Switzerland
Switzerland, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Germany to the north, Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, Italy to the south, and France to the west. It has a population of nine million. The largest cities are Zürich, Geneva, and Basel.
The first American Football teams in Switzerland were the Lugano Seagulls founded in 1982. After other football teams formed in the following years, Swiss Bowl I was played in 1986. The most successful teams are the Zurich Renegades, the Bern Grizzlies, and the Calanda Broncos. The Broncos, based in Chur, won a EuroBowl in 2012 and the EFAF Cup in 2019.
Teams in the ELF[edit | edit source]
In the preseason press conference for the 2022 season, the Helvetic Guards were presented as expansion team for the 2023 season, along the Milano Seamen and the Fehérvár Enthroners. Although the league presented the Guards as Zurich team, the franchise saw itself as a team for all of Switzerland. The Mercenaries replaced the Guards in April 2024, absorbing most of the staff and players.
| Team | joined | disbanded |
|---|---|---|
| Helvetic Guards | 2023 | 2023 |
| Helvetic Mercenaries | 2024 |
Players[edit | edit source]
2024 season[edit | edit source]
2023 season[edit | edit source]
| Team | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Helvetic Guards | Ralph Trachsel | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Ibony Mbungu | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Moritz Stein | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Dmitri Gfeller | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | William Harvey | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Carl Holdt | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Leandro Bianchi | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Timo Hager | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Xavier Baudraz | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Remo Spahr | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Robert Harvey | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Theo Stirnimann | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Pascal Hollenstein | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Jürg Stalder | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Raffael Wachter | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Philip Leimgruber | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Federico Ferretti | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Matthias Münger | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Nicolas Hug | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Tobias Lüthi | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Timothy Schmid | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Dominik Liechti | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Timo Von Bodungen | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Tim Hänni | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Yannick Friedberg | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Michael Kimpiabi | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Milos Panic | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Andreas Buri | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Ludovic Vincent | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Joel Muntwyler | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Fabian Strahm | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Julien Conus | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | John Falk | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Dominic Mischler | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Timothy Schürmann | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Fabian Bruhin | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Hendrik Rutishauser | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Florian Ziegler | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Leonardo Wirz | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Nils Jonkmans | 🇨🇭 |
| Helvetic Guards | Jean Pierre Stadler | |
| Helvetic Guards | Xavier Baudraz | |
| Helvetic Guards | Samuel Friedli | |
| Helvetic Guards | Luca Steiner | |
| Helvetic Guards | Cayman Bailey Jr. | |
| Helvetic Guards | Kevin Audétat | |
| Helvetic Guards | Niels Meier | |
| Helvetic Guards | Ludovic Vincent | |
| Helvetic Guards | Filip Kovljenic | |
| Helvetic Guards | Jamil Essifi | |
| Helvetic Guards | Federico Ferretti | |
| Helvetic Guards | Abdur-Rahman Elabed | |
| Helvetic Guards | Romano Zanella | |
| Raiders Tirol | Basil Weber | 🇨🇭 🇩🇪 |
2022 season[edit | edit source]
| Team | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Hamburg Sea Devils | Tim Haenni | 🇨🇭 |
