SAFV Meisterschaft 1986

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Ost
*Lugano Seagulls	6	6	0	0	271	6	1.000
*Zurich Bay Bandits	6	4	2	0	115	95	.667
Bienna Jets	6	2	4	0	92	109	.333
Muralto Unicorns	6	0	6	0	14	282	.000
West
*Zurich Renegades	6	5	0	1	114	30	.917
*St. Gallen Raiders	6	3	1	2	92	43	.667
Basilisk Mean Machine	6	2	3	1	100	49	.417
Bulach Giants	6	0	6	0	8	192	.000

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
22.06.1986	Lugano Seagulls	18	St. Gallen Raiders	12
22.06.1986	Zurich Renegades	34	Bienna Jets	0
	3rd Place
29.06.1986	St. Gallen Raiders	28	Bienna Jets	8
	Final
29.06.1986	Lugano Seagulls	9	Zurich Renegades	6

SAFV Meisterschaft 1987

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Ost
*Lugano Seagulls	8	7	1	0	304	19	.875
*Zurich Renegades	8	7	1	0	213	15	.875
Bulach Giants	8	3	5	0	102	126	.375
Zurich Bay Bandits (R)	8	2	6	0	69	184	.250
Aarau Outlaws (R)	8	1	7	0	23	367	.125
West
*Bienna Jets	8	8	0	0	264	42	1.000
*St. Gallen Raiders	8	5	3	0	143	92	.625
Basilisk Mean Machine	8	5	3	0	154	122	.625
Berner Grizzlies (R)	8	1	7	0	50	172	.125
Mendrisio Smugglers (R)	8	1	7	0	48	231	.125

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
05.07.1987	Zurich Renegades	42	Basilisk Mean Machine	6
05.07.1987	Bienna Jets	6	Lugano Seagulls	8
	3rd Place
12.07.1987	Bienna Jets	36	Basilisk Mean Machine	6
	Final
12.07.1987	Zurich Renegades	8	Lugano Seagulls	0

SAFV NLA 1988

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Bienna Jets	7	7	0	0	185	65	1.000
*St. Gallen Raiders	7	5	2	0	114	91	.714
*Basilisk Mean Machine	8	5	3	0	153	95	.625
*Zurich Renegades	8	1	7	0	99	175	.125
Bulach Giants (R)	8	1	7	0	52	177	.125

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
02.10.1988	Bienna Jets	38	Basilisk Mean Machine	36
02.10.1988	St. Gallen Raiders	18	Zurich Renegades	12
09.10.1988	Bienna Jets	18	Zurich Renegades	14
09.10.1988	St. Gallen Raiders	6	Basilisk Mean Machine	28
16.10.1988	Bienna Jets	34	St. Gallen Raiders	0
16.10.1988	Basilisk Mean Machine	7	Zurich Renegades	24
	3rd Place
30.10.1988	St. Gallen Raiders	20	Basilisk Mean Machine	8
	Swiss Super Bowl ’88
30.10.1988	Bienna Jets	6	Zurich Renegades	14

SAFV NLA 1989

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Basilisk Mean Machine	10	8	2	0	279	124	.800
*Berner Grizzlies	10	8	2	0	248	120	.800
*Mendrisio Smugglers	10	7	3	0	249	138	.700
*Zurich Renegades	10	4	6	0	95	159	.400
St. Gallen Raiders	10	2	7	1	97	221	.250
Bienna Jets (R)	10	0	9	1	62	268	.050

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
20.08.1989	Basilisk Mean Machine	8	St. Gallen Raiders	0
20.08.1989	Berner Grizzlies	27	Mendrisio Smugglers	26
27.08.1989	Basilisk Mean Machine	14	Mendrisio Smugglers	0
27.08.1989	Berner Grizzlies	6	St. Gallen Raiders	16
03.09.1989	Basilisk Mean Machine	14	Berner Grizzlies	6
03.09.1989	Mendrisio Smugglers	44	St. Gallen Raiders	0
	3rd Place
10.09.1989	Mendrisio Smugglers	13	St. Gallen Raiders	6
	Swiss Super Bowl ’89
10.09.1989	Basilisk Mean Machine	22	St. Gallen Raiders	35

