National League A (NLA) (French: Ligue Nationale A (LNA), Italian: Lega Nazionale A) is a professional ice hockey league in Switzerland. It is the top tier of the Swiss league system and of the two-tier National League. Before the 2007-08 season, the league was officially called Nationalliga A in German.
The league currently consists of 12 teams. The top eight teams after the regular season qualify for the play-offs to determine the Swiss champion in best-of-seven series. The four last teams need to play in a relegation tournament, the so-called play-outs. The loser of the playout-final contends the winner of the National League B play-offs in a best-of-seven series for a spot in the successive NLA season.
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| HC Ambri-Piotta | Quinto, Switzerland | Valascia | 7,500 |
| EHC Biel | Biel, Switzerland | Eisstadion Biel | 7,000 |
| SC Bern | Bern, Switzerland | PostFinance Arena | 17,131 |
| HC Davos | Davos, Switzerland | Vaillant Arena | 7,080 |
| Fribourg-Gottéron | Fribourg, Switzerland | La patinoire Saint-Léonard | 7,144 |
| Genève-Servette HC | Geneva, Switzerland | Patinoire des Vernets | 6,800 |
| Kloten Flyers | Kloten, Switzerland | Kolping Arena | 7,561 |
| SCL Tigers | Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland | Ilfis Stadium | 6,500 |
| HC Lugano | Lugano, Switzerland | Pista La Resega | 8,000 |
| Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Rapperswil-Jona | Diners Club Arena | 6,000 |
| EV Zug | Zug, Switzerland | Eishalle Herti | 6,780 |
| ZSC Lions | Zürich, Switzerland | Hallenstadion | 10,700 |
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