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WNBA-NBC Champions League (women)

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WNBA-NBC Champions League
SportNine-pin bowling
Founded2002
No. of teams16
CountryWNBA-NBC members
Most recent
champion(s)
Croatia KK Mlaka (2nd title)
Most titlesGermany Victoria Bamberg
(10 titles)
Official websiteWebsite

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.[1] [2]

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
Romania
CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș
Total result Croatia
KK Rijeka-Kvarner W.S.O.
Germany
SKC Victoria Bamberg
Total result Czech Republic
KK Slavia Prague
2002-03 Bozen,
 Italy
Germany
SKC Victoria Bamberg
Total result Slovenia
KK Miroteks Celje
Czech Republic
KK Slavia Prague
Total result
2003-04 Hagenwerder,
 Germany
Slovenia
KK Miroteks Celje
5 - 3 Croatia
ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica
Romania
CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș
6 - 2 Germany
SKC Victoria Bamberg
2004-05 Osijek,
 Croatia
Germany
SKC Victoria Bamberg
6 - 2 Slovenia
KK Miroteks Celje
Croatia
ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica
7 - 1 Hungary
FTC Budapest
2005-06 Hunedoara,
 Romania
Romania
CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș
7 - 1 Austria
BBSV Vienna
Slovakia
KK Tatran Prefa Sučany
5 - 3 Croatia
ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica
2006-07 Podbrezova,
 Slovakia
Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
5 - 3 Croatia
ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica
Romania
CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș
5 - 3 Slovenia
KK Brest Cerknica
2007-08 Zalaegerszeg,
 Hungary
Slovenia
KK Miroteks Celje
6 - 2 Hungary
ZTE-ZAEV Nöi Zalaegerszeg
Croatia
ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica
5 - 3 Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
2008-09 Koblach,
 Austria
Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
7 - 1 Serbia
KK Pionir Subotica
Slovenia
KK Miroteks Celje
8 - 0 Poland
KS Polonia 1912 Leszno
2009-10 Apatin,
 Serbia
Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
6.5 - 1.5 Slovenia
KK Lanteks Celje
Romania
CS Electromureş Târgu Mureș
7 - 1 Serbia
KK Pionir Subotica
2010-11 Bad Langensalza,
 Germany
Slovenia
KK Lanteks Celje
8 - 0 Serbia
KK Pionir Subotica
Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
6 - 2 Romania
CS Electromureş Târgu Mureș
2011-12 Celje,
 Slovenia
Slovenia
KK Lanteks Celje
5 - 3 Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
Romania
SC Conpet-Petrolul Ploiești
6 - 2 Austria
ASKÖ KSC Schneegattern
2012-13 Podbrezova,
 Slovakia
Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
5 - 3 Slovenia
KK Lanteks Celje
Romania
CS Romgaz Târgu Mureș
5 - 3 Serbia
KK Pionir Subotica
2013-14 Straubing,
 Germany
Slovenia
KK Celje
5 - 3 Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
Serbia
KK Pionir Subotica
7.5 - 0.5 Croatia
KK Mlaka
2014-15 Straubing,
 Germany
Slovenia
KK Celje
6 - 2 Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
Croatia
KK Mlaka
6 - 2 Serbia
KK Pionir Subotica
2015-16 Bamberg,
 Germany
Austria
BBSV Vienna
5.5 - 2.5 Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
Croatia
KK Mlaka
5 - 3 Croatia
KK Admiral Zagreb
2016-17 Podbrezova,
 Slovakia
Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
7 - 1 Austria
BBSV Vienna
Slovenia
KK Celje
7 - 1 Croatia
KK Mlaka
2017-18 Bamberg,
 Germany
Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
7 - 1 Romania
CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș
Czech Republic
KK Slovan Rosice
5 - 3 Slovenia
KK Celje
2018-19 Zaprešić,
 Croatia
Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
6 - 2 Croatia
KK Mlaka
Czech Republic
KK Slovan Rosice
6 - 2 Austria
BBSV Vienna
2019-20[a]
2020-21
Bamberg,
 Germany
Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
6 - 2 Croatia
KK Mlaka
Romania
CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș
No score
Slovan withdrew
Czech Republic
KK Slovan Rosice
2021-22 Győr,
 Hungary
Croatia
KK Mlaka
4 - 4
(13 - 11)
Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
Austria
SK FWT-Composites Neunkirchen
5 - 3 Romania
CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș
2022-23 Graz,
 Austria
Austria
SK FWT-Composites Neunkirchen
4 - 4
56 - 53 (SV)
Germany
SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg
Germany
SV Pöllwitz
7 - 1 Croatia
ŽKK Istra Poreč
2023-24 Bačka Topola,
 Serbia
Croatia
KK Mlaka
5 - 3 Germany
SV Pöllwitz
Czech Republic
KK Slovan Rosice
4 - 4
64 - 47 (SV)
Serbia
KK Alimenta
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
Germany SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg 10 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 6 20
Slovenia KK Celje 6 2004, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 4 13
Croatia KK Mlaka 2 2022, 2024 2 8
Romania CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș 2 2002, 2006 1 10
Austria BBSV Vienna 1 2016 2 4
Austria SK FWT-Composites Neunkirchen 1 2023 0 2
Serbia KK Pionir Subotica 0 2 9
Croatia ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica 0 2 5
Croatia KK Rijeka-Kvarner W.S.O. 0 1 1
Hungary ZTE-ZAEV Nöi Zalaegerszeg 0 1 1
Czech Republic KK Slovan Rosice 0 0 4
Czech Republic KK Slavia Prague 0 0 2
Austria ASKÖ KSC Schneegattern 0 0 1
Croatia KK Admiral Zagreb 0 0 1
Croatia ŽKK Istra Poreč 0 0 1
Germany SV Pöllwitz 0 1 2
Hungary FTC Budapest 0 0 1
Poland KS Polonia 1912 Leszno 0 0 1
Romania SC Conpet-Petrolul Ploiești 0 0 1
Serbia KK Alimenta 0 0 1
Slovakia KK Tatran Prefa Sučany 0 0 1
Slovenia KK Brest Cerknica 0 0 1

Performances by nation

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Performances in the Final Four 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

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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. Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2024-04-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Corona situation statement for NBC competitions" (PDF). wnba-nbc.de. 12 March 2020.