With the growing interest and participation in ice hockey among Swiss women, a second tier league, called the Leistungsklasse B (LKB), was established from the 1988–89 season.

Once the second round is completed, the top ranking teams qualify for the play-offs which are in a best-of-five format, excepted the third place game played on a one-off match.

In March 2023, HC Ladies Lugano announced the club had insufficient finances and was ceasing operations[5] but they unexpectedly began pre-season training in August 2023, after securing a sponsorship deal with an investment company.

[18][22] … The SWHL B, previously known as the Leistungsklasse B (LKB) in German, the Ligue nationale B (LNB) in French and the Lega Nazionale B in Italian, is the second tier of the Swiss Women's Hockey League system.

The team finishing first is declared SWHL B champion and qualifies for a best-of-three playoff against the loser of the top league playdown.

The ten teams taking part in the 2023–24 season[23] [24] are: The SWHL C, previously known as the Leistungsklasse C (LKC) in German, the Ligue nationale C (LNC) in French and the Lega Nazionale C in Italian, is the third tier of the Swiss Women's Hockey League system.

For the 2023–24 season, there are fifteen participating teams:[25] The SWHL D is the fourth tier of the Swiss Women's Hockey League system.

For the 2023–24 season, there are fifteen participating teams:[26] It is also called Ochsner Hockey Swiss Women Cup for sponsorship reasons.