Swiss Bowl

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Swiss Bowl
First meeting1986
Latest meeting Chur, 13 July 2021
Statistics
Meetings total36
Most wins Calanda Broncos (11)

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.

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

Swiss Bowls

The Swiss Bowls since 1986:. [1]

By game

BowlYearDateChampionsRunners-UpScoreLocationAttendance
I198629 June 1986Lugano SeagullsZurich Renegades9–6
II198712 July 1987Zurich RenegadesLugano Seagulls8–0
III198830 October 1988Zurich RenegadesBienna Jets14–6
IV198910 September 1989Bern GrizzliesBasel Mean Machine35–22
V19902 September 1990St. Gallen RaidersBulach Giants36–0
VI199129 September 1991Geneva SeahawksSt. Gallen Raiders20–13
VII199231 October 1992St. Gallen RaidersBasel Mean Machine23–102,400
VIII199310 October 1993Basel Mean MachineZurich Falcons36–2
IX19941 October 1994Basel Mean MachineGeneva Seahawks29–6
X199523 September 1995Bern GrizzliesGeneva Seahawks29–21
XI199613 July 1996Bern GrizzliesGeneva Seahawks21–123,045
XII199712 July 1997Seaside Vipers St. GallenBern Grizzlies31–21
XIII199813 September 1998Seaside Vipers St. GallenLandquart Broncos14–13
XIV19994 July 1999Seaside Vipers St. GallenLandquart Broncos16–7
XV200024 September 2000Seaside Vipers St. GallenZurich Renegades16–9
XVI200122 September 2001Zurich RenegadesBasel Gladiators27–14
XVII20026 October 2002Zurich RenegadesSeaside Vipers St. Gallen50–12
XVIII200328 September 2003Landquart BroncosBasel Gladiators24–22
XIX200426 September 2004Zurich RenegadesWinterthur Warriors54–13
XX200516 July 2005Zurich RenegadesWinterthur Warriors37–14
XXI200615 July 2006Winterthur WarriorsZurich Renegades21–13
XXII200714 July 2007Bern GrizzliesWinterthur Warriors24–17
XXIII20085 July 2008Zurich RenegadesLandquart Broncos52–27Bern [2]
XXIV200925 July 2009Calanda BroncosZurich Renegades35–23 Bern 1,100 [3]
XXV201024 July 2010Calanda BroncosBasel Gladiators49–7
XXVI201116 July 2011Calanda BroncosBasel Gladiators65–33 Winterthur 1,250 [4]
XXVII20127 July 2012Calanda BroncosBasel Gladiators56–14 Basel 750 [5]
XXVIII201317 July 2013Calanda BroncosBasel Gladiators46–41 Grenchen 1,200 [6]
XXIX201412 July 2014Basel GladiatorsCalanda Broncos47–35 Bienne [7]
XXX201511 July 2015Calanda BroncosBern Grizzlies49–21Basel1,500
XXXI20169 July 2016Bern GrizzliesCalanda Broncos42–35Basel960
XXXII20178 July 2017Calanda BroncosBasel Gladiators42–6 Chur
XXXIII20187 July 2018Calanda BroncosGeneva Seahawks44–12 Bern
XXXIV201913 July 2019Calanda BroncosGeneva Seahawks31–0Chur
XXXV20212 October 2021Calanda BroncosBern Grizzlies21–12Basel
XXXVI202216 July 2022Bern GrizzliesCalanda Broncos26–22Grenchen
XXXVII202315 July 2022Calanda BroncosThun Tigers53–21Grenchen

By team

App.TeamWinsLossesWinning percentageSeason(s)†
18 Calanda Broncos 1260.6671998, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
11 Zurich Renegades 740.6361986, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
9 Bern Grizzlies 630.6671989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022
8 Basel Gladiators 170.1252001, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
8 Geneva Seahawks 170.1251990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2018, 2019
5 Seaside Vipers St. Gallen 410.8001997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
4 Basel Mean Machine 220.5001989, 1990, 1992, 1994
4 Winterthur Warriors 130.2502004, 2005, 2006, 2007
2 St. Gallen Raiders 110.5001991, 1992
2 Lugano Seagulls 110.5001986, 1987
1 Zürich Falcons 101.0001993
1 Bienna Jets 010.0001988
1 Thun Tigers 010.0002023

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Schweiz - Swiss Bowl (in German) www.football-history.de: Swiss Bowls 1986 to present, accessed: 6 December 2013
  2. ↑ Zurich Renegades sind Meister in der Schweiz (in German) www.football-aktuell.de, Game report 2008 Swiss Bowl, accessed: 6 December 2013
  3. ↑ Broncos werden Schweizer Meister (in German) www.football-aktuell.de, Game report 2009 Swiss Bowl, accessed: 6 December 2013
  4. ↑ Broncos schaffen Threepeat (in German) www.football-aktuell.de, Game report 2011 Swiss Bowl, accessed: 6 December 2013
  5. ↑ Broncos souverän - wieder Skandal um Thompson (in German) www.football-aktuell.de, Game report 2012 Swiss Bowl, accessed: 6 December 2013
  6. ↑ Zwei Titel für die Broncos (in German) www.football-aktuell.de, Game report 2013 Swiss Bowl, accessed: 6 December 2013
  7. ↑ Gladiators erstmals Meister (in German) www.football-aktuell.de, Game report 2014 Swiss Bowl, accessed: 16 July 2014
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