| Sport | Nine-pin bowling |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country | WNBA-NBC members |
| Most recent champion(s) |  KK Mlaka (2nd 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.
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
|
 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 |
| 2014-15 | Straubing, Germany
|
KK Celje |
6 - 2 | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg |
KK Mlaka |
6 - 2 | KK Pionir Subotica |
| 2015-16 | Bamberg, Germany
|
BBSV Vienna |
5.5 - 2.5 | SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg |
KK Mlaka |
5 - 3 | KK Admiral Zagreb |
| 2016-17 | Podbrezova, Slovakia
|
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg |
7 - 1 | BBSV Vienna |
KK Celje |
7 - 1 | KK Mlaka |
| 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 |
KK Slovan Rosice |
6 - 2 | BBSV Vienna |
2020-21 |
Bamberg, Germany
|
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg |
6 - 2 | KK Mlaka |
CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș |
No score Slovan withdrew |
KK Slovan Rosice |
| 2021-22 | Győr, Hungary
|
KK Mlaka |
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 (SV) |
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg |
SV Pöllwitz |
7 - 1 | ŽKK Istra Poreč |
| 2023-24 | Bačka Topola, Serbia
|
KK Mlaka |
5 - 3 | SV Pöllwitz |
KK Slovan Rosice |
4 - 4 64 - 47 (SV) |
KK Alimenta |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| KK Mlaka
|
2 | 2022, 2024 | 2 | 8 |
| CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș
|
2 | 2002, 2006 | 1 | 10 |
| 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 | 4 |
| 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 | — | 1 | 2 |
| FTC Budapest
|
0 | — | 0 | 1 |
 KS Polonia 1912 Leszno
|
0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| SC Conpet-Petrolul Ploiești
|
0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| KK Alimenta
|
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 | 7 | 22 |
| Slovenia
|
6 | 4 | 14 |
| Croatia
|
2 | 5 | 16 |
| Austria
|
2 | 2 | 7 |
| Romania
|
2 | 1 | 11 |
| Serbia
|
0 | 2 | 7 |
| Hungary
|
0 | 1 | 2 |
| Czech Republic
|
0 | 0 | 6 |
| Poland
|
0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia
|
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. Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Corona situation statement for NBC competitions" (PDF). wnba-nbc.de. 12 March 2020.