Women's League (Switzerland)

Women's League
Upcoming season or competition:
Current sports event 2024–25 PFWL season
Formerly
  • Leistungsklasse A
  • 1986–2014
  • Swiss Women's Hockey League A
  • 2014–2019
SportIce hockey
Founded1986 (1986)
FounderSwiss Ice Hockey Federation
First season1986–87
No. of teams8
Country Switzerland
Most recent
champion(s)		ZSC Lions Frauen
(2023–24)
Most titlesZSC Lions Frauen (12 titles)
Domestic cup(s)Swiss Women's Hockey Cup
International cup(s)EWHL Super Cup
European Women's Champions Cup (2004–2015)
Related
competitions
  • SWHL B
  • SWHL C
  • SWHL D
Official websiteOfficial website

The Women's League, also known as the PostFinance Women's League (PFWL)[1] for sponsorship reasons, is the premier ice hockey league in the Swiss Women's Hockey League (SWHL) system.[2] The league was founded in 1986 as the Leistungsklasse A, abbreviated LKA, and was also officially known as the Ligue nationale A in French and the Lega Nazionale A in Italian, both abbreviated as LNA. During 2014 to 2019, the league was called the Swiss Women's Hockey League A, abbreviated SWHL A; the abbreviation has been used by the league following the 2019 name change. An amateur league, it is organized by the Regio League, an organ of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation.

  1. ^ Douxchamps, Margot (29 February 2024). "La PFWL en playoffs !". Neuchâtel Hockey Academy (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. ^ "News". Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (Press release) (in German). 13 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.