The Helvetic Guards are an American football team based in Zurich, Switzerland. The team starts in the 2023 season in the European League of Football (ELF).

History

The entry of the newly founded franchise into the professional league was announced on May 13, 2022, during a press conference to open the 2022 ELF season by the team's general manager Toni Zöller. Together with co-owner Mukadder Erdönmez and others they established the first ELF franchise in Switzerland. On October 30, 2022 the front office announced that they will play their home games in the Lidl Arena in

Wil, Switzerland Wil () is the capital of the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Wil is the third largest city in the Canton of St. Gallen, after the city of St. Gallen and Rapperswil-Jona, a twin city that merged in ...

, about 25 miles (40km) eastern of Zürich.

Staff

Weblinks

Official Website

References

{{European League of Football European League of Football teams American football teams in Switzerland 2022 establishments in Switzerland American football teams established in 2022 Sport in Zürich