Giulia Mazzocchi
Defense: Celine Abgottspon, Nicole Bullo, Nathalie Buser, Elena Gaberell, Federica Galtieri, Nicla Gianettoni, Anneke Orlandini, Lisa Poletti, Franziska Stocker
Offense: Aurora Abatangelo, Laura Desboeufs, Romy Eggimann, Michelle Karvinen, Lucia Luraschi, Keely Moy, Greta Niccolai, Andrea Odermatt, Evelina Raselli, Noemi Ryhner
Coaching: Vasco Soldini, Pasi Koppinen