The SBL Cup is the national professional league cup competition that is organised by the Swiss Basketball League (SBL), which is the top-tier level basketball division in Switzerland. The competition was introduced in 2004, and is the second cup competition that SBL teams play in, along with the Federation Swiss Cup. Formerly, the competition was known as the Swiss Basketball League Cup.
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| Founded | 2004 |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) | Fribourg Olympic (5th title) |
| Related competitions | Swiss Basketball League Swiss Basketball Cup |
| Official website | swissbasketball |
Format
editSix teams from a given SBL regular season qualify, with the two highest seeds having a bye in the quarter-finals.[1] A final four tournament, at a host city, is played to determine the winner of the SBL Cup.
Finals
editKey
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Result after overtime |
2018–present
edit| Year | Host city | Winners | Runners-up | Score | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022
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Fribourg Olympic | SAM Massagno | 84–73[2] |  Natan Jurkovitz
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2021 |
Montreux | Lions de Genève | SAM Massagno | 78–60[3] |  Ive Ivanov
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2020 |
Montreux | Fribourg Olympic | Union Neuchatêl | 63–54[4] |  Xavier Pollard
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2019 |
Lions de Genève | SAM Massagno | 67–53 | Terry Smith
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| Clarens | Fribourg Olympic | Lugano Tigers | 93–86 † |  Babacar Touré
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2004–2017
edit| Year | Champions |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Monthey |
| 2016 | Monthey |
| 2015 | Lions de Genève |
| 2014 | Union Neuchâtel |
| 2013 | Lions de Genève |
| 2012 | Lugano Tigers |
| 2011 | Lugano Tigers |
| 2010 | Benetton Fribourg Olympic |
| 2009 | Benetton Fribourg Olympic |
| 2008 | Benetton Fribourg Olympic |
| 2007 | Benetton Fribourg Olympic |
| 2006 | Boncourt |
| 2005 | Boncourt |
| 2004 | Geneva Devils |
See also
edit- Swiss Basketball League (SBL)
- Swiss Basketball Cup (Federation Cup)
References
edit- ^ "Schedule | Swiss Basketball". swissbasketball.ch. Archived from the original on 2018-04-30.
- ^ "SBL Cup Men : Fribourg Olympic revient de nulle part et remporte pour la septième fois le titre" (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "SBL Cup Men : Les Lions de Genève titrés pour la quatrième fois" (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ https://swiss.basketball/news/2020/02/02/sbl-cup-men-fribourg-olympic-titre-pour-la-6eme-fois [dead link]