SPAR Premium League explained

The SPAR Premium League (SPL) is the premier women's handball league in Switzerland, established in 1970. LC Brühl is the championship's most successful club by a large margin with 31 titles including two 11-years winning streaks, followed by ATV Basel-Stadt with four and TSV St. Otmar and Spono Nottwil with three.^[1]

Currently the league is contested by eight teams.^[2] The champion is granted a spot in the Champions League's qualifying tournament.^[3]

Current season

Teams for season 2020–21

• DHB Rotweiss Thun
• GC Amicitia Zürich
• HSC Kreuzlingen
• HV Herzogenbuchsee
• LC Brühl Handball
• LK Zug
• SPONO EAGLES
• Yellow Winterthur

List of champions

• 1970 LC Brühl
• 1971 LC Brühl (2)
• 1972 LC Brühl (3)
• 1973 LC Brühl (4)
• 1974 LC Brühl (5)
• 1975 LC Brühl (6)
• 1976 LC Brühl (7)
• 1977 LC Brühl (8)
• 1978 LC Brühl (9)
• 1979 LC Brühl (10)
• 1980 LC Brühl (11)
• 1981 RTV 1879 Basel
• 1982 ATV Basel-Stadt
• 1983 ATV Basel-Stadt (2)
• 1984 RTV 1879 Basel (3)
• 1985 ATV Basel-Stadt (4)
• 1986 ATV Basel-Stadt (5)
• 1987 LC Brühl (12)
• 1988 LC Brühl (13)

• 1989 LC Brühl (14)
• 1990 LC Brühl (15)
• 1991 LC Brühl (16)
• 1992 LC Brühl (17)
• 1993 LC Brühl (18)
• 1994 LC Brühl (19)
• 1995 LC Brühl (20)
• 1996 LC Brühl (21)
• 1997 LC Brühl (22)
  • 1998 TSV St. Otmar 1999 TSV St. Otmar (2)
  • 2000 Spono Nottwil 2001 Spono Nottwil (2)
• 2002 LC Brühl (23)
• 2003 LC Brühl (24)
• 2004 ZMC Amicitia Zürich
• 2005 TSV St. Otmar (3)
• 2006 Spono Nottwil (3)
• 2007 LC Brühl (25)

• 2008 LC Brühl (26)
• 2009 LC Brühl (27)
• 2010 LK Zug
• 2011 LC Brühl (28)
• 2012 LC Brühl (29)
• 2013 LK Zug (2)
• 2014 LK Zug (3)
• 2015 LK Zug (4)
• 2016 Spono Nottwil (4)
• 2017 LC Brühl (30)
• 2018 Spono Nottwil (5)
• 2019 LC Brühl (31)
• 2020 not awarded
• 2021 LK Zug (5)
• 2022 Spono Eagles (6)
• 2023 LC Brühl (32)
• 2024

See also

• SHV-Cup (Swiss women's national cup)
• Swiss Handball League (male counterpart)

Notes and References

1. http://www.handball.ch/de/handball_schweiz/10_shl/25_statistiken/10_siegertableau.htm List of champions
2. http://www.handball.ch/de/handball_schweiz/20_spl/default.htm 2012-13 SPL table
3. http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/women/2012-13/round/2/Qualification+Tournaments 2012-13 results