Swiss Bowl


The Swiss Bowl is the annual national championship game in the sport of American football in Switzerland, first held in 1986. It is contested by the two best teams of the Nationalliga A.
The Calanda Broncos are the record winners of the Swiss Bowl, with ten successful participations. The Calanda Broncos hold the record for consecutive titles, five between 2009 and 2013 and are also the current champions.
The most-played Swiss Bowl game is Calanda Broncos versus Basel Gladiators, having been played six times, with Calanda winning the first five encounters of the two teams. The Basel Gladiators and the Geneva Seahawks are the most unsuccessful teams, having lost seven of their eight Swiss Bowl appearances.
The last Swiss Bowl game, Swiss Bowl XXXIV, was held at Ringstrasse Chur on 13 July 2019 at 6pm where the #1 seed Calanda Broncos played the #2 seed Geneva Seahawks in their third meeting of the season, which the Broncos won 31-0.

Swiss Bowls

The Swiss Bowls since 1986:.

By game

App.TeamWinsLossesWinning percentageSeason
15Calanda Broncos1050.6661998, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
11Zurich Renegades740.6361986, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
8Basel Gladiators170.1252001, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
8Geneva Seahawks170.1251990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2018, 2019
7Bern Grizzlies520.7141989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2015, 2016
5Seaside Vipers St. Gallen410.8001997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
4Basel Mean Machine220.5001989, 1990, 1992, 1994
4Winterthur Warriors130.2502004, 2005, 2006, 2007
2St. Gallen Raiders110.5001991, 1992
2Lugano Seagulls110.5001986, 1987
1Zürich Falcons101.0001993
1Bienna Jets010.0001988