WNBA-NBC Champions League (women)

The WNBA-NBC Champions League is the annual competition for nine-pin bowling women's clubs, organized by the World Ninepin Bowling Association. It is playing since 2002, and the first season the competition was named as Euroleague.[1] [2]

WNBA-NBC Champions League
SportNine-pin bowling
Founded2002
No. of teams16
CountryWNBA-NBC members
Most recent
champion(s)
Croatia KK Mlaka (2nd title)
Most titlesGermany Victoria Bamberg
(10 titles)
Official websiteWebsite

Competition formula

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WNBA-NBC Champions League tournament has a stable competition formula.[3] The following rules apply:

Qualification

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  • 16 teams participate in each event.
  • Most recent champions are always pre-qualified.
  • Top seven teams from the Team World Cup.
  • Top five teams from the Team European Cup.
  • Top three teams from the Team NBC Cup.

Vacant starting-places will occupy after the ranking exclusively with participants in the Team’s World Cup.

Competition format

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All qualified teams are divided into two pots (seeded and unseeded) and then drawn into a bracket of 16 teams during an official ceremony. The knock-out ties are played in a two-legged format, with the exception of the final four. The Final Four usually takes place in the weekend at the turn of March and April.

  • Seeded teams:
    • Title holder
    • World Cup winner
    • World Cup runner-up
    • 3rd team of World Cup
    • 4th team of World Cup
    • European Cup winner
    • European Cup runner-up
    • NBC Cup winner

Records and statistics

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Final Four

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WNBA-NBC Champions League
Season Final four host Champion Score Second place Third place Score Fourth place
2001-02 Hunedoara,
  Romania
 
CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș
Total result  
KK Rijeka-Kvarner W.S.O.
 
SKC Victoria Bamberg
Total result  
KK Slavia Prague
2002-03 Bozen,
  Italy
 
SKC Victoria Bamberg
Total result  
KK Miroteks Celje
 
KK Slavia Prague
Total result
2003-04 Hagenwerder,
  Germany
 
KK Miroteks Celje
5 - 3  
ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica
 
CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș
6 - 2  
SKC Victoria Bamberg
2004-05 Osijek,
  Croatia
 
SKC Victoria Bamberg
6 - 2  
KK Miroteks Celje
 
ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica
7 - 1  
FTC Budapest
2005-06 Hunedoara,
  Romania
 
CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș
7 - 1  
BBSV Vienna
 
KK Tatran Prefa Sučany
5 - 3  
ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica
2006-07 Podbrezova,
  Slovakia
 
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
5 - 3  
ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica
 
CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș
5 - 3  
KK Brest Cerknica
2007-08 Zalaegerszeg,
  Hungary
 
KK Miroteks Celje
6 - 2  
ZTE-ZAEV Nöi Zalaegerszeg
 
ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica
5 - 3  
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
2008-09 Koblach,
  Austria
 
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
7 - 1  
KK Pionir Subotica
 
KK Miroteks Celje
8 - 0  
KS Polonia 1912 Leszno
2009-10 Apatin,
  Serbia
 
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
6.5 - 1.5  
KK Lanteks Celje
 
CS Electromureş Târgu Mureș
7 - 1  
KK Pionir Subotica
2010-11 Bad Langensalza,
  Germany
 
KK Lanteks Celje
8 - 0  
KK Pionir Subotica
 
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
6 - 2  
CS Electromureş Târgu Mureș
2011-12 Celje,
  Slovenia
 
KK Lanteks Celje
5 - 3  
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
 
SC Conpet-Petrolul Ploiești
6 - 2  
ASKÖ KSC Schneegattern
2012-13 Podbrezova,
  Slovakia
 
