| Sport | Nine-pin bowling |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country | WNBA-NBC members |
| Most recent champion(s) |  SK FWT-Composites Neunkirchen (1st title) |
| Most titles |  Victoria Bamberg(10 titles) |
| Official website | Website |
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]
Competition formula
WNBA-NBC Champions League tournament has a very stable competition formula.[3] The following rules apply:
Qualification
- 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
All qualified teams are seeded in the established order to the 16-team bracket. 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.
- 16 Teams bracket:
- Title holder vs 5th team of European Cup
- World Cup winner vs 4th team of European Cup
- World Cup runner-up vs 3rd team of NBC Cup
- 3rd team of World Cup vs 3rd team of European Cup
- 4th team of World Cup vs European Cup Runner-up
- European Cup winner vs 7th team of World Cup
- NBC Cup winner vs 6th team of World Cup
- 5th team of World Cup vs NBC Cup runner-up
Records and statistics
Final Four
| 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 Rijeka |
| 2014-15 | Straubing, Germany |
KK Celje |
6 - 2 | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg |
KK Mlaka Rijeka |
6 - 2 | KK Pionir Subotica |
| 2015-16 | Bamberg, Germany |
BBSV Vienna |
5.5 - 2.5 | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg |
KK Mlaka Rijeka |
5 - 3 | KK Admiral Zagreb |
| 2016-17 | Podbrezova, Slovakia |
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg |
7 - 1 | BBSV Vienna |
KK Celje |
7 - 1 | KK Mlaka Rijeka |
| 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 Rijeka |
KK Slovan Rosice |
6 - 2 | BBSV Vienna |
2020-21 |
Bamberg, Germany |
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg |
6 - 2 | KK Mlaka Rijeka |
CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș |
No score Slovan withdrew |
KK Slovan Rosice |
| 2021-22 | Győr, Hungary |
KK Mlaka Rijeka |
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) |
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg |
SV Pöllwitz |
7 - 1 | ŽKK Istra Poreč |
| 2023-24 | Bačka Topola, Serbia |
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Winning clubs
| 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 |
| CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș |
2 | 2002, 2006 | 1 | 10 |
| KK Mlaka Rijeka |
1 | 2022 | 2 | 7 |
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 | — | 0 | 1 |
| FTC Budapest |
0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| KS Polonia 1912 Leszno |
0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| SC Conpet-Petrolul Ploiești |
0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| KK Tatran Prefa Sučany |
0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| KK Brest Cerknica |
0 | — | 0 | 1 |
Performances by nation
| Nation | Titles | Runners-up | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
10 | 6 | 21 |
| Slovenia |
6 | 4 | 14 |
| Austria |
2 | 2 | 7 |
| Romania |
2 | 1 | 11 |
| Croatia |
1 | 5 | 15 |
| Serbia |
0 | 2 | 6 |
| Hungary |
0 | 1 | 2 |
| Czech Republic |
0 | 0 | 5 |
| Poland |
0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia |
0 | 0 | 1 |
Notes
References
- ↑ "WNBA-NBC Champions League results". wnba-nbc.de.
- ↑ "WNBA-NBC Champions League history" (PDF). wnba-nbc.de.
- ↑ "WNBA-NBC Champions League Implementing Regulations" (PDF). wnba-nbc.de.
- ↑ "Corona situation statement for NBC competitions" (PDF). wnba-nbc.de. 12 March 2020.
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