Swiss Basketball League
Number of teams9
Finals
ChampionsFribourg Olympic
19th title
  Runners-upStarwings
2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Swiss Basketball League (SBL) season was the 90th season of the top tier basketball league in Switzerland.

Fribourg Olympic won its third title in a row and its 19th total title, after defeating eight-seeded Starwings in the finals of the playoffs.

Teams

The league was reduced from 12 to 9 teams, after Riviera Lakers were refused a license to compete and Swiss Central and Pully-Lausanne Foxes requested to step down to Ligue B. [1] [2]

Clubs of the 2020–21 SBL season
TeamLocation
BoncourtBoncourt
Fribourg OlympicFribourg
Lions de GenèveLe Grand-Saconnex/Geneva
Lugano TigersLugano
Monthey-ChablaisMonthey
NyonNyon
Spinelli MassagnoCadempino/Massagno
StarwingsBirsfelden/Basel
Union NeuchâtelNeuchâtel

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Lions de Genève 24 21 3 2045 1649 +396 42 Advance to Playoffs
2 Fribourg Olympic (C, O) 24 19 5 2135 1694 +441 38
3 Spinelli Massagno 24 18 6 2052 1838 +214 36
4 Union Neuchâtel 24 14 10 1829 1851 −22 28
5 Monthey-Chablais 24 10 14 1784 1908 −124 20
6 Lugano Tigers 24 9 15 1941 2069 −128 18
7 Boncourt 24 8 16 1947 2065 −118 16
8 Starwings 24 7 17 1733 1917 −184 14
9 Nyon 24 2 22 1658 2133 −475 4
Source: Swiss Basketball
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Results

Home \ Away BON FRI GEN LUG MON NYO MAS BAS NEU
Boncourt — 81–88 77–110 97–77 73–90 87–69 78–80
Fribourg Olympic 104–78 — 100–69 90–92 91–56
Lions de Genève 96–87 70–63 — 96–59 73–57
Lugano Tigers 65–74 73–88 — 66–48 76–69 71–83
Monthey-Chablais 85–81 48–89 — 106–81 75–87
Nyon 75–94 55–82 44–91 77–95 75–94 —
Spinelli Massagno 87–86 95–84 92–67 — 80–69
Starwings Basel 78–86 90–73 60–76 76–48 73–91 —
Union Neuchâtel 59–68 73–54 76–69 78–71 —
Updated to match(es) played on 30 December 2020. Source: Swiss Basketball
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Swiss clubs in European competitions

TeamCompetitionProgress
Fribourg OlympicChampions LeagueFirst qualifying round
FIBA Europe Cup Regular season

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Lions de Genève 1
8 Starwings 2
8 Starwings 2
4 Union Neuchatêl 0
4 Union Neuchatêl 2
5 Monthey-Chablais 1
8 Starwings 0
2 Fribourg Olympic 3
2 Fribourg Olympic 2
7 Boncourt 0
2 Fribourg Olympic 2
3 Spinelli Massagno 0
3 Spinelli Massagno 2
6 Lugano Tigers 0

References

  1. ↑ Jura, www rfj ch, RFJ, Radio Fréquence. "La Swiss Basketball League réduite à 9 clubs". www.rfj.ch.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Le club de basketball vaudois quitte une LNA devenue trop grande pour lui – Pour Pully-Lausanne, le salut passe par la LNB". 24 heures.
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