The Nationalliga A is the highest league level of American football in Switzerland and was formed in 1982. The first Swiss Bowl championship was played in 1986. Below the Nationalliga A sits the Nationalliga B, also made up of six teams. The champion of the B division has the opportunity to earn promotion to the top division through a relegation/promotion match. There is also a National League C. [1]
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 SAFV NLA | |
| Sport | American football |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | Switzerland |
Most recent champion | Calanda Broncos (2024) |
| Most titles | Calanda Broncos (13) |
| Website | https://www.safv.ch |
The league season runs from late March to the end of June, followed by the play-offs and the Swiss Bowl which is held in July. The winners of the Swiss Bowl qualifies for the European Football League.
2025 teams
editRecent seasons
editRecent club by club final placings in the league:[2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Club | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Calanda Broncos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Zurich Renegades | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Basel Gladiators | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| St. Gallen Bears | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Geneva Seahawks | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| Thun Tigers | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Winterthur Warriors | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
| Bern Grizzlies | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Luzern Lions | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Lausanne LUCAF Owls | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Bienna Jets | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Hohenems Blue Devils | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Basel Meanmachine | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Champions | Runners up |
Notable: players and coaches
editReferences
edit- ↑ American football news and tables from Switzerland (in German) www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 18 December 2013
- ↑ Nationalliga A 2008 www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 17 December 2013
- ↑ Nationalliga A 2009 www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 17 December 2013
- ↑ Nationalliga A 2010 www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 17 December 2013
- ↑ Nationalliga A 2011 www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 17 December 2013
- ↑ Nationalliga A 2012 www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 17 December 2013
- ↑ Nationalliga A 2013 www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 17 December 2013
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to American football in Switzerland.
- (in German) Official Swissbowl website
- (in German) Swiss American Football Association website
- (in German) Football History Archived 2017-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Historic American football tables from Germany and Europe