Nationalliga A (American football)
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 SAFV NLA | |
| Sport | American football |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Most recent champion(s) | Calanda Broncos (2024) |
| Most titles | Calanda Broncos (13) |
| Official website | https://www.safv.ch |
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]
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]- Calanda Broncos
- Zurich Renegades
- Thun Tigers
- Winterthur Warriors
- Bern Grizzlies
- Geneva Seahawks
- Basel Gladiators
- St. Gallen Bears
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
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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 Historic American football tables from Germany and Europe
