Zurich Renegades
| Founded | 17 November 1983 |
|---|---|
| League | Nationalliga A |
| Team history |
Zurich Renegades (1983–present) |
| Based in | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Ballpark | Sportplatz Looren, Zürich-Witikon |
| Colors |
Blue and White
|
| Championships | Swiss Bowl: 1987, 1988, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008 |
| Website | www.renegades.ch |
The Zurich Renegades are an American football team from Zürich, Switzerland. The club, formed in 1983, is the oldest still existing American football club in Switzerland. With seven Swiss Bowl victories it is also the most successful club in the country.[1][2]
History
Formed in November 1983, the club took part in the inaugural Swiss Bowl three years later, in 1983, where it lost to Lugano Seagulls. The two clubs met again in the 1987 Swiss Bowl and this time Zurich kept the upper hand and defended its title in 1988, now against the Bienna Jets. After this, the club briefly dropped out of the Nationalliga A, the highest league of American football in Switzerland. The club returned to the Nationalliga in 1990 but it took another decade for the Renegades to reach another Swiss Bowl.[1]
From 2000 onwards the Renegades played in eight of the next ten Swiss Bowls, winning five of those and losing three. National titles were won in 2001 against the Basel Gladiators, in 2002 against the Seaside Vipers St. Gallen, in 2004 and 2005 against the Winterthur Warriors and in 2008 against the Landquart Broncos. The clubs last appearance in the Swiss Bowl to date came in 2009 when it lost 23–35 to the Broncos. From 2010 to 2015 the club has played in the Nationalliga A without quite making it to the national championship game again. The 2016 season saw the club come last in the league without a win all season and lose the relegation play-off against Nationalliga B champions Geneva Seahawks as well.[1]
Honours
- Swiss Bowl
- Champions: (7) 1987, 1988, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008
- Runners-up: (4) 1986, 2000, 2006, 2009
Recent seasons
Recent seasons of the club:[3][4][5][6][7][8]
| Year | Division | Finish | Points | Pct. | Games | W | D | L | PF | PA | Postseason |
| 2008 | Nationalliga A | 1st | 14–2 | 0.875 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 258 | 129 | Won SB: Landquart Broncos (52–27) |
| 2009 | 2nd | 12–4 | 0.750 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 243 | 146 | Won SF: Winterthur Warriors (51–46) Lost SB: Calanda Broncos (23–35) | |
| 2010 | 5th | 4–16 | 0.200 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 126 | 187 | — | |
| 2011 | 5th | 6–14 | 0.300 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 221 | 303 | — | |
| 2012 | 2nd | 14–4 | 0.778 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 388 | 117 | Lost SF: Basel Gladiators (13–15) | |
| 2013 | 5th | 4–16 | 0.200 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 152 | 359 | — | |
| 2014 | 4th | 8–12 | 0.400 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 273 | 405 | Lost SF: Basel Gladiators (20–44) | |
| 2015 | 5th | 4–16 | 0.400 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 223 | 282 | — | |
| 2016 | 6th | 0–20 | 0.000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 128 | 311 | Lost RR: Geneva Seahawks (7–37) |
- SF = Semi finals.
- SB = Swiss Bowl.
- RR = Relegation round.
References
- 1 2 3 Team Vorstellung Zurich Renegades (German) Swiss Bowl website - Team history, accessed: 9 December 2013
- ↑ Geschichte (German) Zurich Renegades website, accessed: 9 December 2013
- ↑ Nationalliga A 2008 www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 17 December 2013
- ↑ Nationalliga A 2009 www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 17 December 2013
- ↑ Nationalliga A 2010 www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 17 December 2013
- ↑ Nationalliga A 2011 www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 17 December 2013
- ↑ Nationalliga A 2012 www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 17 December 2013
- ↑ Nationalliga A 2013 www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 17 December 2013
External links
- Official website (German)
- Football History (German) Historic American football tables from Germany and Europe