Swiss American Football Association

Swiss American Football Association
sport	American football
Founded	December 26, 1982 (as Swiss Football League)
Place of foundation	Lugano
president	Glenn Chase
societies	30th
Members	1'957
Association headquarters	Oetwil an der Limmat ( Dietikon district in the canton of Zurich )
Homepage	safv.ch

The Swiss American Football Association (SAFV) is the umbrella organization for American football and flag football in Switzerland. He is a member of the Swiss Olympic Association , the European American Football Association (IFAF Europe) and the World Association (IFAF). The SAFV issues the licenses for the cheerleaders of the clubs, but the cheerleading is organized by the umbrella organization of cheerleaders, the Cheerleading and Cheerdance Association Switzerland (CCVS).

The current name was established in 1987. Today 30 clubs are affiliated with the association. In 2016 he issued 1,957 licenses. The SAFV is based in Oetwil an der Limmat, ZH. In addition to the national American football operation , the SAFV also organizes the national American football team .

history

The SAFV was founded on December 26, 1982 as the Swiss Football League in Lugano. The first president, Massimo Monti, was a former player in a Milan team and at the same time the founder of the now defunct Lugano Seagulls . At first, the Seagulls only played against Italian teams. But with the establishment of further clubs in Switzerland, the first Swiss championship with eight teams could take place in 1986. A year later the association was renamed the Swiss American Football Association. 1987 was also the first year that Swiss clubs took part in European competitions. Two years later, in 1989, the SAFV was accepted into the Swiss Olympic Association.

In 2003 membership of the EFAF , the former European American Football Association, and the IFAF (world association) were added.

In 2006, American football's media presence in Switzerland rose sharply for a short time when the Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, originally from Emmental , came to Switzerland thanks to the “Swiss Roots” project.

In 2012, the Calanda Broncos became the first Swiss team to win the largest European American football competition (then the EFL ).

Due to the dissolution of the EFAF in 2014, the SAFV became part of the new European American Football Association, IFAF Europe , for the 2015 season .

Board

The SAFV is led by the management and the extended board.

Management

The management of the SAFV is elected every two years by the assembly of delegates. At the moment (as of March 2019) it is staffed as follows:

• President: Glenn Chase
• Vice President: Franck Meatchi
• Secretary: Nitonde Nyandwi
• Cashier: Nadia Keller
• Technical Director: Jens Urben ( acting )
• Legal counsel: Christian Junge
• General Manager National Teams: Andreas Keller
• General Manager Flag Football: Fabio Gervasi
• Referee chairman: Raymond Fouillet

Extended Board

The extended board of directors complements the management. According to the statutes, it does not have to be elected by the assembly of delegates. Seven posts are currently defined, but only four are occupied.

• Marketing: vacant
• Events: vacant
• Press officer: vacant
• Anti-Doping Officer: Raymond Fouillet
• Junior representative: Claudio Spescha
• License office: Felix Böni
• Medical Advisory Board: Christian Warzecha (with Benjamin Zickmantel, Philipp Gebel, Aileen Müller, Alexander Litke)

Leagues and previous champions

See: Swiss American Football Leagues and Swiss Bowl

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Members and clubs / associations 2016. (PDF; 58.7 kB) Swiss Olympic, accessed on September 12, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Contact. SAFV, accessed September 12, 2018 . 
3. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/world/europe/15swiss.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
4. ↑ http://www.news.ch/Ein+Star+auf+der+uche+nach+seinen+Schweizer+Wurzeln/241189/detail.htm
5. ↑ http://www.blick.ch/sport/american-football/american-football-calanda-broncos-gewinnen-euro-bowl-id1970869.html
6. ↑ http://football-austria.com/home/eurobowl-single.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=5258&cHash=e12590f580372373f86a6e19b36735ac
7. ↑ ^{a b} SAFV organization. safv.ch, accessed on March 16, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Statutes of the SAFV. (PDF) safv.ch, accessed on March 16, 2019 .