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National League A (NLA) (French: Ligue Nationale A (LNA), Italian: Lega Nazionale A) is a professional ice hockey league in Switzerland. It is the top tier of the Swiss league system and of the two-tier National League. Before the 2007-08 season, the league was officially called Nationalliga A in German.
The league currently consists of 12 teams. The top eight teams after the regular season qualify for the play-offs to determine the Swiss champion in best-of-seven series. The four last teams need to play in a relegation tournament, the so-called play-outs. The loser of the playout-final contends the winner of the National League B play-offs in a best-of-seven series for a spot in the successive NLA season.
| Team |
City |
Arena |
Capacity |
| HC Ambri-Piotta |
Quinto, Switzerland |
Valascia |
7,500 |
| EHC Biel |
Biel, Switzerland |
Eisstadion Biel |
7,000 |
| SC Bern |
Bern, Switzerland |
PostFinance Arena |
16,789 |
| HC Davos |
Davos, Switzerland |
Vaillant Arena |
7,080 |
| Fribourg-Gottéron |
Fribourg, Switzerland |
La patinoire Saint-Léonard |
7,144 |
| Genève-Servette HC |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Patinoire des Vernets |
6,800 |
| Kloten Flyers |
Kloten, Switzerland |
Eishalle Schluefweg |
7,561 |
| SCL Tigers |
Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland |
Ilfis Stadium |
6,500 |
| HC Lugano |
Lugano, Switzerland |
Pista La Resega |
8,000 |
| Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
Rapperswil, Switzerland |
Diners Club Arena |
6,000 |
| EV Zug |
Zug, Switzerland |
Eishalle Herti |
6,780 |
| ZSC Lions |
Zürich, Switzerland |
Hallenstadion |
10,700 |
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