WNBA-NBC Champions League (men)

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]

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

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
 
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

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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

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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.