Swiss Handball League Explained

Sport:	Handball

Country:	Switzerland
Confed:	EHF
Champions:	Kadetten Schaffhausen
Champ Season:	2022–23
Prem Season:	2021–22
Levels:	1 and 2
Confed Cup:	EHF European League EHF European Cup
Current Season:	2022–23 Swiss Handball League

The Swiss Handball League (SHL) is the name of the professional handball league of Switzerland. It is divided into two divisions:

- Nationalliga A Nationalliga B

Current season

Teams for season 2020–21

2016/17 Season

Nationalliga A

BSV Bern
HC Kriens-Luzern
HSC Suhr Aarau
Kadetten Schaffhausen
Pfadi Winterthur
RTV 1879 Basel
GC Amicitia Zürich
TSV Fortitudo Gossau
TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
Wacker Thun

Nationalliga B

- CS Chênois Genève HC KTV Altdorf
HC Wädenswil
HSG Siggenthal
Lakers Stäfa
SG Horgen
SG TV Solothurn
Pfadi Espoirs
STV Baden
- Kadetten Schaffhausen II TV Endingen
TV Möhlin
TV Steffisburg

Nationalliga A Champions

1950: Grasshopper Club Zürich
1951: Grasshopper Club Zürich (2)
1952: Grasshopper Club Zürich (3)
1953: STV Rorschach
1954: Grasshopper Club Zürich (4)
1955: Grasshopper Club Zürich (5)
1956: Grasshopper Club Zürich (6)
1957: Grasshopper Club Zürich (7)
1958: BTV St. Gallen
1959: BTV St. Gallen (2)
1960: RTV 1879 Basel
1961: BSV Bern
1962: Grasshopper Club Zürich (8)
1963: Grasshopper Club Zürich (9)
1964: Grasshopper Club Zürich (10)
1965: Grasshopper Club Zürich (11)
1966: Grasshopper Club Zürich (12)
1967: ATV Basel-Stadt
1968: Grasshopper Club Zürich (13)
1969: Grasshopper Club Zürich (14)
1970: Grasshopper Club Zürich (15)
1971: TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
1972: ATV Basel-Stadt (2)
1973: TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen (2)
1974: TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen (3)
1975: Grasshopper Club Zürich (16)
1976: Grasshopper Club Zürich (17)
1977: Grasshopper Club Zürich (18)
1978: TV Zofingen
1979: Grasshopper Club Zürich (19)
1980: BSV Bern (2)
1981: TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen (4)
1982: TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen (5)
1983: TV Zofingen (2)
1984: RTV 1879 Basel (2)
1985: BSV Bern (3)
1986: TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen (6)
1987: ZMC Amicitia Zürich
1988: ZMC Amicitia Zürich (2)
1989: ZMC Amicitia Zürich (3)
1990: Grasshopper Club Zürich (20)
1991: Grasshopper Club Zürich (21)
1992: Pfadi Winterthur
1993: BSV Borba Luzern
1994: Pfadi Winterthur (2)
1995: Pfadi Winterthur (3)
1996: Pfadi Winterthur (4)
1997: Pfadi Winterthur (5)
1998: Pfadi Winterthur (6)
1999: TV Suhr
2000: TV Suhr (2)
2001: TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen (7)
2002: Pfadi Winterthur (7)
2003: Pfadi Winterthur (8)
2004: Pfadi Winterthur (9)
2005: Kadetten Schaffhausen
2006: Kadetten Schaffhausen (2)
2007: Kadetten Schaffhausen (3)
2008: ZMC Amicitia Zürich (4)
2009: ZMC Amicitia Zürich (5)
2010: Kadetten Schaffhausen (4)
2011: Kadetten Schaffhausen (5)
2012: Kadetten Schaffhausen (6)
2013: Wacker Thun
2014: Kadetten Schaffhausen (7)
2015: Kadetten Schaffhausen (8)
2016: Kadetten Schaffhausen (9)
2017: Kadetten Schaffhausen (10)
2018: Wacker Thun (2)
2019: Kadetten Schaffhausen (11)
2020: No champion due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021: Pfadi Winterthur (10)
2022: Kadetten Schaffhausen (12)
2023: Kadetten Schaffhausen (13)

	Club	Titles	Year
1.	Grasshopper Club Zürich	21	1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1990, 1991
2.	Kadetten Schaffhausen	13	2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023
3.	Pfadi Winterthur	10	1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2021
4.	TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen	7	1971, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1986, 2001
5.	ZMC Amicitia Zürich	5	1987, 1988, 1989, 2008, 2009
6.	BSV Bern	3	1961, 1980, 1985
7.	ATV Basel-Stadt	2	1967, 1972
	RTV 1879 Basel	2	1960, 1984
	BTV St. Gallen	2	1958, 1959
	TV Zofingen	2	1978, 1983
	TV Suhr	2	1999, 2000
	Wacker Thun	2	2013, 2018
13.	BSV Borba Luzern	1	1993
	STV Rorschach	1	1953