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]

This article is about the men's WNBA-NBC Champions League. For the women's WNBA-NBC Champions League, see WNBA-NBC Champions League (women).
WNBA-NBC Champions League
SportNine-pin bowling
Founded2002
No. of teams16
CountryWNBA-NBC members
Most recent
champion(s)		 KK Zaprešić (1st title)
Most titles Szegedi TE (4 titles)
Official websiteWebsite

Competition formula

WNBA-NBC Champions League tournament has a very 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 seeded in the established order to the 16-team bracket. 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.

  • 16 Teams bracket:
    • Title holder vs 5th team of European Cup
    • World Cup winner vs 4th team of European Cup
    • World Cup runner-up vs 3rd team of NBC Cup
    • 3rd team of World Cup vs 3rd team of European Cup
    • 4th team of World Cup vs European Cup Runner-up
    • European Cup winner vs 7th team of World Cup
    • NBC Cup winner vs 6th team of World Cup
    • 5th team of World Cup vs NBC Cup runner-up

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[lower-alpha 1] Apatin,
 Serbia
2020-21 Apatin,
 Serbia
2021-22 Zaprešić,
 Croatia

Winning clubs
Performances in the Final Four of WNBA-NBC Champions League by club
Club Titles Seasons won Runners-up Top 4
Szegedi TE 4 2006, 2013, 2014, 2016 3 12
SKV Rot-Weiß Zerbst 1999 3 2010, 2015, 2017 3 12
ŠK Železiarne Podbrezová 3 2011, 2012, 2018 3 11
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg 3 2003, 2005, 2009 2 8
KK Zadar 5 2007 2 4
KK Osijek 1 2004 1 5
KK Triglav Kranj 1 2002 1 2
Zalaegerszegi TK 1 2008 0 5
KK Zaprešić 1 2019 0 3
KK Beograd 0 — 0 2
BSV Voith St. Pölten 0 — 0 1
KS Schwabsberg 0 — 0 1
SKC Staffelberg Staffelstein 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
 Croatia 7 3 12
 Germany 6 5 22
 Hungary 5 3 17
 Slovakia 3 3 11
 Slovenia 1 1 2
 Serbia 0 0 2
 Austria 0 0 1
 Poland 0 0 1

Notes
  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Champions League Final Four 2019-20 has been cancelled.[4]

References
  1. "WNBA-NBC Champions League results". wnba-nbc.de.
  2. "WNBA-NBC Champions League history" (PDF). wnba-nbc.de.
  3. "WNBA-NBC Champions League Implementing Regulations" (PDF). wnba-nbc.de.
  4. "Corona situation statement for NBC competitions" (PDF). wnba-nbc.de. 12 March 2020.
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