2021–22 Swiss Handball League

The 2021–22 Swiss Handball League (known as the Quickline Handball League for sponsorship reasons) was the 73rd season of the Handball League, Swiss premier handball league. It ram from 2 September 2021 to 7 June 2022.[1]

Swiss Handball League
Season2021–22
Dates2 September 2021 – 7 June 2022
ChampionKadetten Schaffhausen
12th title
RelegatedChênois Genève
European LeagueKadetten Schaffhausen
GC Amicitia Zürich
European CupPfadi Winterthur
Wacker Thun
← 2020–21
2022–23 →

Kadetten Schaffhausen won their twelfth title.[2]

Teams
Locations of the 2021–22 Swiss Handball League

Arenas and locations

The following 14 clubs competed in the Slovenian First League during the 2021–22 season:

Team Location Arena Capacity
BSV Bern Bern, Muri Mobiliar Arena 2,000
Chênois Genève Geneva Sports Center Sous-Moulin
GC Amicitia Zürich Zürich Saalsporthalle 2,300
Kadetten Schaffhausen Schaffhausen BBC Arena 3,500
Kriens-Luzern Luzern Krauerhalle 1,300
Pfadi Winterthur Winterthur AXA-Arena 2,000
RTV Basel Basel Rankhof 1,500
Suhr Aarau Aarau Sporthalle Schachen 1,000
St. Otmar St. Gallen Kreuzbleiche 3,500
Wacker Thun Thun Sporthalle Lachen 2,000

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Kadetten Schaffhausen 25 22 2 1 762 601 +161 46 1.84 Qualification to Playoffs
2 Pfadi Winterthur 26 15 3 8 751 693 +58 33 1.27
3 Wacker Thun 27 14 3 10 749 727 +22 31 1.15
4 HSC Suhr Aarau 26 13 3 10 685 645 +40 29 1.12
5 GC Amicitia Zürich 27 13 1 13 735 722 +13 27 1.00
6 HC Kriens-Luzern 26 11 4 11 704 692 +12 26 1.00
7 TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen 26 12 2 12 761 773 −12 26 1.00
8 BSV Bern 27 12 1 14 738 744 −6 25 0.93
9 RTV 1879 Basel 27 8 3 16 648 707 −59 19 0.70 Qualification to Playout
10 Chênois Genève 27 1 0 26 639 867 −228 2 0.07
Source: Swiss Handball Association
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.

Playoffs

All three rounds of the playoffs were played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and fifth (if it was necessary) game at home.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Kadetten Schaffhausen 3
8 BSV Bern 1
1 Kadetten Schaffhausen 3
5 GC Amicitia Zürich 0
4 HSC Suhr Aarau 1
5 GC Amicitia Zürich 3
1 Kadetten Schaffhausen 3
2 Pfadi Winterthur 0
2 Pfadi Winterthur 3
7 TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen 2
2 Pfadi Winterthur 3
3 Wacker Thun 2
3 Wacker Thun 3
6 HC Kriens-Luzern 0

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Kadetten Schaffhausen 3–1 BSV Bern 31–30 40–28 32–3338–28–
Pfadi Winterthur 3–2 TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen 31–30 34–35 (aet) 32–2527–3132–31
Wacker Thun 3–0 HC Kriens-Luzern 25–24 31–28 29–27––
HSC Suhr Aarau 1–3 GC Amicitia Zürich 22–30 27–23 27–28 (aet)28–23–

Semifinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Kadetten Schaffhausen 3–0 GC Amicitia Zürich 34–29 33–32 28–21––
Pfadi Winterthur 3–2 Wacker Thun 33–26 29–33 27–1924–3128–23

Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Kadetten Schaffhausen 3–0 Pfadi Winterthur 30–19 28–20 29–26––

Game 1
2 June 2022 (2022-06-02)
18:00		 Kadetten Schaffhausen 30–19 Pfadi Winterthur BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: H. Simon, M. Simon
Zehnder 7 (15–10) Jud 5
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Game 2
5 June 2022 (2022-06-05)
17:00		 Pfadi Winterthur 20–28 Kadetten Schaffhausen AXA Arena, Winterthur
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Capoccia, Jucker
three players 4 (10–11) Schelker 6
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Game 3
7 June 2022 (2022-06-07)
18:00		 Kadetten Schaffhausen 29–26 Pfadi Winterthur BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 2,473
Referees: Boshkoski, Stalder
Zehnder 5 (16–10) Sidorowicz 8
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Kadetten Schaffhausen won the Finals, 3–0 on series.[2]

Playout

The playout were played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and fifth (if it was necessary) game at home.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
RTV 1879 Basel 3–0 Chênois Genève 25–14 26–21 29–25––

RTV 1879 Basel won 3–0 on series and retained their Swiss Handball League spot, Chênois Genève was relegated to the Nationalliga B.[3]

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L Qualification or relegation
1 Kadetten Schaffhausen (C) 35 31 2 2 Qualification for European League group phase
2 Pfadi Winterthur 39 21 4 14 Qualification for European Cup second qualifying round
3 Wacker Thun 35 19 3 13
4 GC Amicitia Zürich 31 15 2 14 Qualification for European League first qualifying round
5 HSC Suhr Aarau 30 14 4 12
6 HC Kriens-Luzern 29 11 4 14
7 TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen 31 13 3 15
8 BSV Bern 31 13 1 17
9 RTV 1879 Basel 30 11 3 16
10 Chênois Genève (R) 30 1 0 29 Relegation to Nationalliga B
Source: Swiss Handball Association
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

See also
  • 2021–22 Swiss Cup

References
  1. "Matchcenter 2021/22 Quickline Handball League Männer QHL". handball.ch. 25 August 2022.
  2. "QHL-FINALE: ZWÖLFTER MEISTERTITEL FÜR DIE KADETTEN SCHAFFHAUSEN". handball.ch (in German). 7 June 2022.
  3. "QHL Playout: RTV bleibt erstklassig, Chênois steigt ab". handball.ch (in German). 28 April 2022.
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