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{{Infobox Sports league
| title = Leistungsklasse A<br >Ligue nationale A<br >Lega Nazionale A
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| sport = Women's ice hockey
| founded = 1986
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| champion = [[ZSC Lions]]
| most_champs = [[EV Zug]], [[HC Lugano]] (4 titles)
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| website = [http://www.regioleague.swiss-icehockey.ch/page/content/news.asp?MenuID=799&ID=3429&Menu=1&Item=39.7 Official website]
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The '''Swiss women's ice hockey league''' ([[German]] : ''Leistunsklasse A'' (''LKA''), [[French]] : ''Ligue nationale A'' (''LNA''), [[Italian]] : ''Lega Nazionale A'') is an amateur [[women's ice hockey]] league in [[Switzerland]]. It is the top tier in the Swiss women's hockey league system and is organized by the the ''Regio League'', an organ of the ''[[Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband]]'' in charge of organizing amateur hockey in Switzerland.

== History ==
With the creation of several [[women's ice hockey]] clubs in the early [[1980s]], the ''[[Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband]]'' incorporates this aspect of hockey in its organisation in 1984. During the 1985-86 season, an unofficial championship is played. The following season, the first official championship, called ''Leistunsklasse A'', is played, won by [[EHC Kloten]]'s women's team, the Kloten Specials.

With the growing interest, a second tier is established from the 1988-89 season. Two years later, foreign players are allowed to play. Several big names in women's hockey then come play in Switzerland such as [[Andria Hunter]], [[Riikka Nieminen]] and [[France St. Louis]] to name a few. The arrival of imports coincides with the domination of [[SC Lyss]] who won four titles in five years. The women's section had become an independent club, the [[DHC Lyss]], when they won their forth titles in 1997. In 1995, a third division was introduced.

From the 2001-02 edition onward, a final four tournament is held to determine a champion. The then reigning champion [[SC Reinach]] retains its crown before winning a third in a row the following season with only a 9 players squad. Since the 2005-06 season, playoffs have been introduced. The [[HC Lugano|HC Lugano Ladies Team]] proved to be the most performant with this format, winning four titles in five years<ref>{{de icon}} [http://sport.winterthur.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/Sportamt/Sportamt_Medien/Eishalle_Deutweg/Aufschwung_Fraueneishockey.pdf History of women's ice hockey in Switzerland ] by Barbara Müller.</ref>.

== Format ==
For the 2010-11 season, the six participating teams play against each other four times in two home-and-away rounds. At the end of the first round, the each team's total of points is cut by half. Once the second round is completed, the top four ranking teams qualify for the play-offs which are in a [[Best-of-five playoff|best-of-five format]], excepted the third place game played on a one-off match. The finals winner is declared Swiss champion. Meanwhile, the teams finishing fifth and sixth dispute a best-of-five playdown. The loser faces then the second tier champions in a best-of-three games, the winner playing the following season in the top tier.

== Current teams ==
For the 2010-11 season, there are six participating teams<ref>{{de icon}} [http://www.regioleague.swiss-icehockey.ch/page/content/index.asp?MenuID=725&ID=3225&Menu=1&Item=39.4.1 LKA teams] on the [http://www.regioleague.swiss-icehockey.ch/platform/apps/news/index.asp?MenuID=802&ID=3432&Menu=1&Item=40 Regio league website]</ref> :
* [[DHC Langenthal]]
* [[HC Lugano]]
* [[Rapperswil-Jona Lakers]]
* [[SC Reinach]]
* [[EV Bomo Thun]]
* [[ZSC Lions]]

== Previous winners ==
{| width="100%"
| valign="top" width="33%" align="left" |
* 1986-87 - [[Kloten Flyers|EHC Kloten Specials]]
* 1987-88 - EHC Kloten Specials
* 1988-89 - [[GCK Lions|Grasshopper-Club Zurich]]
* 1989-90 - Grasshopper-Club Zurich
* 1990-91 - Grasshopper-Club Zurich
* 1991-92 - [[EHC Bülach]]
* 1992-93 - [[SC Lyss]]
* 1993-94 - [[DHC Langenthal]]
* 1994-95 - SC Lyss
* 1995-96 - SC Lyss
| valign="top" width="33%" align="left" |
* 1996-97 - [[DHC Lyss]]
* 1997-98 - [[EV Zug]]
* 1998-99 - EV Zug
* 1999-00 - [[DSC Saint-Gall]]
* 2000-01 - [[SC Reinach]]
* 2001-02 - SC Reinach
* 2002-03 - SC Reinach
* 2003-04 - EV Zug
* 2004-05 - EV Zug
* 2005-06 - [[HC Lugano]]
| valign="top" width="33%" align="left" |
* 2006-07 - HC Lugano
* 2007-08 - DHC Langenthal
* 2008-09 - HC Lugano
* 2009-10 - HC Lugano
* 2010-11 - [[ZSC Lions]]
|}

