The WNBA-NBC Champions League is the annual competition for nine-pin bowling classic 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 LeagueSeasonFinal four hostChampionScoreSecond placeThird placeScoreFourth place2001-02Hunedoara,CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu MureșTotal resultKK Rijeka-Kvarner W.S.O.SKC Victoria BambergTotal resultKK Slavia Prague 2002-03Bozen,SKC Victoria BambergTotal resultKK Miroteks CeljeKK Slavia Prague Total result2003-04Hagenwerder,KK Miroteks Celje5 - 3ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș6 - 2SKC Victoria Bamberg2004-05Osijek,SKC Victoria Bamberg6 - 2KK Miroteks CeljeŠKK Podravka Koprivnica7 - 1FTC Budapest2005-06Hunedoara,CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș7 - 1BBSV ViennaKK Tatran Prefa Sučany5 - 3ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica2006-07Podbrezova,SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg5 - 3ŠKK Podravka KoprivnicaCS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș5 - 3KK Brest Cerknica2007-08Zalaegerszeg,KK Miroteks Celje6 - 2ZTE-ZAEV Nöi ZalaegerszegŠKK Podravka Koprivnica5 - 3SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg2008-09Koblach,SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg7 - 1KK Pionir SuboticaKK Miroteks Celje8 - 0KS Polonia 1912 Leszno2009-10Apatin,SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg6.5 - 1.5KK Lanteks CeljeCS Electromureş Târgu Mureș7 - 1KK Pionir Subotica2010-11Bad Langensalza,KK Lanteks Celje8 - 0KK Pionir SuboticaSKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg6 - 2CS Electromureş Târgu Mureș2011-12Celje,KK Lanteks Celje5 - 3SKC Victoria 1947 BambergSC Conpet-Petrolul Ploiești6 - 2ASKÖ KSC Schneegattern2012-13Podbrezova,SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg5 - 3KK Lanteks CeljeCS Romgaz Târgu Mureș5 - 3KK Pionir Subotica2013-14Straubing,KK Celje5 - 3SKC Victoria 1947 BambergKK Pionir Subotica7.5 - 0.5KK Mlaka2014-15Straubing,KK Celje6 - 2SKC Victoria 1947 BambergKK Mlaka6 - 2KK Pionir Subotica2015-16Bamberg,BBSV Vienna5.5 - 2.5SKC Victoria 1947 BambergKK Mlaka5 - 3KK Admiral Zagreb2016-17Podbrezova,SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg7 - 1BBSV ViennaKK Celje7 - 1KK Mlaka2017-18Bamberg,SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg7 - 1CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu MureșKK Slovan Rosice5 - 3KK Celje2018-19Zaprešić,SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg6 - 2KK MlakaKK Slovan Rosice6 - 2BBSV Vienna2019-202020-21Bamberg,SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg6 - 2KK MlakaCS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu MureșNo scoreSlovan withdrewKK Slovan Rosice2021-22Győr,KK Mlaka4 - 4(13 - 11)SKC Victoria 1947 BambergSK FWT-Composites Neunkirchen5 - 3CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș2022-23Graz,SK FWT-Composites Neunkirchen4 - 456 - 53 (SV)SKC Victoria 1947 BambergSV Pöllwitz7 - 1ŽKK Istra Poreč2023-24Bačka Topola,KK Mlaka5 - 3SV PöllwitzKK Slovan Rosice4 - 464 - 47 (SV)KK Alimenta2024-25Morfelden,KK Slovan Rosice7 - 1KV LiedolsheimKK Mlaka7 - 1SV Pöllwitz2025-26Brčko,SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg5 - 3KK MlakaSK FWT-Composites Neunkirchen7 - 1Tatabányai SC2026-27Morfelden,2027-28Debrecen,
Winning clubs
+ Performances in the Final Four of WNBA-NBC Champions League by clubClubTitlesYears wonRunners-upTop 4 SKC Victoria 1947 Bamberg112003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2026621 KK Celje62004, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015413 KK Mlaka22022, 2024310 CS Electromureş Romgaz Târgu Mureș22002, 2006110 BBSV Vienna1201624 KK Slovan Rosice1202505 SK FWT-Composites Neunkirchen1202303 KK Pionir Subotica029 ŠKK Podravka Koprivnica025 SV Pöllwitz013 KK Rijeka-Kvarner W.S.O.011 KV Liedolsheim011 ZTE-ZAEV Nöi Zalaegerszeg011 KK Slavia Prague002 ASKÖ KSC Schneegattern001 KK Admiral Zagreb001 ŽKK Istra Poreč001 FTC Budapest001 Tatabányai SC001 KS Polonia 1912 Leszno001 SC Conpet-Petrolul Ploiești001 KK Alimenta001 KK Tatran Prefa Sučany001 KK Brest Cerknica001
Performances by nation + Performances in the Final Four by nationNationTitlesRunners-upTop 411825641426182282111107027013001001
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