SAFV NLA 1990

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Bulach Giants	6	6	0	0	147	52	1.000
*Geneva Seahawks	6	5	1	0	134	50	.833
*Basilisk Mean Machine	6	4	2	0	150	65	.667
*St. Gallen Raiders	6	4	2	0	146	62	.667
Bienna Jets	6	3	3	0	80	87	.500
Zurich Bay Bandits (R)	6	1	5	0	100	114	.167
Mendrisio Smugglers (R)	6	1	5	0	50	215	.167
Berner Grizzlies (R)	6	0	6	0	34	196	.000

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
24.06.1990	Bulach Giants	36	Basilisk Mean Machine	8
24.06.1990	Geneva Seahawks	9	St. Gallen Raiders	7
08.07.1990	Bulach Giants	23	Geneva Seahawks	14
08.07.1990	Basilisk Mean Machine	8	St. Gallen Raiders	14
15.07.1990	Bulach Giants	7	St. Gallen Raiders	44
15.07.1990	Geneva Seahawks	34	Basilisk Mean Machine	0
	3rd Place
02.09.1990	Geneva Seahawks	0	Basilisk Mean Machine	46
	Swiss Super Bowl ’90
02.09.1990	St. Gallen Raiders	36	Bulach Giants	0

Legend: Ost = East, West = West. (R) To Relegation / Promotion Playoff with Champions of Nationalliga B

Report

The Swiss American Football Federation (SAFV / Schweizerischer American Football Verband / Federation Suisse de Football Americain / Federazione Svizzera Football Americano) was established in 1986.

The first Championship (Meisterschaft) featured 8 teams in two divisons, Ost (East) and West, with Lugano Seagulls defeating Zurich Renegades 9-6 in the Final. Two new teams were added in 1987, and Zurich Renegades got their revenge, defeating Lugano Seagulls 8-0 in the Final.

The Nationalliga was split into two Leagues A and B for 1988, with Zurich Renegades repeating as Champions, winning the Swiss Super Bowl, as it was now known 14-8 against Bienna Jets. 1989 was the first year there was no Zurich Renegades in the Swiss Super Bowl, as St. Gallen Raiders defeated Basilisk Mean Machine 35-22. St. Gallen were the champions again in 1990, beating Bulach Giants 36-0 in Swiss Super Bowl ’90.

References

Internet Archive

[1] SAFV | Wayback Machine (2005) Meisterschaft: Rangliste / Classement [1986][1987][1988][1989][1990] [internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20051228232142/http://www.safv.ch/ [Accessed 5 June 2020]

[2] SAFV | Wayback Machine (1999) Meisterschaft American Football 1986 [internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/19990220113617/http://www.safv.ch/mei1986.htm [Accessed 5 June 2020]

[3] SAFV | Wayback Machine (1999) Meisterschaft American Football 1987 [internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/19990221194445/http://safv.ch/mei1987.htm [Accessed 5 June 2020]

[4] SAFV | Wayback Machine (1999) Meisterschaft American Football 1988 [internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/19990221212614/http://safv.ch/mei1988.htm [Accessed 5 June 2020]

[5] SAFV | Wayback Machine (1999) Meisterschaft American Football 1989 [internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/19990221231856/http://safv.ch/mei1989.htm [Accessed 5 June 2020]

[6] SAFV | Wayback Machine (1999) Meisterschaft American Football 1990 [internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/19990222003404/http://safv.ch/mei1990.htm [Accessed 5 June 2020]

Images

[7] Super Bowl (2020) unnamed [Internet] Available from: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/c_4SewkEavDIBdu6ZK-XxZ09K36U0WFvc0LSq-wC6auI107zwrwUlgSdrHuXWiP_jo0Is3o3u8zPK1Hn7m_mObYFBh0S [accessed 5 June 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Simon williams

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