=== Titles by teams ===
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" align="center"
! scope="col" width=20 |
! scope="col" width=150 | Team
! scope="col" width=50 | Titles
! scope="col" width=75 | Last title
|-
|align="center"| 1 || [[HC Lugano]] ||align="center"| 4 ||align="center"| 2010
|-bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|align="center"| - || [[EV Zug]] ||align="center"| 4 ||align="center"| 2005
|-
|align="center"| 3 || [[SC Reinach]] ||align="center"| 3 ||align="center"| 2003
|-bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|align="center"| - || [[SC Lyss]] ||align="center"| 3 ||align="center"| 1996
|-
|align="center"| - || [[GCK Lions]] ||align="center"| 3 ||align="center"| 1991
|-bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|align="center"| 6 || [[DHC Langenthal]] ||align="center"| 2 ||align="center"| 2008
|-
|align="center"| - || [[Kloten Flyers|EHC Kloten Specials]] ||align="center"| 2 ||align="center"| 1988
|-bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|align="center"| 8 || [[ZSC Lions]] ||align="center"| 1 ||align="center"| 2011
|-
|align="center"| - || [[DSC Saint-Gall]] ||align="center"| 1 ||align="center"| 2000
|-bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|align="center"| - || [[DHC Lyss]] ||align="center"| 1 ||align="center"| 1997
|-
|align="center"| - || [[EHC Bülach]] ||align="center"| 1 ||align="center"| 1992
|}

== Awards ==
[[File:HC Lugano - Jessica Müller.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Jessica Müller]], one of the 2009-10 MVPs.]]
=== Women of the year ===
It is awarded since the 2006-07 season to the best Swiss player whether she plays in the Swiss league or not<ref>{{de icon}} [http://www.regioleague.swiss-icehockey.ch/page/content/view.asp?MenuID=741&ID=3253&Menu=1&Item=39.6 Women of the year] on the [http://www.regioleague.swiss-icehockey.ch/platform/apps/news/index.asp?MenuID=802&ID=3432&Menu=1&Item=40 Regio league website]</ref>.
* 2006-07 - [[Florence Schelling]] ([[ZSC Lions]])
* 2007-08 - [[Christine Meier]] ([[AIK IF]])
* 2008-09 - Christine Meier (ZSC Lions)
* 2009-10 - [[Claudia Riechsteiner]] ([[SC Reinach]])

=== Most Valuable Player ===
It is awarded since the 2009-10 season to the best two players of the league<ref>{{de icon}} [http://www.regioleague.swiss-icehockey.ch/page/content/news.asp?MenuID=969&ID=3978&Menu=1&Item=39.8 Most Valuable Player] on the [http://www.regioleague.swiss-icehockey.ch/platform/apps/news/index.asp?MenuID=802&ID=3432&Menu=1&Item=40 Regio league website]</ref>.
* 2009-10 - [[Jessica Müller]] ([[HC Lugano]]), [[Jaclyn Hawkins]] (ZSC Lions)
* 2010-11 - Christine Meier (ZSC Lions), [[Iveta Koka]] (HC Lugano)

== Others women's competitions in Switzerland ==
=== Second division ===
The ''Leistungsklasse B'' (''LKB''), also known as the ''Ligue nationale B'' (''LNB'') in french and as the ''Lega Nazionale B'' in italian, is the second tier of the Swiss women's hockey league system.

For the 2010-11 season, the eight teams league is played on a home-and-away basis. The team finishing first is declared LKB champion and qualify for a best-of-three playoff against the loser of the top league playdown. The team finishing eighth is relegated in the lower division.

