Current season, competition or edition: 2024 SAFV NLA | |
| Sport | American football |
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| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Most recent champion(s) | Calanda Broncos (2024) |
| Most titles | Calanda Broncos (13) |
| Official website | https://www.safv.ch |
The Nationalliga A is the highest league level of American football in Switzerland and was formed in 1982. The first Swiss Bowl championship was played in 1986. Below the Nationalliga A sits the Nationalliga B, also made up of six teams. The champion of the B division has the opportunity to earn promotion to the top division through a relegation/promotion match. There is also a National League C. [1]
The league season runs from late March to the end of June, followed by the play-offs and the Swiss Bowl which is held in July. The winners of the Swiss Bowl qualifies for the European Football League.
Recent club by club final placings in the league:[2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Club | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Bern Grizzlies | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Calanda Broncos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Basel Gladiators | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
| Thun Tigers | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Geneva Seahawks | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| Winterthur Warriors | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| Zurich Renegades | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Luzern Lions | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Lausanne LUCAF Owls | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Bienna Jets | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Hohenems Blue Devils | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Basel Meanmachine | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Runners up |
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