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WNBA-NBC Champions League
SportNine-pin bowling
Founded2002
No. of teams16
CountryWNBA-NBC members
Most recent
champion(s)
Germany SKV Rot Weiss Zerbst (6th title)
Most titlesGermany SKV Rot Weiss Zerbst (6 titles)
Official websiteWebsite

The WNBA-NBC Champions League is the annual competition for nine-pin bowling men'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]

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
Slovenia
KK Triglav Iskraemeco Kranj
Total result Germany
SKC Victoria Bamberg
Croatia
KK Kandit-Premijer Osijek
Total result Hungary
MEH Szeged
2002-03 Bozen,
 Italy
Germany
SKC Victoria Bamberg
Total result Slovakia
Železiarne Podbrezová Šport
Croatia
KK Kandit-Premijer Osijek
Total result
2003-04 Hagenwerder,
 Germany
Croatia
KK Kandit-Premijer Osijek
6 - 2 Slovenia
KK Triglav Kranj
Germany
SKC Victoria Bamberg
7 - 1 Germany
SKC Staffelberg Staffelstein
2004-05 Osijek,
 Croatia
Germany
SKC Victoria Bamberg
6 - 2 Hungary
Ferroep-Szeged TE
Croatia
KK Konikom-Osijek
8 - 0 Hungary
Zalaegerszeg TK
2005-06 Hunedoara,
 Romania
Hungary
Ferroep-Szeged TE
5 - 3 Slovakia
Železiarne Podbrezová Šport
Hungary
Zalaegerszeg TK
8 - 0 Poland
KS Polonia 1912 Leszno
2006-07 Podbrezová,
 Slovakia
Croatia
KK Zadar
6 - 2 Croatia
KK Konikom-Osijek
Germany
SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999
7 - 1 Hungary
Ferroep-Szeged TE
2007-08 Zalaegerszeg,
 Hungary
Hungary
Zalaegerszegi TK FMVaS
6 - 2 Croatia
KK Zadar
Germany
SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999
4.5 - 3.5 Slovakia
Železiarne Podbrezová Šport
2008-09 Koblach,
 Austria
Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
7 - 1 Germany
SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999
Hungary
Zalaegerszegi TK FMVaS
5 - 3 Hungary
Szegedi TE - Gabonatransz
2009-10 Apatin,
 Serbia
Germany
SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999
6 - 2 Hungary
Szegedi TE - Gabonatransz
Hungary
Zalaegerszegi TK FMVaS
6 - 2 Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
2010-11 Bad Langensalza,
 Germany
Slovakia
Železiarne Podbrezová Šport
5 - 3 Germany
SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999
Hungary
Szegedi TE
6 - 2 Croatia
KK Zadar
2011-12 Celje,
 Slovenia
Slovakia
Železiarne Podbrezová Šport
6 - 2 Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
Germany
SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999
6 - 2 Croatia
KK Zaprešić
2012-13 Podbrezová,
 Slovakia
Hungary
Szegedi TE
6 - 2 Slovakia
ŽP Šport Podbrezová
Serbia
KK Beograd
6 - 2 Austria
BSV Voith St. Pölten
2013-14 Straubing,
 Germany
Hungary
Szegedi TE
5 - 3 Croatia
KK Zadar
Germany
SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999
6 - 2 Croatia
KK Zaprešić
2014-15 Straubing,
 Germany
Germany
SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999
5 - 3 Hungary
Szegedi TE
Slovakia
ŽP Šport Podbrezová
5 - 3 Serbia
KK Beograd
2015-16 Bamberg,
 Germany
Hungary
Szegedi TE
7 - 1 Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
Germany
SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999
6.5 - 1.5 Slovakia
ŽP Šport Podbrezová
2016-17 Podbrezová,
 Slovakia
Germany
SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999
6 - 2 Hungary
Alabardos Szegedi TE
Slovakia
ŽP Šport Podbrezová
5.5 - 2.5 Croatia
KK Zaprešić
2017-18 Bamberg,
 Germany
Slovakia
ŽP Šport Podbrezová
6 - 2 Germany
SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999
Germany
KS Schwabsberg
6 - 2 Hungary
Alabardos Szegedi TE
2018-19 Zaprešić,
 Croatia
Croatia
KK Zaprešić
6 - 2 Slovakia
ŠK Železiarne Podbrezová
Germany
SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999
5.5 - 2.5 Hungary
Szegedi TE
2019-20[a]
2020-21
Bamberg,
 Germany
Germany
SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999
7 - 1 Hungary
Zengő Alföld Szegedi TE
Croatia
KK Mertojak Split
6 - 2 Croatia
KK Zaprešić
2021-22 Pápa,
 Hungary
Slovakia
ŠK Železiarne Podbrezová
4.5 - 3.5 Germany
SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999
Italy
KK Neumarkt Imperial-Life
6 - 2 Germany
SKK Chambtalkegler Raindorf
2022-23 Graz,
 Austria
Germany
SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999
7 - 1 Austria
KSK Union Orth/Donau
Croatia
KK Zadar
5 - 3 Croatia
KK Mertojak Split
2023-24 Bačka Topola,
 Serbia
Germany
SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999
5 - 3 Croatia
KK Zaprešić
Germany
SKK Chambtalkegler Raindorf
5 - 3 Slovakia
ŠK Železiarne Podbrezová
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
Germany SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 6 2010, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2024 4 16
Hungary Szegedi TE 4 2006, 2013, 2014, 2016 5 15
Slovakia ŠK Železiarne Podbrezová 4 2011, 2012, 2018, 2022 4 13
Germany SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg 3 2003, 2005, 2009 3 8
Croatia KK Zadar 1 2007 2 5
Croatia KK Zaprešić 1 2019 1 6
Croatia KK Osijek 1 2004 1 5
Slovenia KK Triglav Kranj 1 2002 1 2
Hungary Zalaegerszegi TK 1 2008 0 5
Austria KSK Union Orth/Donau 0 1 1
Croatia KK Mertojak Split 0 0 2
Germany SKK Chambtalkegler Raindorf 0 0 2
Serbia KK Beograd 0 0 2
Austria BSV Voith St. Pölten 0 0 1
Germany KS Schwabsberg 0 0 1
Germany SKC Staffelberg Staffelstein 0 0 1
Italy KK Neumarkt Imperial-Life 0 0 1
Poland KS Polonia 1912 Leszno 0 0 1

Performances by nation

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Performances in the Final Four by nation
Nation Titles Runners-up Top 4
 Germany 9 6 28
 Hungary 5 5 20
 Slovakia 4 3 13
 Croatia 3 4 18
 Slovenia 1 1 2
 Serbia 0 0 2
 Austria 0 1 2
 Italy 0 0 1
 Poland 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.
  4. ^ "Corona situation statement for NBC competitions" (PDF). wnba-nbc.de. 12 March 2020.