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 |
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No. of teams | 8 |
Country | Switzerland |
Most recent champion(s) | Calanda Broncos |
Most titles | Calanda Broncos (12) |
Official 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.
2024 teams edit
Recent seasons edit
Recent 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 |
Bern Grizzlies | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Calanda Broncos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Basel Gladiators | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
Thun Tigers | 4 | |||||||||||||
Geneva Seahawks | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
Winterthur Warriors | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
Zurich Renegades | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||
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 edit
References 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 edit
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 Historic American football tables from Germany and Europe