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
- Champions in bold.
By team
App. | Team | Wins | Losses | Winning percentage | Season† |
15 | Calanda Broncos | 10 | 5 | 0.666 | 1998, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
11 | Zurich Renegades | 7 | 4 | 0.636 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 |
8 | Basel Gladiators | 1 | 7 | 0.125 | 2001, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 |
8 | Geneva Seahawks | 1 | 7 | 0.125 | 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2018, 2019 |
7 | Bern Grizzlies | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2015, 2016 |
5 | Seaside Vipers St. Gallen | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 |
4 | Basel Mean Machine | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994 |
4 | Winterthur Warriors | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
2 | St. Gallen Raiders | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | 1991, 1992 |
2 | Lugano Seagulls | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | 1986, 1987 |
1 | Zürich Falcons | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1993 |
1 | Bienna Jets | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 1988 |
- † Bold denotes Swiss Bowl victory.