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2024–25 Swiss League season

The 2025–26 Swiss League season was the 78th season of Switzerland's second tier hockey league.

Teams

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Swiss League teams for the 2023–24 season

The teams changed form the 2023-24 season with the promotion of EHC Chur, while HCV Martigny was voluntarily relegated for financial reasons. [1]

Team City Arena Capacity
EHC Basel Basel St. Jakob Arena 6,700
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds Patinoire des Mélèzes 5,800
GCK Lions Küsnacht Eishalle Küsnacht 2,200
EHC Chur Chur Thomas Domenig Stadion 6,545
EHC Olten Olten Kleinholz Stadion 6,500
HC Sierre Sierre Patinoire de Graben 4,500
HC Thurgau Weinfelden Güttingersreuti 3,100
HCB Ticino Rockets Bellinzona Centro Sportivo 2,180
EHC Visp Visp Lonza Arena 5,500
EHC Winterthur Winterthur Zielbau Arena 3,000

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 EHC Basel 45 30 3 1 11 151 93 +58 97 Advance to Playoffs
2 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 45 29 4 0 12 163 102 +61 95
3 Hockey Thurgau 45 23 4 3 15 144 110 +34 80
4 EHC Visp 45 19 4 9 13 121 107 +14 74
5 HC Sierre 45 20 4 4 17 157 141 +16 72
6 EHC Chur 45 15 6 7 17 123 143 −20 64
7 EHC Olten 45 17 4 4 20 128 138 −10 63
8 GCK Lions 45 18 0 2 25 104 127 −23 56
9 EHC Winterthur 45 13 5 3 24 101 132 −31 52
10 HCB Ticino Rockets 45 6 1 2 36 80 179 −99 22
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finals
         
1 EHC Basel 4
8 GCK Lions 1
1 EHC Basel 4
7 EHC Olten 3
2 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 2
7 EHC Olten 4
1 EHC Basel 1
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 EHC Visp 4
3 HC Thurgau 4
6 EHC Chur 0
3 HC Thurgau 0
4 EHC Visp 4
4 EHC Visp 4
5 HC Sierre 1

By winning the Swiss League, EHC Visp qualified to play for promotion to the National League. They faced HC Ajoie, the losers of the 2024-25 National League season in the Playouts. HC Ajoie won the series 4-1, remaining in the NL.

References

  1. ^ Spahr, Christophe (11 March 2024). "Pourquoi le HCV Martigny n'a tenu qu'une année avant de redescendre d'une ligue pour la quatrième fois" (in French). Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 26 March 2025.