WNBA-NBC Champions League (men)

WNBA-NBC Champions League
Sport	Nine-pin bowling
Founded	2002
No. of teams	16
Country	WNBA-NBC members
Most recent; champion(s)	SKV Rot Weiss Zerbst (6th title)
Most titles	SKV Rot Weiss Zerbst (6 titles)
Official website	Website

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

WNBA-NBC Champions League tournament has a 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 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

Final Four

WNBA-NBC Champions League
Season	Final four host	Champion	Score	Second place	Third place	Score	Fourth place
2001-02	Hunedoara, Romania	KK Triglav Iskraemeco Kranj	Total result	SKC Victoria Bamberg	KK Kandit-Premijer Osijek	Total result	MEH Szeged
2002-03	Bozen, Italy	SKC Victoria Bamberg	Total result	Železiarne Podbrezová Šport	KK Kandit-Premijer Osijek	Total result
2003-04	Hagenwerder, Germany	KK Kandit-Premijer Osijek	6 - 2	KK Triglav Kranj	SKC Victoria Bamberg	7 - 1	SKC Staffelberg Staffelstein
2004-05	Osijek, Croatia	SKC Victoria Bamberg	6 - 2	Ferroep-Szeged TE	KK Konikom-Osijek	8 - 0	Zalaegerszeg TK
2005-06	Hunedoara, Romania	Ferroep-Szeged TE	5 - 3	Železiarne Podbrezová Šport	Zalaegerszeg TK	8 - 0	KS Polonia 1912 Leszno
2006-07	Podbrezová, Slovakia	KK Zadar	6 - 2	KK Konikom-Osijek	SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999	7 - 1	Ferroep-Szeged TE
2007-08	Zalaegerszeg, Hungary	Zalaegerszegi TK FMVaS	6 - 2	KK Zadar	SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999	4.5 - 3.5	Železiarne Podbrezová Šport
2008-09	Koblach, Austria	SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg	7 - 1	SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999	Zalaegerszegi TK FMVaS	5 - 3	Szegedi TE - Gabonatransz
2009-10	Apatin, Serbia	SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999	6 - 2	Szegedi TE - Gabonatransz	Zalaegerszegi TK FMVaS	6 - 2	SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
2010-11	Bad Langensalza, Germany	Železiarne Podbrezová Šport	5 - 3	SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999	Szegedi TE	6 - 2	KK Zadar
2011-12	Celje, Slovenia	Železiarne Podbrezová Šport	6 - 2	SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg	SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999	6 - 2	KK Zaprešić
2012-13	Podbrezová, Slovakia	Szegedi TE	6 - 2	ŽP Šport Podbrezová	KK Beograd	6 - 2	BSV Voith St. Pölten
2013-14	Straubing, Germany	Szegedi TE	5 - 3	KK Zadar	SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999	6 - 2	KK Zaprešić
2014-15	Straubing, Germany	SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999	5 - 3	Szegedi TE	ŽP Šport Podbrezová	5 - 3	KK Beograd
2015-16	Bamberg, Germany	Szegedi TE	7 - 1	SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg	SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999	6.5 - 1.5	ŽP Šport Podbrezová
2016-17	Podbrezová, Slovakia	SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999	6 - 2	Alabardos Szegedi TE	ŽP Šport Podbrezová	5.5 - 2.5	KK Zaprešić
2017-18	Bamberg, Germany	ŽP Šport Podbrezová	6 - 2	SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999	KS Schwabsberg	6 - 2	Alabardos Szegedi TE
2018-19	Zaprešić, Croatia	KK Zaprešić	6 - 2	ŠK Železiarne Podbrezová	SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999	5.5 - 2.5	Szegedi TE
~~2019-20~~^[a] 2020-21	Bamberg, Germany	SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999	7 - 1	Zengő Alföld Szegedi TE	KK Mertojak Split	6 - 2	KK Zaprešić
2021-22	Pápa, Hungary	ŠK Železiarne Podbrezová	4.5 - 3.5	SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999	KK Neumarkt Imperial-Life	6 - 2	SKK Chambtalkegler Raindorf
2022-23	Graz, Austria	SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999	7 - 1	KSK Union Orth/Donau	KK Zadar	5 - 3	KK Mertojak Split
2023-24	Bačka Topola, Serbia	SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999	5 - 3	KK Zaprešić	SKK Chambtalkegler Raindorf	5 - 3	ŠK Železiarne Podbrezová
2024-25	Morfelden, Germany
2025-26	Brčko, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Winning clubs

Performances in the Final Four of WNBA-NBC Champions League by club
Club	Titles	Years won	Runners-up	Top 4
SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999	6	2010, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2024	4	16
Szegedi TE	4	2006, 2013, 2014, 2016	5	15
ŠK Železiarne Podbrezová	4	2011, 2012, 2018, 2022	4	13
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg	3	2003, 2005, 2009	3	8
KK Zadar	1	2007	2	5
KK Zaprešić	1	2019	1	6
KK Osijek	1	2004	1	5
KK Triglav Kranj	1	2002	1	2
Zalaegerszegi TK	1	2008	0	5
KSK Union Orth/Donau	0	—	1	1
KK Mertojak Split	0	—	0	2
SKK Chambtalkegler Raindorf	0	—	0	2
KK Beograd	0	—	0	2
BSV Voith St. Pölten	0	—	0	1
KS Schwabsberg	0	—	0	1
SKC Staffelberg Staffelstein	0	—	0	1
KK Neumarkt Imperial-Life	0	—	0	1
KS Polonia 1912 Leszno	0	—	0	1

Performances by nation

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

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

References

^ "WNBA-NBC Champions League results". wnba-nbc.com.
^ "WNBA-NBC Champions League history" (PDF). wnba-nbc.de.
^ "WNBA-NBC Champions League Implementing Regulations" (PDF). wnba-nbc.com.
^ "Corona situation statement for NBC competitions" (PDF). wnba-nbc.de. 12 March 2020.

[coronavirus_2020-5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Champions League Final Four 2019-20 has been postponed to May 2021.^[4]

[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.

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