| 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.
Competition formula
WNBA-NBC Champions League tournament has a stable competition formula. 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 |
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
|
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| 2025-26 | Brčko, Bosnia-Herzegovina
|
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Winning clubs
| 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
| 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.
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.