National League A

National League A (NLA) is a professional ice hockey league in Switzerland. It is the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system and of the two-tier National League. Prior to the 2007-08 season, the league was officially called Nationalliga A (German, French: Ligue Nationale A (LNA), Italian: Lega Nazionale A). The NLA has the most attended hockey club in Europe, SC Bern, and is also the second most attended league within the same continent, only surpassed by the Swedish Elitserien.

Season structure
During the regular season, each of the 12 teams play 50 games. The top eight teams after the regular season qualify for the playoffs to determine the Swiss champion in best-of-seven series'. The bottom four teams in the standings play a relegation tournament with the loser then playing the winner of the National League B playoffs in a best-of-seven series for a spot in the successive NLA season.

Past champions

 * 2012 - ZSC Lions
 * 2011 - HC Davos
 * 2010 - SC Bern
 * 2009 - HC Davos
 * 2008 - ZSC Lions
 * 2007 - HC Davos
 * 2006 - HC Lugano
 * 2005 - HC Davos
 * 2004 - SC Bern
 * 2003 - HC Lugano
 * 2002 - HC Davos
 * 2001 - ZSC Lions
 * 2000 - ZSC Lions
 * 1999 - HC Lugano
 * 1998 - EV Zug
 * 1997 - SC Bern
 * 1996 - Kloten Flyers
 * 1995 - Kloten Flyers
 * 1994 - Kloten Flyers
 * 1993 - Kloten Flyers
 * 1992 - SC Bern
 * 1991 - SC Bern
 * 1990 - HC Lugano
 * 1989 - SC Bern
 * 1988 - HC Lugano
 * 1987 - HC Lugano
 * 1986 - HC Lugano
 * 1985 - HC Davos
 * 1984 - HC Davos
 * 1983 - EHC Biel
 * 1982 - EHC Arosa
 * 1981 - EHC Biel
 * 1980 - EHC Arosa
 * 1979 - SC Bern
 * 1978 - EHC Biel
 * 1977 - SC Bern
 * 1976 - SCL Tigers
 * 1975 - SC Bern
 * 1974 - SC Bern
 * 1973 - HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
 * 1972 - HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
 * 1971 - HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
 * 1970 - HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
 * 1969 - HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
 * 1968 - HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
 * 1967 - Kloten Flyers
 * 1966 - Grasshopper-Club Zürich
 * 1965 - SC Bern
 * 1964 - HC Villars
 * 1963 - HC Villars
 * 1962 - EHC Visp
 * 1961 - ZSC Lions
 * 1960 - HC Davos
 * 1959 - SC Bern
 * 1958 - HC Davos
 * 1957 - EHC Arosa
 * 1956 - EHC Arosa
 * 1955 - EHC Arosa
 * 1954 - EHC Arosa
 * 1953 - EHC Arosa
 * 1952 - EHC Arosa
 * 1951 - EHC Arosa
 * 1950 - HC Davos
 * 1949 - ZSC Lions
 * 1948 - HC Davos
 * 1947 - HC Davos
 * 1946 - HC Davos
 * 1945 - HC Davos
 * 1944 - HC Davos
 * 1943 - HC Davos
 * 1942 - HC Davos
 * 1941 - HC Davos
 * 1940 - no winner
 * 1939 - HC Davos
 * 1938 - HC Davos

Swiss National Championship Serie A (1909-1937)
 * 1909: HC Bellerive Vevey
 * 1910: HC La Villa Lausanne
 * 1911: Club des Pâtineurs de Lausanne
 * 1912: HC Les Avants
 * 1913: HC Les Avants
 * 1914: not played
 * 1915: not played
 * 1916: HC Bern
 * 1917: HC Bern
 * 1918: HC Bern
 * 1919: HC Bellerive Vevey
 * 1920: HC Bellerive Vevey
 * 1921: HC Rosey-Gstaad
 * 1922: EHC St. Moritz
 * 1923: EHC St. Moritz
 * 1924: HC Château-d’Œx
 * 1925: HC Rosey-Gstaad
 * 1926: HC Davos
 * 1927: HC Davos
 * 1928: EHC St. Moritz
 * 1929: HC Davos
 * 1930: HC Davos
 * 1931: HC Davos
 * 1932: HC Davos
 * 1933: HC Davos
 * 1934: HC Davos
 * 1935: HC Davos
 * 1936: Zürcher SC
 * 1937: HC Davos

Swiss International Championship Serie A (1916-1933)
 * 1916: Akademischer EHC Zürich
 * 1917: HC Les Avants
 * 1918: HC Bellerive Vevey
 * 1919: HC Rosey Gstaad
 * 1920: HC Rosey Gstaad
 * 1921: HC Rosey Gstaad
 * 1922: HC Château-d’Œx
 * 1923: EHC St Moritz
 * 1924: HC Château-d’Œx
 * 1925: HC Rosey Gstaad
 * 1926: no winner
 * 1927: HC Davos
 * 1928: HC Rosey Gstaad
 * 1929: HC Davos
 * 1930: HC Davos
 * 1931: HC Davos
 * 1932: HC Davos
 * 1933: Grasshopper-Club Zürich