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
5 - 3  
KK Lanteks Celje
 
CS Romgaz Târgu Mureș
5 - 3  
KK Pionir Subotica
2013-14 Straubing,
  Germany
 
KK Celje
5 - 3  
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
 
KK Pionir Subotica
7.5 - 0.5  
KK Mlaka
2014-15 Straubing,
  Germany
 
KK Celje
6 - 2  
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
 
KK Mlaka
6 - 2  
KK Pionir Subotica
2015-16 Bamberg,
  Germany
 
BBSV Vienna
5.5 - 2.5  
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
 
KK Mlaka
5 - 3  
KK Admiral Zagreb
2016-17 Podbrezova,
  Slovakia
 
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
7 - 1  
BBSV Vienna
 
KK Celje
7 - 1  
KK Mlaka
2017-18 Bamberg,
  Germany
 
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
7 - 1  
CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș
 
KK Slovan Rosice
5 - 3  
KK Celje
2018-19 Zaprešić,
  Croatia
 
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
6 - 2  
KK Mlaka
 
KK Slovan Rosice
6 - 2  
BBSV Vienna
2019-20[a]
2020-21
Bamberg,
  Germany
 
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
6 - 2  
KK Mlaka
 
CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș
No score
Slovan withdrew
 
KK Slovan Rosice
2021-22 Győr,
  Hungary
 
KK Mlaka
4 - 4
(13 - 11)
 
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
 
SK FWT-Composites Neunkirchen
5 - 3  
CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș
2022-23 Graz,
  Austria
 
SK FWT-Composites Neunkirchen
4 - 4
56 - 53 (SV)
 
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
 
SV Pöllwitz
7 - 1  
ŽKK Istra Poreč
2023-24 Bačka Topola,
  Serbia
 
KK Mlaka
5 - 3  
SV Pöllwitz
 
KK Slovan Rosice
4 - 4
64 - 47 (SV)
 
KK Alimenta
2024-25 Morfelden,
  Germany




2025-26 Brčko,
  Bosnia-Herzegovina




Winning clubs

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Performances in the Final Four of WNBA-NBC Champions League by club
Club Titles Years won Runners-up Top 4
  SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg 10 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 6 20
  KK Celje 6 2004, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 4 13
  KK Mlaka 2 2022, 2024 2 8
  CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș 2 2002, 2006 1 10
  BBSV Vienna 1 2016 2 4
  SK FWT-Composites Neunkirchen 1 2023 0 2
  KK Pionir Subotica 0 2 9
  ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica 0 2 5
  KK Rijeka-Kvarner W.S.O. 0 1 1
  ZTE-ZAEV Nöi Zalaegerszeg 0 1 1
  KK Slovan Rosice 0 0 4
  KK Slavia Prague 0 0 2
  ASKÖ KSC Schneegattern 0 0 1
  KK Admiral Zagreb 0 0 1
  ŽKK Istra Poreč 0 0 1
  SV Pöllwitz 0 1 2
  FTC Budapest 0 0 1
  KS Polonia 1912 Leszno 0 0 1
  SC Conpet-Petrolul Ploiești 0 0 1
  KK Alimenta 0 0 1
  KK Tatran Prefa Sučany 0 0 1
  KK Brest Cerknica 0 0 1

Performances by nation

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Performances in the Final Four by nation
Nation Titles Runners-up Top 4
  Germany 10 7 22
  Slovenia 6 4 14
  Croatia 2 5 16
  Austria 2 2 7
  Romania 2 1 11
  Serbia 0 2 7
  Hungary 0 1 2
  Czech Republic 0 0 6
  Poland 0 0 1
  Slovakia 0 0 1

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Champions League Final Four 2019-20 has been postponed to May 2021.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "WNBA-NBC Champions League results". wnba-nbc.com.
  2. ^ "WNBA-NBC Champions League history" (PDF). wnba-nbc.de.
  3. ^ "WNBA-NBC Champions League Implementing Regulations" (PDF). wnba-nbc.com. Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2024-04-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Corona situation statement for NBC competitions" (PDF). wnba-nbc.de. 12 March 2020.