The eight teams taking part in the 2010-11 season are the following<ref>{{de icon}} [http://www.regioleague.swiss-icehockey.ch/page/content/index.asp?MenuID=733&ID=3243&Menu=1&Item=39.4.2 LKB teams] on the [http://www.regioleague.swiss-icehockey.ch/platform/apps/news/index.asp?MenuID=802&ID=3432&Menu=1&Item=40 Regio league website]</ref> :
* [[EHC Bassersdorf]]
* [[GCK Lions]]
* [[Huttwil Falcons]]
* [[EHC Laufen]]
* [[HC Université Neuchâtel]]
* [[HC Prilly|HC Prilly Féminin]]
* [[SC Weinfelden]]
* [[HC 3 Chêne]]

=== Third division ===
The ''Leistungsklasse C'' (''LKC''), also known as the ''Ligue nationale C'' (''LNC'') in french and as the ''Lega Nazionale C'' in italian, is the third and lowest tier of the Swiss women's hockey league system.

Like its male equivalent, the [[Swiss 1. Liga (ice hockey)|1. liga]], it is divided in three regional pools : East or ''Ostschweiz'', Central or ''Zentralschweiz'' and West or ''Westschweiz'', also called ''Suisse Romande''. Each pool winner qualify then for the finals. The team finishing first is declared LKC champion and is promoted in LKB.

For the 2010-11 season, there are 21 participating teams including one from [[Austria]] :
{| width="100%"
| valign="top" width="33%" align="left" | '''East'''<ref>{{de icon}} [http://regioleague.swiss-icehockey.ch/page/content/index.asp?MenuID=736&ID=3247&Menu=1&Item=39.4.3 LKC teams (East)] on the [http://www.regioleague.swiss-icehockey.ch/platform/apps/news/index.asp?MenuID=802&ID=3432&Menu=1&Item=40 Regio league website]</ref>
* SC Celerina
* HC Ceresio
* HC Chiasso
* [[EHC Chur]]
* HC Luzern
* EC Wildcats {{flagicon|AUT}}
* [[HC Thurgau]]
| valign="top" width="33%" align="left" | '''Central'''<ref>{{de icon}} [http://regioleague.swiss-icehockey.ch/page/content/index.asp?MenuID=736&ID=3247&Menu=1&Item=39.4.4 LKC teams (Central)] on the [http://www.regioleague.swiss-icehockey.ch/platform/apps/news/index.asp?MenuID=802&ID=3432&Menu=1&Item=40 Regio league website]</ref>
* EHC Basel/KLH
* EHC Bern 96
* [[DHC Lyss]]
* Seetal Wildcats
* CP Tavannes
* EHC Wettingen-Baden
| valign="top" width="33%" align="left" | '''West'''<ref>{{de icon}} [http://regioleague.swiss-icehockey.ch/page/content/index.asp?MenuID=736&ID=3247&Menu=1&Item=39.4.5 LKC teams (West)] on the [http://www.regioleague.swiss-icehockey.ch/platform/apps/news/index.asp?MenuID=802&ID=3432&Menu=1&Item=40 Regio league website]</ref>
* [[HC La Chaux-de-Fonds]]
* Fribourg Ladies HC
* HC Féminin Lausanne
* CP de Meyrin
* [[HC Université Neuchâtel|HC Neuchâtel-Futur]]
* [[HC Red Ice|HC Red Ice Féminin]]
* HC Veveyse
* HC Villars
|}

=== Swiss Women's Cup ===
It is also called ''Ochsner Hockey Swiss Women Cup'' for sponsorship reason.
* 2005-06 - [[HC Lugano]]
* 2006-07 - ''No cup''
* 2007-08 - [[DHC Langenthal]]
* 2008-09 - [[ZSC Lions]]
* 2009-10 - DHC Langenthal
* 2010-11 - ZSC Lions

==References==
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==External links==
* {{de icon}} [http://www.regioleague.swiss-icehockey.ch/page/content/news.asp?MenuID=799&ID=3429&Menu=1&Item=39.7 League website]
* {{de icon}}/{{fr icon}}/{{it icon}} [http://www.ewhj.org/index.cfm?tem=1&spr=1&hpn=13 News on women's hockey in Switzerland] on [http://www.ewhj.org/ European Women's Hockey Journal]
* {{de icon}} [http://archiv1.damen-eishockey.de/dameneishockey/deinschweiz.htm Women's ice hockey in Switzerland ] by Nick Heim.
* {{de icon}} [http://sport.winterthur.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/Sportamt/Sportamt_Medien/Eishalle_Deutweg/Aufschwung_Fraueneishockey.pdf History of women's ice hockey in Switzerland ] by Barbara Müller.
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.hockeyarchives.info/Suifem1999.htm Swiss women's ice hockey leagues results from 1998-99]
===See also===
* [[Switzerland women's national ice hockey team]]

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