The Helvetic Mercenaries are an American football team based in Switzerland that plays in the European League of Football (ELF).
| Founded | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Based in |  Switzerland |
| Home stadium | Stadion Brühl Grenchen Stadion Kleinfeld Kriens |
| General manager | Chris Rummel |
| League | European League of Football (ELF) |
| Website | www |
History
editOn 4 April 2024, the owners of the previous team based in Switzerland, the Helvetic Guards announced that the team would be ceasing operations, and that a new team would be replacing them for the 2024 European League of Football season.[1] On 11 April 2024, the logo and name of the new Swiss ELF team was announced as the Helvetic Mercenaries.[2]
References
edit- ^ Aeberli, Manuel (4 April 2024). "Die Helvetic Guards stellen den Betrieb ein - Ersatzteam steht in den Startlöchern". endzone.ch (in German). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Schweizer Footballteam heisst neu Helvetic Mercenaries" (in Swiss High German). 11 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.