Swiss Bowl Explained

Swiss Bowl
Firstmeeting:1986
Most Wins:Calanda Broncos (13)
Mostrecent:Stadion Brühl, 13 July 2024
Total:38
League:Nationalliga A

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 2024 Swiss Bowl was won by the Calanda Broncos 35–14 over the Zurich Renegades.

The Calanda Broncos are the record winners of the Swiss Bowl, with thirteen successful participations. The Calanda Broncos hold the record for consecutive titles, five between 2009 and 2013.

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.

Swiss Bowls

The Swiss Bowls since 1986:.[1]

By game

Bowl Year DateChampions Runners-Up ScoreLocation Attendance
I 1986 29 June 1986 Lugano Seagulls Zurich Renegades 9–6
II 1987 12 July 1987 Zurich Renegades Lugano Seagulls 8–0
III 1988 30 October 1988 Zurich Renegades Bienna Jets 14–6
IV 1989 10 September 1989 Bern Grizzlies Basel Mean Machine 35–22
V 1990 2 September 1990 St. Gallen Raiders Bulach Giants 36–0
VI 1991 29 September 1991 Geneva Seahawks St. Gallen Raiders 20–13
VII 1992 31 October 1992 St. Gallen Raiders Basel Mean Machine 23–10 2,400
VIII 1993 10 October 1993 Basel Mean Machine Zurich Falcons 36–2
IX 1994 1 October 1994 Basel Mean Machine Geneva Seahawks 29–6
X 1995 23 September 1995 Bern Grizzlies Geneva Seahawks 29–21
XI 1996 13 July 1996 Bern Grizzlies Geneva Seahawks 21–12 3,045
XII 1997 12 July 1997 Seaside Vipers St. Gallen Bern Grizzlies 31–21
XIII 1998 13 September 1998 Seaside Vipers St. Gallen Landquart Broncos 14–13
XIV 1999 4 July 1999 Seaside Vipers St. Gallen Landquart Broncos 16–7
XV 2000 24 September 2000 Seaside Vipers St. Gallen Zurich Renegades 16–9
XVI 2001 22 September 2001 Zurich Renegades Basel Gladiators 27–14
XVII 2002 6 October 2002 Zurich Renegades Seaside Vipers St. Gallen 50–12
XVIII 2003 28 September 2003 Landquart Broncos Basel Gladiators 24–22
XIX 2004 26 September 2004 Zurich Renegades Winterthur Warriors 54–13
XX 2005 16 July 2005 Zurich Renegades Winterthur Warriors 37–14
XXI 2006 15 July 2006 Winterthur Warriors Zurich Renegades 21–13
XXII 2007 14 July 2007 Bern Grizzlies Winterthur Warriors 24–17
XXIII 2008 5 July 2008 Zurich Renegades Landquart Broncos 52–27 Bern [2]
XXIV 2009 25 July 2009 Calanda Broncos Zurich Renegades 35–23 1,100[3]
XXV 2010 24 July 2010 Calanda Broncos Basel Gladiators 49–7
XXVI 2011 16 July 2011 Calanda Broncos Basel Gladiators 65–33 1,250[4]
XXVII 2012 7 July 2012 Calanda Broncos Basel Gladiators 56–14 750[5]
XXVIII 2013 17 July 2013 Calanda Broncos Basel Gladiators 46–41 1,200[6]
XXIX 2014 12 July 2014 Basel Gladiators Calanda Broncos 47–35 [7]
XXX 2015 11 July 2015 Calanda Broncos Bern Grizzlies 49–21 Basel 1,500
XXXI 2016 9 July 2016 Bern Grizzlies Calanda Broncos 42–35 Basel 960
XXXII 2017 8 July 2017 Calanda Broncos Basel Gladiators 42–6
XXXIII 2018 7 July 2018 Calanda Broncos Geneva Seahawks 44–12
XXXIV 2019 13 July 2019Calanda Broncos Geneva Seahawks 31–0Chur 1,360
XXXV 2021 2 October 2021Calanda Broncos Bern Grizzlies 21–12Basel
XXXVI 2022 16 July 2022Bern Grizzlies Calanda Broncos 26–22Grenchen
XXXVII 2023 15 July 2023Calanda Broncos Thun Tigers 53–21Grenchen 1,390[8]
XXXVIII 2024 13 July 2024Calanda Broncos Zurich Renegades 35–14Grenchen

By team

App.TeamWinsLossesWinning percentageSeason(s)
19 13 6 0.684 1998, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
12 7 5 0.583 1986, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2024
9 6 3 0.667 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022
8 1 7 0.125 2001, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
8 Geneva Seahawks1 7 0.125 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2018, 2019
5 4 1 0.800 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
4 2 2 0.500 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994
4 1 3 0.250 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
2 1 1 0.5001991, 1992
2 1 1 0.500 1986, 1987
1 1 0 1.000 1993
1 0 1 0.000 1988
1 0 1 0.000 2023

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.football-history.de/ Schweiz - Swiss Bowl
  2. http://www.football-aktuell.de/cgi-bin/news.pl?artikel=121640177280111012&rubrik=801111 Zurich Renegades sind Meister in der Schweiz
  3. http://www.football-aktuell.de/cgi-bin/news.pl?artikel=124893419880111012&rubrik=801111 Broncos werden Schweizer Meister
  4. http://www.football-aktuell.de/cgi-bin/news.pl?artikel=1310891518801111&rubrik=801111 Broncos schaffen Threepeat
  5. http://www.football-aktuell.de/cgi-bin/news.pl?artikel=1341770047801111&rubrik=801111 Broncos souverän - wieder Skandal um Thompson
  6. http://www.football-aktuell.de/cgi-bin/news.pl?artikel=1373903122801111&rubrik=801111 Zwei Titel für die Broncos
  7. http://www.football-aktuell.de/cgi-bin/news.pl?artikel=140525903280111115&rubrik=801111 Gladiators erstmals Meister
  8. Web site: Swiss Bowl XXXVII, and the winner is . de . szenemagazin.ch . 18 July 2023 . 24 July 2023.