| WNBA-NBC Champions League | |
| Sport: | Nine-pin bowling |
| Founded: | 2002 |
| Teams: | 16 |
| Country: | WNBA-NBC members |
| Champion: | SKV Rot Weiss Zerbst (6th title) |
| Most Champs: | SKV Rot Weiss Zerbst (6 titles) |
| Website: | Website |
The WNBA-NBC Champions League is the annual competition for nine-pin bowling men's clubs, organized by the World Ninepin Bowling Association. It is playing since 2002, and the first season the competition was named as Euroleague.[1]
WNBA-NBC Champions League tournament has a stable competition formula.[3] The following rules apply:
Vacant starting-places will occupy after the ranking exclusively with participants in the Team’s World Cup.
All qualified teams are divided into two pots (seeded and unseeded) and then drawn into a bracket of 16 teams during an official ceremony. The knock-out ties are played in a two-legged format, with the exception of the final four. The Final Four usually takes place in the weekend at the turn of March and April.
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| 2001-02 | Hunedoara, | KK Triglav Iskraemeco Kranj | Total result |  SKC Victoria Bamberg | KK Kandit-Premijer Osijek | Total result |  MEH Szeged | ||||||||
| 2002-03 | Bozen, | SKC Victoria Bamberg | Total result |  Železiarne Podbrezová Šport | KK Kandit-Premijer Osijek | Total result | |||||||||
| 2003-04 | Hagenwerder, | KK Kandit-Premijer Osijek | 6 - 2 | KK Triglav Kranj | SKC Victoria Bamberg | 7 - 1 | SKC Staffelberg Staffelstein | ||||||||
| 2004-05 | Osijek, | SKC Victoria Bamberg | 6 - 2 | Ferroep-Szeged TE | KK Konikom-Osijek | 8 - 0 | Zalaegerszeg TK | ||||||||
| 2005-06 | Hunedoara, | Ferroep-Szeged TE | 5 - 3 | Železiarne Podbrezová Šport | Zalaegerszeg TK | 8 - 0 |  KS Polonia 1912 Leszno | ||||||||
| 2006-07 | Podbrezová, | KK Zadar | 6 - 2 | KK Konikom-Osijek | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 7 - 1 | Ferroep-Szeged TE | ||||||||
| 2007-08 | Zalaegerszeg, | Zalaegerszegi TK FMVaS | 6 - 2 | KK Zadar | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 4.5 - 3.5 | Železiarne Podbrezová Šport | ||||||||
| 2008-09 | Koblach, | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | 7 - 1 | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | Zalaegerszegi TK FMVaS | 5 - 3 | Szegedi TE - Gabonatransz | ||||||||
| 2009-10 | Apatin, | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 6 - 2 | Szegedi TE - Gabonatransz | Zalaegerszegi TK FMVaS | 6 - 2 | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | ||||||||
| 2010-11 | Bad Langensalza, | Železiarne Podbrezová Šport | 5 - 3 | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | Szegedi TE | 6 - 2 | KK Zadar | ||||||||
| 2011-12 | Celje, | Železiarne Podbrezová Šport | 6 - 2 | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 6 - 2 | KK Zaprešić | ||||||||
| 2012-13 | Podbrezová, | Szegedi TE | 6 - 2 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová |  KK Beograd | 6 - 2 |  BSV Voith St. Pölten | ||||||||
| 2013-14 | Straubing, | Szegedi TE | 5 - 3 | KK Zadar | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 6 - 2 | KK Zaprešić | ||||||||
| 2014-15 | Straubing, | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 5 - 3 | Szegedi TE | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | 5 - 3 | KK Beograd | ||||||||
| 2015-16 | Bamberg, | Szegedi TE | 7 - 1 | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 6.5 - 1.5 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | ||||||||
| 2016-17 | Podbrezová, | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 6 - 2 | Alabardos Szegedi TE | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | 5.5 - 2.5 | KK Zaprešić | ||||||||
| 2017-18 | Bamberg, | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | 6 - 2 | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | KS Schwabsberg | 6 - 2 | Alabardos Szegedi TE | ||||||||
| 2018-19 | Zaprešić, | KK Zaprešić | 6 - 2 | ŠK Železiarne Podbrezová | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 5.5 - 2.5 | Szegedi TE | ||||||||
2020-21 | Bamberg, | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 7 - 1 | Zengő Alföld Szegedi TE | KK Mertojak Split | 6 - 2 | KK Zaprešić | ||||||||
| 2021-22 | Pápa, | ŠK Železiarne Podbrezová | 4.5 - 3.5 | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 |  KK Neumarkt Imperial-Life | 6 - 2 | SKK Chambtalkegler Raindorf | ||||||||
| 2022-23 | Graz, | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 7 - 1 | KSK Union Orth/Donau | KK Zadar | 5 - 3 | KK Mertojak Split | ||||||||
| 2023-24 | Bačka Topola, | SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 5 - 3 | KK Zaprešić | SKK Chambtalkegler Raindorf | 5 - 3 | ŠK Železiarne Podbrezová | ||||||||
| 2024-25 | Morfelden, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025-26 | Brčko, |
| Club | Titles | Years won | Runners-up | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 | 6 | 2010, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2024 | 4 | 16 | |
| Szegedi TE | 4 | 2006, 2013, 2014, 2016 | 5 | 15 | |
| ŠK Železiarne Podbrezová | 4 | 2011, 2012, 2018, 2022 | 4 | 13 | |
| SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg | 3 | 2003, 2005, 2009 | 3 | 8 | |
| KK Zadar | 1 | 2007 | 2 | 5 | |
| KK Zaprešić | 1 | 2019 | 1 | 6 | |
| KK Osijek | 1 | 2004 | 1 | 5 | |
| KK Triglav Kranj | 1 | 2002 | 1 | 2 | |
| Zalaegerszegi TK | 1 | 2008 | 0 | 5 | |
| KSK Union Orth/Donau | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| KK Mertojak Split | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| SKK Chambtalkegler Raindorf | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| KK Beograd | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BSV Voith St. Pölten | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| KS Schwabsberg | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| SKC Staffelberg Staffelstein | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| KK Neumarkt Imperial-Life | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| KS Polonia 1912 Leszno | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nation | Titles | Runners-up | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | 28 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 |