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.
| First meeting | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Latest meeting | Chur, 13 July 2019 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 34 |
| Most wins | Calanda Broncos (10) |
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.[1]
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.[1]
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 (9-1) played the #2 seed Geneva Seahawks (8-2) in their third meeting of the season, which the Broncos won 31-0.
Swiss Bowls
The Swiss Bowls since 1986:.[1]
By game
| Bowl | Year | Date | Champions | Runners-Up | Score | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1986 | Lugano Seagulls | Zurich Renegades | 9–6 | |||
| II | 1987 | Zurich Renegades | Lugano Seagulls | 8–0 | |||
| III | 1988 | Zurich Renegades | Bienna Jets | 14–6 | |||
| IV | 1989 | Bern Grizzlies | Basel Mean Machine | 35–22 | |||
| V | 1990 | Basel Mean Machine | Geneva Seahawks | 46–0 | |||
| VI | 1991 | Geneva Seahawks | St. Gallen Raiders | 20–13 | |||
| VII | 1992 | St. Gallen Raiders | Basel Mean Machine | 23–10 | |||
| VIII | 1993 | Zürich Falcons | Geneva Seahawks | 24–6 | |||
| IX | 1994 | Basel Mean Machine | Geneva Seahawks | 29–6 | |||
| X | 1995 | Bern Grizzlies | Geneva Seahawks | 29–21 | |||
| XI | 1996 | Bern Grizzlies | Geneva Seahawks | 21–12 | |||
| XII | 1997 | Seaside Vipers St. Gallen | Bern Grizzlies | 31–21 | |||
| XIII | 1998 | Seaside Vipers St. Gallen | Landquart Broncos | 14–13 | |||
| XIV | 1999 | Seaside Vipers St. Gallen | Landquart Broncos | 16–7 | |||
| XV | 2000 | Seaside Vipers St. Gallen | Zurich Renegades | 16–9 | |||
| XVI | 2001 | Zurich Renegades | Basel Gladiators | 27–14 | |||
| XVII | 2002 | Zurich Renegades | Seaside Vipers St. Gallen | 50–12 | |||
| XVIII | 2003 | Landquart Broncos | Basel Gladiators | 24–22 | |||
| XIX | 2004 | Zurich Renegades | Winterthur Warriors | 54–13 | |||
| XX | 2005 | Zurich Renegades | Winterthur Warriors | 37–14 | |||
| XXI | 2006 | Winterthur Warriors | Zurich Renegades | 21–13 | |||
| XXII | 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 | Bern | 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 | Winterthur | 1,250[4] |
| XXVII | 2012 | 7 July 2012 | Calanda Broncos | Basel Gladiators | 56–14 | Basel | 750[5] |
| XXVIII | 2013 | 17 July 2013 | Calanda Broncos | Basel Gladiators | 46–41 | Grenchen | 1,200[6] |
| XXIX | 2014 | 12 July 2014 | Basel Gladiators | Calanda Broncos | 47–35 | Bienne | [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 | Chur | |
| XXXIII | 2018 | 7 July 2018 | Calanda Broncos | Geneva Seahawks | 44–12 | Bern | |
| XXXIV | 2019 | 13 July 2019 | Calanda Broncos | Geneva Seahawks | 31-0 | Chur |
- Champions in bold.
By team
| App. | Team | Wins | Losses | Winning percentage | Season(s)† |
| 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.
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References
- Schweiz - Swiss Bowl (in German) www.football-history.de: Swiss Bowls 1986 to present, accessed: 6 December 2013
- Zurich Renegades sind Meister in der Schweiz (in German) www.football-aktuell.de, Game report 2008 Swiss Bowl, accessed: 6 December 2013
- Broncos werden Schweizer Meister (in German) www.football-aktuell.de, Game report 2009 Swiss Bowl, accessed: 6 December 2013
- Broncos schaffen Threepeat (in German) www.football-aktuell.de, Game report 2011 Swiss Bowl, accessed: 6 December 2013
- Broncos souverän - wieder Skandal um Thompson (in German) www.football-aktuell.de, Game report 2012 Swiss Bowl, accessed: 6 December 2013
- Zwei Titel für die Broncos (in German) www.football-aktuell.de, Game report 2013 Swiss Bowl, accessed: 6 December 2013
- Gladiators erstmals Meister (in German) www.football-aktuell.de, Game report 2014 Swiss Bowl, accessed: 16 July 2014
External links
- Official Swissbowl website (in German)
- Swiss American Football Association website (in German)
- Football History (in German) Historic American football tables from Germany & Europe
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