The 2018–19 Swiss Basketball League (SBL) season is the 88th season of the top tier basketball league in Switzerland.
Swiss Basketball League | |
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Duration | 29 September 2018 – May 2019 |
Number of teams | 11 |
Finals | |
Champions | Fribourg Olympic 18th title |
Runners-up | Lions de Genève |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
Fribourg Olympic defended successfully their league and conquered their 18th league.
Competition format edit
All teams will play two times against each other for completing 20 games per team.
The six first qualified teams will join the group for places 1 to 6 while the other six teams will play the group for places 7 to 11. These two groups will be played with a one-legged round-robin format, where all teams from group 1 to 6 and the two first qualified teams from the group for the seventh position will be qualified for the playoffs. In this intermediate stage, teams start with the points accumulated by the winnings achieved in the first stage.
The quarterfinals and the semifinals will be played as a best-of-five series while the final in a best-of-seven series.[1]
Teams edit
Winterthur was relegated to the NLB after finishing the previous season in the last position. Monthey-Chablais achieved the licence A in second instance after being firstly rejected.[2]
Regular season edit
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Lions de Genève | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1742 | 1475 | +267 | 34 | Qualification to group 1–6 |
2 | Fribourg Olympic | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1738 | 1468 | +270 | 32 | |
3 | Union Neuchâtel | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1576 | 1447 | +129 | 28 | |
4 | SAM Basket Massagno | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1551 | 1468 | +83 | 28 | |
5 | Monthey-Chablais | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1580 | 1520 | +60 | 22 | |
6 | Riviera Lakers | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1686 | 1712 | −26 | 20 | |
7 | Boncourt | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1627 | 1647 | −20 | 18 | Qualification to group 7–11 |
8 | Lugano Tigers | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1659 | 1674 | −15 | 16 | |
9 | Swiss Central | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1427 | 1689 | −262 | 8 | |
10 | Starwings | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1380 | 1643 | −263 | 8 | |
11 | Pully Lausanne Foxes | 20 | 3 | 17 | 1433 | 1656 | −223 | 6 |
Results edit
Group 1–6 edit
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Lions de Genève | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1742 | 1475 | +267 | 34 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Fribourg Olympic | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1738 | 1468 | +270 | 32 | |
3 | Union Neuchâtel | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1576 | 1447 | +129 | 28 | |
4 | SAM Basket Massagno | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1551 | 1468 | +83 | 28 | |
5 | Monthey-Chablais | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1580 | 1520 | +60 | 22 | |
6 | Riviera Lakers | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1686 | 1712 | −26 | 20 |
Results edit
Group 7–11 edit
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Boncourt | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1627 | 1647 | −20 | 18 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Lugano Tigers | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1659 | 1674 | −15 | 16 | |
3 | Swiss Central | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1427 | 1689 | −262 | 8 | |
4 | Starwings | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1380 | 1643 | −263 | 8 | |
5 | Pully Lausanne Foxes | 20 | 3 | 17 | 1433 | 1656 | −223 | 6 |
Results edit
Playoffs edit
Seeded teams played at home games 1, 2 and 5.
Bracket edit
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Fribourg Olympic | 3 | |||||||||
Boncourt | 0 | |||||||||
Fribourg Olympic | 3 | |||||||||
Monthey-Chablais | 0 | |||||||||
SAM Basket Massagno | 1 | |||||||||
Monthey-Chablais | 3 | |||||||||
Fribourg Olympic | 3 | |||||||||
Lions de Genève | 0 | |||||||||
Lions de Genève | 3 | |||||||||
Lugano Tigers | 0 | |||||||||
Lions de Genève | 3 | |||||||||
Riviera Lakers | 0 | |||||||||
Union Neuchâtel | 2 | |||||||||
Riviera Lakers | 3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Fribourg Olympic | 3–0 | Boncourt | 86–77 | 97–60 | 90–67 | ||
Lions de Genève | 3–0 | Lugano Tigers | 85–71 | 99–81 | 92–86 | ||
Union Neuchâtel | 2–3 | Riviera Lakers | 87–70 | 79–82 | 89–92 | 84–71 | 69–86 |
SAM Basket Massagno | 1–3 | Monthey-Chablais | 81–69 | 77–85 | 71–84 | 67–69 |
Semi-finals edit
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Fribourg Olympic | 3–0 | Monthey-Chablais | 89–71 | 112–67 | 109–77 | ||
Lions de Genève | 3–0 | Riviera Lakers | 107–80 | 88–73 | 94–75 |
Finals edit
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Fribourg Olympic | 3–0 | Lions de Genève | 83–72 | 71–65 | 79–77 |
Swiss clubs in European competitions edit
Team | Competition | Progress |
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Fribourg Olympic | Champions League | Regular season |
References edit
- ^ "Formule des championnats" (in French). Swiss Basketball. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "SB League : BBC Monthey-Chablais obtient sa licence A; 11 équipes pour la saison à venir" (in French). Swiss Basketball. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.